Our Staff
Artistic Director
Snehal Desai
Managing Director/CEO
Meghan Pressman
Producing Director
Douglas C. Baker*
Artistic
Associate Artistic Director
Lindsay Allbaugh*
Artistic Programs Manager
Paige Vehlewald
Director of Literary and Dramaturgy
Sonia Desai
Literary & Artistic Administrative Assistant
Tiffany Slagle
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Randolph Meredyth-Drake
Associate Artists
Matthew Bourne
Casey Nicholaw
Phylicia Rashad
Paula Vogel
Commissioned Artists
David Adjmi (Fadiman)
Luis Alfaro
Jon Robin Baitz
Steve Cuiffo
Lisa D’Amour
Will Eno (Fadiman)
Jennifer Haley
Aleshea Harris
Lisa Kron
Kimber Lee
Young Jean Lee
Matthew Lopez
Trey Lyford
Janine Nabers (Fadiman)
Qui Nguyen
Lynn Nottage
Marco Ramirez
Sarah Ruhl
Geoff Sobelle
Luis Valdez
Paula Vogel
Tracey Scott Wilson (Fadiman)
Karen Zacarías (Fadiman)
CTG Residencies
Critical Mass Performance Group
Ensemble Studio Theatre LA in partnership with Chalk Rep
Native Voices at the Autry
Diana Burbano
Larissa FastHorse
Michael Feinstein
Michael John Garcés
Daniel Alexander Jones
Madeline Sayet
Kristina Wong
LA Writers’ Workshop Members
Amy Berryman
Inda Craig-Galván
Isaac Gómez
christopher oscar peña
Ramiz Monsef
Jasmine Sharma
Executive
Deputy Managing Director
Camille Schenkkan*
Director of Equity, Belonging and Engagement
Khanisha Foster
Executive Office Liaison
Madison Quiroz
Executive Programs Associate
Naima Orozco-Valdivia
Management & Administration
General Manager
Nausica Stergiou*
Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager
Eric Sims*
Associate General Manager
Katie Soff*
General Management Associate
Jeffrey Upah*
Company Manager
Kiara Bryant
Assistant Company Manager
Taylor Anne Cullen
Education & Community Partnerships
Director of Learning & Community Partnerships
Jesus Reyes*
Arts Education Initiatives Director
Traci Kwon*
Creative Workforce Initiatives Director
Aurora Ilog
Program Manager
Meighan La Rocca
Digital Learning Manager
Courtney Clark
Programs Associate
Natalia Quintero-Riestra
Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator
Jordan Gelotte
Resident Teaching Artists
Estela Garcia
Christine Breihan
Teaching Artists
Zach Bones
Rebecca Graul
Elijah Green
Catharine Holly
Aja Houston
Johnathon L. Jackson
David Jimenez
Carene Rose Mekertichyan
Mara Palma
Robert Paterno
Marta Portillo
Tara Ricasa
Tiana Randall-Quant
Monique Sypkens
Production
Director of Production
Joe Hamlin*
Production Manager
Shannon G. Bicknell
Associate Production Manager
Lesley Gonzalez
Production Supervisor
Cambria Chichi
Technical Director
Isaac Katzanek
Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)
Shawn Anderson
Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)
Scott Lucas
Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)
Jared Batty
Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)
Robert Smith*
Head Fly Rail (Ahmanson Theatre)
Shane Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
Michael Gardner*
Hair and Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
Mary Borgia
House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)
Christine L. Cox*
Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)
Emmet Kaiser
Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)
Mary Romero
Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)
Aaron Staubach*
Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)
Christian Lee
Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)
Loretta Bussen
Wig Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)
Therese Levasseur
Shop Director
Merrianne Nedreberg*
Associate Prop Director
Kate Reinlib
Assistant Prop Director
Eric Babb
Shop Supervisor
Raul Vega Martinez
Costume Shop Manager
Shanta Faria De Sa
Resident Assistant Costume Designers
Caylyn Dabney
Costume Shop Coordinator
Ashphord Jacoway
First Hand/ KDT Wardrobe Supervisor
Taylor Decker
Operations
Operations & Facilities Director
Peter Wylie
Facilities Manager
Carlos Ayala
Facilities Associate
Vanessa De Loera
Facilities Assistants
Julio A. Cuellar
Oscar Dominguez
Temporary Facilities Assistants
Madie Gillette
Operations Manager
Jasmine Braff
Operations Assistant
Simon J.O. Martin
Finance, Information Technology,
and Human Resources
Chief Financial Officer
Cheryl Shepherd
Controller
Peter Banachowski
Assistant Controller
Denice Behdad
Senior Accountant
Anahita Ashrafipour
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Xochitl Ortega
Accounting Assistant
Kerry Larick
Payroll Manager
Jessica Hernandez
Senior Payroll Temp
Shelly Furman
Payroll Specialist
Juan Martinez
IT Director
Tom Megale
Tessitura & Web Administration Director
Janelle Cabrera Torres
Information Technology Manager
Cris Spacca*
Digital Product Manager
Joey Solano
Director of Human Resources
Jody Horwitz*
Auditor
Moss Adams
Legal Counsels
Michael C. Donaldson, Lisa A. Callif
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Institutional Advancement
Director of Institutional Advancement
Sarah Sullivan
Director of Development
Ricky Carter
Director of Special Events
Crystal Diaz
Director of Advancement Operations
Katasha Nelson
Director of Institutional Grants
Paula Matallana
Major Gifts Officer
Elizabeth DelloRusso
Senior Individual Giving Officer
Nicole Scipione*
Individual Giving Officers
Oye Ehikhamhen
Zain Patel
Grants Manager
Wendy Hui
Advancement Associate
Nicki Bonura
Annual Giving Coordinator
Hailey Brunson
Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant
Alice Pelayo
Executive Assistant to the Director of Institutional Advancement
Irene Cho
Media & Content
Director of Media & Content
Brett Webster
Associate Content Director
Jessica Doherty
Content Associate
Bobby Martinez
Media and Content Coordinator
Keeley Bell
Publicity Consultants
Davidson & Choy Publicity/Tim Choy, Peter Goldman,
Victoria Westbrook
Design Director
Deanna McClure
Digital Content Producer
Javier Vasquez
Senior Graphic Designer
Lila Wakili
Graphic Designer
Cindy Andrade
Graphic Designer
Cheyne Gallarde
Marketing & Sales
Director of Marketing & Sales
Garrett Collins
Director of Membership
Pamela Kuhr
Customer Experience & Ticketing Director
Brennie Tellu
Marketing Campaigns and Operations Director
Candice Walters*
Senior Manager, Ticket Operations
Skypp Cabanas*
Senior Manager, Audience Loyalty
Devany Harden
Senior Manager, Advertising
Katharine Means
Senior Manager, Membership Engagement
Mike Ratterman
Senior Manager, Audience Development & Marketing Events
Andressa Royer
Senior Analyst, Sales Strategy & Data
Marc Goodman
Account Sales Manager
Nina Simone Perry
Email Marketing Associate
Roman DiCesare
Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager
Chase Anderson-Shaw
Ticket Operations Coordinator
Tintin Nguyen
Marketing Coordinator
Peter Sullivan
Membership Engagement Supervisor
Aaron Higareda
Membership Engagement Representatives
La'Rae Carmichael
Joe Casper
Natalie Dressel
David Hunter
Abhi Katyal
Phillip Kelley
Kathleen Littlefield
Jo Nunez
Ian Price
Donald Rizzo
Benjamin Schwartz
Diane Ward
Media Planning
Caroline Thompson/Impact123
Audience and Subscriber Services Director
Sandy Czubiak*
Audience Services Senior Supervisors
Jennifer Baker*
Cheryl Hawker*
Audience Services Assistant Supervisor
Jonathan Flores
Audience Services/Group Sales Associates
Christian Unger
Jurgen Santos
Donor Associates
Jessica Abromavich
Justine Perez*
Audience Services Representatives
Joshua Badillo
Clay Bunker
Frank Ensenberger
Daniel Garcia
Michael Munoz
David Salazar
Samuel Roque
Christina Wright
Subscriber Services Senior Supervisor
Danuta Siemak*
Subscriber Services Supervisor
Christina Gutierrez*
Subscriber Services Senior Representatives
Ligia Piste*
Peter Staloch*
Box Office Treasurer
Michael Valle*
1st Assistant Treasurers
Keana Jackson
Yuliza Barraza*
2nd Assistant Treasurers
Michael “Luis” Espinoza
Kaitlyn Galvez
Michael Kempisty
Richard Rubio