Board & Staff

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, 25^th 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

Lise Bohn
Vice President of Advancement

Lynne Earll
Vice President of Finance and Administration

Mark Folkes
President and CEO

Deborah Lugo
Vice President of Programming and Education

Denise Wright
Vice President of Operations

Melissa Abraham
Corporate and Marketing Partnerships Manager

Ariette Almogabar
Donor Events and Stewardship Lead

Edmundo Cardona
Donor Relations Coordinator

Irma Carillo
Individual Giving and Stewardship Manager

Warda Binte Humayun
Advancement Services and Analytics Specialist

Joel Luks
Marketing and Communications Director

Jaclynn Schwander
Marketing Coordinator

Laura Thompson
Graphic Design and Communications Specialist

Alvin Weingartner
Group Sales Lead

Greta Barrs
Security Associate

Stephanie Contreras
Security Associate

Allen Leedy
Engineering Technician

Chip Manfre
Painter

Armando Mota
Housekeeping Manager

SheNeal Sheppard
Housekeeping Coordinator

Rusty Taylor
Senior Engineering Technician

Keith Thomas
Chief Engineer

Cori Wilkins
Security Associate

Sylvie Bauerova
Controller

Eric Cardona
HR Generalist

Shelby Connolly
Strategic Initiatives Director

Sheri Johnson
General Manager, Broadway

Belkis Moreno
Administrative Coordinator

Gicela Rojas
Accountant

Ray Deal
Assistant Operations Director

Holden Dickerson
Event Coordinator

Lauren Gonzalez
Audience and Accessibility Services Coordinator

William Melendy 
Assistant Audience Services Manager

Michael Metzdorf
Operations and Production Director

Jose Rivera
Security Supervisor

Steve Scott
Audience Services Manager

Jason Walls
Technology Director

Riana Canetti-Rios
Zilkha Hall House Electrician

Mark Dolney
Sarofim Hall House Electrician

Nathan Haworth
Zilkha Hall Production Manager

Jack Jacobs
Sarofim Hall Production Manager

Skye Krienitz
Production Supervisor

Danny Nordby, Jr.
Sarofim Hall House Audio Engineer

Kevin Van Orden
Sarofim Hall House Carpenter

Robin Anderson
Education and Engagement Director

Joseph Blanchard
Programming and Events Coordinator

Elizabeth Constant 
Programming and Events Director

Makenzi Kalsch
Education Coordinator

Jamey Watts
School Partnerships Coordinator

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