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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