Nancy Skovgaard

By the time Nancy Skovgaard graduated from SIUC in 2007 with degree in Marketing and she had 5 years of management experience and was serving as the Head Manager of the Karasotes Theatre in Marion. Nancy quickly climbed up the ranks within Kerasotes Showplace Theatres from Southern Illinois to Chicago. Through out her 9 year career with Karasotes Nancy served as the Training Manager for 6 theatres across Southern Illinois, House Manager in Carbondale and as the Assistant Marketing Coordinator in the Karasotes Chicago Corporate office. From marketing 3 of the top 10 theatres in Chicago to coordinating event-driven marketing for the Niles Centre Mall and implementing movie themed events with children's organizations across the greater Chicago area. Nancy has served as the Social Service Coordinator for River to River Communities, worked with local wineries, run a bookstore and managed the full annual event line up for the largest radio group in Southern Illinois, River Radio. Today she is one of the key members of the rockstar marketing team at Black Diamond helping to launch everything from major weekly events to concerts like Bret Michaels, Bret Eldridge and Kid Rock.

In addition to her love for Broadway theater, Star Wars and swimming you can almost always find Nancy with her nose in a teen fiction novel, her personal Kryptonite. Currently Nancy lives in Herrin with her husband Nic, and her three children, Ariana, Archer and Aurora.