Mrs. Blair was once a seven-year-old kid who snuck out of the house to see her very first play, Peter Pan. From then on, she knew theatre would be a main part of who she was. Mrs. Blair has studied theatre for over 16 years. She's has a master's degree from Arcadia University in Creative Writing, and a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Theatre Education. She keeps herself plenty busy with teaching, planning, writing, caring for a 3 year old daughter, as well as a cat and 2 dogs at home. Kentlake Theatre Company has come a long way since Blair began here, and she can't wait to share the student's amazing growth as we raise the bar each and every year to be a student-driven, all-inclusive environment that theatre is meant to be. 

Mr. Urmenita, known as JU to many of the students, has been working with KLTC since 2014. In that time, he was able to be a part of many wonderful productions including Mary Poppins, Shrek, A Christmas Story, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, and The Sound of Music. JU loves all the technical and artistic aspects of drama, thanks to his mentor Mrs. Cressey. He began as a pit musician, but quickly moved into sound design, pit directing, orchestration, vocal coaching, set building, and has even dabbled in fly and lighting. JU really just likes hanging around the theater, and ends up getting put to work, and he is all about it.

Wendy Martinez-McKee is from Chicago, Illinois and graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis on Vocal Performance. She was the Founder and Artistic Director of Brava!, a professional women’s ensemble from 2001–2009 and also served as the Music Director for St. Paul UCC in Palatine, IL from 2002–2009. Ms. McKee was the Artistic Director for the Palatine Children’s Chorus from 2002 to 2006, where she conducted the top 3 of their 5 choirs. Wendy taught private voice at the Bloomingdale School of Music for 3 years before operating her own vocal studio. She worked extensively with Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska ACDA groups and was also on the board of the NW ACDA as the Industry Representative. In 2016, she retired to spend more time with her family. She is currently the Vice President of both the Rainier Youth Choirs board and the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium. She is also the conductor of the Emerald Heights Chorale, at a retirement community in Redmond. 

Christina is excited to undertake her 12th year as Costume Lead Designer at Kentlake. She has welcomed the challenges of designing each show's costume plot to best fit the story, the historical accuracy, and to fit the needs of the students and overall vision. She greatly enjoys working her magic into each and every costume, and especially loves working with such dedicated designers and directors who all share a passion for storytelling and theatre education!

Beth feels overwhelmingly blessed to be part of and support Kentlake Theater Company in their journey to provide intentional, meaningful art. She earned a degree in Theater with a focus in Costume Design from the University of Washington, and has absolutely enjoyed dusting off her skills and being back in the theater. She applauds the students and staff for their tremendous dedication to this artform, and she’s thrilled to continue to be a part of it!