Board of Directors
W. Miles Marks, Chair
Partner, Corient Private Wealth
Rob Doty, Immediate Past Chair
Energy Executive (Retired)
Kimberly Cutchall, Secretary / Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance
CEO, Ultd Group
Stan Levy, Treasurer / Chair, Finance
Senior Advisor, The Morgan Group, Inc.
Mark Folkes, President and CEO
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Pooja Shivangi Amin
General Counsel, Greater Houston Community Foundation
Stephen C. Ash, Chair, Strategic Planning
Managing Senior Vice President, Transwestern
Steven L. Burkett
Executive Vice President, JLL
Lesha Elsenbrook, Chair, Capital Campaign
Community Leader
Marjorie Evans
Vice Chairman, Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.
Ange Finn, Chair, 25th Anniversary Taskforce
Owner, Tap Into Yourself, LLC
Kate Dearing Fowler, Chair, Education & Engagement
Executive Director, Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation
Amy Cope-Gibbs
Community Leader
Hillary Hart
Executive Director, Theatre Under The Stars
Marshall Heins
President, Marshall Bard Heins Interests
Anna Hobby
Director of Business Development and Investor Relations, Sallyport Partners Fund
Ron Hulme
Bluescape Energy Partners
Franklin Jones
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Ken Kades, Chair, Facilities
The Kades Corporation
Shahin Naghavi
Principal, Riverside Equity Group
Lauren Reid
President, John Gore Organization
Dylan Seff
Americas Head of Utilities and Global Head of Sustainable Energy, Vitol
Steve Stephens
Chief Executive Officer, Amegy Bank
Matthew B. Henneman, Director Emeritus
Managing Partner, Henneman Rau & Kirklin, LLP
Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Mark Folkes
President & CEO
Lise Bohn
Vice President of Advancement
Lynne Earll
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Deborah Lugo
Vice President of Programming and Education
Denise Wright
Vice President of Operations
Advancement
Joel Luks
Marketing and Communications Director
Ariette Almogabar
Donor Events and Stewardship Lead
Warda Binte Humayun
Advancement Services and Analytics Specialist
Irma Carillo
Individual Giving and Stewardship Manager
Melissa Abraham
Corporate and Marketing Partnerships Manager
Jaclynn Schwander
Marketing Coordinator
Laura Thompson
Graphic Design and Communications Specialist
Alvin Weingartner
Group Sales Lead
Facilities
Greta Barrs
Security
Allen Leedy
Engineering Technician
Chip Manfre
Painter
Armando Mota
Housekeeping Manager
Rusty Taylor
Senior Engineering Technician
Keith Thomas
Chief Engineer
Finance and Administration
Sylvie Bauerova
Controller
Gicela Rojas
Accountant
Eric Cardona
HR Generalist
Shelby Connolly
Project Manager
Sheri Johnson
General Manager, Broadway
Operations
Michael Metzdorf
Operations and Production Director
Ray Deal
Assistant Director of Operations
Holden Dickerson
Event Coordinator
Lauren Gonzalez
Audience and Accessibility Services Coordinator
Jacky Hall
Technology and Network Systems Analyst
William Melendy
Audience Services Assistant Manager
Jose Rivera
Security Supervisor
Steve Scott
Audience Services Manager
Jason Walls
Technology Director
Production
Riana Canetti-Rios
Zilkha House Electrician
Mark Dolney
House Electrician
Nathan Haworth
Production Manager, Zilkha Hall
Jack Jacobs
Production Manager, Sarofim Hall
Skye Krienitz
Production Supervisor
Danny Nordby, Jr.
House Audio Engineer
Kevin Van Orden
House Carpenter
Programming and Education
Robin Anderson
Education and Engagement Manager
Joseph Blanchard
Programming and Events Coordinator
Elizabeth Constant
Programming and Events Manager
Makenzi Kalsch
Education Coordinator
Jamey Watts
School Partnerships Coordinator
Ticketing
Sonia Bartley
Ticketing Manager
Jennifer Goodman
Ticketing Supervisor
Noah Jones
Ticketing Supervisor
Elizabeth McClees
Ticketing Director
Xavier Robinson
Ticketing Associate
Sheri Voight
Ticketing Operations Manager
Physical Address
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
