Rebecca O’Neil (she/her) is a Seattle-based actor with a passion for equity in the theatre and a profound interest in using the theatre to tell stories about women at all the intersections in their lives. A graduate of the MFA Arts Leadership program at Seattle University, she applied her classroom work to the development of The Shattered Glass Project, investigating the ways in which women can support and mentor each other in building their careers and correcting the imbalanced representation of women, people of color, and non-binary folks in theatre, both on and off stage. Rebecca spent the last 12 years at Seattle University School of Law, most recently as associate director of continuing legal education, where she co-founded the annual Domestic Violence Symposium. Previously she worked for the Washington State Association for Justice, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, and Concordia University-Portland. She was the artistic producer for Portland Actors Ensemble-Shakespeare in the Parks; on the Portland Area Theater Alliance board; and served on the Oregon Arts Commission Theater Grants Panel. Rebecca is currently a member of the Theater Puget Sound board of directors. She holds an MFA in Acting from University of Portland, an MA in Teaching from Willamette University, and a BA in Dramatic Arts from Mills College.

Vahishta Vafadari (she/her) is an actress and dialect coach, and currently teaching at The Theatre School at DePaul University. She's a Persian-American theater maker who works on and off stage. Vahishta has worked around the country in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago and now Seattle. While acting in Chicago she started to delve into the world of dialects and now regularly coaches dialects as a part of workshops and classes, and designs them for performances. Vahishta has loved being a part of two Statera classes, both as a mentee and mentor. Information and community are such vital parts of the theater community and she can't wait to help grow those facets of the new Seattle Statera chapter. Vahishta is a proud graduate of the MFA Acting program at the Theater School at DePaul University and member of SAG. More information at: vahishtavafadari.com

Erika Vetter Fontana (she/her) is a Colorado-bred, Seattle-based artist. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2012 with a B.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Acting, and moved to New York City. She has spent some time with Musical Theatre International revamping their show pages, studied with T. Shreiber Studios, and acted in an array of productions and readings for both the stage and screen. She also spent a great deal of her time as an actor-trainer for the Crisis Intervention Training programs for NYPD’s recruits, HNT, and ESU units, and Riker’s Island’s Department of Corrections. The CIT program aims to prioritize qualitative policing and encourage prison reform by training officers to de-escalate emotionally distressed and mentally ill persons in a nonviolent manner. Since her move to Seattle, WA in 2018, Erika has been pursuing her Master's Degree in Acting at the University of Washington and acting professionally in the Seattle theatre scene. Erika is delighted to be on the Statera Team and to take positive action for gender balance in the theatre and beyond.