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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
Lisa Bury
Director of Development
Jonathan Dean
Director of Public Programs and Media
Sue Elliott
Director of Education
Vincent A. Feraudo
Director of Production
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
Dan Miller
Artistic Administration Intern
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Development

Brad Harris
Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving
Rob Wiseman
Associate Director of Development, Annual Fund
Alex Harris
Senior Manager, Development Operations
Jessica Breitbarth
Planned Giving Manager
Rebecca Kowals
Corporate Giving Manager
Jennifer Johnson
Senior Manager Donor Relations
Morgan McGinn
Individual Giving Manager
Chaz Humphrie
Financial Services Coordinator
Angela Hsieh
Donor Services Associate
Lindsey Hayward
Intern
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Education

Seneca Garber
Education Associate
Barbara Lynne Jamison
Youth Programs Manager
Lauren DeWitt,
Katrina Nilsson-Gorman,
Rachel Whitcomb
Education Interns
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Finance

Jeremiah Marks
Controller
Yelena Kalinkovich
Accounts Payable
Ginny Mason
Accounting Manager
Randee Byrd
Payroll
Socorro Manuel-Alpuerto
Payroll
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Marketing, Communications and Public Relations

Kristina Murti
Associate Director of Marketing
Aubrey Bergauer
Online/Audience Development Manager
Jay Purcell
Web Producer
Ed Hawkins
Advertising and Promotions Manager
Karin Kough
Graphic Designer
Jeff Middlewood
Financial Services/Administrative Assistant
Terry Novak
Marketing Assistant

Public Relations

Jessica Murphy
Communications Editor
Monte Jacobson
Public Relations Coordinator
Tamara Vallejos
Public Programs and Media Associate
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
Emily van der Harten
Patron Services Representative
Lisa Daniels
Ticket Services Representative
Luke Chmura,
Victor Steeb,
N. Donn Talenti,
Brandon Yu
Ticket Agents
Ann Johansen
Receptionist

Direct Sales

Dan Murphy
Direct Sales Manager
Bernard Pack
Direct Sales Assistant Manager
Mary Hobbs
Albert Sanders
Senior Account Representatives
Bethany Bevier,
Mary Cannon,
Erin Hart,
Henriette Klauser,
Sandra Kurjiaka,
Jim Lewis,
Steve Ochs,
Janet Sierer,
Nora Taylor
Account Representatives
Jennifer Newton
Direct Sales Administrative Coordinator
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Production

Paula Podemski
Production Supervisor
Andrea Reay
Production Administrator
Victor Steeb
Production/Administration Intern

Stage Management

Yasmine Kiss
Production Stage Manager
Mike Janney,
Cris Reynolds
Assistant Stage Managers
Paulette Buse
Production Assistant
Daniel Miller
Stage Management Intern

Music

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

Costumes

Susan I. Davis
Costume Shop Manager
Ingrid Thompson
Costume Show Manager
Heidi Zamora
Costume Design Coordinator/Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Ieva Ohaks
Costume Rental-Stock Coordinator
Kim Tepe
Costume Shop Assistant
Mary Ellen Walter
Lead Cutter
Mark Sanchez,
Michelle Spinka
Cutters
Cynthia Abbott,
Denise Barry,
Rita Brown
First Hands
Sarah Greene,
Andrea Herman,
Yoko Niendorf,
Anji Wetherill,
Cynthia Wheaton
Stitchers
Lia Surprenant
Crafts Supervisor
Kellie Dunn,
Jeanna Gomez,
Miriam Goodman-Miller
Craftspersons
Ron Erickson
Wardrobe Head
Madeleine DeGracia
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Scott Arend
Second Assistant Wardrobe Head
Christy Kazimour
Wardrobe Attendant

Hair and Makeup

Liesl Gatcheco-Munemitsu
Hair and Makeup Manager
Shelby Richardson
Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Artist
Anne McGowan,
Terry Wright
Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
Patti Barila-Wilmot,
Ashlee Clark,
Rochelle Escobedo,
MJ Fjellestad,
Nadia Kaboul,
Raissa Markewycz,
Trisha Partida,
Eva Robbins,
Erika Shulz
Hair and Makeup Artists
Mae Saul
Hair and Makeup Assistant Manager
Jenn Hill,
Allegra Rege
Hair and Makeup Interns
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Technical

Technical Administration

Robert F. Reynolds
Associate Technical Director
Chris Reay
Assistant Technical Director
Amiya Brown
Assistant Lighting Designer
Linda Kenworthy
Properties Coordinator
Sirke Salminen
Technical Financial Services Administrator
Alicia Hall
Technical Financial Services Coordinator
Peter Lucier
Animation and Media Assistant

Stage Crew

Charles T. Buck
Master Stage Carpenter
Jack F. Harrison
Assistant Master Stage Carpenter
Justin Lloyd
Head Flyman
Scot Allison,
Chris Balducci,
Jason Balter,
Dallas Duell,
Shawn Fabela,
Ian Gardner,
Adam Lantz
Assistant Stage Carpenters
Michael Taylor
Master Electrician
Martin Cunningham,
Chris Dimoff,
Jim Gable,
David Hult
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
Associate Resident Scenic Designer
Bruce Warshaw
Master Scenic Carpenter
Brian Ainslie,
George Howard Jr.,
Clinton Mathis,
Scott Staheli
Lead Scenic Carpenters
Kitty Kavanaugh
Master Scenic Artist
Rick Araluce
Lead Scenic Artist

Facilities and Operations

Claudia Gallagher
Associate Facilities Director

Information Systems

Rica Wolken
Information Systems Manager
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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