Chevy Chase resident Susan Lacz was named president of the fiscal 2012 Board of Trustees for Imagination Stage, a visual arts performance and education center in downtown Bethesda.

The board also named five new members: Lauren Lang, Glen Sutcliffe and Rynthia Rost, all of Bethesda; Karen Sommer Shalett, of Chevy Chase; and Thomas Ransom, of Fairfax, Va. New members and leadership begin their terms Sept. 1.

Lacz works as partner and chief executive officer of Ridgewells Catering. She has been a member of the Imagination Stage board since 2005 and recently chaired its development committee.