Michael Scolamiero
Executive Director, Ballet West
The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair
Michael Scolamiero recently joined Ballet West after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Scolamiero previously served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet for three years, during which time the organization achieved a significant reduction in debt, as well as robust growth in ticket revenue, contributions, and touring income. Prior to Miami City Ballet, Mr. Scolamiero was Pennsylvania Ballet’s Executive Director for 17 years, the longest tenure in the Company’s history and among the longest of any leader of a major ballet company. During his tenure, Mr. Scolamiero led the organization’s first capital campaign that raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero is set to implement a newly completed strategic plan and excited to guide a growing and robust Company.
Administration and Finance
Liz Crawford
Chief Financial Officer
Felicia Cowan
Director of Human Resources
Jennifer Bailey
Senior Accounting Manager
Madeline Harris
Accounting Coordinator
Teri Percy
Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison
External Affairs
Andrew Goldberg
Senior Director, External Affairs
Natalie Cope
Director of Development
Alicia Brooks
Annual Giving Manager
Jyn Van Putten
Foundations and Government Giving Manager
Bretleigh Sandorf
Development Data Manager
David Young
Special Events and Benefits Coordinator
Lisa Jensen
Retail Sales & Boutique Manager
Beau Pearson
Photographer and Videographer
Ashleigh Porter
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West Academy
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate
Director, Ballet West Academy
Sarah Taylor
Director of Business Operations, Ballet West Academy
Allison DeBona
Principal, Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus
Katherine Lawrence
Principal, Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre Campus
Heather Thackeray
Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Thanksgiving Point Campus at Lehi
Catherine Batcheller
Principal Faculty and Artistic Engagement Coordinator
Stacey Mahan
Principal Faculty and Principal Faculty and Associate Director of Curriculum
Jeffrey Rogers
Principal Faculty and Director of Academy Men’s Program
Christopher Sellars
Principal Faculty and Trainee Coordinator
Jennifer Hildreth
Interim Senior Academy Operations Manager and Administrator Park City Campus
Deanna Richardson
Trolley Corners Campus Operations Manager
Jordan DeBona
Summer Intensive Coordinator
Samantha Abrahamson
Katlyn Addison
Halie Bahr
Silver Barkes
Jessica Baynes
Jazz Bynum
Bruce Caldwell
Jenna Clark
Ashley Creek
Jordan DeBona
Natalie Desch
Jennifer Fjeldsted
Adrian Fry
Darleen Gordon
Kimberly Hansen
Misa Oga Hansen
Jenna Rae Herrera
Dan Higgins
Noel Jensen
Chelsea Keefer
Justine Sheedy-Kramer
Sharee Lane
Lindsey Larsen
Deborah Latimer
Stephen Legate
Vinicius Lima
Alex MacFarlan
Kathryn Morgan
Cymbre Owens
Hope Parker
Kendra Rangel
Ashleigh Richardson
Pamela Robinson
Rylee Rogers
Abby Rubin
Autumn Ryskoski
MaryAnn Schaefer
Samira Saeed
Caedy Sajdowitz
Justine Sheedy- Kramer
Kramer Snead
Connie Smith
Eunice Kim Stafford
Scout Sutton
Layla Terrell
Jessica Thompson
Rex Tilton
Jordan Veit
Kristina Weimer
Elizabeth Weldon
Natalie Whitney
Claire Wilson
Jane Wood
Nichele Woods
Instructors
Grigoriy Ayrapetov
Nicholas Maughan
Lisa Haddon
Jim Kuemmerle
Sarah Lund
Max Hall
John Rukavina
Kimball Whitaker
Accompanists
Maggie Wright-Tesch
U of U/BW Joint Trainee Liaison
Hannah Lowell
Jenney Lowell
Sasha Lowell
Kendra Rangel
Administrative Assistants
Education and Outreach
Peter Christie
Director of Education and Outreach
Dana Rossi
Education Associate/Assistant Director, I CAN DO
Heather Fryxell
Associate Director, Adaptive Dance
Shelly Cordova
Assistant Director, Senior Steps/Forward Steps
Silas Campos
Shelly Cordova
Ashley Creek
Audrey Dodd
Jennifer Heighton
Sarah Lovett
Stacey Mahan
Wendee Fiedeley-McCulloch
Moisés Próspero
Amy Simkins
Alicia Trump
Ashlee Vilos
Trish Wilstead
Educators
Ticketing and Subscriber Services
Jack E Stahl
Associate Director of Technology and Ticketing
Natalie Thorpe
Manager of Patron Services
Jane Harris
Lead Patron Advisor
Bob Crowder, Josh Crowder, and Aaron Crowder are the official IT consultants to Ballet West.
Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Company.Ballet West is an American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Company.
Ballet West is an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Company.
