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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.

Kyle Keogh

Interim Chief Executive

Sebastian Baggiano

Executive Vice President

Brittany Beckstrom

Senior Director of Athenaeum Hotel Operations

Deborah Sunya Moore

Senior Vice President, Chief Program 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

Jordan Steves

Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education

Amit Taneja

Interim Chief Advancement Officer and Senior Director for Community and Belonging

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

Linda Baglia

Patron Experience Manager

Judy Barie

Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries

Michael Baumgarten

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

Jonathan Beyer

Director, Chautauqua Opera Conservatory

Noël Ashburn

Program Production Manager

Amber Blashak

Senior Director of Human Resources

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 Byczek

Armed Security Officer

Emily Carpenter

Manager of the Oliver Archives Center

Luis Eduardo Cerna

Business Intelligence Analyst

Karen Chung

Patron Record Manager

Terri Crandall

Assistant Fitness Center Manager

Ellen Cross

Donor Relations Coordinator

Sutton Dalrymple

Coordinator of Safety and Security Planning

Michael Dawson

Director of Technology Innovation

Christopher Doverspike

Armed Security Officer

Raymond Downey

Senior Director of Brand and Creative Strategy

Jackie Draggett

Supervisor of Housekeeping

Ian Drake

Web Programmer

Michael Earle

Marketing and Production Systems Architect

Scott Ekstrom

Director of the Smith Memorial Library

Dick Erickson

Director of Accounting

Suzanne Fassett-Wright

Director of Arts Education

Julie Fisher

Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President

Roy Fisher

Transportation Supervisor

James Freay

Office Services & Equipment Administrator

Lisa Ann Gierszal

Program Hospitality Manager and Executive Assistant to the Chief Program Officer

Emily Glinick

Managing Director, Chautauqua Theater Company

Will Griffith

Project Manager

Nate Hammond

Recreation Facilities Coordinator

Helen Hassinger

Manager, Chautauqua Opera Company

Erika b Hess

Artistic Director, Chautauqua Visual Arts

Erika Hines

Finance and Accounting Manager

Cindy Hinsdale

Lodging & Sales Supervisor

Amanda Holt

Chautauqua Bookstore Assistant Manager

Elaine Hooker

Prospect Research Associate

Amy Hummel

Buildings and Grounds Administrative Assistant

Stephine Hunt

Interim Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts

Sasha Janes

Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance

Drake Johnson

Salesforce Administrator

Joanna Kaufmann

Corporate Secretary & Planned Gift Administrator

Sam Kelly

Chautauqua Visual Arts Assistant

Jade King Carroll

Producing Artistic Director, Chautauqua Theater Company

Billy Joe Leone

Chief of Campus Safety & Security

Brent Livermore

Armed Security Officer

Renae Loll

Human Resources Generalist

Heather Long

Cash Control Accountant

Rachel Lykins

Resident Teaching Artist/Arts Education Project Coordinator

Mackenzie Mages

Purchasing and Inventory Clerk

Jennifer Majewski

Executive Assistant and Waterfront Manager

Sarah Malinoski

Director, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts

Mei Maxwell

Research Associate and Program Coordinator

Jill McCormick

Director of Communications and Special Projects

Christine McKay

Associate Director and Executive Producer of Video Production

Amanda McNally

Program Office Manager

Nicola Melville

Chair, Chautauqua Piano Program

Samantha Minardi-Lopez

Manager of Student Services & Arts Education Business Coordinator

Deborah E. Moore

CPA, Executive Director

Troy Moss

Head Golf Professional

Timothy Muffitt

Artistic Director, Music School Festival Orchestra

David Munch

Photojournalism, Documentary & Multimedia Manager

Jack Munella

Director of Facilities and Grounds, Capital Projects Manager

Garrett Nelson

Front Office Assistant Manager

Sam Nelson

Director of Business Development

Steven Osgood

General and Artistic Director, Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory

Adam Owens

Ticketing Operations Manager

Nathan Peterson

Reporting Analyst

Meg Pickard

Director of Recreation & Fitness Center Manager

Erika Pitcher

Assistant Housekeeping Manager

Alyssa Porter

Director of Community Education & Youth Programs

Gerald Raab

Armed Security Officer

Earl Rothfus

Chautauqua Bookstore Manager

Makayla Santiago-Froebel

Interim Associate Director of Belonging and Community Relations

Christian Sardi

CSO Supervisor & Shift Management

Kimberly Schuette

Managing Director, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra; Manager of Artistic Administration

Gloria Shows

CVA Administrative Assistant

Tamara J. Silzle

Executive Assistant to the President

Carolyn A. Snider

Administrative Assistant

Adam Stahlsmith

Systems Administrator

Kirk Stauffer

Director of Golf

Bishop Eugene Sutton

Senior Pastor

Nicole Szydlo

Senior Director of Enterprise Data, Analytics, and Research

Patrick Tanner

Ticketing Systems Manager

Leslie Tiedeman

Stewardship and Events Associate

Stacey Utegg

Front Office Manager

Ariel Vilardo

Grants & Sponsorship Manager

Joshua Vogle

Director of Sales, Event Planning & Marketing

Maegan Washburn

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Lindsay Watts

Director of Marketing

Mark Wenzler

Peter Nosler Director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative and Senior Gift Officer

Susan Downie Wheeler

Major and Planned Gifts Officer

Allyson Youngs

Social Media and Content Manager

James Zahm

Office Services Assistant

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