STAFF

HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer
KELLY TWEEDDALE, Executive Director

Artistic

Ricardo Bustamante, Felipe Diaz, Ballet Masters & Assistants to the Artistic Director
Betsy Erickson, Tina LeBlanc, Anita Paciotti, Katita Waldo, Ballet Masters
Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer in Residence
Amelia Bear, Artistic Administrator
Alan Takata-Villareal, Logistics Manager
Mateo Santos Perry, Assistant to the Artistic Staff

Operations

Debra Bernard, General Manager
Juliette LeBlanc, Company Manager
Michelle Symons, Operations Manager

Production

Christopher Dennis, Production Director
Daniel Thomas, Technical Manager
Kate Share, Manager of Wardrobe, Wig, Makeup, and Costume Construction
Jim French, Lighting Supervisor
Jane Green, Production Stage Manager
Katie Orr, Stage Manager
Nixon Bracisco, Master Carpenter
Kelly Corter Kelly, Master Electrician
Kenneth M. Ryan, Master of Properties
Zachary Tomcich, Interim Head of Audio
John O’Donnell, Flyman
Megan Gulla, Head of Women’s Wardrobe
George Elvin, Interim Head of Men’s Wardrobe
Thomas Richards-Keyes, Head of Hair & Make-up
Maurisa Rondeau, Assistant Head of Hair & Make-up

Music

Martin West, Music Director & Principal Conductor
Mungunchimeg Buriad, Natal’ya Feygina, Nina Pinzarrone, Company Pianists
Tracy Davis, Orchestra Personnel Manager & Music Administrator
Matthew Naughtin, Music Librarian

Administration

Darin Conley-Buchsieb, Human Resources Director
Carmen Creel, Board Relations Manager
Katharine Chambers, Assistant to Senior Executive Staff
Angela Gonzalez, Human Resources Generalist
Sebastian Adrian, Human Resources Associate

Development

Danielle St.Germain-Gordon, Chief Development Officer
Elizabeth Lani, Deputy Director of Development/Planned Giving
Operations & Membership
Laurel Skehen, Senior Manager, Membership & Operations
Hannah Young, Donor Communications Manager
Ashley Rits, Development Operations Manager
Juanita Lam, Development Coordinator
Allison Shiba, Development Operations Associate
Jim Sohm, Research Manager
Institutional Giving
Elizabeth Luu, Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving
Colette Whitney, Corporate Giving Manager
Special Events
Ingrid Roman, Associate Director of Development, Events
Emma Lundberg, Special Events Manager
Meg Sullivan, Special Events Coordinator
Niki Naftzger, Events Associate & Auxiliary Liaison
Individual Giving
Sarah Warner, Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving
Brent Radeke, Major Gifts Officer
Derek Lance, Major Gifts Officer
Tilly Chiles, Individual Giving Officer
Haley O’Neil, Donor Relations Manager
Julianne Blunt, Donor Relations Associate

Marketing & Communications

Julie Begley, Chief Marketing Officer
You You Xia, Director of Communications
Mary Goto, Associate Director, Analytics & Relationship Marketing
Valerie Megas, Senior Manager, Retail Operations
Caitlin Sims, Senior Manager, Content & Editorial
Jane Ann Chien, Web & Digital Platforms Manager
Jillian Vasquez, Marketing & Promotions Manager
Abby Masters, Marketing Operations Manager
Kate McKinney, PR & Communications Manager
Elspeth Sweatman, Publications & Digital Media Manager
Nannette Mickle, Group Sales Representative
Emily Munoz, Relationship Marketing Coordinator
Rachel Bauer, Media Asset Administrator
Francis Zhou, Graphic Design Specialist
Sky Alsgaard, Graphic Designer
Ben Estabrook, Digital Content Producer

Ticket Services

Betsy Lindsey, Director of Ticket & Patron Services
Mark Holleman, First Assistant Treasurer
Elena Ratto, Patron Services Specialist
Megan Quintal, Ticket Services Database Specialist
Arielle Hazan, Jericho Lindsey, Patricia Pearson, Cherryl Usi, Ticket Services Associates

Finance

Kevin Mohr, Chief Financial Officer
Kristin Klingvall, Controller
Valerie Ruban, Accounting Supervisor
Evangelina Maravilla, Payroll Manager
Matthew Czarnecki, Senior Accountant
Caroline Lee, Leanna Wright, Staff Accountants

Facilities

Nathan Brito, Facilities Manager
Scott Christenson, Facilities Supervisor
Adrian Rodriguez, Facilities Coordinator
Todd Martin, Neil Miller, Stanley Wong, Facilities Assistants
Andreana Banks, Tamara de la Cruz, Yana Vincent, Receptionists

Information Technology

Murray Bognovitz, Director of Information Technology
Stacy Desimini, Business Operations Manager
Karen Irvin, Application Administrator & Help Desk Coordinator
Josh Marshall, Web Administrator
Jiapeng Jiang, IT Specialist

EDUCATION & TRAINING

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL

Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director
Patrick Armand, Director

SCHOOL FACULTY

Patrick Armand
Sandrine Cassini
Kristi DeCaminada
Karen Gabay
Jeffrey Lyons
Ilona McHugh
Pascal Molat, Ballet & Trainee Program Assistant, Lee R. Crews Endowed Faculty Member
Alyssa Puleo
Lauren Richter
Anne-Sophie Rodriguez
Henry Berg, Conditioning
Brian Fisher, Dexandro Montalvo, Contemporary Dance
Dana Genshaft, Ballet, Choreography Workshop & Conditioning
Jamie Narushchen, Daniel Sullivan, Music
Jennie Scholick, PhD., Dance History
Cecelia Beam, Adult Ballet & Dance for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Lisa Giannone, Conditioning Class Consultant
Jacquelin Barrett, Principal Guest Faculty
Sofiane Sylve, Guest Faculty

SCHOOL PIANISTS

Jamie Narushchen, School Pianist Supervisor, Lee R. Crews Endowed Pianist
Ella Belilovskaya, Ritsuko Micky Kubo, Geoffrey Lee, Astghik Sakanyan, Daniel Sullivan, Katelyn Tan, Sky Tan, Galina Umanskaya, Linli Wang, Billy Wolfe, School Pianists

EDUCATION & TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

Andrea Yannone, Director of Education & Training
Jennie Scholick, PhD, Associate Director of Audience Development
Christina Gray Rutter, Associate Director of School Administration
Jasmine Yep Huynh, Associate Director of Youth and Community Programs
Tai Vogel, School Registrar & Summer Session Coordinator
Karen Maloney, School Programs Coordinator
Aurelia Moulin, School Logistics Coordinator
Amanda Alef, Education Coordinator
Cecelia Beam, Audience Engagement Coordinator
Pamela Sieck, Community Programs Coordinator
Kyra Katagi, Emma Yee, School Assistants
John Hanpadungvongs, Manager of Residential Life
Matthew McCourt, Kayla Murkison Resident Assistants
Leslie Donohue, Chris Fitzsimons, School Physical Therapists

DANCE IN SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES TEACHING ARTISTS

Alisa Clayton
Sammay Dizon
Phoenicia Pettyjohn
Jessica Recinos
Joti Singh
Genoa Sperske
Maura Whelehan

DANCE IN SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES ACCOMPANISTS

Manolo Davila
David Frazier
Omar Ledezma
Zeke Nealy
Wade Peterson
Bongo Sidibe

Company Physicians

Richard Gibbs, M.D. & Rowan Paul, M.D., Supervising Physicians
Michael Leslie, PT, Director, Dancer Wellness Center
Kristin Wingfield, M.D., Primary Care Sports Medicine
Frederic Bost, M.D., On-site Orthopedist
Peter Callander, M.D., Keith Donatto, M.D., Jon Dickinson, M.D., Orthopedic Advisors to the Company
Karl Schmetz, Consulting Physical Therapist
Active Care, Lisa Giannone, Director, Off-site Physical Therapy & Conditioning Classes
Leonard Stein, D.C., Chiropractic Care
Henry Berg, Rehabilitation Class Instructor
Gabrielle Shuman, Wellness Program Manager