Tallac Association without an executive director
By Kathryn Reed
Board members of the Tahoe Tallac Association will be working without an executive director for the foreseeable future.
Lori Cramer has tendered her resignation effective the end of the month. Notice was give to the board at the July 11 meeting, with it being made public July 14.
Lori Cramer
It was a mutual decision with the board because of the financial situation the group is in – owing Cramer money, needing to repay loans to board members, and revenue not as robust as anticipated.
The organization did learn this week $11,000 in the form of a grant and $5,000 in sponsorship money will be coming in this month.
Today the board is having what board President Ginger Nicolay-Davis described as “an all-day strategy session.”
She told Lake Tahoe News board members will be divvying up the executive director duties. What to do about a leadership position likely won’t be decided until the bulk of the summer festival is over.
Nicolay-Davis said TTA – which puts on the annual Valhalla Arts and Music Festival each summer at the Tallac Site on the South Shore – has no intention of going away. In fact, she said since word has gotten out about the nonprofit’s struggles, people are coming forward to help however they can.
She also said the U.S. Forest Service, which owns the property, wants to continue the 32-year-old partnership.
Nicolay-Davis said the board would be adding members, but not immediately.
“We don’t want to bring new people on until all of our ducks are in a row,” Nicolay-Davis said.
It is really unfortunate that TTA is losing Lori. Having worked with her and for TTA, she was incredibly organized, passonate about her work and a great team leader. While I appreciate that the Board (I believe they are fourteen Directors) is stepping up, I believe they need one stong leader without personal agenda and that putting funds into marketing the events at the Boathouse Theatre would best serve the bottom line. It was tragic to see Boathouse performances with only 12 people in the audience. This theatre has been the best kept secret on the South Shore.