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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
Perry Lorenzo
Director of Education
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

Paula A. Rimmer
Associate Director of Development
Adam Runions
Associate Director of Development Operations
Dav’ne Stahley
Associate Director of Development—Leadership Giving
Rebecca Chawgo
Senior Manager Individual Giving
Rebecca Kowals
Leadership Gifts Manager
Jennifer Newton
Operations Lead
Tina Asavaphanlert, Morgan McGinn
Development Assistants
Maria Giammona
Research Associate
Angela Carden
Grant Writer
Jennifer Johnson
Senior Manager Donor Relations
Greer Fowler
Development Financial Services Coordinator
Patrick Tippy
Development Coordinator
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Education

Jonathan Dean
Education Artistic Administrator
Justina Schwartz
Education Events Manager
Aren Der Hacopian
Young Artists Program Manager
Seneca Garber
Education Associate
Peter Kazaras
Artistic Director of the Young Artists Program
Emmy Ulmer
English Captions Titlist
Jon Rasmussen, Andrea Wallis
Intern
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Finance

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

Kristina Murti
Associate Director of Marketing
Aubrey Bergauer
Group Sales/Audience Development Manager
TJ Gorton
Web Producer
Ed Hawkins
Advertising and Promotions Manager
Karin Kough
Creative Services Manager
Anna Percival
Marketing Coordinator
Merritt Gray
Financial Services/Administrative Assistant

Public Relations

Rosemary Jones
Public Relations Associate
Jessica Murphy
Communications Editor
Monte Jacobson
Public Relations Coordinator
Matt Holmes
Work Study Student

Ticket Services

Bob Coddington
Ticket Operations Manager
Tony Kay
Ticket Office Supervisor
Dana Pompa
Lead Ticket Agent and Ticketing Applications Support
Amber Duginske
Luke Grobeck
N. Donn Talenti
Leodigario del Rosario
Gina Young
Erika Schmidt
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
Sara Anma
Clifford Anderson
Judy Henceroth
Henriette Klauser
Tom Mayes
Shaun McGrath
Kendra Neil
Jesse Parce
Mitchell Saulsberry
Ed Stone
Account Representatives
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Production

Paula Podemski
Production Supervisor
Andrea Reay
Production Administrator
Michael Hadley
Production/Administration Intern

Stage Management

Clare Burovac
Production Stage Manager
Yasmine Kiss,
Thea Railey
Assistant Stage Managers
Deborah Lyon
Production Assistant

Music

Sarah Kern Potter
Music Administrator
Philip A. Kelsey
Assistant Conductor
David McDade
Head of Coach-Accompanists
Beth Kirchhoff
Chorusmaster
Kendra Johnson
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
Mark Sanchez,
Michelle Spinka
Cutters
Denise Barry
Danial Hellman
Anji Wetherill
Cynthia Wheaton
First Hands
Etai Alves
Veronica Dimoff
Laura Girardot
Kathryn Hartman
Allison Maryatt
Yoko Niendorf
Rose Powers
ChristineSmith
Jennie Tangvald
Stitchers
Lia Nouwen
Crafts Supervisor
Jeanna Gomez
Miriam Goodman-Miller
Craftsperson
Ron Erickson
Wardrobe Head
Scott Arend
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Christy Kazimour
Wardrobe Attendant

Hair and Makeup

Danyale Cook
Hair and Makeup Manager
Kimberly Scott
Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Artist
Patti Barila-Wilmot
Terry Wright
Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
Deborah Aurthur
Leah Bautista
Christine Cherbonnier
Ashlee Clark
Laszlo Horvath
Anne McGowan
Phillis McPherson
Eric Miyaki
Kimberly Morris
Trisha Partida
Eva Robins
Amanda Rubeck
Hair and Makeup Artists
Sarah Day
Intern
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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
Jeff Mosher
Head Flyman
Jack F. Harrison
Assistant Master Stage Carpenter
Scot Allison,
Jason Balter,
Tom Cowdery,
Dallas Duell,
Shawn Fabela,
Adam Lantz,
Assistant Stage Carpenters
Justin Lloyd
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
Bruce Warshaw
Master Scenic Carpenter
Stewart Balke,
George Howard Jr.,
Kerry Korsgaard,
Jon Lammon
Lead Scenic Carpenters
Kitty Kavanaugh
Master Scenic Artist
Ruth Gilmore
Assistant Master Scenic Artist
Rick Araluce,
Jeff Scott
Lead Scenic Artists

Facilities and Operations

Claudia Gallagher
Associate Facilities Director
Chris DeGracia
Operations Manager
Tyrone Olds
Facilities Assistant

Information Systems

Rica Wolken
Information Systems Manager
Laurie Skouge
Software Systems Specialist
Christine Roe
Data Base Administrator
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