Glen Jimenez

Glen S. Jimenez grew up in Southern California and graduated from Nogales High School. He joined the United States Air Force and served until 1993, when he transferred into the Air Force Reserve. In 2015 he was assigned as Wing Functional Manager, Business Administration, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force, Base, CA where he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant with 33 years of service. His military assignments include bases in Washington, Texas, Michigan, California and Georgia, where he served in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. He also served overseas in Okinawa, Japan, Paramaribo, Suriname, Ramstein Germany, and Pisa, Italy during Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Iraqi Freedom, Horn of Africa and Southern Watch. Glen received his MBA from Webster University, BA in Theatre from CSU Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), AA Degree in Theatre Arts, Rio Hondo College and recently received a MBV from the Marshall School of Business, USC. While completing his undergraduate degree, his focus was on Acting, Writing, and Directing. His Directing credits include Decisions: Six One-Act Plays (which are plays that he wrote, Riot in the Mind and Madman William (which he produced and directed with KTE). Glen's Theatre Credits include Crimes of the Heart, Proof, Macbeth, Second Time Around, Rancho Hollywood, Roosters, and Twelfth Night. In 2000, Glen received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the American College Theatre Festival XXXII for his work as Stage Manager for The Good Person of Sichuan and an Ensemble Performance Award for Equus and Twelfth Night. In 2008, Glen received the 2008 Theatro Dominguez Award from CSUDH. Glen is the Artistic Director/Founder of Kaleidoscope Theatre Ensemble (KTE), a non-profit theatre company dedicated: "To Educate and Entertain the community and particularly the children through the use of theatre and improvisation." He started this company to entertain and to use his creativity to help children learn about theatre and hopefully use it as an alternative to drugs and gangs. "Entertaining the World - One Play at a Time" is Glen's Vision for KTE and beyond. Glen has one daughter (Amanda Danielle), two bonus daughters (Stephanie and Natalia) and three grandchildren (LeiLoni Anne, Devon James, and Dominic Alessandro).