In more than a decade at Civic, he has brought over 20 premieres to the Lehigh Valley, including The Scarlet Letter, The Grapes of Wrath, The Normal Heart, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, The Cider House Rules, Falsettos, Arcadia, Six Degrees of Separation and Angels in America. Bill was the recipient of the 1998 Allentown Arts Ovation Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts.

He is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and Actor's Equity.

Arlene Daily
Managing Director

Arlene Daily joined Civic in 2008. She brings to the organization extensive non-profit leadership experience that comes from a two-decade career in community relations, marketing, board development, branding, fundraising, volunteer management, journalism and government relations. She has a BS in Business Management, and has been in leadership roles at several renowned non-profits. As Director of Public Affairs at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Arlene developed and implemented campaigns to strengthen the organization's brand image, create stronger ties to the community and increase attendance at events. She also worked at the headquarters of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in New York City as National Director of Public and Media Relations, directing the outreach work of the agency's 72 chapter offices, creating and teaching the agency's first communications training program for chapter Executive Directors, and was part of the team that developed and rolled out a nationwide strategic plan and a new logo and brand image. She was the Director of Community Relations for the local Planned Parenthood where she ran their separate political organization, from board development and fundraising to government relations and lobbying.

Rob spent three summers doing tech work for Muhlenberg College's Summer Music Theatre. He worked on such shows as Fiddler on the Roof (Carpenter), Kiss Me Kate (Carpenter), The Who's Tommy (Carpenter/Spot-Op), Sound of Music (Senior Staff Carpenter), Forever Plaid (Senior Staff Carpenter), and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Technical Director).

Adrian, a resident of Center City Allentown, comes to Civic after serving as Field Director for Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski's 2009 primary campaign. A recent graduate of Muhlenberg College with a BA in Political Science and Religion Studies, Adrian has interned at the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, Faith in Public Life, and the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors to the Pennsylvania Diversity Network and the Board of Governors of the National Union of LGBTIQQ Jewish Students.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including: the President's Volunteer Service Award from the USA Freedom Corps, the Jeanette Eichenwald Interfaith Award from the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College, The Allentown Human Relations Commission Award, the Anne Frank Center "Outstanding Youth" Award, The Muhlenberg College Student Leader of the Year Award, the Campus Progress National Student Representative of the Year Award, and the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (Hudson Valley) Leader Award. Adrian has been featured on CBS Evening News, CQ Weekly, Gay City News, The New York Jewish Week, Diversity Matters Radio, and Business Matters on WFMZ-TV.

Ryan Hill
Director of Marketing and Publicity

Ryan, a resident of Bethlehem, has been on Civic's staff since January of 2008. A graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in Media Management, Ryan enjoyed a strange, yet rewarding, ten-year career in radio at stations in Cincinnati, Ithaca and here in the Lehigh Valley before coming to Civic. He currently volunteers at WDIY and is a sideline reporter/instant replay technician for RCN broadcasts of local sporting events. If that wasn't enough, Ryan is also a professional stand-up comedian who hosts and produces Tickle Me Tuesdays at the Allentown Brew Works and has performed at clubs in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. It was a student-run drama club at Ithaca that sparked Ryan's interest in theatre, so much so that he eventually became the president of the group, and he is thrilled to be carrying on his professional career in the same place where he acted in Cider House Rules and Vinegar Tom.

Jake Oberholtzer

Box Office and Accounts Manager

Jake graduated Magna Cum Laude from Temple University in 2002 with a degree in Accounting. He is a graduate of Lincoln Financial Group's 3-year rotational leadership development program. From Lincoln, Jake has feld roles as both an internal auditor and consultant for a large regional accounting firm and health insurer. Jake was involved in fundraising and raising awareness of local arts organizations while working for Lincoln in both Fort Wayne, Indiana and Hartford, Connecticut.

Jake resides in South Whitehall and enjoys gardening, skiing and swimming.

As Box Office and Accounts Manager, Jake runs the box office; recruits, trains and schedules Civic's volunteers; and handles the accounting and bookeeping services for Civic.

John Toner
Films Manager

John has been involved with Civic Theatre of Allentown in many capacities since 1994, including seven years as Board Treasurer and four years as Civic's first full-time Director of Development. Prior to joining the staff at Civic, John worked for General Cinema for 18 years as a theatre manager, running theatres in Northeastern PA, New Jersey, New York, and Atlanta, and won their National General Manager of the Year award in 1998. He currently serves as a Major Gift Officer for St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, and is the Board Vice-President for Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley, Board Treasurer for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Board Member for The Arc of the Lehigh Valley and Skills USA, and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Allentown.