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
Sarah Taylor
Director of Company Management
Hilary Hancock
Company Management Coordinator
Jennifer Bailey
Senior Accounting Manager
Madeline Harris
Accounting Coordinator
Teri Percy
Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison
Development
Sarah West
Chief Development Officer
Natalie Cope
Director of Major Gifts
Alicia Brooks
Annual Giving Manager
Jyn Van Putten
Foundations and Government Giving Manager
Bretleigh Sandorff
Development Data Manager
Marketing
Joshua Jones
Director of Communications
Marissa Hodges
Marketing Manager
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, Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West Academy
Shawn Spainhour
Managing Director, Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West Academy
Heather Fryxell
Principal, Ballet West Academy at Salt Lake City
Heather Thackeray
Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation
Ballet West Academy at Thanksgiving Point Campus at Lehi
Sandy Flury
Principal, Ballet West Academy Peggy Bergmann Campus at Park City
Jeffrey Rogers
Principal Faculty and Academy Men’s Master
Cynthia Ridler
Principal Faculty and Incoming Student Ballet Master
Christopher Sellars
Principal Faculty and Trainee Division Coordinator
Leslie-Ann Campbell
Ballet Centre Operations Manager and Studio Rental Coordinator
Deanna Richardson
Trolley Corners Operations Manager
Jennifer Hildreth
Park City Academy Administrator
Samantha Abrahamson
Katlyn Addison
Kimberly Ballard
Silver Barkes
Jessica Baynes
Tonia Blomquist
Jazz Bynum
Jenna Clark
Allison DeBona
Natalie Desch
Jennifer Fjeldsted
Adrian Fry
Darleen Gordon
Tyler Gum
Misa Oga Hansen
Jenna Rae Herrera
Noel Jensen
Katie Johnson
Chelsea Keefer
Justine Sheedy-Kramer
Sharee Lane
Lindsey Larsen
Deborah Latimer
Katherine Lawrence
Vinicius Lima
Savannah Lyle
Alex MacFarlan
Stacey Mahan
Kathryn Morgan
Emily Neale
Hope Parker
Sawyer Player
Mercedes Rice
Ashleigh Richardson
Abby Rubin
Erin Sanders
Connie Smith
Eunice Stafford
Scout Sutton
Jessica Thompson
Rex Tilton
Jordan Veit
Kristina Weimer
Jaclyn Weisenbeck
Natalie Whitney
Phyllis Whitaker
Alena Wilson
Emily Wilson
Claire Wilson
Nichele Woods
Jamie Zollinger
Faculty
Grigoriy Ayrapetov
Nicholas Maughan
Jim Kuemmerle
Sarah Lund
Max Hall
John Rukavina
Rob Wood
Accompanists
Claire Wilson
Academy Marketing Coordinator
Maggie Wright-Tesch
U of U/BW Joint Trainee Liason
Katrin McCallum
Lindsay Preece
Ashleigh Richardson
Administrative Assistant
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
Hilary Hancock
Patron Services Coordinator
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.
