THE BOARD

STEPHENIE SKYLLAS (President) Originally from Portland, Oregon, Stephenie has been a New Yorker for over 25 years. The bright lights of Broadway were her original calling, and before turning to her career in real estate she managed and produced shows on and off Broadway. Highlights include Rubble by Emmy Award-Winning “The Simpsons” writer Mike Reiss, When Everything Was Possible starring Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory; and Tales From The Tunnel Off-Broadway. Stephenie spent five seasons at New York City Center as General Manager that included fifteen Encores!, three Encores! Summer Stars (Gypsy w/ Patti LuPone, Damn Yankees w/ Sean Hayes & Jane Krakowski, The Wiz w/Ashanti), A Gala Evening with Kristin Chenoweth and the Sondheim 80th Birthday Gala. Other New York theatre credits include work at Roundabout Theatre Company, Richard Frankel Productions and Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway shows The Producers, Hairspray, Assassins, Pacific Overtures, A Streetcar …and more. Stephenie has been long rooted UPtown, having lived in Washington Heights, Inwood and now the Bronx with her two children. Her love of real estate and commitment to community led her to partner with THE BIZZARRO AGENCY where she works as a Realtor. You can also find her filling up local community fridges, attending outdoor yoga in Inwood Hill Park, and exploring the endless trails in the woods of Van Cortlandt Park.

CARL PASBJERG (Treasurer) is Managing Partner of Alchemy Production Group, a theatrical management and production company, and President of One Viking Productions. Broadway management and producing credits include: Water For Elephants, Come From Away (Broadway, North American Tour, Toronto, West End, Australia), The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, To Kill a Mockingbird starring Jeff Daniels, Melissa Etheridge – My Window, Rocktopia, Celebrity Autobiography, In Transit, Alton Brown – Eat Your Science, Doctor Zhivago, The Illusionists (2014-2019 Broadway Engagements), First Date, Memphis (Broadway, West End and North American Tour), A Christmas Story – The Musical, Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas, Guys and Dolls, Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein; Off-Broadway’s A Sign of The Times, Lucky Guy and Jump; Touring Productions of Rockin’ Road To Dublin, Dee Snider’s Rock and Roll Christmas Tale, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Live; and Magic Mike Live (US Tour, London, Berlin and Australia).

Carl has consulted on, developed, produced and managed many live stage productions in Las Vegas including productions of Magic Mike Live, Rock of Ages, Absinthe, Jersey Boys, Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly, Paul Zerdin – Mouthing Off, Thomas John – Celebrity Psychic Medium and Puppet Up.

Prior to starting his own companies, Carl was Senior Vice President of Theatrical Production at Clear Channel Entertainment/Live Nation and was the Executive Producer for the $35 Million production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Other prior Broadway producing and management credits include: 700 Sundays starring Billy Crystal, Lennon, Hollywood Arms, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan starring Patrick Stewart, The Herbal Bed, Taking Sides starring Ed Harris, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm, Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Pier, and Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews; Off-Broadway: Addicted…a comedy of substance; Tours: Cabaret starring Teri Hatcher, South Pacific starring Robert Goulet, Cover Girls, Dora The Explorer Live, Blue’s Clues Live, Scooby Doo Live, Rocket Power Live, Master Class, My Fair Lady, and Delerium with Cirque du Soleil.  

He is a member of the Broadway League, and a board member of The Storm Theatre and UP Theater Company.

LAURA FOIS BOSLEY (Secretary) See “The Company”.

MICHAEL THOMAS FOIS (Member) is a Founding Member of UP and has lived in Inwood since 2007. He received his B.S. from Fordham University where he got his first taste of theater (back stage) with the Mimes & Mummers. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1991. As an attorney, Michael has worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY, the NYC Office of Collective Bargaining, and as the NYS Public Employment Relations Board, where he was the General Counsel. He is an avid traveler and has been to 65 countries/territories and all seven continents.   

LIZ RITTER (Member) has lived in Inwood or Washington Heights since 1983, and is a lifelong fan of live theater. She is a longtime Community Board 12 member and for many years chaired its Parks & Cultural Affairs Committee; President of her synagogue; former trustee of various civic and arts non-profits; a photographer and preacher; a teacher of improv; and an avid crocheter. Since 2020 Liz has been working in the mutual aid space, doing outreach to unhoused New Yorkers with food and care kits, and helping to organize FreeStores, a dignified shopping experience where everything — clothing, toiletries, toys, and various home goods — is free.

Liz is retired. Past jobs include Community Liaison in the New York State Senate, Planner & Psychiatry Administrator at Bellevue Hospital, Director of Grants & Contracts at Presbyterian Hospital, publishing a community newspaper, free-lance consulting, and running a jewelry business. She holds an MBA in Health Care Administration jointly awarded by CUNY’s Baruch College & the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and a BA in Political Science/Philosophy from SUNY Buffalo. Originally from Boston, Liz grew up primarily on Long Island’s north shore, with a brief stint in Washington, DC. She is married (since 1989) to Barry Ritter. They have two married children and three grandchildren, and enjoy traveling (28 countries + 41 states/territories, and counting).

JAMES BOSLEY (Member) See “The Company”.