Fisher Center
Leon Botstein, President, Bard College
Executive Director
Liza Parker, Executive Director*
Artistic Director
Gideon Lester, Artistic Director
Administration
Brynn Gilchrist ’17, Executive Assistant
Kayla Leacock, Hiring/Special Projects Manager
Artistic Direction
Caleb Hammons, Director of Artistic Planning and Producing*
Catherine Teixeira, General Manager*
Nunally Kersh, SummerScape Opera Producer
Hannah Gosling-Goldsmith, Artist Services and Programs Manager
Development
Alessandra Larson, Director of Development*
Kieley Michasiow-Levy, Individual Giving Manager
Michael Hofmann VAP '15, Development Operations Manager
Elise Alexander '19, Development Assistant*
Theater & Performance and Dance Programs
Jennifer Lown, Program Administrator
Production
Jason Wells, Director of Production*
Stephen Dean, Orchestra Production Manager
Allison Hannon, Associate Production Manager
Andrea Sofia Sala, Production Administrator
Rick Reiser, Technical Director
Josh Foreman, Lighting Supervisor
Moe Schell, Costume Supervisor
John Gasper, Interim Video Supervisor
Lex Morton, Audio Supervisor
Communications
Mark Primoff, Associate Vice President of Communications
Amy Murray, Videographer
Publications
Mary Smith, Director of Publications
Cynthia Werthamer, Editorial Director
Marketing and Audience Services
David Steffen, Director of Marketing and Audience Services*
Nicholas Reilingh, Database and Systems Manager
Maia Kaufman, Audience and Member Services Manager
Brittany Brouker, Marketing Manager
Garrett Sager, Digital Archive Associate
Jesika Berry, Senior House Manager
Rachael Gunning ’19, House Manager
David Bánóczi-Ruof ’22, Lead Assistant House Manager
Ash Fitzgerald ‘24, Assistant House Manager
Maya Miggins 23, Assistant House Manager
Paulina Swierczek VAP ’19, Audience and Member Services Assistant Manager
Erik Long, Box Office Supervisor
Jardena Gertler-Jaffe VAP ‘21, Box Office Supervisor
Facilities
Mark Crittenden, Facilities Manager
Ray Stegner, Building Operations Manager
Hazaiah Tompkins ’19, Building Operations Assistant
Liam Gomez, Building Operations Assistant
Chris Lyons, Building Operations Assistant
Robyn Charter, Fire Panel Monitor
Bill Cavanaugh, Environmental Specialist
Drita Gjokaj, Environmental Specialist
Oksana Ryabinkina, Environmental Specialist
*Indicates an Equity & Inclusion working group team leader. To contact the group as a whole, please email fcequity@bard.edu.
Bard Music Festival
Executive DirectorIrene Zedlacher
Artistic Directors
Leon Botstein
Christopher H. Gibbs
Associate Director
Raissa St. Pierre
Scholars in Residence 2021
Jeanice Brooks
Program Committee 2021
Byron Adams
Leon Botstein
Jeanice Brooks
Christopher H. Gibbs
Richard Wilson
Irene Zedlacher
Director of Choruses
James Bagwell
Vocal Casting
Joshua Winograde
Producer, Staged Concerts
Nunally Kersh