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
Felicia Cowan
Director of Human Resources
Chris Yoakam
Interim Director of Finance
Sarah Taylor
Company Manager
Jennifer Bailey
Accounting Manager
Robin L. Holt
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Teri Percy
Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison
Development
Sarah West
Chief Development Officer
Jyn Van Putten
Manager of Foundations and Government Giving
Tracy Waters
Corporate Relations and Events Manager
Nicole Levy
Individual Giving Manager
Amy Falls
Development Coordinator
Marketing
Sara M. K. Neal
Chief Marketing Officer
Joshua Jones
Director of Communications
Lisa Jensen
Retail Sales & Boutique Manager
Alex Moya
Graphic Designer
Marissa Hodges
Marketing Coordinator
Beau Pearson
Photographer
Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West Academy
Peter LeBreton Merz
Director, Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West Academy
Maricar Drilon
Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation
Ballet West Academy at Thanksgiving Point
Heather Fryxell
Principal, Ballet West Academy Salt Lake City Campus
Cati Snarr
Principal, Ballet West Academy Peggy Bergmann
Park City Campus
Peggy Dolkas
Calvin Kitten
Cynthia Ridler
Jeffrey Rogers
Heather Thackeray
Principal Faculty
Shazell Ellerbeck
Head Academy Administrator
Shanika Ells
Sandy Flury
Academy Administrators
Katlyn Addison
Christa Anderson
Colleen Barnes
Tonia Blomquist
Brenda Butcher
Nikki Bybee
Bruce Caldwell
Ginger Christopher
Patrick Cubbedge
Natalie Desch
Wilson Domingues
Lindsay Folkman
Hannah Gagon
Jenna Rae Herrera
Brittany Holt
Lisa Hoyt
Katie Johnson
Nikolai Moroz
Michelle Player
Sawyer Player
Anne Marie Smith
Connie Smith
Paige Sparks
Jessica Thompson
Sara Turner
Juliana Vorkink
Chelsea Weidman
Natalie Whitney
Alena Wilson
Elise Wood
Faculty
Maggie Wright-Tesch
U of U/BW Joint Trainee Liason
Jim Kuemmerle
Sarah Lund
John Rukavina
Heidi Slagle
Academy Pianist
Virginia Hicks
Summer Intensive Coordinator
Leslie-Ann Campbell
Lindsay Preece
Allene Snow
Cole Walkenhorst
Receptionists
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
Temria Airmet
Nikki Bybee
Kira Coelho
Shelly Cordova
Ashley Creek
Ulysses Gonzalez
Jennifer Heighton
Lisa Johnson
Sarah Lovett
Stacey Mahan
Wendee Fiedeley-McCulloch
Audrey Olsen
Moisés Próspero
Alison Russell
Amy Simkins
Anne Marie Smith
Joni Taylor
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
W. Powell Smith
Patron Advisors
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.
