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Robert McConnaughey
President / CFO

Finance & Administration

Rory Krout

Director – Finance

Alberto Zelaya

Staff Accountant

Sam Juarez

Staff Accountant

Colleen Gallagher

Administrative Coordinator

Sophia Sanchez

Executive Assistant

Dawn Plonski

Director – CRM Operations & Strategy

Lara Arguelles

Database Operations Specialist

Cameron Moulton

Database Operations Specialist

Development

Yvonne Bell

Senior Vice President – Development

Thomas Head

Associate Vice President – Development

George Syrigos

Associate Vice President – Development

Dominique Shwe

Director – Sponsorships & Major Gifts

Ratna Williams

Director – Major Gifts

Dustin Engstrom

Manager – Annual Memberships 

Onnissia Harries

Manager – Development Communications

Brooke Stuessy

Manager – Events

Box Office

Linda Bowlen

Director – Ticketing Services

Tara Webb

Manager – Ticketing Services

Alessia Vallado

Assistant Manager – 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

Manager – Education Programs

Felipe M. Sanchez

Manager – Education Programs

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 and Operations
James Anderson Director – Audio Video
Marjory Holmes Director – Artist Services and Production Stage Manager
Austin Womack Head Electrician
Benjamin Knight Head Carpenter
Kyle Ross Lead Audio
Charles Johnson Back Stage Reception
Monique Verlato Back Stage Reception
Alfonso Gutierrez Superintendent – Facilities
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 Coombs, Donna Piszczor, Monique Verlato

Marketing

Michael Coburn Manager – Marketing
Dio Perez Manager – Creative Services
Leanne McNeil Manager – Digital Marketing 

Guest Services

Kevin Kersey Manager – Front of House
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