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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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