Syracuse Stage announces new board president, chair, and treasurer

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Stage announced that it has named Herman Frazier, who is senior deputy director of athletics at Syracuse University, as president of its board of trustees.

Frazier has been a member of the Syracuse Stage board since 2017 and served as treasurer during the 2019-2020 season. Before coming to Syracuse in 2011, he held positions at Temple University, University of Hawaii, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and Arizona State. Frazier replaces outgoing board president Bethaida (Bea) González, who will remain on the board as a trustee.

Syracuse Stage also announced that Nancy Green, managing member at Edward S. Green & Associates, LLC, has taken the position of Syracuse Stage board chair. Green has been on the Syracuse Stage board since 2008. Prior to her time at Edward S. Green & Associates, she held investment advisory roles at Armory Capital Management, UBS Financial Services, and Dean Witter, and is a past board member of Manlius Pebble Hill School and board president of CazCares.

Syracuse Stage also announced that Amir Rahnamay-Azar — who is senior VP for business, finance, and administrative services and chief financial officer at Syracuse University — is its new board treasurer. Rahnamay-Azar has been a member of the Syracuse Stage board since 2017. With nearly 25 years of experience in higher education, he has held roles at Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Southern California. In his current position at Syracuse University, Rahnamay-Azar is responsible for overseeing auxiliary services, campus development and facilities operations, campus safety and emergency management services, financial planning and resource management, internal audit and real estate, and asset management. 

Founded in 1974, Syracuse Stage is the nonprofit, professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University.   

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Stage announced that it has named Herman Frazier, who is senior deputy director of athletics at Syracuse University, as president of its board of trustees.

Frazier has been a member of the Syracuse Stage board since 2017 and served as treasurer during the 2019-2020 season. Before coming to Syracuse in 2011, he held positions at Temple University, University of Hawaii, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and Arizona State. Frazier replaces outgoing board president Bethaida (Bea) González, who will remain on the board as a trustee.

Syracuse Stage also announced that Nancy Green, managing member at Edward S. Green & Associates, LLC, has taken the position of Syracuse Stage board chair. Green has been on the Syracuse Stage board since 2008. Prior to her time at Edward S. Green & Associates, she held investment advisory roles at Armory Capital Management, UBS Financial Services, and Dean Witter, and is a past board member of Manlius Pebble Hill School and board president of CazCares.

Syracuse Stage also announced that Amir Rahnamay-Azar — who is senior VP for business, finance, and administrative services and chief financial officer at Syracuse University — is its new board treasurer. Rahnamay-Azar has been a member of the Syracuse Stage board since 2017. With nearly 25 years of experience in higher education, he has held roles at Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Southern California. In his current position at Syracuse University, Rahnamay-Azar is responsible for overseeing auxiliary services, campus development and facilities operations, campus safety and emergency management services, financial planning and resource management, internal audit and real estate, and asset management. 

Founded in 1974, Syracuse Stage is the nonprofit, professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University.