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CENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATION & STAFF

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Pelham G. Pearce, Jr., General/Artistic Director
John Baril, Music Director
John Moriarty, Artistic Director Emeritus
Paul Curran, Artistic Consultant

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Rita Sommers, Director of Operations
Nichole Kirkpatrick, Controller
Wanda Larson, Administrative Assistant

BOX OFFICE
Heather Rae Johnson, Manager of Sales
Sydney Johnson, Box Office/Group Sales Associate
Alex C. Dembicki, Box Office Represntative

DEVELOPMENT
Lori Pidick, Director of Development
Barbara Walton, Major Gifts Officer
Desiree Gagnon, Development Associate

HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Jim Johnson, Director of Historic Properties

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Deb Hruby, Director of Marketing
Valerie Hamlin, Associate Director of Marketing/Publicist
Melissa Rick, Graphic Design Constultant
Erin Joy Swank, Website Content Coordinator
Mary Mascareñas, PR/Marketing Intern

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Deborah Morrow, Director of Education & Community Programs
Deven Shaff, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Erin Joy Swank, Production Manager/Stage Manager of Education & Community Programs

MUSIC STAFF
Kim Peoria, Orchestra Manager/Assistant to Music Director

PRODUCTION STAFF
Karen T. Federing, Festival Production Manager
Nathan E. Thompson, Technical Director
Amra Catovic, Production Scheduler
Tara Faircloth, Assistant Director, Orpheus in the Underworld and Director, The Face on the Barroom Floor
Crystal Manich, Assistant Director, Three Decembers
Keturah Stickann, Assistant Director, Madama Butterfly
Rachel L. Ginzberg, Stage Manager, Orpheus in the Underworld and Assistant Stage Manager, Three Decembers
Diane Lin, Stage Manager, Madama Butterfly and Three Decembers
RaShelle C. Bradley, Assistant Stage Manager, Madama Butterfly and Orpheus in the Underworld
Eric W. Barnes, Properties Master
Nicole Gaignat, Assistant Properties Master
Janetta Turner, Costume Shop Supervisor
Maggie Barnett, Wardrobe Head
Leah Pelz, Assistant to Sara Jean Tosetti, Costume Designer, Orpheus in the Underworld
Ariella Lebowitz, Stitcher/Dresser
Brooke Vlasich, Stitcher/Dresser
Alison M. Mizerski-Hanks, Wig and Makeup Designer/Supervisor
Lisa Rokicki, 1st Wig and Makeup Assistant
Christiana Nguyen, 2nd Wig and Makeup Assistant
Azra King-Abadi, 1st Assistant Lighting Designer
Heather M. Crocker, 2nd Assistant Lighting Designer
Lucy Himsl, Technical Intern

BONFIL-STANTON FOUNDATION ARTISTS TRAINING PROGRAM STAFF
Founder & Administrator: John Moriarty
Movement: Melinda Sullivan
Musical Coaching: Thomas Getty, Katherine Kozak, David Rebhun and Pedro Yáñez
Scene Study: Tara Faircloth, Crystal Manich, Katurah Stickann
Stage Combat: Andrew Kenneth Moss
Makeup: Alison M. Mizerski-Hanks, Lisa Rokicki and Christiana Nguyen
Seminars with administrators and artists of the Festival

IATSE/STAGEHAND CREW HEADS
David E. Clough, Head Props and Union Steward
James (Rusty) Culp, Assistant Props
Joshua Psuik, Assistant Props
David M. Jackson, Head Carpenter
Cindy Maupin, Assistant Carpenter
Charles Duran, Head Flyman
Nick Sheehan, Assistant Flyman
Douglas Taylor, Master Electrician
Miles Stasica, Board Operator
Charles J. Polich, Head Sound

FESTIVAL SERVICES
Shannon O'Connor Kenney, House and Festival Services Manager

FESTIVAL STAFFERS
Comprised of talented college students and graduates from throughout the United States, the Festival Staffers have been an integral part of the Company since 1933. In addition to their duties as ushers, these students assist in the production of the festival.
Mollie Albert, Stage Management Production Assistant, Madama Butterfly, Ohio
Blair E. Aycock, Wigs/Makeup Assistant, North Carolina
Chris Balbi, Gift Shop Assistant, Pennsylvania
Allison Bauer, Costumes Assistant, Colorado
Kayla Chalk, Costumes Assistant, Colorado
Lucy Gram, Public Relations Assistant, California
Jacklyn Grigg, Assistant House Manager, Texas
Ashley Hughes, Wigs/Makeup Assistant, Tennessee
Nancy McDonald, Events Assistant, New Jersey
Nicholas Menge, Props Assistant, New York
Kristin Orlando, Stage Management Production Assistant, Orpheus in the Underworld, California
Amanda E. Rodriguez, Office and Music Library Assistant, Texas
Amanda Warner, Stage Management Production Assistant, Three Decembers, California
Elizabeth Zevin, Props Assistant, New York

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
John Baril, Music Director
Andrew Altenbach, Associate Conductor
Kim Peoria, Orchestra Manager and Music Librarian

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J. Landis Martin, Chairman
Nancy S. Parker, President
Gordon E. von Stroh, Treasurer
Michael Huseby, Secretary
Jeannie Fuller, Immediate Past Chairman
Erna Butler, Chairman Emeritus

 Endowment Fund
J. Landis Martin, President
Nancy S. Parker, Secretary/Treasurer
Erna D. Butler
Jeannie Fuller
John W. Low, Esq.
Julia Secor
Bob Unger