Administration & Board

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Executive

Alan D. Valentine, President & CEO
Jeff vom Saal, COO
Jenneen Reed, CFO
Melinda Phillips, CDO

Heather Romero, Senior Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
Annabella Gelmetti, Executive Assistant of the CFO

 

Artistic Administration

Alison Bolton, Vice President of Artistic Operations & General Manager
Angelica Franzino-Brown, Senior Director of Artistic Planning
Evann Brantley, Director of Artistic Operations
Yulbee Shin, Assistant Manager of Artistic Operations
Deidre McCord, Manager of Guest Artist Services
Abby Sams, Assistant Manager of Chorus & Artistic Planning
Andrew Risinger, Organ Curator

Communications

Sherry D. Gibbs, Vice President of Communications
Sean Shields, Art Director
Alina Van Oostrom, Director of Digital Graphics

 

Development

Jillian Neal, Senior Director of Development
Jacob Tudor, Patron Engagement & Crescendo Club Manager
Kimberly DePue, Patron Engagement & Governing Members Manager
Byron Harvey II, Patron Engagement Manager
Robert Esposito, Special Campaigns Manager
Judith Wall, Patron Engagement Officer
Ashton Jennings, Senior Director of Corporate Sponsorships
Katie Curry, Director of Events
Sarah Tomkinson, Manager of Development
Communications & Operations
Sheila Wilson, Senior Database Associate
Elizabeth Novak, Volunteer & Stewardship Coordinator
Jennie Humann, Grants Manager 

 

Education & Community Engagement

Kimberly Kraft McLemore, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement
Kelley Bell, Education & Community Engagement Manager
Phillip Ducreay, Education & Community Engagement Manager
Ross Bader, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator

 

Finance

Karen Warren, Controller
Sheri Switzer, Senior Accountant
Bobby Saintsing, Payroll & Accounts Payable Manager

 

Human Resources & Inclusion

Junico Cardwell, Director of Human Resources 

IT

Trenton Leach, Senior Director of IT
David Hagan, Systems Administrator

Marketing & Ticketing

Dan Grossman, Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Steven Gadzinski, Director of Analytics
Heather Cramsie, Director of Marketing
Rebekah White, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Nathan Stone, Director of CRM & Ticketing Operations
Elise Boling, Ticketing Operations Specialist
Kyle Hughes, Ticketing Operations Specialist
Luke Henry, Director of Customer Service
Gabriel Pellino, Ticketing & Customer Service Specialist
Julia Towner, Ticketing & Customer Service Specialist
Garrett Seeds, Ticketing & Sales Supervisor
Eric Brewer, Sales Specialist 
Richard Byington, Sales Specialist
Kéya Mabiala, Sales Specialist
Misha Robledo, Group Sales Specialist


Concert Operations & Production

Orchestra Personnel
David Lesser, Director of Orchestra Personnel
Sarah Figueroa, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager


Production

Josh Walliser, Senior Director of Production
Trey Franklin, Senior Lighting Director
Cameron Martin, Lighting Director
Cameron Lambert, Audio Director
Trevor Wilkinson, Director of Recording 
Brent Mitschke, Audio Engineer & Production Manager

 

Venue Management

Eric Swartz, Vice President of Venue Management
John Sanders, Chief Technical Engineer
Kenneth Dillehay, Chief Engineer
Wade Johnson, Facility Director
Johnathon McGee, Director of Events
Amber Arthur, Senior Event Manager
Abigail Imthurn, Event Supervisor
Charlie Bice, Beverage Manager
Kamiljon Bouranov, Assistant Beverage Manager
Tonesha Greer, Stage Door Receptionist

 

Board of Directors

Officers
Mary Cavarra, Board Chair
Pamela Carter, Immediate Past Board Chair
Teresa Sebastian, Board Chair-Elect
Dr. Mark Peacock, Vice Chair

Hank Ingram, Secretary
Jonathan McNabb, Treasurer
Alan D. Valentine, President & CEO

Directors

Steve Abelman
Grace Awh
Dr. Andre Churchwell
Starling Davis Clark
Eric Cook
Yuri Cunza
Nick Deidiker
Robert Dennis
Dr. Daniel Diermeier
Travis Dunn
Stephen Eaves
Ben Folds
Anthony Giarratana
Catherine R. Grace
Gerald Greer*
Brenda P. Griffin
Michael W. Hayes
Likai He
Vicki Horne
John Huie
Emily Humphreys
Henry Ingram
Martha R. Ingram*◊
Laura Covington Kimbrell
Neil Krugman
George R. Lee, III
Sandra Lipman
Keeley Locke

 

Mark Lopez
Cynthia Matthews 
Louise Morrison*
Rhonda Mulroy 
Phylanice Nashe
Victoria Pao
Jeremie Papin
Marielena Ramos
Jeanie Rittenberry
James Rooney
Laura Ross
Dr. Kenneth Sands
Antoine Savage
Benjamin Scott
Johna Smith*
Michael Sposato
Karl Sprules
Christian Teather *
David Thomas, Sr.
Mark Tillinger
James Todd
Jasmine Valentine+
Bill Wade
Peri Widener
Gail Williams
Betsy Wills

 



+ Indicates Young Leaders Intern
Denotes Non-Voting Member
Denotes Honorary Lifetime Member
• Owen Board Fellow


Associate Board of Directors

Officers

Keeley Locke, Chair
Jonathan McNabb, Immediate Past Chair
Courtney Orr, Chair-Elect
Hank Ingram, Chair Emeritus
Branden Burkey, Secretary
Devin Mueller, Communications Chair
Steven Attorri, Development Chair
Clay Brewer, Governance & Membership Co-Chair
Katherine Richardson, Governance & Membership Co-Chair
Shaelan Williams, Performance & Special Events Chair
Morgan Karr, Spirits of Summer Co-Chair
Andrew Horowitz, Spirits of Summer Co-Chair
 

Directors

Virginia Adamson
Katie Atkins-Ritzen
Samantha Breske Magee
Alexander Chan
Max Davis
Jason Eskind
Amos Glass
Jasmine Greer
Gina Guo
Andrew Hard
Amy Harper Deems
Lizzie Hogan
Mary Elizabeth Mazziotti
Alexandria Payton
Owen Thorne
Trey Watson