Our People
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| Development | Ebonie C. Pittman, Managing Director of Development Josephine Ciallella, Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Marceen Lovelace, Director of Development Operations Sarah Rodriquez, Director of Institutional Giving Megan Jakel, Director of Major Gifts & Individual Giving Thomas Baker, Associate Director of Individual Giving Rayna Bagchi, Interim Associate Director of Patron Engagement Francis A. Lewis III, Associate Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Myriam Varjacques, Associate Director Institutional Giving James Cooper, Manager of Donor Events & Stewardship Tegan Rich, Individual Giving Manager Rufaro Gulstone, Individual Giving Assistant Rosa Schembari, Development Operations Associate Elle Catalano, Seasonal Institutional Giving Assistant Samuel Griffin, Seasonal Special Events & Patron Engagement Assistant Terri Wright, Seasonal Individual Giving Assistant |
| Marketing | Liad Baniel, Art Director Judith Service Montier, Atlanta External Affairs Consultant |
| Public Relations | Christopher Zunner, Managing Director of Public Relations Polskin Arts & Communications Counselors, PR Consultant |
| Finance & Administration | Prital Chohan, Director of Finance Randolph Houston, General Counsel Sathi Pillai-Colucci, Executive Liaison to the Artistic Director |
| Human Resources | Krystle Douglas, Managing Director of People, Equity & Inclusion Toronda Miller, Director of People & Culture |
| Information Technology | Chad J. Sutton, Director of Information Technology Edward Park, IT Operations Manager Edward Vulfson, Database Developer Emily Hoff, Education Product Manager Tom Beck, CRM Platform Manager Lloyd Alvarez, Network Administrator Daniel Richardson, Application & Desktop Support Specialist |
| Studio & Theater Operations | Alaric E. Hahn, Director of Studio & Theater Operations Kris Carr, Associate Director of Studio Operations Joel Wilhelmi, Technical Director Jason Jude Hill, Studio Operations Manager David Herrera, Studio Manager Britini Jackson, Studio Manager Maleek Slade, Studio Manager Kwesi Kayode, Extension Studio Manager Reché Nelson, Extension Studio Manager Raymund Golamco, Financial Assistant |
| Special Projects | Marion C. Koltun, Director of Special Projects |
| Facilities | Michael Canarozzi, Facility Director Reynold Manigault, Head of Security Pam Wilkinson, Security Coordinator Carlos Arenas, Maintenance Mechanic Anthony Ragin, Maintenance Assistant Brendan McCann, Maintenance Assistant |
| Ailey Archives | Dominique Singer, Archivist Jasmyn Castro, Digital Asset Manager Ellen Kamoe, Consultant Norton Owen, Consultant Sylvia Waters, Consultant David Finkelstein, Video Editor |
| Ailey Boutique @ 405 West 55th Street | Colette Hawkins, Director of Product Development and Merchandising Items sold at the Ailey Boutique and AileyDancewear.com are managed by Fine Arts Merchandising Ensemble, Inc. |
| Ailey Tour Merchandise | Ailey tour merchandise and AileyShop.com are managed by The Araca Group |
| Touring Contacts | Booking Agent Opus 3 Artists |
| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Staff | Eric D. Wright, General Manager Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs Gregory Stuart, Company Manager Joseph Anthony Gaito, Technical Director HaeJin Han, Production Stage Manager Yi-Chung Chen, Lighting Director Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor Jorge Lanuza, Master Carpenter David Trudeau, Master Electrician Jason Rosenberg, Property Master Justin Coffman, Assistant Company Manager Natalia Carlson, Assistant Lighting Director Danté Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant Katie Chihaby, Wardrobe Assistant Myles Fowler, Flyman/Assistant Carpenter Cody Richardson, Assistant Electrician Amadea Edwards, Director of Administration Chelsea Gillespie, Licensing & Clearance Manager Michelle Grazio, Company Business Affairs Manager Selena Andino Lopez, Company Management Production Assistant Cameron Harris, Stage Management Intern Donald J. Rose, M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, NYU Langone Orthopedics Sheyi Ojofeitimi, PT, DPT, OCS, CFMT, Director of Therapy Services / Health & Safety Advisor Jessi Patz, PT, DPT, CKTP, Physical Therapist Dionne Vernon, PT, DPT, PES, MBA, Physical Therapist Amy Zink, PT, DPT, CSCS, CPI, Physical Therapist Ronnell Kitt, Physical Therapy Aide |
| Ailey II Staff | Eric D. Wright, General Manager Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs Sumaya Jackson, Company Manager Joshua Gustafson, Production Stage Manager Harrison Hoffert, Lighting & Sound Supervisor Heather Craig, Wardrobe Supervisor |
| The Ailey School Staff | JoAnne Ruggeri, Director of Admissions & Student Affairs | |
| The Ailey School Program Advisors | Melanie Person, BFA First Year Adrienne Hurd, BFA Sophomores Kimberly Bartosik, BFA Juniors Lakey Evans-Peña, BFA Seniors Tracy Inman, Scholarship Program students Freddie Moore, Certificate Program, 2nd & 3rd Year Brice Mousset, Certificate Program, First Year Guillermo Asca, Independent Study students Kevin L. Predmore, International Independent Study students | |
| The Ailey School Department Chairpersons | Melanie Person, Ballet Chair Lynn Glauber-Mandel, Ballet Co-Chair Ana Marie Forsythe, Horton Chair Jacqulyn Buglisi, Graham-based Modern Chair Hollie Wright, Jazz Chair | |
| The Ailey School Faculty | Ronald Alexander Sarita Allen Wendy Amos Guillermo A. Asca Janet Atallah Marianne (Dello Joio) Bachmann Miriam Barbosa Melissa Bartucci Shay Bland Michela Boschetto Benjamin Briones Shaw Bronner Kelby Brown Rebecca Brown Jacqulyn Buglisi Jeffrey Bynum Maguette Camara PeiJu Chien-Pott Irene Cimino Tim Connell Maurice Brandon Curry Christine Dakin Sonia Dawkins Kate Diaz Vado Diomande Lakey Evans-Pena Imani Faye David Finkelstein Kristen Foote Ana Marie Forsythe Penny Frank Carmela Gallace Lynn Glauber-Mandel Ellen Graff Dawn Hillen Adrienne Hurd | Mikhail Ilyin Christopher Jackson Leslie F. Journet Elizabeth Keen Graciela Lebow Anna Lederfeind Kathryn MacLellan JoLea Maffei Caridad Martinez Francisco Martinez Olivier Medus Frederick Moore Fredrick Earl Mosley Brice Mousset Mercedes Pablos Alisha Rena Peek Francoise Pender Juan Carlos Penuela Cassandra Phifer Kevin L. Predmore Danielle Quisenberry Tracye Rawls-Martin Rhea Roderick Janice Rosario Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish Henning Rubsam Pedro Ruiz Flavio Salazar Benjamin Schultz Bradley Shelver Amber Sloan Jessica St. Vil Astrid Von Ussar Sarah Wingo Hollie Wright Dina Wright-Joseph |
| The Ailey School Musicians | Olga Bazilevskaya Paula Jeanine Bennett William F Catanzaro Boubacar Diabate Pablo Eluchans Eran Fink Kevin Garcia Euphaise Gohoun Nell (Nelya Leonid) Gourevitch Barry Harwood Dor Heled Desmond Howard Mark Hummel Brandon Ilaw Alexander Izbitser Roderick Jackson Eugene Kaplan Mark Katsaounis Michael B. Kingon Rich Klessig Adewole Love | George Lykogiannis Robert A. Marbach Mitch Marcus Andy H. Monroe Scott Morehouse Jack Morer Ronald J. Musicus Alon Nechushtan Patsy Oucher Victor Y. See Yuen Lauren G. Shapiro Vladimir Shinov Ireen Simon Elena Tishina Michael Mustafa Ulmer Ryan Wolfe |
| AAIE Staff | Heidi Miller, Associate Director of Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs Sarah Feeley, Associate Director, AAIE Business Affairs Cara Buchanan, AAIE Program Manager David Vargas, AAIE Business Assistant Stacey Spencer-Willoughby, AAIE Assistant | |
| AAIE Teaching Artists | Keith Alexander Michaella Barron Ronald Belger Kim Brown Ethel Calhoun Paul Chernosky Za'eed Eure Imani Faye Kat Files Cedric J. Greene Sherece Hill Bree Jackson Whitney Janis Lorena Jaramillo Youthen Joseph Nicole Kadar Noibis Licea Fatima Logan-Alston Allyson Lynch Amos Machanic Andrea Markus | Lily McAteer Brittany Miller Kellyn Mylechreest Kiara Paige Muriel Peterson Shawn Rawls Victorius Remak Ana Sofía Reynoso David Robertson Renee Robinson Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins Virginia Santucci Tierney Sorenson Arianna Stendardo C. Jade Newbold-St. Gerard Jessica St. Vil Elena Sundick Daaimah Taalib-Din Aaron Thomas Theara Ward Rachel Watson-Jih Jerijah West LaToya Wigfall Darius "Damazi" Williams Wayne Williams |
| AAIE Musicians | David Alston Joseph Barnes Matthew Hill Desmond Howard Iyedun Ince Roderick Jackson Khary Matthews Ron McBee Kwesi Opare Gabriel Roxbury Michael Mustafa Ulmer Brion Vann | |
| AileyCamp Staff | Nasha Thomas, National Director, AileyCamp Torens Johnson, National Deputy Director, AileyCamp Darius "Damazi" Williams, Director of Children's Aid AileyCamp New York Ronnie D. Carney, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark Sherece Hill, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark | |
| Children's Aid AileyCamp New York Staff | Aaron Thomas Brittany Miller Carina Young Chris Cates Darius "Damazi" Williams Elisha Robinson Emelia Sikorsky Hitome Yoshimura Villanueva Janabou Drammeh Janeé Bell Karah Verges Kayla Samuel Khary Matthews Noibis Licea Riché Williams Robert Sardo Robin “Uniqua” Simmons Shadrack Boakye Tiarah Kirkland Zoë Chichester Riché Williams | |
| Children's Aid AileyCamp Too! New York Staff | Leslie Jones Noibis Licea Khary Matthews Brittany Miller Robin “Uniqua” Simmons Darius "Damazi" Williams | |
| AileyCamp Newark Staff | Quinique Bennett Courtney Bowman Jumai Boxton Ronnie D. Carney Keshna Desir Danae Doyle Za’eed Eure Kayla Fleming Matthew Hill Natasha Hill Sherece Hill Kaitlyn Johnson Judah Marable Keyaura Mendes Leslie "Leo" Ramos-Garcia Ana Sofía Reynoso Selah Piett LaToya Wigfall | |
| AileyCamp Too! Newark Staff | Ronnie D. Carney Sherese Green Cedric J. Greene Matthew Hill Natasha Hill Sherece Hill LaToya Wigfall | |
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.
AILEY remembers two longtime members of its Production staff, E.J. Corrigan and Calvin Hunt, who both passed away in the spring of 2014.
