Artistic Staff

Angel Corella
The Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Artistic Director

Samantha Dunster
The Deborah & Kurt Hilzinger Assistant Artistic Director

 

Charles Askegard
The Janis & Stephen Goodman Rehearsal Director

Eddy Tovar
Director, Philadelphia Ballet II

Music Staff

Beatrice Jona Affron
Music Director & Conductor
The Louise & Alan Reed Music Director

Luigi Mazzocchi
Concertmaster

Natasha Colkett
Personnel Manager 

Martha Koeneman
Greapentrog Principal Pianist

Moriah Trenk
Company Pianist

J. Robert Loy
Librarian

Rebecca Ostermann
Music Department Assistant

Administrative Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Shelly Power
The Dr. Carolyn Newsom Executive Director

Brooke Everett
Chief of Staff
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ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Christine Stone Martin
General Manager
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Alexis Parente
Company Manager
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Will Shields
Director of Finance & Business Operations
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COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Sarah Cooper
Creative Director, Community Education & Public Programs
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Jourdan Cooper
General Manager, Curriculum & Community Education
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Randy Benedict
Program Manager, In School Partnerships & Public Programs
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FACILITIES & RECEPTION

Wayne Dorrell
Head of Facilities & Special Projects
445.544.8419
[email protected]

Alexandra Brendlinger
Manager, Facilities Administration
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Bill Halpin
Projects Manager

Reception
Hank Curry
Helen Laoye
Laura Sellers-Alston

HUMAN RESOURCES

Jacqueline Meister
Director of Human Resources
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Ja’Quel Carroll
Human Resources Administrator
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MARKETING & ADVANCEMENT

David Chambers
Chief Advancement Officer
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JP Altizer
Senior Director, Development
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Christian Brown
Interim Director of Marketing

John Whitehead
Director, Special Events & Stewardship
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Taylor Kellar
Special Events Coordinator
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Emily O’Rourke
Associate Director, Foundations & Government
215.551.7000 ext. 1222
[email protected]

Norman Lawrence
Major Gifts Officer
215.419.5342 ext. 1221
[email protected]

Cara Frisina
Marketing & Sales Manager
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Samantha Jones
Marketing Manager, Community & Advancement Projects & Special Events
445.544.8440
[email protected]

Leslie Gray
Manager, Research & Moves Management
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Emily White
Gifts Officer
215.419.5341 ext. 1220
[email protected]

Carnelita Slaughter
Digital Content Manager
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John Hyatt
Advancement Coordinator
445.544.8416
[email protected]

Amanda Rossi
Development Operations Coordinator
215.419.5338
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Kyndal Harrison
Marketing Coordinator
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PRODUCTION

Daniel Wellman
Director of Production
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Colette Wellman
Production Stage Manager
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Annabella DeNapoli
Assistant Stage Manager

Michael Lambui
Production Coordinator
[email protected] 

Nick Kolin
Lighting Director

Sasha Anistratova
Associate Lighting Designer

Paul Hewitt
Head Carpenter

Patrick W. Kelly
Assistant Carpenter and Flyman

Uel Bergey
Master Electrician

Paul Myers and Christopher Flynn
Assistant Electricians

Daniel Amadie
Property Master 

Thomas McIntyre
Property Assistant 

Jennifer Tierney
Wardrobe Manager
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Mark Mariani
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor & Costumer
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Katie McCann, Joy Rampulla, and Elmo Struck
Wardrobe Assistants

SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA BALLET

Davit Karapetyan
Director of School of Philadelphia Ballet
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Kristina Windom
Principal, School of Philadelphia Ballet
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Magge Hoelper
Artistic Coordinator, School of Philadelphia Ballet
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Sarah Schultz
Administrative Director, School of Philadelphia Ballet
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Emily Keleher
Administrative Coordinator, School of Philadelphia Ballet Administration & Residence Program
[email protected]

Adriane Medford
School Registrar
[email protected]

Amy Novinski
Faculty, Head of Adult Programs

Jaime Santoro
Faculty, Children’s Ballet Stager
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Laura Bowman Goldstein
Faculty & Digital Content Assistant
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Faculty
Valerie Amiss
Alexei Borovik
Alexei Charov
Natalia Charova
Courtney Conigatti
William DeGregory
Charity Eagens
Cristina Espaillat
Mikaela Fenton
Michelle Figueiredo
Jessica Kilpatrick
Lourdes Novoa
Kathryn Phipps
Meredith Rainey
Madeline Stevenosky
Natalie Thibodeaux
Elba Cena Zarate

Accompanists
Karina Adriano
Saantis Davis
Paul Fejko
Marty Gottlieb-Hollis
Victoria Kogan
Michael Lewis
Gabriel Rebolla
Natalia Varlashova

MEDICAL STAFF

Wen Chao, M.D.
Jeremy Close, M.D.
Marc I. Harwood, M.D.
Judith Peterson, M.D.
Medical Consultants

Julie Green, MSPT, OCS
Physical Therapist & Rehab Director

Laura Jenkins and Jennifer Williams
Licensed Massage Therapists

TICKET PHILADELPHIA PATRON SERVICES

  • Single Tickets & General Inquiries: 215.893.1999
    • Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 11am-6pm, evening hours when there are performances
  • Subscriber Services: 215.893.1955
    • Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

Contact Patron Services Online

Matt Cooper
Vice President, Audience Service

Meg Hackney
Director of Audience & Ticketing Services 

Jayson Bucy
Associate Director, Ticketing Operations

Meghan Reed
Patron Services Manager

Catherine Pappas
Project Manager

Rachelle Seney
Ticketing Operations Coordinator

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The dancers of Philadelphia Ballet comprise a talented and unique group of accomplished performers. Our artists come from all walks of life, hailing from regions as far flung as Cuba and Japan to everywhere in between.

Meet the Artistic Staff

Philadelphia Ballet’s artistic staff provides knowledgeable and adept leadership. Each artistic associate brings to the table an impressive list of accomplishments in the field, as well as a level of dedication, determination, and creative vision required to foster and cultivate a world-class organization.