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
- Major Gifts Coordinator
- Tina Asavaphanlert
- Development Assistant
- Angela Carden
- Grant Writer
- Lisa Ernst
- Prospect Research Associate
- Jennifer Johnson
- Senior Manager Donor Relations
- Morgan McGinn
- Special Events Coordinator
- Greer Fowler
- Development Financial Services Coordinator
- Rian Kochel
- Annual Funds Manager
- 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
- Brian Garman
- Music Director of 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
- Jamie Littlejohn
- Assistant
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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
- Jessica Murphy
- Communications Editor
- Monte Jacobson
- Public Relations Coordinator
- Sara Schweid
- Public Relations Assistant
- 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
- Yasmine Kiss
- Production Stage Manager
-
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
- Iain Quigley
- Desktop and User Support Technician
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