BART LOVINS, Director
• Contract Negotiations
• Grant Writing Supervision
• Partnerships/Sponsorships
• Public Relations
• Stage Direction
• Theatrical Advisor / Guest Lecturer

A Rineyville native, Bart comes to the PAC with his wife Laura after a successful career as a producer, director, playwright and actor for over twenty years.  In his free time away from the PAC, he continues to explore regional professional artistic endeavors.  He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performing Arts from WKU with studies in Great Britain and Paris, Interned at Stage One: Louisville’s Children’s Theatre and studied with Tim Conway, Tom Poston, James Kirkwood and the National Shakespeare Company.  In 2003, he served as lead breakout session presenter at the annual Arts Education Partnership meeting in Washington, DC to discuss the success of the PAC’s programming.  Bart is a member of Actors Equity Association, Kentucky Arts Presenters Network, Arts Kentucky, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Arts Education Partnership and Rotary International.  www.bartlovins.com

AARON TAYLOR, Technical Director
• Set Construction
• Sound Board Operation / Design
• Light Board Operation / Design
• Theatrical Maintenance
• Shop Foreman

Aaron is a graduate of Indiana University Southeast with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre and Spanish.  After appearing in numerous college and community productions, Aaron traveled for five years as Tour Manager with the Blue Apple Players of Louisville, Kentucky before coming on board as Technical Director of the PAC in November of 2005.  Aaron and his wife Moira live in Elizabethtown with their dog, Margaret.  When he has free time, Aaron enjoys acting, traveling, watching horror movies, and video gaming. 

NORA SWEAT
• Bookkeeper
• Office Manager
• Box Office Manager
• Hospitality

Nora, a retired Home Economics / Family and Consumer Science Teacher of 30 years states theatre is a love of hers as much as cooking / entertaining and vocal music.  As a parent of a Youth Theatre of Hardin County alumnus, it was a natural fit to natural fit to apply for and get the very first secretary job at the PAC.  Nora is starting her fifth year as Secretary and is celebrating that milestone as well as the PAC.  She lives in Elizabethtown with her husband, Michael and son, Joey, and their Golden Retriever, Sandy.  When you come to the PAC, you will more than likely see her smiling face in the PAC lobby.  She looks forward to meeting you.

DIANE HAFER
• Rental Scheduling and Contracts
• Grant Writing
• Publicity Coordination
• General Office Duties

Diane, a Pennsylvania native, moved to Kentucky in 1996 with her husband, Dan and daughters, Jennica, Jaclyn and Julie.  Diane attended Penn State University, was blessed to be a “stay at home” mom and for a hobby, drove school bus for 18 years.  Being a parent volunteer in Hardin County Schools for years and her love of music and theatre led Diane to volunteer at the PAC where duties included House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator.  With encouragement from good friend Nora Sweat, Diane accepted a secretarial position in the PAC office in 2004 and the rest is history….

RON GRIMES, Custodian
• Cleaning of Facility
• Facility Maintenance

Ron Grimes, an Elizabethtown native, worked several years with a local manufacturing company before receiving his degree in Industrial Maintenance in 2005.  Ron and his wife of 31 years have two children, and one grandson.   In his free time he enjoys working on his Harley-Davidson, and restoring GTOs.