Board of Directors

Wayne Metcalf is a native San Franciscan with over 25 years of corporate financial management and analysis experience with some of the largest organizations in the Bay Area, from Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Kaiser Permanente in Health Care, Sony Interactive Entertainment in digital entertainment, Levi Strauss and Mervyn’s California in Retail, Olde Brokerage and Great Western Savings in Financial Services, to Aston Hotel’s in Hospitality Management. Wayne has also served on the Board of the Shipyard Trust for the Art who represented the interest of the artist within the largest community west of the Mississippi.

Wayne is married to his high school sweetheart Gwen, and they have a college student, Jazara, an AASC company actor. The Metcalf family began its affiliation with the AASC 13 years ago when Jazara was cast in A Comedy of Errors and as they say, the rest is history. The Metcalf’s have been AASC parents, supporter, volunteers, and now Wayne as a board member and president. Wayne and his family look forward to the next stage of their relationship with and expanding our roll in this wonderful organization and the artists that it supports.

Nneka Uzoh is Director of Energy Innovation at Elemental Excelerator. Uzoh leads Elemental’s energy vertical and supports their energy portfolio companies on their path to scale, leveraging her experience incorporating innovation and new technology into PG&E and NextEra Energy Resources.

She has a unique skill set in connecting disparate data sets to tell a story and creating inventive solutions to address the underlying issues. In her roles, she has successfully ushered billion-dollar deals and projects related to mergers and acquisitions, capital investments, energy and sustainability, customer strategy and experience, innovation, and organizational design. Which helps her in supporting companies in her consulting business Intentional Ideation. Nneka also serves as an advisor to for organizations like the Climate Investment Guarantee Pool, CleanTek Capital, UtilityAPI, and KIGT Inc.

Nneka holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, a Masters in Energy Finance from Tulane, and a BS in Finance from Hampton University. She is also the founder of GreenTech Noir, a global community for Black people working in climate tech and sustainability.

Nneka is passionate about the arts and sits on the board of African American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco and loves to host dinner parties when there is not a pandemic.

Lynette Lockett is the mother of two and resides in Oakland, CA. She is an Senior Manager at BlueShield of California, based in Oakland, CA. Lynette’s 25+ year career as a Project/Program Manager has spanned multiple industries, including Finance, Retail, Telecommunications and Healthcare. Lynette is well versed in project planning and execution, resource management and issue/risk resolution. Lynette holds a Master’s of City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley, BS in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco, and is PMI Certified. Lynette has been a long-time community volunteer and is an advocate for the Arts.

Maurice Brewster brings more than 39 years of successful sales, sales management & entrepreneur experience to his position as Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Global Transportation. Mosaic Global Transportation is an international, Certified Minority owned limousine & ground transportation business, with over 500 vehicles in their network worldwide. Maurice has served as a Board Member of the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council in Oakland, California and Chairman of the Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee. In 2011, Maurice formed a new Non-Profit Industry Group called the Minority Limousine Operators of America. Their main function is to provide education & opportunities for minority limousine owners worldwide. Prior to establishing Mosaic Global Transportation, Maurice has held several senior & management positions with DuPont, GTE, SPRINT & MCI. He has a strong background in directing, building and managing successful sales teams in a variety of markets. Maurice holds a BS Degree in Business, with a Minor in Communications from the prestigious Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors. He continued his studies at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and graduated in 2009.

Courtney Brooks is a native of Atlanta, GA, where she trained in dance and performing arts. While she has built a career in tech, Courtney remains an advocate for bringing diverse audiences to the fine arts ⁠— and is excited to join the AASC Board. She is a Product Marketing Manager at LinkedIn, and formerly worked in Marketing at J.P. Morgan in New York City. Courtney holds a B.A in Marketing from the University of Georgia and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University ⁠— Kellogg School of Management.

Everett “Alx” Alexander has been involved with theatre since first treading the boards in a high school production of The Matchmaker in Washington State. Since that moment, he has participated in local theatre productions ranging from Ft. Lewis, Washington to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Even during his six-year stint as a Navy Journalist, he still found an outlet for his theatrical interests. He co-wrote, produced and appeared in a production commemorating the anniversary of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61) that took place in the hangar deck of the ship while at sea on patrol in the Indian Ocean. His other duties during his years in the military included producing a ship’s newspaper, operating the onboard entertainment system and writing press releases for distribution to newspapers across the United States as well as assisting visiting dignitaries such as Gladys Knight, Suzanne Somers, Marie Osmond and Flip Wilson. After leaving the Navy and settling in the Bay Area, he appeared in plays produced by The Masquer’s Playhouse, Contra Cost Civic Theater and Contra Costa College among others as well as several African-American Shakespeare Company productions. He has been on the company’s Board of Directors and has served a term as its President. His involvement began over a decade ago and he continues to contribute financially and creatively towards the growth and ideals of the company.

Lance Huntley is a life long resident of the Bay Area. He was raised in San Francisco, and raised his family there as well. He attended Pelton Jr. High, Lowell High, SF City College, and graduated UC Berkeley with a degree in Biochemistry. He spent 30 years in Biotechnology in various areas such as laboratory work, Environmental Health and Safety, and Facilities Management. In recent years theatre transformed his life: he has taken acting classes from Studio ACT and elsewhere. He believes in the power of theatre to make a positive difference in people’s lives. A working actor, he has performed in many plays all over the Bay Area; Lance appeared in AASC’s The Taming of the Shrew and 2012 production of A Raisin in the Sun. Mr. Huntley has been on the boards of several non-profits, including Hillbarn Theatre, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, and the Peninsula Arts Council. He has also worked for a non-profit board as the Executive Director of the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

Wayne Kitchen, a recent retiree, has a professional history characterized by a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Missouri – Columbia and has an undergraduate degree from Lincoln University of Missouri. He has thirty five years of comprehensive administrative staff experience in various educational environments. Mr. Kitchen has acquired strong administrative and supervisory skills which include coordination and staffing of TRiO. Wayne is a global traveler. His community service involvement has been many. He has been the President of the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Board of Directors, SF Bay Area Chapter of Lincoln University Alumni Association, and Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Kitchen is also a marathoner.