BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors are passionate individuals that bring a wealth of knowledge from different industries that help guide the theatre.
Nannette Ret
Board President
Nannette has served as Tipping Point Theatre’s Board President since 2020. She comes to us with over 30 years of corporate experience in both privately and publicly held companies working directly with the board of directors and their executive teams. She also has extensive experience in public and customer relations which not only serves Tipping Point well, but also as she works in interior design. Her family co-owns Metro Cars Transportation. She and Metro Cars are high-tier donors and support the theatre at several levels.
MaryJo Cuppone
Vice President
MaryJo is a founding member of Tipping Point Theatre and has been with the theatre since its inception. She is an established professional actor working in all realms of entertainment. MaryJo continues to advocate and support the organization as the board’s actor/artist liaison.
Pamela J. Hall
Board Secretary
Pamela is a Senior Mortgage Loan Consultant practicing in Michigan, Florida and Georgia. Pam is also an instructor for the Michigan Institute of Real Estate. She has been an active board member for the Michigan Philharmonic for the past 12 years. She brings a wealth of knowledge in several industries and serves as the board Secretary.
Heather Raschke
Treasurer
Heather is the Director, Operations Financial Analysis at Associated Retinal Consultants PC in Novi, Michigan. ARC is one of the largest retina subspecialty practices in the United States and is a part of Eyecare Partners LLC which is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care.
Prior to joining ARC, Heather was a Principal at UHY LLP in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She provided nonprofit organizations and privately-held businesses a variety of services including audit and financial compliance, tax, and consulting services.
She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and received her Master’s degree in Finance from Walsh College. Heather is active in several professional organizations but finds her involvement in community charitable organizations to be the most enjoyable.
Diane Adams
Board Member
Diane has been with the board for many years and has played an integral role in the on-going success of the theatre. Diane serves the theatre as our staff advocate. She studied business in college and has owned or co-owned several businesses that provides a great perspective. Diane is also a high tier donor and patron that passionately advocates for growth in our organization and the community at large.
Heather Bell
Board Member
Heather Adams Bell is a former stage actress, turned civil and commercial litigator. She presently acts as Chief Legal Officer of boutique data analytics firm that primarily services big pharma legal spend management. Ms. Bell remains an avid supporter of the arts (with a special passion for theatre), and served for several years on the board of the beloved Performance Network Theater in Ann Arbor, including as its President towards the end of its run. More centrally to Northville, she served as the Vice President and subsequent President of the Moraine Elementary School PTA, the Vice President for the Board of Directors of the Northville Cooperative Preschool, and, by way of appointment by former Governor Jennifer Granholm, as a member of the State of Michigan Board of Social Work, as well as its disciplinary subcommittee. Beyond volunteering for many local charities and school-related committees, Ms. Bell also served as a former Girl Scout troop leader, elementary school Basketball coach, Girls on the Run coach, Science Olympiad coach, and co-chair of the National PTA Reflections program. When not volunteering or working, Ms. Bell enjoys spending time with her family (husband Bruce, daughter Seeley, son Sawyer and exuberant chocolate lab Maverick), practicing yoga, attending her kids’ concerts, recitals, and sporting activities, hosting dinner parties and cooking. Heather is delighted to join the team at Tipping Point in support of live, professional theatre in its prime.
Kate Knight
Board Member
Kate Knight is Executive Director of the Farmington Downtown Development Authority. She holds a Master of Urban Planning and brings a design/build background to her role managing the Downtown Farmington district, leading a focused slate of economic development initiatives. Her team has led the recent transition of more than half of downtown square footage to new ownership, major streetscape construction, public art projects, over 100 concerts and cultural programming events, business recruitment and retention, and a changing brick and mortar culture. A passionate supporter of the arts, Kate lives in Northville with her husband Dave. Their three children are proud graduates of Northville Public Schools, and have benefited from a community with robust cultural assets.
Michele Roberge
Board Member
Michele recently retired from a long career in professional theatre, both presenting and producing. Most recently, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach, she served as Executive Director for nine years, following five years as General Manager, programming and overseeing all aspects of the 1100-seat theatre which presented more than 200 performances annually: professional artists and touring companies, student work and community productions. Prior to the Carpenter Center, she served as the Executive Director of the Balboa Performing Arts Theatre Foundation working to renovate a 1920's-era theatre into a 400-seat performing arts theatre in Newport Beach, CA, ran Marketing and Development departments at Irvine Barclay Theatre and the Norris Theatre for the Performing Arts, and founded a Theatre School at GroveShakespeare Theatre in Garden Grove, CA.
Bill Schaumann
Board Member
Bill is an established leader in the information protection field with over 30 years as a business consultant. He continues to write and speak on the topic of protecting personal information and helps his clients in meeting their regulatory obligations. Bill still works part time running his own business but dedicates many hours per week volunteering with several Northville non-profit organizations. Coming from a family of actors and artists, Bill has always appreciated and supported live theater and grew up hanging at a beloved local theater in Pennsylvania. He is thrilled to have joined the Tipping Point crew and focuses on facility maintenance and production preparation activities.
Carol Schrauben
Board Member
Carol is a Northville resident and full-time Realtor with Remerica Hometown One/The Patti Mullen Group. Carol has been in Real Estate for 18 years after 27 years in industrial sales. She is very involved in the Rotary Club of Northville and serves on various community committees. Carol loves everything Northville and is excited to be a new member of the Tipping Point Board!