Staff

HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer

GLENN McCOY, Executive Director

 

Artistic

Ricardo Bustamante, Bruce Sansom, Ballet Masters and Assistants to the Artistic Director
Betsy Erickson, Anita Paciotti, Katita Waldo, Ballet Masters
Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer in Residence
Regina Bustillos, Personal Assistant to Mr. Tomasson
Alan Takata-Villareal, Rehearsal Planning Manager
Rose Gutierrez, Assistant to the Artistic Staff

Operations

Debra Bernard, General Manager
Lauren Chadwick, Company Manager
Jane Shaffer, Operations Coordinator

Production

Christopher Dennis, Technical Director
Lefty Lefcourt, Production Manager
Kevin Connaughton, Lighting Supervisor
Jane Green, Stage Manager
Jessica Barker, Assistant Stage Manager
Nixon Bracisco, Master Carpenter
Kelly Corter, Master Electrician
Kenneth M. Ryan, Master of Properties
Kevin Kirby, Audio Engineer
Kevin Rogers, Flyman
George Elvin, Wardrobe Manager
Nancy Endy, Costume Production Coordinator
Patti Fitzpatrick, Costume Supervisor
Richard Battle, Make-Up and Wig Supervisor
Melanie Birch, Wig and Hair Stylist
Sherri LeBlanc, Company Shoe Administrator

Music

Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor
Michael McGraw, Nina Pinzarrone, Natal'ya Feygina, Company Pianists
Roy Malan, Concertmaster
Tracy Davis, Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Matthew Naughtin, Music Librarian

Administration

Cecelia Beam, Human Resources Manager
Jennifer French Kovacevich, Board Relations Manager
Caroline Giese, Assistant to the Executive Director
Kate Schroeder, Human Resources Associate

Development

Thomas W. Flynn, Director of Development
Sarah Rhyins, Associate Director of Development
Fermin Nasol, Principal Gifts Officer
Allison K. Groves, Development and Campaign Operations Manager
Julia Nottebohm, Special Events Manager
Elizabeth Lani, Planned Giving Manager
Jim Sohm, Research Manager
Pamela Sullivan, Major Gifts Officer
Sarah Malashock, Senior Christensen Society Officer
Daniel Lavery, Christensen Society Officer
Natalie Mottley, Membership Officer
Jill Lounibos, Grants Officer
Brian Gougherty, Corporate Giving Officer
Ruben Fonseca, Research and Stewardship Associate
Kristi DeCaminada, Assistant to the Director of Development
Marissa Phillips, Special Events Associate
Emily Markoe, Development Associate
Ingrid Steber, Individual Gifts Assistant
Lynn Noonan, Principal Gifts Consultant

Marketing & Communications

Mary Beth Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications
Philip Mayard, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Betsy Lindsey, Associate Director, Ticket and Patron Services
Kyra Jablonsky, Associate Director, Public Relations
Valerie Megas, Senior Manager, Retail Operations
Mary Goto, Senior Marketing and Sales Manager
Sarah Reiwitch, Webmaster
Lauren White, Public Relations Associate
Adrienne Aquino, Graphic Designer
James Hosking, Video Production Associate
Erik Almlie, Media Asset Administrator
Carly Severn, Digital Engagement Coordinator
Leslie Rittierodt  Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Ticket Services

Jennifer Peterian, Box Office Manager/Treasurer
Sharon Handa, Patron Services Manager
Mark Holleman, Sales and Service Supervisor
David Clark, Jennifer Cooley, Assistant Treasurers
Edith Bryson, Trudy Dorrell, Amy Hom, Jason Narin, Jericho Lindsey, Patricia Pearson, Courtney Pheils, Vanessa Sacco, Ticket Sales Associates

Finance

Kim Ondreck Carim, Chief Financial Officer
Natalie Quan, Controller
Karen Hill, Senior Accountant – Endowment and Special Projects
Jessica Solow, Senior Accountant
Tricia Boyer, Staff Accountant
Victoria Wilkins, Payroll Coordinator
Maritza Choriego, Accounting Assistant

Facilities

Levi Toney, Facilities Manager
Nathan Brito, Facilities Supervisor
Eric Donley, Facilities Coordinator
Todd Martin, Damon Wimbish, Facilities Assistants
Malia Jones, Megan Martenyi, Receptionists
Debi Fong, Weekend Facilities Assistant
Tamara de la Cruz, Weekend Receptionist

Information Technology

Murray Bognovitz, Director of Information Technology
Esther del Rosario, IT Operations and Project Manager
Karen Irvin, Application Administrator and Help Desk Coordinator

SF Ballet School

Helgi Tomasson, Director
Lola de Avila, Associate Director, San Francisco Ballet School

Faculty

Shannon Bresnahan, Kristi DeCaminada, Jorge Esquivel, Yuko Katsumi, Tina LeBlanc, Pascale Leroy, Jeffrey Lyons, Parrish Maynard, Instructors
Sherri LeBlanc, Sofiane Sylve, Guest Instructor
Patrick Armand, Trainee Program Principal

Pianists

Ella Belilovskaya, Michael Dolman, Julia Ganina, Alla Gladysheva, Lynn Inglese,Youn Jin Kim, Ritsuko Micky Kubo, Jamie Narushchen, Eleonora Shevkhod, Galina Umanskaya, Pianists
Jamie Narushchen, School Pianist Coordinator

School Administration

Andrea Yannone, Administrative Manager
Christina Gray Rutter, Student Services Coordinator and Registrar
Katelyn Harris, Administrative Coordinator
Wendy Van Dyck, Trainee Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Roddy, Administrative Assistant
Laura Matteliano, Patricia Swanson, Residence Assistants

Center For Dance Education

Charles Chip McNeal, Director of Education
Dina D. Toy, Education Office Manager
Cecelia Beam, Adult Education Coordinator
Stacey Blakeman, Dance in Schools and Communities Manager
Danae Rees, Dance in Schools and Communities Coordinator

Dance in Schools and Communities Staff

James Brosnahan III, Duru Demetrius, David Frazier, Lynn Inglese, Deborah Karp, Melanie Mackerel, Zeke Nealy, Wade Peterson, Emily Pitcher, Jeni Swerdlow, Rebecca Weisser

Company Physicians

Richard Gibbs, M.D., Medical Supervisor
Rowan Paul, M.D, Primary Care Sports Medicine
John Callander, M.D., Peter Callander, M.D., Keith Donatto, M.D., Supervising Orthopedists
Frederic Bost, M.D., Jon Dickinson, M.D., Orthopedic Advisors to the Company
Michael Leslie, Company Physical Therapist
Karl Schmetz, Consulting Physical Therapist
Active Care, Lisa Giannone, Director, Physical Therapists/Athletic Training
Leonard Stein, D.C., Chiropractic Care
Henry Berg, Rehabilitation Class Instructor
Michelle Zimmerman, Wellness Program Manager