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Robert McConnaughey
Interim President / Chief Financial Officer

Finance & Administration

Rory Krout

Controller

Alberto Zelaya

Staff Accountant

Sam Juarez

Staff Accountant

Colleen Gallagher

Administrative Coordinator

Sophia Sanchez

Executive Assistant

Development

Yvonne Bell

Senior Vice President – Development

Iris Emery

Assistant to the Senior Vice President – Development

Thomas Head

Associate Vice President – Development

George Syrigos

Associate Vice President – Development

Dominique Shwe

Director of Major Gifts & Sponsorships

Ratna Williams

Director of Major Gifts

Dustin Engstrom

Annual Membership Manager

Brooke Stuessy

Manager of Events

Dawn Plonski

Director of Development Operations

Lara Arguelles

Development Operations Specialist

Cameron Moulton

Development Operations Specialist

Box Office

Linda Bowlen

Director of Ticketing Services

Tara Webb

Manager of Ticketing Services

Alessia Vallado

Assistant Manager of Ticketing Services

Ticket Agents

Lizbeth Aleman, Susan Davis, Isabel Dominguez, Silvia Falcon, Michael Flannigan, Debra Helm, Steve Henderson, Adriana Hernandez, Pat Liedke, Jaqueline Lua, Carol Lurie, Linda Rose, Val Snead

Education

Kajsa Thuresson-Frary

Vice President – Education

Joanna Fookes

Education Program Manager

Felipe M. Sanchez

Education Program Manager

Teaching Artist Faculty

Mark Almy, Nicole Cloeren, Linda Kizzia, Karen Rae Kraut, Calvin Larson, Anna Lynch, Tony Mosca, Holly O’Farrell, April Rhodes, Sue Roginzki, Kudra Wagner

Shea New

Artistic Director, Palm Desert Choreography Festival

Production & Operations

Russell Holmes
Vice President – Production & Operations
James Anderson Director of Audio & Video
Marjory Holmes Director of Artist Services / Production Stage Manager
Austin Womack Head Electrician
Benjamin Knight Head Carpenter
Kyle Ross Lead Audio
Charles Johnson Back Stage Reception
Alfonso Gutierrez Facilities Superintendent
Jose Luis German Maintenance Assistant
Lead Stage Crew Leonel Sanchez, Michael Burgess, Arthur Seay, Nathan Luoto
Stage Crew II Dennis Gutierrez, Alvaro Rivas, Allen Strother
Green Room Coordinators Katherine Ryan (Lead), Cynthia Combs, Donna Piszczor, Monique Verlato

Marketing

Wayne McWorter Vice President – Marketing
Dio Perez Creative Services Program Manager
Leanne McNeil Digital Marketing Manager

Guest Services

Kevin Kersey House Manager
Mary Jo King Assistant House Manager
Mary Wilson Hospitality Coordinator
Mary Carroll Scheduling Coordinator
Usher Captains Victoria Balthazor, Frank Cacciola, BJ Chovanec, Marlyn Dall, Laura Distarce, Elaine Farmer, Don Harmon, Cynthia Hart, Steve Isen, Donna Kish, Andi Mallen, Liliana Pardo-Posse, Marianne Ray, Margo Schwab
Bartenders – Founder’s Room Christopher Camu, Maura Fisher, Charline Price, Thomas Miller
Bartenders Barry Bieda, Kia Garza, Robert Gilbert, Gunther, Steve Henderson, Kyle Irwin, Mikey Knapik, Rick Le Blanc, Carolina Lopez, Roberto Perez, Charles Price, Scott Raymond, Toni Raymond, Marlon Seperak