Fisher Center Staff
AdministrationLiza Parker, Executive Director*
Debra Pemstein, Vice President for Development and Alumni/ae Affairs
Brynn Gilchrist '17, Executive Assistant
Kayla Leacock, Hiring Manager
Artistic Direction
Leon Botstein, President, Bard College
Gideon Lester, Artistic Director
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
Thai Harris Singer '20, Producing Assistant
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, Associate Production Manager
Andrea Sofia Sala, Production Administrator*
Rick Reiser, Technical Director
Josh Foreman, Lighting Supervisor
Moe Schell, Costume Supervisor
Danny Carr, Video Supervisor
Eric Sherman, Audio Supervisor
Communications
Mark Primoff, Associate Vice President of Communications
Darren O’Sullivan, Senior Public Relations Associate
Amy Murray, Videographer
Publications
Mary Smith, Director of Publications
Cynthia Werthamer, Editorial Director
Ann Forbes Cooper, Editor
James Rodewald '82, Editor
Karen Spencer, Designer
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 CHRA ’23, Digital Marketing Assistant
Jesika Berry, Senior House Manager
Rachael Gunning ’19, House Manager
David Bánóczi-Ruof ’22, Assistant House Manager
Billie-Jo Buttner, Assistant House Manager
Rebecca Rivera, Assistant House Manager
Emma Smith ’23, Assistant House Manager
Robert Kittler ’11, Parking Manager
Collin Lewis APS ’21, Audience and Member Services Coordinator
Erik Long, Box Office Supervisor
Paulina Swierczek VAP ’19, Box Office Supervisor
Hazaiah Tompkins ’19, Community Space Manager
Facilities
Mark Crittenden, Facilities Manager
Ray Stegner, Building Operations Manager
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
Artistic DirectorsLeon Botstein
Christopher H. Gibbs
Executive Director
Irene Zedlacher
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