Thriving Together
Robyn Gottesdiener, Member-At-Large
Robyn Gottesdiener is the principal of Sand Point Productions, which has produced and/or invested in: Ain’t Too Proud, Kimberly Akimbo, Mean Girls, A Walk on The Moon and Tony Award winner A Strange Loop. Robyn’s next project Wanted is coming to Broadway following a successful run at Papermill Playhouse (under the name Gun and Powder) and is planned to open in spring 2026 in NYC.
Prior to her musical theater career, Robyn was director of communications for Hartford Public Schools, working with the superintendent of an urban school district to form relationships with divergent constituent groups and improve a historically underperforming school district. She was manager of state and federal government affairs communications for The Hartford Financial Services Group, and she was a speechwriter, press liaison, and deputy director of communications for Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier.
Robyn, her husband, Larry, and son Asher ’26 have lived in Santa Barbara for almost 10 years. Robyn has been involved in fundraising for Storyteller Children’s Center and is a member of the Leadership Circle for UCSB Arts and Lectures. Outside of Santa Barbara, the Gottesdieners are majority owners for the Atlanta Dream WNBA team, are significant contributors to a holocaust museum being built in Boston, and support the HomeStart homeless organization.
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Prior to her musical theater career, Robyn was director of communications for Hartford Public Schools, working with the superintendent of an urban school district to form relationships with divergent constituent groups and improve a historically underperforming school district. She was manager of state and federal government affairs communications for The Hartford Financial Services Group, and she was a speechwriter, press liaison, and deputy director of communications for Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier.
Robyn, her husband, Larry, and son Asher ’26 have lived in Santa Barbara for almost 10 years. Robyn has been involved in fundraising for Storyteller Children’s Center and is a member of the Leadership Circle for UCSB Arts and Lectures. Outside of Santa Barbara, the Gottesdieners are majority owners for the Atlanta Dream WNBA team, are significant contributors to a holocaust museum being built in Boston, and support the HomeStart homeless organization.
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