Staff

HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer

GLENN McCOY, Executive Director

 

Artistic

Ricardo Bustamante, Ballet Master and Assistant to the Artistic Director
Felipe Diaz, Betsy Erickson, Anita Paciotti, Katita Waldo, Ballet Masters
Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer in Residence
Caroline Giese, Artistic Administrator
Alan Takata-Villareal, Rehearsal Planning Manager
Rose Gutierrez, Assistant to the Artistic Staff

Operations

Debra Bernard, General Manager
Lauren Chadwick, Company Manager
Juliette LeBlanc, Production Analyst

Production

Christopher Dennis, Technical Director
Chad Owens, Technical Coordinator
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
Frank Morales, Acting 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
Kate Schroeder, Human Resources and Benefits Coordinator

Development

Thomas W. Flynn, Director of Development
Jennifer Mewha, Associate Director of Development
Fermin Nasol, Principal Gifts Officer
Sarah Malashock, Christensen Society and Membership Manager
Julia Nottebohm, Special Events Manager
Elizabeth Lani, Planned Giving Manager
Jim Sohm, Research Manager
Pamela Sullivan, Major Gifts Officer
Jennifer Jordan, Membership Officer
Jill Lounibos, Grants Officer
Amy Crowson, Corporate Giving Officer
Jasmine Yep, Christensen Society Officer
Ruben Fonseca, Research and Stewardship Associate
Kristi DeCaminada, Assistant to the Director of Development
Ingrid Roman, Special Events Associate
Alyssa Saint, Development Database Coordinator
Caroline Walthall, Major Gifts Assistant
Emily BarenBregge, Individual Gifts Assistant
Lynn Noonan, Principal Gifts Consultant

Marketing & Communications

Mary Beth Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications
Philip Mayard, Associate Director, Advertising and Publications
Betsy Lindsey, Associate Director, Ticket and Patron Services
Kyra Jablonsky, Associate Director, Communications
Valerie Megas, Senior Manager, Retail Operations
Mary Goto, Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales
Jean-Paul LaCount, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing
April Johnston, Marketing and Promotions Manager
Lauren White, Communications Associate
Adrienne Aquino, Graphic Designer
James Hosking, Video Producer/Editor
Erik Almlie, Media Asset Administrator
Carly Severn, Digital Engagement Associate
Leslie Rittierodt, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Andrew Delaney, Web & Digital Platforms Manager
 

Ticket Services

Jennifer Peterian, Box Office Manager/Treasurer
Sharon Handa, Patron Services Manager
Mark Holleman, Sales and Service Supervisor
Jennifer Cooley, Subscription and Group Sales Coordinator
David Clark, Assistant Treasurer
Edith Bryson, Michelle Hughes, Jericho Lindsey, Jason Narin, Patricia Pearson, Courtney Pheils, Ticket Services Associates

Finance

Kim Ondreck Carim, Chief Financial Officer
Natalie Quan, Controller
Valerie Ruban, Senior Accountant
Karen Hill, Senior Accountant – Endowment and Special Projects
Victoria Wilkins, Payroll Coordinator
Tricia Boyer, Payroll Analyst
Hannah Simmonds, Staff Accountant

Facilities

Levi Toney, Facilities Manager
Nathan Brito, Facilities Supervisor
John Velasquez, Facilities Coordinator
Todd Martin, Damon Wimbish, Facilities Assistants
Katharine Chambers, Nicole Drysdale, 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
Josh Marshall, Web Administrator
Jiapeng Jiang, IT Specialist

SF Ballet School

Helgi Tomasson, Director
Patrick Armand, Associate Director, San Francisco Ballet School

Faculty

Patrick Armand
Shannon Bresnahan
Kristi DeCaminada
Jorge Esquivel
Yuko Katsumi
Tina LeBlanc
Jeffrey Lyons
Parrish Maynard
Pascale Leroy, Lee R. Crews Endowed Faculty Member
Sofiane Sylve, Guest Instructor
Todd Williams, Guest Instructor, Contemporary

Pianists

Ella Belilovskaya
Alla Gladysheva
Ritsuko Micky Kubo
Daniel Sullivan
Galina Umanskaya
Jamie Narushchen, School Pianist Coordinator, Lee R. Crews Endowed Pianist

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, Resident​ 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, Baba Duru Demetrius, David Frazier, 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