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The Washington Ballet
Staff and Partners


LEADERSHIP
Edwaard Liang, Artistic Director
Jason Palmquist, Interim Executive Director

ARTISTIC
Andres Estevez, Rehearsal Director
Tamás Krizsa, Rehearsal Director
Glenn Sales, Music Supervisor

PRODUCTION
Elizabeth A. Coco, Lighting Director
Brian Flory*, Production Electrician
Gabe Friend-Jones, Company Manager
Carolynn Hawthorne, Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Samantha Hadaway, Properties Manager
Chris R.M. Insley*, Technical Director and Production Carpenter
Suzi Kilbourne, Production Stage Manager
Monica Leland, Wardrobe Supervisor
Sasha Zabela, Wardrobe Assistant

*Members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 22

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DeMoya Watson-Brown, Director of Community Engagement
Katie Szykman, Community Engagement Program & Instructional Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT
Ricki Marion, Director of Development
Drew Halford, Senior Manager of Development
Kate Baker, Manager of Individual Giving
Katie Harding, Manager of Institutional Giving

MARKETING & SALES
Erica Bondarev Rapach, Director of Marketing & Communications
Sonia Bartolomeo, Digital Content Producer
Billy Griffis, Ticketing Associate
Wil Johnson, Associate Director of Ticketing & Patron Services
Courtney Oliver, Marketing Manager
Kyle Travers, Ticket Office Associate

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Kirsten Poole, Director of Finance & Operations
Mario Da Silva, Senior Human Resources Manager
Bennard Fajardo, Accounts Receivable Specialist
Chelsie Vaillancourt, Operations Coordinator
Katie Zak, Administrative Assistant and Board Liaison
Jonathan Vasquez, Facilities Manager
Jose Chicas, Claudio Flores, Evelyn Hernandez Garcia, Ruth Mejia, Emely Miranda, Custodial Services

PHYSICAL THERAPY
BODY DYNAMICS: THE WASHINGTON BALLET PERFORMING ARTS CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM (PACOR) , 
Dr. Anna Fiore, DPT, OCS; Dr. Jennifer Gamboa, DPT, OCS; Dr. Deborah Gilpin, DPT, OCS; Dr. Tessa O'hara, DPT; Dr. Maeve Talbot, DPT; Sula Washington, LMT

MEDSTAR HEALTH: THE WASHINGTON BALLET COMPANY PHYSICIAN
Dr. Alexander Kheradi, MD, 

CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS
Dr. Christopher Annunziata, MD, OrthoVirginia
Dr. Matthew Buchanan, MD; Dr. Derek Ochiai, MD, Nirschl Orthopaedics
Dr. Jonas Rudzki, MD; Dr. Andrew Wolff, MD, Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Dr. Daniel Cuttica, DO; Dr. Thomas Sanders, MD, The Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Center
Dr. Nathan Yokel, MD, Regenerative Orthopedics and Sports Medicine



LEADERSHIP
Katie Sopoci Drake, Managing Director of the School
Zoica Tovar, School Director

ADMINISTRATION
Kayla DeShields, School Manager - NW Campus
Madeline Garland, Trainee Program Coordinator & Student Production Manager
Aliya Siegel, Manager, Adult Program Operations and Cathedral Commons Studios
Tiffany Tu, Head Receptionist, NW Campus at Main Building 
Joy Williams, Assistant School Manager - SE Campus
Noelle Drummond, NW School Costumer
Julia Ford, Sofia Lutman, Beatriz Moreira Leite, Ana Martino, Ana Sewell, Receptionists - NW Campus

FACULTY

Jocelyn Cox, Interim Adult Program Head
Tammy Hurt, School Principal - SE Campus
Margaret Williamson, Artistic Administrator - SE Campus
Rena Bernardini, Program Coordinator for Upper & Lower Divisions - NW Campus
Valentina Palladino, Program Coordinator for Lower & Pre-Ballet Divisions - NW Campus
Elena Ovchinnikova, Senior Faculty - Trainee & Upper Division, NW Campus
Arron Scott, Senior Faculty - Trainee & Upper Division, NW Campus

Visit our website for our full list of Faculty for The Washington School of Ballet

Restore Motion, the official Physical Therapy provider for The Washington School of Ballet