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The Company

Staff

Artistic Director

  • Susan Jaffe

    CEO & Executive Director

    • Janet Rollé

      ABT Main Company

      Artist in Residence

      • Alexei Ratmansky

        Associate Artistic Director

        • Clinton Luckett

          Director of Artistic Administration

          • Cristina Escoda

            Regisseur

            • Susan Jones

              Principal Répétiteur

              • Irina Kolpakova

                Directors of Repertoire

                • John Gardner
                • Carlos Lopez
                • Amanda McKerrow
                • Nancy Raffa

                Rehearsal Planning Manager

                • Miki Shintani La

                  Rehearsal Coordinator

                  • Lilia Hamdy

                    Department Assistant, Artistic

                    • Emily Lesorogol

                      Company Teachers

                      • Stella Abrera
                      • Nancy Bielski
                      • John Gardner
                      • Charla Genn
                      • Espen Giljane
                      • Carlos Lopez
                      • Clinton Luckett
                      • Duncan Lyle
                      • Rubén Martín
                      • Amanda McKerrow
                      • Sascha Radetsky
                      • Nancy Raffa
                      • Craig Salstein
                      • Sean Stewart

                      ABT Studio Company

                      Artistic Director, ABT Studio Company

                      • Sascha Radetsky

                        Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company

                        • Yan Chen

                          ABT Studio Company Faculty

                          • Stella Abrera
                          • Evvie Allison
                          • Alexander Anderson
                          • Charles Barker
                          • Gemma Bond
                          • Hope Boykin
                          • Katie Currier
                          • Jeanette Delgado
                          • Thomas Forster
                          • Carmela Gallace
                          • John Gardner
                          • Amy Hall Garner
                          • Jessica Lassiter
                          • Carlos Lopez
                          • Clarice Marshall
                          • Rubén Martín
                          • Kevin McKenzie
                          • Luciana Paris
                          • Sascha Radetsky
                          • Gennadi Saveliev
                          • Byam Stevens
                          • Roman Zhurbin

                          ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

                          Artistic Director, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

                          • Stella Abrera

                            Principal Teacher, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division

                            • Rubén Martín

                              Principal Teacher, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division

                              • Yan Chen

                                Artistic Director, ABT Summer Intensives

                                • Kate Lydon

                                  Director, ABT/NYU Master’s Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy

                                  • Pamela Levy

                                    ABT National Training Curriculum Associates Emeriti

                                    • Franco De Vita
                                    • Raymond Lukens

                                    ABT Training Faculty

                                    • Evvie Allison
                                    • Sophie Alpern
                                    • Alexis Andrews
                                    • Charles Barker
                                    • Rodica Bordeianu
                                    • Yan Chen
                                    • Harriet Clark
                                    • Courtney Cochran
                                    • Franco De Vita
                                    • Sarah Deming
                                    • Elizabeth Ferrell
                                    • Thomas Forster
                                    • Carmela Gallace
                                    • John Gardner
                                    • Lesley Garrison
                                    • Paulina Guraieb
                                    • Cynthia Harvey
                                    • Adrienne Hurd
                                    • Mikhail Ilyin
                                    • Marianne dello Joio
                                    • Robert La Fosse
                                    • Jessica Lassiter
                                    • Kate Lydon
                                    • Caridad Martinez
                                    • Rubén Martín
                                    • Sascha Radetsky
                                    • Flavio Salazar
                                    • Adrienne Schulte
                                    • Sarah Smith
                                    • Kristen Stevens
                                    • Leann Underwood
                                    • Roman Zhurbin

                                    ABT Training Musicians

                                    • Michael Cherry
                                    • Stephanie Chun
                                    • John Epperson
                                    • Misha Golubitsky
                                    • Ayako Hirasawa
                                    • Shimako Horii
                                    • Sofiya Leavsie
                                    • Alex Perry
                                    • Dmitry Polischuk
                                    • Tim Prepscius
                                    • Victor See Yuen
                                    • Matthew Sheridan
                                    • Mihoko Suzuki
                                    • Laura Tishchenko
                                    • Mira Tsidulko

                                    Music

                                    Music Director

                                    • Ormsby Wilkins

                                      Principal Conductor

                                      • Charles Barker

                                        Conductor and Music Administrator

                                        • David LaMarche

                                          Concertmaster

                                          • Kobi Malkin

                                            Orchestra Personnel Manager

                                            • Matthew Dine

                                              Company Pianists

                                              • David LaMarche
                                              • Nuno Marques
                                              • Jacek Mysinski
                                              • Evangelos Spanos
                                              • Emily Wong

                                              Business Operations

                                              Head of Business Operations

                                              • Kyle Y. Ridaught

                                                Development

                                                Chief Development Officer

                                                • Stacy Margolis

                                                  Senior Director, Development

                                                  • Cheryl Kohn

                                                    Director of Membership

                                                    • Grey C. Johnson

                                                      Director, Major Gifts

                                                      • Anna Hessa

                                                        Associate Director, Special Events

                                                        • Megan Stahlberg

                                                          Associate Director, Development Operations

                                                          • Jaclyn LaCamera

                                                            Development Operations Manager

                                                            • Ebony Araman

                                                              Manager, Donor Relations

                                                              • Angela Vecchione

                                                                Manager, Institutional Support

                                                                • Marisa Remez

                                                                  Assistant Manager, Special Events

                                                                  • Alison Uhrlass

                                                                    Assistant Manager, Major Gifts

                                                                    • Josephine Smolsky

                                                                      Membership Associate

                                                                      • Lindsay Miller

                                                                        Membership Assistant

                                                                        • Tilmon Splawn

                                                                          Development Assistant

                                                                          • Ali Bernstein

                                                                            Education & Training

                                                                            Managing Director, ABT Education

                                                                            • Dennis J. Walters

                                                                              Dean of Faculty and Student Affairs and Co-Director of ABT Education

                                                                              • Aubrey Lynch II

                                                                                Director, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division and Summer Intensives

                                                                                • Elizabeth Aymong

                                                                                  Director of Training Programs

                                                                                  • Molly Schnyder

                                                                                    Director, Education Operations

                                                                                    • Naomi Gewanter

                                                                                      Artistic Manager, ABT Engagement

                                                                                      • Richard Toda

                                                                                        Director, ABT JKO School Children's Division

                                                                                        • Katie Ferris

                                                                                          Managing Director, ABT Studio Company

                                                                                          • Claire Florian

                                                                                            Manager, ABT Engagement

                                                                                            • Amanda Tomera

                                                                                              ABT JKO School Coordinator

                                                                                              • Katie Currier

                                                                                                Student Life Coordinator

                                                                                                • Lauren Wood

                                                                                                  Assistant, Pre-Professional Division, ABT JKO School

                                                                                                  • Kathleen Oakley

                                                                                                    Assistant, Children’s Division, ABT JKO School

                                                                                                    • Olivia James

                                                                                                      Assistant, National Training Curriculum

                                                                                                      • Sayako Harada

                                                                                                        Assistant, Summer Intensives

                                                                                                        • Yesseña Whitfield

                                                                                                          Teaching Artists

                                                                                                          • Alexis Andrews
                                                                                                          • Dennis Ballard
                                                                                                          • Kelby Brown
                                                                                                          • Stephen Campanella
                                                                                                          • Linda Cholodenko
                                                                                                          • Wendy Clark
                                                                                                          • Melanie Coats
                                                                                                          • Roland Culler
                                                                                                          • Carrie Demos
                                                                                                          • Dominique Fontenot
                                                                                                          • Carmela Gallace
                                                                                                          • Paulina Guraieb
                                                                                                          • Adam Holms
                                                                                                          • Jeff Hopkins
                                                                                                          • Jae Young Jung
                                                                                                          • Niki Kapanka
                                                                                                          • Karen Lacy
                                                                                                          • Richard Latta
                                                                                                          • Deborah Lohse
                                                                                                          • Annastasia Mercedes
                                                                                                          • Ashley Newman
                                                                                                          • Richard Toda
                                                                                                          • Amanda Tomera

                                                                                                          Interns

                                                                                                          • Khyla Jhoy Aguirre
                                                                                                          • Annabelle Alton
                                                                                                          • Charlinda Banks
                                                                                                          • Jamie Chen
                                                                                                          • Harleigh Eason
                                                                                                          • Rosie Elliot
                                                                                                          • Amanda Geronimo
                                                                                                          • Hank Graham
                                                                                                          • Arisa Hara
                                                                                                          • Sam Vukic
                                                                                                          • Alessandra Yan

                                                                                                          Finance & Information Technology

                                                                                                          Chief Financial Officer

                                                                                                          • Shawn Davidson

                                                                                                            Controller

                                                                                                            • Jenelle Vincent

                                                                                                              Director of Payroll and Benefits Administration

                                                                                                              • Bettina Pinter

                                                                                                                Staff Accountant

                                                                                                                • Leeann Minard

                                                                                                                  Technical Support Specialist

                                                                                                                  • Darrell Boxill

                                                                                                                    Bursar and Finance Assistant

                                                                                                                    • Joelann Salick

                                                                                                                      Marketing & Communications

                                                                                                                      Chief Marketing Officer

                                                                                                                      • Lourdes Liz

                                                                                                                        Director of Communications and Media Affairs

                                                                                                                        • Laura Miller

                                                                                                                          Director, Press and Web Development

                                                                                                                          • Susie Morgan Taylor

                                                                                                                            Director of Brand Partnerships and Business Development

                                                                                                                            • Dahomey Coleman

                                                                                                                              Associate Director, Box Office Strategy and CRM

                                                                                                                              • Steven Koernig

                                                                                                                                Manager, Creative Services and Design

                                                                                                                                • Bethany Beacham

                                                                                                                                  Digital Marketing Coordinator

                                                                                                                                  • Emma Zordan

                                                                                                                                    Press Coordinator

                                                                                                                                    • Samantha Aaronson

                                                                                                                                      Dancer and Social Media and Content Strategist

                                                                                                                                      • Cy Doherty

                                                                                                                                        Dancer and Social Media Assistant Content Editor/Producer

                                                                                                                                        • Erica Lall

                                                                                                                                          Marketing Assistant

                                                                                                                                          • Johanna Kepler

                                                                                                                                            Associate Staff Photographer

                                                                                                                                            • Rosalie O'Connor

                                                                                                                                              Office Management

                                                                                                                                              Office Manager

                                                                                                                                              • Roseanne Forni

                                                                                                                                                Receptionists

                                                                                                                                                • Marilou Cardona
                                                                                                                                                • Chrisbeth Medina

                                                                                                                                                Custodian

                                                                                                                                                • Humberto Donayre

                                                                                                                                                  People & DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)

                                                                                                                                                  Director of People and DEI

                                                                                                                                                  • Kira Simmons

                                                                                                                                                    Production

                                                                                                                                                    Head of Production

                                                                                                                                                    • Vincent Roca

                                                                                                                                                      Director of New Productions

                                                                                                                                                      • N. James Whitehill III

                                                                                                                                                        Technical Director

                                                                                                                                                        • Richard Koch

                                                                                                                                                          Lighting Director

                                                                                                                                                          • Brad Fields

                                                                                                                                                            Production Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                            • Danielle Ventimiglia

                                                                                                                                                              Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                              • Jeremiah Bischoff

                                                                                                                                                                Assistant Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                                • Luke H. Woods

                                                                                                                                                                  Assistant Lighting Director

                                                                                                                                                                  • Kristina Kloss

                                                                                                                                                                    Master Carpenter

                                                                                                                                                                    • Brian Kafel

                                                                                                                                                                      Carpenters

                                                                                                                                                                      • Javier Suarez
                                                                                                                                                                      • Shane Crittenden

                                                                                                                                                                      Master Electrician

                                                                                                                                                                      • A.J. Jackson

                                                                                                                                                                        Electrician/Board Operator

                                                                                                                                                                        • Stephen Weeks

                                                                                                                                                                          Property Master

                                                                                                                                                                          • Paul Wells

                                                                                                                                                                            Property Man

                                                                                                                                                                            • Steven Dunbar

                                                                                                                                                                              Wardrobe Supervisor

                                                                                                                                                                              • Tomoko Ueda-Dunbar

                                                                                                                                                                                Wardrobe

                                                                                                                                                                                • Vernon Ross
                                                                                                                                                                                • James Graber
                                                                                                                                                                                • Megan Quarles

                                                                                                                                                                                Hair and Makeup Supervisor

                                                                                                                                                                                • Rena Most

                                                                                                                                                                                  Assistant Hair and Makeup Supervisor

                                                                                                                                                                                  • Jill Haley

                                                                                                                                                                                    Resident Scenic Artist

                                                                                                                                                                                    • Christine Skubish

                                                                                                                                                                                      Warehouse Manager

                                                                                                                                                                                      • Bobby Godwin

                                                                                                                                                                                        Production Manager, ABT Studio Company

                                                                                                                                                                                        • Luke H. Woods

                                                                                                                                                                                          Touring & Live Events

                                                                                                                                                                                          Head of Touring and Live Events

                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kyle Pickles

                                                                                                                                                                                            Company Manager

                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ashley K. Baer

                                                                                                                                                                                              Assistant Company Manager

                                                                                                                                                                                              • Lizzy Melton

                                                                                                                                                                                                Coordinator, Touring and Live Events

                                                                                                                                                                                                • Julie Solomon

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Professional Services

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Consulting Orthopedist

                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Dr. Philip Bauman

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Physical Therapists

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Peter Marshall
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Julie Daugherty

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Massage Therapists

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Olinda Cedeno
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Charles Haack

                                                                                                                                                                                                    ABT Studio Company and ABT JKO School Physical Therapist

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Jessica Lassiter

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Medical Advisor

                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Dr. Robert Galvin

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Labor and Immigration Counsel

                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Auditor

                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Lutz & Carr LLP

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Insurance Broker

                                                                                                                                                                                                            • DeWitt Stern Group

                                                                                                                                                                                                              890 Broadway Building Manager

                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jason Walters

                                                                                                                                                                                                                American Ballet Theatre is a member of the American Arts Alliance, the Arts and Business Council, Inc. and Dance/U.S.A.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                American Ballet Theatre wishes to express its appreciation to Theatre Development Fund for its support of this season.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                The dancers and stage managers of American Ballet Theatre are represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                ABT Crew is represented by IATSE.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Trucking by Clark Transfer Inc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tour booking for ABT Main Company is managed in house by Kyle Pickles, Head of Touring and Live Events, and Jean-Jacques Cesbron, Columbia Artists Management, LLC.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tour booking for ABT Studio Company in North America is managed by Theresa Vibberts, Columbia Artists Management, LLC.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                International freight forwarding by Rock-It Global.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                ABT alumna Gretchen Schumacher generously volunteers her time as Alumni Coordinator.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Harlequin is the official floor of American Ballet Theatre.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                ABT would like to extend a sincere thank you to the ABT Barre Association for their continued and valued support with special thanks to Clifford Chance, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, King & Wood Mallesons LLP, and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Susan Angermeier, Pamela Arenson, Meghan Bartley, Thomas Beatty, Carol Becker, Melvin Bernstein, Judi Chandon, Ken Dunn, Beverly Epstein, Margaret Fridecky, Bill Gerdes, Tania Hakkim, Honey Hilzen, Patricia Jaffarian, Lauren Kahn, Shelley and Stephen Limmer, Keiko Matsumura, Barbara Q. Myers, Eileen O’Neill, Beth Shapiro, Marianne Stegeland, Steven Toback, Barbara Trommer, Johanna Weber, Hermine Weiss, Anthony Yazzetti, Catherine Yeiser