About: Staff

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Jeremy Geffen, Executive and Artistic Director
Kelly Brown, Executive Assistant to the Director

Andy Kraus, Deputy Executive Director
Amy Utstein, Director of Finance and Administration
Marilyn Stanley, Finance Specialist
Gawain Lavers, Applications Programmer
Ingrid Williams, IT Support Analyst
Sean Nittner, Systems Administrator

Katy Tucker, Director of Artistic Planning
Robin Pomerance, Artistic Administrator
Tiffani Snow, Manager of Artistic Operations
Allee Pitaccio, Event Manager
Michael Combs, Event Manager

Taun Miller Wright, Chief Development Officer
Elizabeth Meyer, Director of Institutional Giving
Jennifer Sime, Associate Director of Development for Individual Giving
Jocelyn Aptowitz, Major Gifts Associate
Jamie McClave, Individual Giving and Special Events Officer

Mina Girgis, Director of Education, Campus and Community Engagement
Rica Anderson, Manager, Education & Community Programs

Michael DeBellis, Human Resources Director
Shan Whitney, Human Resources Generalist

Jenny Reik, Director of Marketing and Communications
Ron Foster-Smith, Associate Director of Marketing
Krista Thomas, Associate Director of Communications
Mark Van Oss, Communications Editor
Louisa Spier, Media Relations Manager
Cheryl Games, Web and Digital Marketing Manager
Elise Chen, Email Marketing Specialist
Lynn Zummo, New Technology Coordinator

Jeremy Little, Production Manager
Alan Herro, Production Admin Manager
Kevin Riggall, Head Carpenter
Matt Norman, Head Electrician
Tom Craft, Audio Department Head
Jo Parks, Video Engineer
Eric Colby, Venue Operations Manager
Ginarose Perino, Rental Business Manager
Guillermo Cornejo, Patron Experience Manager
Aidan Crochetiere, Audience Services Coordinator
Cloe Wood, Audience Services Coordinator 

Charles Clear, Senior Scene Technician
David Ambrose, Senior Scene Technician
Jacob Heule, Senior Scene Technician
Jorg Peter Sichelschmidt, Senior Scene Technician
Joseph Swails, Senior Scene Technician
Mathison Ott, Senior Scene Technician
Mike Bragg , Senior Scene Technician
Ricky Artis, Senior Scene Technician
Robert Haycock, Senior Scene Technician
Mark Mensch, Senior Scene Technician

Mark Sumner, Director, UC Choral Ensembles
Bill Ganz, Associate Director, UC Choral Ensembles
Matthew Sadowski, Director of Bands / Interim Department Manager, SMA
Ted Moore, Director, UC Jazz Ensembles
Brittney Nguyen, SMA Coordinator

Liz Baqir, Ticket Services Manager
Gordon Young, Assistant Ticket Office Manager
Sherice Jones, Assistant Ticket Office Manager
Tammy Lin, Patron Services Associate