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Staff Directory

Speight Jenkins
General Director
Kelly Tweeddale
Executive Director
Katherine Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
Janice Bondar
Director of Human Resources
Jonathan Dean
Director of Public Programs and Media
Sue Elliott
Director of Education
Vincent A. Feraudo
Director of Production
Michele Hasson
Interim Director of Development
Alvin Alexander Henry
Director of Marketing and Communications
Melanie G. Ross
Director of Artistic Operations and
Season Planning
Robert D. Schaub
Technical and Facilities Director

Departments

ADMINISTRATION
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
FINANCE
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTION
TICKET SALES
TECHNICAL
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM


Administration

Mary Brazeau
Executive Assistant to Speight Jenkins
Cathi Turner
Executive Assistant to Kelly Tweeddale and Melanie Ross
Aren Der Hacopian
Artistic Administrator
Ernesto Alorda
Community and Artist Relations Manager
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Development

Rebecca Chawgo
Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving
Jennifer Johnson
Senior Manager Donor Relations
Paula A. Rimmer
Associate Director of Development, Planned/Major Gifts
Adam Runions
Associate Director of Development, Operations
Dav’ne Stahley
Associate Director of Development, Leadership Giving
Rebecca Kowals
Leadership Gifts Manager
Jennifer Newton
Operations Lead
Rian Kochel
Annual Funds Manager
Angela Carden
Grant Writer
Greer Fowler
Development Financial Services Coordinator
Morgan McGinn
Assistant Manager Donor Relations
Angela Hsieh
Development Intern
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Education

Seneca Garber
Education Associate
Justina Schwartz
Education Events Manager
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Finance

Steve Vitalich
Controller
Yelena Kalinkovich
Accounts Payable
Ginny Mason
Accounting Manager
Randee Byrd
Payroll Processor
Socorro Manuel
Payroll
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Marketing, Communications and Public Relations

Kristina Murti
Associate Director of Marketing
Aubrey Bergauer
Online/Audience Development Manager
TJ Gorton
Web Producer
Ed Hawkins
Advertising and Promotions Manager
Karin Kough
Graphic Designer
Jeff Middlewood
Financial Services/Administrative Assistant
Dana Landry
Marketing Intern

Public Relations

Jessica Murphy
Communications Editor
Monte Jacobson
Public Relations Coordinator
Emmy Ulmer
English Captions Titlist

Sales and Services

Michelle M. Carrasquillo
Associate Director of Marketing, Sales and Services
Tony Kay
Ticket Office Supervisor
Dana Pompa
Lead Ticket Agent and Ticketing Applications Support
Luke Chmura,
Leodigario del Rosario,
Albert Guerra,
Erika Schmidt,
N. Donn Talenti,
Andréa Wallis,
Peter Walton,
Gina Young
Ticket Agents
Alyssa Kay
House Manager
Ann Johansen
Receptionist

Direct Sales

Dan Murphy
Direct Sales Manager
Bernard Pack
Direct Sales Assistant Manager
Lee Osorio
Administrative Assistant
Mary Hobbs
Albert Sanders
Senior Account Representatives
Clifford Anderson
Marie Bolla
Patricia Cope,
Erin Hart,
Henriette Klauser,
Sandra Kurjiaka,
Calliope Sheen,
Janet Sierer
Account Representatives
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Production

Paula Podemski
Production Supervisor
Andrea Reay
Production Administrator
Emily Michels
Production/Administration Intern

Stage Management

Yasmine Kiss
Production Stage Manager
Ginger Castleberry,
Thea Railey
Assistant Stage Managers
Laura Judson
Production Assistant
Jillian Anderson
Stage Management Intern

Music

Sarah Kern Potter
Music Administrator
Philip A. Kelsey
Assistant Conductor
David McDade
Head of Coach-Accompanists
Beth Kirchhoff
Chorusmaster
Glenn Crytzer
Music Librarian
Jeffrey Jordan
Chorus Personnel Coordinator
George Halverson Fiore
Chorusmaster Emeritus
Daniel Miller
Music Intern

Costumes

Susan I. Davis
Costume Shop Manager
Ingrid Thompson
Costume Show Manager
Heidi Zamora
Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Ieva Ohaks
Costume Rental-Stock Coordinator
Kim Tepe
Costume Shop Assistant
Mary Ellen Walter
Lead Cutter

Mark Sanchez
Cutter
Cynthia Abbott,
Denise Barry
First Hands
Rita Brown,
Kate Hartman
Yoko Niendorf
Cynthia Wheaton
Stitchers
Lia Nouwen
Crafts Supervisor
Jeanna Gomez
Crafts Assistant
Ron Erickson
Wardrobe Head
Scott Arend
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Christy Kazimour
Wardrobe Attendant
Janet O’Neill,
Abby Wyatt
Costume Stock Interns

Hair and Makeup

Liesel Gatcheco-Munemitsu
Hair and Makeup Manager
Shelby Rogers
Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Artist
Anne McGowan
Terry Wright
Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
Kati Dawson
Hair and Makeup Assistant Manager
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Technical

Technical Administration

Robert F. Reynolds
Associate Technical Director
Chris Reay
Assistant Technical Director
Connie Yun
Associate Lighting Designer
Tláloc López-Watermann
Assistant Projection Designer
Peter Lucier
Multimedia Assistant
Linda Kenworthy
Properties Coordinator
Sirke Salminen
Technical Financial Services Administrator
Alicia Hall
Technical Financial Services Coordinator

Stage Crew

Charles T. Buck
Master Stage Carpenter
Jack F. Harrison
Assistant Master Stage Carpenter
Justin Lloyd
Head Flyman
Scot Allison,
Jason Balter,
Tom Cowdery,
Dallas Duell,
Shawn Fabela,
Ian Gardner
Assistant Stage Carpenters
Michael Taylor
Master Electrician
Jeff Doll
Assistant Master Electrician
Chris Balducci,
Martin Cunningham,
Jim Gable,
Jim Nash
Assistant Electricians
Petrude W. Olds, Jr.
Properties Master
Sandy Burke
Assistant Properties Master
Marc Rothschild
Properties Assistant
Candy Solie
Lightboard Operator
Jack Burke
Master Sound Technician/Designer
Charles Whitmore
Audio/Video Supervisor

Scenic Studios

Michael Moore
Scenic Studios Manager
Dave Crouse
Assistant Technical Director
Phillip Lienau
Drafter/Technical Assistant
Bruce Warshaw
Master Scenic Carpenter
Stewart Balke,
George Howard Jr.
John Lammon
Clinton Mathis
Lead Scenic Carpenters
Kitty Kavanaugh
Master Scenic Artist
Cynthia Moore
Assistant Master Scenic Artist
Rick Araluce
Julie Miller
Lead Scenic Artists

Facilities and Operations

Claudia Gallagher
Associate Facilities Director
Chris DeGracia
Operations Manager

Information Systems

Rica Wolken
Information Systems Manager
Laurie Skouge
Software Systems Specialist
Christine Roe
Database Administrator
Iain Quigley
Desktop and User Support Technician
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Young Artists Program

Aren Der Hacopian
Director of the Young Artists Program
Brian Garman
Music Director, Young Artists Program
Peter Kazaras
Artistic Director, Young Artists Program
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