SPAN Gets New Board of Governors

Yinka Olatunbosun

The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN), on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, inducted a new Board of Governors at the Noir Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos. This development is aimed at injecting fresh momentum into the non-governmental organisation’s activities.
Established in 2005, SPAN’s new Board of Governors will serve in an advisory capacity, guiding the organisation in delivering its core objectives as conceived by its founder, Sarah Boulos.

The inaugurated Board of Governors include — Olatomiwa Williams, Sarah Boulos, Elvira Salleras, Leticia Bertrand, Marie Louise Sassine, Yemo Alakija, Omoriode Lucy, Michael Smith, Andrew Nahman, Yorg Steckhan, and Stephanie Busari. While taking the oath of office, the new Board of Governors pledged unwavering devotion to bringing their expertise, connection and experience to bear in leading SPAN to greater heights.

Fielding questions on why it became imperative to induct a new Board of Governors despite an existing Board of Trustees, the founder of SPAN, Sarah Boulos, said the Trustees operate as “the owner of the foundation, but they cooperate in advisory capacity, not in operational function”. 
Boulos, after 20 years of running SPAN, since 2005, and travelling back and forth between the United States and Nigeria, she has come to understand where her position is.
Boulos sees the performing arts as a weapon for uniting and building common ground as well ss entrepreneurship. 
Bola Adewole, Executive Director of The Learning Place and Member of the SPAN Board of Governors, said noted that SPAN’s focus on children, creativity and bringing out the best in the children makes the partnership with her organization rewarding.
Other SPAN Board of Trustees Members include: Pastor Wale Adefarasin, Dr. Muna Onuzo, Fares Boulos and Sarah Boulos.