PRESIDENT, CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Mitch Gershenfeld
Sophia Sanchez
Executive Assistant
DEVELOPMENT
Yvonne C. Bell
Senior Vice President of Development
Thomas Head, CFRE
Associate Vice President of Development
George Syrigos
Associate Vice President of 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 Brenner-Plonski
Director of Development Operations
Lara Arguelles
Development Operations Specialist
Cameron Moulton
Development Operations Specialist
FINANCE
Robert McConnaughey
Chief Financial Officer
Rory Krout
Controller
Alberto Zelaya
Staff Accountant
Colleen Gallagher
Administrative Coordinator
Tim Housman
Database 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
Michael Flannigan
Steve Henderson
Adriana Hernandez
Pat Liedke
Damieon Olivares
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 AlmyNicole Cloeren
Rebecca Havely
Linda Kizzia
Karen Rae Kraut
Holly O’Farrell
April Rhodes
Sue Roginski
Kudra Wagner
Shea New
Artistic Director, Palm Desert Choreography Festival
OPERATIONS
Russell Holmes
Technical Director/Facilities Director
Keith l. Smith
Production & Lighting Director
James D. Anderson
Audio & Video Director
Marjory Holmes
Production Stage Manager
Austin Womack
Master Electrician
Benjamin Knight
Carpenter
Michael Pahlow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lead Audio
Kyle Ross
Fred Matzie, Charles Johnson
Back Stage Reception
Alfonso Gutierrez
Facilities Superintendent
Jose Luis German
Maintenance Assistant
Lead Stage Crew
Michael Burgess
Shawn Carnahan
Leonel Sanchez
Arthur Seay
Stage Crew II
Garrison Calkins
Michael Fountain
Nathan Luoto
Green Room Coordinators
Katherine Ryan, Lead
Cynthia Combs
Donna Piazczor
Monique Verlatro
MARKETING
Jeffrey Norman
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Dio Perez
Creative Services Program Manager
Rick Darius
Marketing Coordinator
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
Julie Henderson
Steve Isen
Ronnie Kirsh
Donna Kish
Andi Mallen
Brenda Marten
Wayne Martin
Liliana Pardo-Posse
Marianne Ray
Margo Schwab
Bartenders – Founder’s Room
Thomas Miller
David Moresi
Donald Stanton
Bartenders
Barry Bieda
Julia Cavin
Christopher Camu
Ricardo Garza
Robert Gilbert
Jeffrey Lamore
Carolina Lopez
Roberto Perez
Charles Price
Scott Raymond
Toni Raymond
Kristina Razo
Marlon Seperak
The McCallum Theatre is proud to use JBL professional sound systems, including JBL loudspeakers and Soundcraft mixing consoles.
