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The Company

Staff

Artistic Director

  • Susan Jaffe

    Executive Director

    • Barry Hughson

      ABT Main Company

      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

                  Assistant to the Artistic Staff

                  • Nate Jones

                    Company Teachers

                    • Stella Abrera
                    • Alexei Agoudine
                    • Nancy Bielski
                    • John Gardner
                    • Charla Genn
                    • Espen Giljane
                    • Isabelle Guérin
                    • Anna Liceica
                    • 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

                      Managing Director, ABT Studio Company

                      • Claire Florian

                        Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company

                        • Yan Chen

                          Contributing Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company

                          • Luciana Paris

                            ABT Studio Company Faculty

                            • Stella Abrera
                            • Evvie Allison
                            • Charles Barker
                            • Gemma Bond
                            • Hope Boykin
                            • Herman Cornejo
                            • Katie Currier
                            • Jeanette Delgado
                            • Robbie Fairchild
                            • Thomas Forster
                            • Carmela Gallace
                            • John Gardner
                            • Carlos Lopez
                            • Clinton Luckett
                            • Clarice Marshall
                            • Rubén Martín
                            • Caridad Martinez
                            • Arron Scott
                            • Byam Stevens
                            • Roman Zhurbin

                            ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

                            Artistic Director, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

                            • Stella Abrera

                              Principal Teachers, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division

                              • Yan Chen
                              • Rubén Martín

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

                              • Elizabeth Aymong

                                Director, ABT JKO School Children's Division

                                • Katie Ferris

                                  Artistic Director, ABT Summer Intensives

                                  • Kate Lydon

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

                                    • Pamela Levy

                                      ABT National Training Curriculum Artistic Associates

                                      • Franco De Vita
                                      • Raymond Lukens

                                      ABT Training Faculty

                                      • Evvie Allison
                                      • Sophie Alpern
                                      • Alexis Andrews
                                      • Charles Barker
                                      • Alexandra Berger
                                      • Rodica Bordeianu
                                      • Kelby Brown
                                      • Cornell Callender
                                      • Harriet Clark
                                      • Franco De Vita
                                      • Sarah Deming
                                      • Elizabeth Ferrell
                                      • Thomas Forster
                                      • Carmela Gallace
                                      • Lesley Garrison
                                      • Adrienne Hurd
                                      • Marianne dello Joio
                                      • Amanda Lindamood
                                      • Amos Machanic
                                      • Clarice Marshall
                                      • Caridad Martinez
                                      • Sascha Radetsky
                                      • Flavio Salazar
                                      • Craig Salstein
                                      • Brittany Shinay
                                      • Sarah Smith
                                      • Kristen Stevens
                                      • Leann Underwood
                                      • Roman Zhurbin

                                      ABT Training Musicians

                                      • Michael Cherry
                                      • Stephanie Chun
                                      • John Epperson
                                      • Ayako Hirasawa
                                      • Shimako Horii
                                      • Sofiya Leavsie
                                      • Renee Ong
                                      • Benjamin Pawlak
                                      • Dmitry Polischuk
                                      • Tim Prepscius
                                      • Victor See Yuen
                                      • Mihoko Suzuki
                                      • Laura Tishchenko
                                      • Mira Tsidulko
                                      • Raisa Umanskaya
                                      • Tracy Yang

                                      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

                                                Advancement

                                                Chief Advancement Officer

                                                • Kyle Y. Ridaught

                                                  Senior Director, Advancement

                                                  • Cheryl Kohn

                                                    Director of Membership and Advancement Operations

                                                    • Pia Catton

                                                      Director, Major Gifts

                                                      • Anna Hessa

                                                        Associate Director, Special Events

                                                        • Kristin Sarli

                                                          Associate Director, Advancement Operations

                                                          • Jaclyn LaCamera

                                                            Associate Director, Major Gifts

                                                            • Hannah Teskey

                                                              Manager, Institutional Support

                                                              • Victoria Love

                                                                Manager, Special Events

                                                                • Grace Azmitia

                                                                  Membership and Donor Relations Manager

                                                                  • Tilmon Splawn

                                                                    Assistant Manager, Membership

                                                                    • Abbey Winiger

                                                                      Major Gifts Associate

                                                                      • Candace Eason

                                                                        Membership Associate

                                                                        • Olivia Fohsz

                                                                          Advancement Associate

                                                                          • Rebecca Margolin

                                                                            Education & Training

                                                                            Managing Director, ABT Education

                                                                            • Dennis J. Walters

                                                                              Dean of Students and Director of ABT Wellness and ABT RISE

                                                                              • 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

                                                                                              Manager, ABT JKO School

                                                                                              • Katie Currier

                                                                                                Coordinator, ABT NTC Student Examinations

                                                                                                • Pamela Levy

                                                                                                  Student Life Coordinator

                                                                                                  • Lauren Wood

                                                                                                    Assistant, Pre-Professional Division, ABT JKO School

                                                                                                    • Kathleen Oakley

                                                                                                      Assistant, Children’s Division, ABT JKO School

                                                                                                      • Rachel Ackerman

                                                                                                        Assistant, National Training Curriculum

                                                                                                        • Sayako Harada

                                                                                                          Assistant, Summer Intensives

                                                                                                          • Emily Nirenberg

                                                                                                            Teaching Artists

                                                                                                            • Alexis Andrews
                                                                                                            • Courtney Cochran
                                                                                                            • Kelby Brown
                                                                                                            • Stephen Campanella
                                                                                                            • Jamie Chen
                                                                                                            • Linda Cholodenko
                                                                                                            • Wendy Clark
                                                                                                            • Melanie Coats
                                                                                                            • Roland Culler
                                                                                                            • Regina Fergerson
                                                                                                            • Carmela Gallace
                                                                                                            • Jeff Hopkins
                                                                                                            • Niki Kapanka
                                                                                                            • Karen Lacy
                                                                                                            • Richard Toda
                                                                                                            • Amanda Tomera

                                                                                                            Interns

                                                                                                            • Belle Flanegan
                                                                                                            • Samantha Javier
                                                                                                            • Yasmin Jimenez Castro
                                                                                                            • Alisha Khatwani
                                                                                                            • Runa King
                                                                                                            • Jacqueline Lambert
                                                                                                            • Elizabeth Semko
                                                                                                            • Christina Ukolov
                                                                                                            • Avery Wallace
                                                                                                            • Qirong Wang

                                                                                                            Finance & Information Technology

                                                                                                            Interim Chief Financial Officer

                                                                                                            • Doug Wells

                                                                                                              Interim Controller

                                                                                                              • Sean Mills

                                                                                                                Director of Payroll and Benefits Administration

                                                                                                                • Bettina Pinter

                                                                                                                  Senior Accountant

                                                                                                                  • Eugene Shifgert

                                                                                                                    Senior Accountant

                                                                                                                    • Sami Haque

                                                                                                                      Staff Accountant

                                                                                                                      • Leeann Minard

                                                                                                                        General Management & Administration

                                                                                                                        General Manager

                                                                                                                        • Kyle Pickles

                                                                                                                          Company Manager

                                                                                                                          • Lizzy Melton

                                                                                                                            Assistant Company Manager

                                                                                                                            • Ashley Kail

                                                                                                                              Administrator, General Management

                                                                                                                              • Julie Solomon

                                                                                                                                Chief of Staff and Board Liaison

                                                                                                                                • Kathryn Furnari

                                                                                                                                  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

                                                                                                                                              • Natalia Sánchez

                                                                                                                                                Dancer and Social Media and Content Strategist

                                                                                                                                                • Tyler Maloney

                                                                                                                                                  Dancer and Social Media Assistant Content Editor/Producer

                                                                                                                                                  • Lauren Bonfiglio

                                                                                                                                                    Associate Staff Photographer

                                                                                                                                                    • Rosalie O'Connor

                                                                                                                                                      Office Management

                                                                                                                                                      Office Manager

                                                                                                                                                      • Roseanne Forni

                                                                                                                                                        Receptionists

                                                                                                                                                        • Marilou Cardona
                                                                                                                                                        • Jack Irwin
                                                                                                                                                        • Crisbeth Medina

                                                                                                                                                        Custodian

                                                                                                                                                        • Humberto Donayre

                                                                                                                                                          People & DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)

                                                                                                                                                          Director of People and DEI

                                                                                                                                                          • Kira Simmons

                                                                                                                                                            Production

                                                                                                                                                            Director of Production

                                                                                                                                                            • Vincent Roca

                                                                                                                                                              Technical Director

                                                                                                                                                              • Richard Koch

                                                                                                                                                                Lighting Director

                                                                                                                                                                • Brad Fields

                                                                                                                                                                  Production Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                                  • Danielle Ventimiglia

                                                                                                                                                                    Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                                    • Luke H. Woods

                                                                                                                                                                      Assistant Stage Manager

                                                                                                                                                                      • Emeline Shepard

                                                                                                                                                                        Assistant Lighting Director

                                                                                                                                                                        • Kristina Kloss

                                                                                                                                                                          Head Carpenter

                                                                                                                                                                          • Omar Osorio

                                                                                                                                                                            Assistant Carpenter/Flyman

                                                                                                                                                                            • Javier Suarez

                                                                                                                                                                              Assistant Carpenter

                                                                                                                                                                              • Shane Crittenden

                                                                                                                                                                                Head Electrician

                                                                                                                                                                                • A.J. Jackson

                                                                                                                                                                                  Electrician/Board Operator

                                                                                                                                                                                  • Stephen Weeks

                                                                                                                                                                                    Assistant Electrician

                                                                                                                                                                                    • Lucky Pearto

                                                                                                                                                                                      Property Master

                                                                                                                                                                                      • Paul Wells

                                                                                                                                                                                        Property Man

                                                                                                                                                                                        • Steven Dunbar

                                                                                                                                                                                          Head of Wardrobe

                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tomoko Ueda-Dunbar

                                                                                                                                                                                            Wardrobe Supervisor, Male Principals

                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vernon L. Ross

                                                                                                                                                                                              Wardrobe Supervisor, Female Principals

                                                                                                                                                                                              • Gianna Russillo

                                                                                                                                                                                                Wardrobe Supervisor, Male Corps

                                                                                                                                                                                                • James Graber

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Wardrobe Supervisor, Female Corps

                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Asako Nagasaki

                                                                                                                                                                                                    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

                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Audrey Schultz

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Professional Services

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Consulting Orthopedist

                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dr. Philip Bauman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Physical Therapists

                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Julie Daugherty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Lindsay Backiev

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Massage Therapists

                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Olinda Cedeno
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Charles Haack

                                                                                                                                                                                                                ABT Studio Company and ABT JKO School Physical Therapist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kate Besong

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ABT Studio Company and ABT JKO School Counselor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Brittany Hillyer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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 and the Arts and Business Council, Inc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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, General Manager, 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.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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.