Beleaguered regional theater Intiman is looking for a fresh start. The overhaul started with the appointment of 28-year-old artistic director Andrew Russell last August, and progressed with a $1 million fundraising blitz to support an abbreviated 2012 season—a four-play summer festival that nods at the theater’s classical roots, but also includes new work by Dan Savage.

Now the board has announced its latest big change: Keri Kellerman will step in as managing director. She’s no stranger to the Seattle arts community; after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University with an art/art history degree (followed by a law degree from Temple), she’s gone on to work for Seattle Repertory Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet, and served as development director for On the Boards. As of late, she’s been director of advancement for UW World Series (which has also undergone some major changes lately, notably the appointment of new executive director Michelle Witt), and serves on the board of local dance company zoe | juniper.

Kellerman faces the daunting task of getting Intiman’s books in order. After former managing director Brian Colburn left abruptly in November 2010, reports of long-term mismanagement arose: inaccurate accounting; months of bookkeeping backlog; unauthorized transfers of endowment funds to the operating budget by the managing director; lapsed payments to unions. But when Kellerman shows up for her first day of work on March 12, the new leadership team—with all its fresh faces—will officially be in place.

"Intiman has always had a special place in my heart and I’m blown away by all the love and support that the community has shown for it," Kellerman said in a statement. "I can’t wait to be a part of it all and help make Intiman a brilliant, fearless and riotous home for Seattle artists and the people who love them."