Staff

Chautauqua Institution is powered by a creative and innovative team of colleagues who are committed to our mission and to each other. We celebrate their accomplishments and expertise with gratitude for their service and dedication.

Michael E. Hill, Ed.D.

President

Sebastian Baggiano

Executive Vice President

George L. Follansbee Jr.

J.D., Senior Philanthropic Adviser to the President

Emily Morris

Chief Brand Officer

Shannon Rozner

J.D., Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Deborah Sunya Moore

Senior Vice President, Chief Program Officer

Amit Taneja

Senior Vice President, Chief IDEA Officer

Amy Gardner

Senior Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer

Laura Savia

Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts (PAVA)

Angela Schuettler

Chief Financial Officer

John Shedd

AIA, Vice President of Campus Planning and Operations

Melissa Spas

Vice President of Religion

Jordan Steves

Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education

Vanessa Weinert

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Kwame Alexander

Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and Writer in Residence

Chris Baglia

Gift Administrator

Alison Barry

Director of Patron Experience & Ticketing

Michael Baumgarten

Director of Production/Resident Lighting & Video Designer, Chautauqua Opera

Brittany Beckstrom

Senior Director of Athenaeum Hotel Operations

Travis Bensink

Culinary Operations Manager

Scott Beresford

Manager of Group Sales and Programs

Noël Ashburn

Program Production Manager

Amber Blashak

Senior Director of Human Resources

Christine Boniface

Accommodations Manager

Megan Borgstrom

Digital Media and Graphic Design Coordinator

Ryan Baxter Boughton

Assoc. AIA, Administrator of Architectural and Land Use Regulations; Capital Projects Manager

Jared Brown

Data Solutions Engineer

Elizabeth Burgeson

Supervisor of Gardens

Jennifer Burgeson

Fund Accountant

Randy Butts

Full Stack Engineer

James Byzeck

Armed Security Officer

Emily Carpenter

Education Department Coordinator

Luis Eduardo Cerna

Business Intelligence Analyst

Terri Crandall

Assistant Fitness Center Manager

Sutton Dalrymple

Coordinator of Safety and Security Planning

Michael Dawson

Director of Technology Innovation

Stephanie Dawson

Resident Teaching Artist/Arts Education Program Coordinator

Christopher Doverspike

Armed Security Officer

Raymond Downey

Director of Brand Design and Strategy

Jackie Draggett

Supervisor of Housekeeping

Ian Drake

Web Programmer

Michael Earle

Audio-Video Producing Director

Scott Ekstrom

Director of the Smith Memorial Library

Emily Elliott

Group Sales and Programs Assistant