About Us

Our Mission Statement

We work to bring together a community collaboration to build healthy relationships among children and youth through theatre ~
  • Community Collaboration — individuals, families & organizations
  • Build — teach skills, share resources & share educational materials
  • Healthy Relationships — relationships which promote mutual understanding & respect
  • Among people of all ages

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 Goals

To decrease, prevent & eliminate bullying & teen dating violence.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 Objectives

  1. To teach students the dynamics of bullying & teen dating violence.
  2. To teach and demonstrate to students behavioral choices & strategies to help themselves & their peers with bullying & teen dating violence.
  3. To provide & teach about resources available to help students with bullying & teen dating violence.

Our Professional Staff

  • Patricia Newman Ph. D. — * Executive Director
  • Nick Zadina — Artistic Director
  • Brandon Rohe — Senior Operations Manager
  • Sean Carlson, Haley Haas, Greg Jaxies, Shannon Jaxies, Jeremy Johnson, Ashley Spessard —* Actor-Educators

Board of Directors

Officer Howard Banks Sue Behr Wayne Brown  JD Carol Ann Hart
Trish Kenagy MS Beth Kirschbaum JD Susan R. Koesters JD Deborah Krambeck MBA, CPA, CFE
Robert Kully Carol Maginn Deirdre McKinley MA Sue Michalski RN MS
Kathleen M. McGee MA Sister Marie Micheletto RSM Patricia Newman PhD Doug Paterson PhD
Stephanie Perez-Kelly Kathleen Piper Carol Russell MS Robin Spindler JD
Judy Woods MS      

Our Community Partners

  • Anti-Defamation League and Community Relations Committee
  • Beth Israel Synagogue
  • Boys Town
  • Camp Fire USA
  • Catholic Charities
  • Catholic Charities, Council Bluffs - Phoenix House
  • Countryside Community Church
  • Creighton University
  • Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
  • Girls, Inc.
  • Kim Foundation
  • NCJW
  • Omaha Public Schools
  • Westside #66 Schools
  • Yellow Ribbon Program
  • YWCA