BJ Koonce, President | email | 864.420.5890
A national voiceover artist (bjkoonce.com) and regional performer, BJ served for six years as executive director of Centre Stage before rejoining FernCreek in May 2010. Also a founder of The Warehouse Theatre, she served as president of that organization's board of directors during its relocation to its current space in the West End. BJ has served on the Board of Regents of the Leadership Greenville Alumni Association and the board of directors of the Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC), for which she has chaired the Cultural Coalition. Her community involvement includes the Greenville Professional Women's Forum,Thursday Club, the Emrys Foundation and Greenville Woman's Club. She is the 2007 recipient of the MAC Spirit of Collaboration Award and a 2009 recipient of the Greenville YWCA Women of Achievement Award. She also plays the piano, but only at Christmas for her cats.