Staff Directory
- Speight Jenkins
- General Director
- Kelly Tweeddale
- Executive Director
- 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
- Richard A. Johnson
- Chief Financial Officer
- 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
- Brad Harris
- Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving
- Rob Wiseman
- Associate Director of Development, Annual Fund
- Tracy Reich
- Individual Giving Officer
- Jessica Breitbarth
- Planned Giving Manager
- Sarah Michael
- Institutional Giving Manager
- Brian Ramos
- Development Operations Manager
- Megan Janning
- Donor Stewardship Manager
- Lauren Cooper
- Individual Giving Manager
- David Krohn
- Institutional Giving Associate
- Victor Steeb
- Individual Giving Associate
- Tamiko Terada
- Annual Fund Associate
- Michael L. Moore
- Financial Services Coordinator
- Anna Lehn
- Annual Fund Assistant
- Yuko Ariga, Ilona Davis
- Development Interns
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Education
- Barbara Lynne Jamison
- Youth Programs Manager
- Robert McClung
- Community Programs Manager
- Claire Biringer
- Education Intern
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Finance
- Jeremiah Marks
- Controller
- Ginny Mason
- Accounting Manager
- Randee Byrd
- Payroll
- Socorro Manuel-Alpuerto
- Payroll
- Shirley Gay
- Accounts Payable Associate
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Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
- Kristina Murti
- Associate Director of Marketing
- Josh Rowland
- Web Producer
- Ed Hawkins
- Advertising and Promotions Manager
- Lauren Erlinger
- Audience Development and Retention Manager
- Karin Kough
- Graphic Designer
- Justine Thayer
- PR and Marketing Assistant
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
- Ticketing Operations Specialist
- Emily van der Harten
- Patron Services Representative
- Emily Bolton,
Christina Carter,
Luke Chmura,
N. Donn Talenti
- Ticket Agents
Direct Sales
-
Dan Murphy
- Direct Sales Manager
- Bernard Pack
- Direct Sales Assistant Manager
- Mary Hobbs
Albert Sanders
- Senior Account Representatives
- Michael Blue,
Virginia Jackson,
Sandra Kurjiaka,
Jim Lewis,
Steve Ochs,
Jim Pennington,
Eric Schneider,
Roberta Winter
- Account Representatives
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Production
- Paula Podemski
- Production Supervisor
- Andrea Reay
- Production Administrator
- Noritaka Okada
- Production Administration Intern
Stage Management
- Yasmine Kiss
- Production Stage Manager
- Mike Janney
- Stage Manager
- Courtney Rizzo
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Julie Lhin
- Production Assistant
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
- Assistant Costume Shop Manager
- Ieva Ohaks
- Costume Rental-Stock Coordinator
- Melanie Taylor Burgess
- Costume Design Coordinator (Suor Angelica)
- Mary Ellen Walter
- Lead Cutter
- Cynthia Abbott,
Denise Barry
- First Hands
- Kate Hartman,
Yoko Niendorf
- Stitchers
- Lia Surprenant
- Crafts Supervisor
- Ron Erickson
- Wardrobe Head
- Madeleine DeGracia
- Assistant Wardrobe Head
- Scott Arend,
Christy Kazimour
- Wardrobe Attendants
- Fawn Bartlett
- Costume Rental Intern
Hair and Makeup
- Liesl Gatcheco-Munemitsu
- Hair and Makeup Manager
- Shelby Adele Rogers
- Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Artist
- Terry Wright,
Eva Robins
- Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
- Anne McGowan,
Patti Barila-Wilmot,
Trisha Partida
- Hair and Makeup Artists
- Mae Saul
- Hair and Makeup Assistant Manager
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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
- 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
- Jim Nash
- Master Electrician
- Martin Cunningham
- Assistant Master Electrician
-
Desiere Brownlee,
Chris Dimoff,
Jim Gable,
David Hult
- 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
- Phillip Lienau
- Associate Resident Scenic Designer
- Bruce Warshaw
- Master Scenic Carpenter
- George Howard Jr.
- Assistant Master Scenic Carpenter
-
Brian Ainslie,
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
- Iain Quigley
- Desktop and User Support Technician
- Stuart McLeod
- Software Systems Administrator
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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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