Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Rob Doty, Chair
Energy Executive (Retired)
Kimberly Cutchall, Secretary/Chair, Nominating & Governance
CEO, Ultd Group
W. Miles Marks, Treasurer/Chair, Finance
Partner, Corient Private Wealth
Stephen C. Ash, Chair, Strategic Planning
Managing Senior Vice President, Transwestern
Lesha Elsenbrook, Chair, Development
Community Leader
Ange Finn, Chair, Education & Engagement
Owner, Tap Into Yourself, LLC
Marshall Heins
Senior Vice Chancellor, Houston Community College
Matthew B. Henneman
Founding Partner, Henneman Rau Kirklin & Smith, LLP
Mark Folkes, President & CEO
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Board
Dr. Anisha Arora, MD
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine,
Memorial Hermann
Judge Caroline Baker Hurley
Principal, Baker Mediation, LLC
Steven L. Burkett
Executive Vice President, JLL
Kate Dearing Fowler
Executive Director, The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation
Marjorie Evans
Vice Chairman, Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc.
Hillary Hart
Executive Director, Theatre Under the Stars
Ron Hulme
Bluescape Energy Partners
Franklin Jones
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Ken Kades
The Kades Corporation
Lauren Reid
President, John Gore Organization
Jennifer Shaunty
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Steve Stephens
CEO, Amegy Bank
Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Mark Folkes
President & CEO
Lise Bohn
Vice President of Advancement
Lynne Earll
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Sheri Johnson
General Manager, Broadway
Deborah Lugo
Vice President of Programming and Education
Denise Wright
Vice President of Operations
Advancement
Ariette Almogabar
Development Assistant Manager
Warda Binte Humayun
Advancement Services and Analytics Specialist
Melissa Limmer
Marketing and Development Manager
Facilities
Greta Barrs
Security
James Gross
Security
Chip Manfre
Painter
Armando Mota
Housekeeping Manager
Rusty Taylor
Senior Engineering Technician
Debbie Thomas
Disinfecting Team Lead
Keith Thomas
Chief Engineering
Finance and Administration
Sylvie Bauerova
Controller
Eric Cardona
Finance and Administration Manager
Shelby Connolly
Project Manager
Operations
TaVarris Burnett
IT Specialist
Ray Deal
Assistant Director of Operations
Michael Metzdorf
Operations and Production Director
William Melendy
Event Coordinator
Jose Rivera
Security Supervisor
Steve Scott
Audience Services Manager
Debbie Tellez
Audience and Accessibility Services Coordinator
Production
Riana Canetti-Rios
Zilkha House Electrician
Mark Dolney
House Electrician
Nathan Haworth
Production Manager, Zilkha Hall
Jack Jacobs
Production Manager, Sarofim Hall
Danny Nordby, Jr.
House Audio Engineer
Kevin Van Orden
House Carpenter
Programming and Education
Robin Anderson
Education and Engagement Manager
Elizabeth Constant
Programming and Events Manager
Jamey Watts
Programming and Education Coordinator
Ticketing
Sonia Bartley
Box Office Supervisor
Jennifer Goodman
Box Office Associate
Anthony Konon
Assistant Box Office Manager
Elizabeth McClees
Box Office Manager
Sheri Voight
Ticketing Services Manager
Physical Address
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
