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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
Mary Kaufman-Cranney
Director of Development
Hilda Cullen
Director of Public Relations
Vincent A. Feraudo
Director of Production
Alvin Alexander Henry
Director of Marketing and Communications
Melanie G. Ross
Company Manager
Robert D. Schaub
Technical and Facilities Director

Departments

ADMINISTRATION
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
FINANCE
MARKETING/ PUBLIC RELATIONS
PRODUCTION
TICKET SALES
TECHNICAL


Administration

Mary Brazeau
Executive Assistant to Speight Jenkins
Cathi Turner
Executive Assistant to Kelly Tweeddale and Melanie Ross
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
Lisa Ernst
Prospect Research Associate
Greer Fowler
Development Financial Services Coordinator
Morgan McGinn
Assistant Manager Donor Relations
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Education

Jonathan Dean
Education Artistic Administrator
Aren Der Hacopian
Young Artists Program Manager
Seneca Garber
Education Associate
Justina Schwartz
Education Events Manager
Peter Kazaras
Artistic Director of the Young Artists
Brian Garman
Music Director of Young Artists Program
Emmy Ulmer
English Captions Titlist
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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
Creative Services Manager
Jeff Middlewood
Financial Services/Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Walter
Work Study Student

Public Relations

Jessica Murphy
Communications Editor
Monte Jacobson
Public Relations Coordinator
Sara Sorden
Public Relations Associate
Brendon Wilson
Work Study Student

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
Julianna Boggs,
Leodigario del Rosario,
Erika Schmidt,
Kevin Sur,
N. Donn Talenti,
Emily van der Harten,
Andréa Wallis,
Gina Young
Ticket Agents
Matt Bariletti,
Jamie Herlich,
Alyssa Kay
House Managers
Ann Johansen
Receptionist

Direct Sales

Dan Murphy
Direct Sales Manager
Bernard Pack
Direct Sales Assistant Manager
Mary Hobbs
Albert Sanders
Senior Account Representatives
Clifford Anderson,
Marie Bolla,
Pat Cope,
Moll Frothingham,
Judy Jenkins,
Henriette Klauser,
Janet Sierer,
Aaron Silverberg
Account Representatives
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Production

Paula Podemski
Production Supervisor
Andrea Reay
Production Administrator

Stage Management

Yasmine Kiss
Production Stage Manager
Ginger Castleberry,
Thea Railey
Assistant Stage Managers
Courtney Rizzo
Production Assistant
Andrew Landis
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

Costumes

Susan I. Davis
Costume Shop Manager
Ingrid Thompson
Costume Show Manager
Heidi Ganser
Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Ieva Ohaks
Costume Rental-Stock Coordinator
Kim Tepe
Costume Shop Assistant
Mary Ellen Walter
Lead Cutter
Michelle Spinka,
Mark Sanchez
Cutters
Cynthia Abbott,
Denise Barry,
Anji Wetherill
First Hands
Laura Girardot,
Miriam Goodman-Miller,
Kate Hartman,
Yoko Niendorf,
Marta Olson,
Rose Powers,
Anji Wetherill,
Cynthia Wheaton
Stitchers
Lia Nouwen
Crafts Supervisor
Jeanna Gomez
Craftsperson
Ron Erickson
Wardrobe Head
Madeleine DeGracia
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Scott Arend,
Christy Kazimour
Wardrobe Attendant
Julia Evanovich
Costume Stock Interns

Hair and Makeup

Liesel Gatcheco-Munemitsu
Hair and Makeup Manager
Kimberly Scott
Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Artist
Anne McGowan,
Shelby Richardson,
Terry Wright
Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
Patti Barila-Wilmot,
Janet Brinkman,
Kelly Ferguson,
Mary Jean Fjellestad,
John Gardner,
Phillis McPherson,
Trisha Partida
Hair and Makeup Artists
Kati Dawson
Hair and Makeup Assistant Managers
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Technical

Technical Administration

Robert F. Reynolds
Associate Technical Director
Chris Reay
Assistant Technical Director
Connie Yun
Assistant Lighting Designer
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
Scot Allison,
Jason Balter,
Tom Cowdery,
Dallas Duell,
Shawn Fabela,
Ian Gardner,
Nate Murray
Assistant Stage Carpenters
Justin Lloyd
Head Flyman
Tom Cowdery
Pyrotechnician
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.
Jon Lammon
Clinton Mathis
Lead Scenic Carpenters
Kitty Kavanaugh
Master Scenic Artist
Ruth Gilmore
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
Data Base Administrator
Iain Quigley
Desktop and User Support Technician
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