Staff

Fisher Center

Executive Director
Liza Parker, Executive Director*

Artistic Director
Gideon Lester, Artistic Director

Administration
Shannon Csorny, Executive Coordinator
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
Carter Edwards, Producing Operations Manager
Jason Collins, Associate Producer
Rachael Gunning ’19, Producing Coordinator

Development
Debra Pemstein, Vice President for Development and Alumni/ae Affairs
Alessandra Larson, Director of Development*
Kieley Michasiow-Levy, Individual Giving Manager
Sarah Pultz, Development Communications Manager
Michael Hofmann VAP ’15, Development Communications Associate
Elise Alexander ’19, Gala Coordinator*

Theater & Performance and Dance Programs
Jennifer Lown, Program Administrator

Production
Jason Wells, Director of Production*
Stephen Dean, Orchestra Production Manager
Brynn Gilchrist ’17, Production Coordinator
Andrea Sofia Sala, Production Administrator
Rick Reiser, Technical Director
Josh Foreman, Lighting Supervisor
Moe Schell, Costume Supervisor
Kat Pagsolingan,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
Sean Jones, Assistant Marketing Manager
Garrett Sager HRA ‘23, Digital Archive Associate
Elyse Lichtenthal, 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

Bard Music Festival

Executive Director
Irene Zedlacher

Artistic Directors
Leon Botstein
Christopher H. Gibbs

Associate Director
Raissa St. Pierre ’87

Scholar in Residence 2022
Philip Ross Bullock

Program Committee 2021
Byron Adams
Leon Botstein
Philip Ross Bullock
Christopher H. Gibbs
Richard Wilson
Irene Zedlacher

Director of Choruses
James Bagwell

Vocal Casting
Joshua Winograde

Producer, Staged Concerts
Nunally Kersh