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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