Producing Gathering

Angie Flynn-McIver

Angie Flynn-McIver (she/her) is the founder and President of Ignite CSP: Coaching, Speaking, Presenting, a coaching company that specializes in communication skills. Angie is the author of “Before You Say Anything: How to Have Better Conversations, Love Public Speaking, and Finally Know What to Do with Your Hands.” Angie has designed and facilitated leadership-training workshops, coached leaders, and taught workshops all over the country and internationally. Angie comes to this work from a lifetime spent in theatre: acting, directing, and producing. Angie and her husband, Charlie, founded North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville, NC, which has won many local, regional, and national awards since its inception in 2001.

Angie is a PCC-level certified member of the International Coach Federation. She holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University and a BA in Theatre with Honors from Smith College. She serves on the boards of NCTC and Engage WNC, and is a past board member of Lillian’s List. Angie is a member of the Friday Fellowship, class of ’20-’22.

Becky Schultz

Becky Schultz (she/her) has served as Volunteer Executive Director of Three Bone Theatre since 2013. During her tenure, the company has grown into an award-winning organization with a reputation for using the best of adult contemporary theatre as a catalyst for conversation and change in the Charlotte community. In 2023 Becky was recognized by Charlotte is Creative with the “Bolt of Inspiration” award.  She recently completed six years of service on the Board of Directors for NCTC and previously served on the Boards of Charlotte Ballet and The Possibility Project. Becky spends her days as the Chief Marketing Officer for a global payments company. She has a BSC from University of Miami and an MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Angie Hays

Angie Hays (she/her) has been the leader of NCTC since 2007. She is passionate about developing our next generation of theatrical artists and audiences. Her advocacy work brings critical support to North Carolina’s professional and community theatres and helps elected officials understand the important role the arts play in our communities. She coaches nonprofit boards on exceptional governance practices for long-term success and consults with theatre leaders to develop effective strategies to tackle organizational challenges. Angie has served as an adjunct professor of arts administration at Greensboro College and Elon University, a board member for Arts NC, and a member of the Arts Advisory Councils for Greensboro College and Hocking College. Prior to her career at NCTC, Angie worked as the Audience Development Manager at Paper Mill Playhouse, Fundraising Campaign Coordinator for the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, and Director of the Children’s Division at the Docherty Agency. Angie’s education includes a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, a Bachelor’s in Theatre from Kent State University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Performing Arts Management from the UNC School of the Arts (where she was presented with an Alumni Achievement Award in 2010).