Staff
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 |