Peter Boal
Artistic Director, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Director, Pacific Northwest Ballet School
Peter Boal was raised in Bedford, New York. At the age of nine, he began studying ballet at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet. Mr. Boal became a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet in 1983 and became a principal dancer in 1989. In 2005, he retired from New York City Ballet after a 22-year career with the company. Mr. Boal was also a full-time faculty member at the School of American Ballet from 1997 to 2005. In 2003, he founded Peter Boal and Company, a critically acclaimed chamber ensemble.
Among the many ballets in which Mr. Boal was featured at New York City Ballet are George Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon), and Prodigal Son; Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and Opus 19/The Dreamer; Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels; and works by William Forsythe, Peter Martins, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon.
Otto Neubert
Ballet Master
Otto Neubert became ballet master for Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1992. Mr. Neubert assists the artistic director in rehearsing, teaching, and scheduling the Company, and also rehearses PNB School students in their roles for George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ and other productions.
Mr. Neubert has performed as a guest artist in PNB's The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote and Swan Lake. Prior to joining PNB, he danced as a soloist with New York City Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet. Born in Munich, Germany, he received his early training with Alex Ursuliak, ballet master of Stuttgart Ballet and director of the John Cranko School in Stuttgart. Mr. Neubert was also trained at Stuttgart Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, and with Marika Besobrasova in Monte Carlo.
Anne Dabrowski
Ballet Master
Anne Dabrowski joined PNB as ballet master in 1997. Originally from San Diego, Ms. Dabrowski received her early dance training from California Ballet School. She danced professionally with Hartford Ballet and continued there as company teacher and assistant ballet master and also served as a principal faculty member of the School of the Hartford Ballet. Ms. Dabrowski assists the artistic director in teaching, rehearsing, and scheduling the Company and rehearses PNBS students in their roles for George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ and other PNB ballets.Paul Gibson
Ballet Master
Mr. Gibson was named assistant ballet master immediately upon retirement from PNB in June 2004. He joined the Company in 1994 as a soloist and was promoted to the rank of principal in 1996. His choreographic work includes ballets for PNB and works for PNB School's Professional Division, as well as works for San Francisco Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet Choreographic Workshop, and Allegheny Ballet Company. Mr. Gibson has also been a participant in the New York Choreographic Institute. Originally from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibson began ballet training at Allegheny Ballet Academy and later went to summer programs at the School of American Ballet. He won a scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School and joined that company in 1988, where he rose to the rank of soloist. Mr. Gibson assists the artistic director in teaching, rehearsing, and the scheduling the Company and rehearsing PNBS students in their roles for Company productions.Norbert Herriges
Technical Director
Norbert Herriges began working in Seattle theater after receiving a degree in Theatre Arts at Southern Oregon State College in Ashland, Oregon. In 1984, he started at ACT as a scenic builder and in 1991 moved to Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he worked for fifteen years as a shop carpenter and later as Scenic Coordinator. In the course of his 28-year career in local theater, Mr. Herriges has worked backstage for PNB in various capacities. Most recently, he coordinated the set construction for PNB’s new production of George Balanchine’s Coppélia. He became Interim Technical Director for PNB in February 2011 and assumed the position of Technical Director in July of 2011. Mr. Herriges oversees and coordinates all technical aspects of PNB’s productions, assisted by an exceptional staff of stage technicians and managers.Randall G. Chiarelli
Resident Lighting Designer
Randall G. Chiarelli served as PNB's technical director and lighting designer from 1979-2005. He served as technical director of San Francisco Ballet from 2005-2006 and returned to PNB in November 2006. He created the lighting designs for much of PNB's repertory, including Kent Stowell's Swan Lake, Firebird, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Carmina Burana, Cinderella and Carmen, and re-created the lighting designs for PNB's Balanchine repertory. His scenery designs for PNB include Les Biches, Divertimento No. 15, Capricious Night, much of Carmen, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Student and apprentice to pioneer lighting designer Thomas R. Skelton, Mr. Chiarelli is a Seattle native and received painting and sculpture degrees from the University of Washington.Larae Theige Hascall
Costume Shop Manager
Born in Spokane, Washington, Larae Hascall joined PNB in 1983 and became Costume Shop Manager in 1987. She supervises both Costume Shop and Wardrobe in the creation, alteration, and maintenance of all costumes worn in PNB productions. She is also supervisor for specialty makeup and wigs. Ms. Hascall has been the primary collaborator for costumes created by such renowned designers as Theoni V. Aldredge (Carmina Burana), Martin Pakledinaz (Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Paul Tazewell (Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake), and Roberta Guidi di Bagno (Coppélia).Artistic Team
Doug Fullington, Audience Education Manager and Assistant to Peter Boal, DougF@pnb.org
Michele Curtis, Family Matinee Ballet Master
Jon Blake, Birgit Hansen, Librarians
Sheila Dietrich, Archivist
Ellen Walker
Executive Director
Ellen Walker served eleven seasons as Director of Marketing & Communications for Pacific Northwest Ballet. She is also a member of the faculty for Seattle University’s MFA program where she teaches arts marketing. Prior to joining PNB, she was a marketing and sponsorship consultant to arts and civic organizations, and managed a number of projects for Seattle Center and Seattle Center Foundation. From 1988 to 2000 Ms. Walker was Director of Marketing for Seattle Children’s Theatre. Ms. Walker is a native of Seattle, Washington with degrees from the University of Washington and Trinity College, Dublin.Lia Chiarelli, Director of Marketing and Communications
Lia Chiarelli has spent her career marketing her favorite arts organization—Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her areas of expertise include: earned revenue optimization, community management and comprehensive advertising and promotional campaigns. A Seattle native, Ms. Chiarelli has a degree from the University of Washington. She speaks and consults on a variety of topics related to ticketing, social media and arts administration.
Terrie Flaming, Director of Human Resources
Ms. Flaming brings 16 years of experience in Human Resources leadership and development, in diverse industries including Architecture and Engineering, Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Non-Profits Arts. She holds a Master of Arts in Human Resources Development from Hawaii Pacific University and has earned her Senior Professional Human Resources credentials from the Human Resource Certification Institute. Her primary areas of expertise include Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Leadership Coaching and Development, HR Administration and Project Management.
Michael Ann Mullikin, Director of Company Operations
Michael Ann Mullikin, a native of Maryland, relocated to the West Coast to join Pacific Northwest Ballet as Company Manager in July 2012. Previously, Michael Ann served as Manager of Dance Programming and General Manager of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Michael Ann studied Arts Management and Dance at the College of Charleston where she also performed with the Robert Ivey Ballet, including performances during Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, South Carolina. Michael Ann taught ballet, jazz, and tap for three years at Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary, a South Carolina Blue Ribbon School. Michael Ann is active with Dance/USA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and is a Maryland 4-H All-Star.
David Thorpe, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Thorpe was a senior manager at the accounting firm Bader Martin, PS before joining PNB in 2010. He is a CPA and received his B.A. in business from the University of Washington.
Human Resources
Terrie Flaming, Director of Human Resources
Finance
David Thorpe, Chief Financial Officer, DThorpe@pnb.org
Karen Portzer, Accounting Analyst
Kaleriya Maslyak, Accounting/Payroll Associate
Information Technology
Craig Big Eagle, IT Manager
Jason Darland , Desktop Technician
Doug Jones, Report Developer
Operations
Serni Reeves, Office Manager, Serni@pnb.org
Brian Zenk, Maintenance Supervisor
Cheryl Gunder, Receptionist
Diane Sardeson, Saturday Receptionist
Company Operations and Touring
Michael Ann Wilson, Director of Company Operations, MAMullikin@pnb.org
Marketing and Communications
Lia Chiarelli, Marketing Director
Lexi Clements, Associate Marketing Director
Gary Tucker, Media Relations Manager
Marsha Bennion, Publications Manager
Caitlin Klask, Senior Marketing Coordinator
Kristen Ramer Liang, Engagement Manager
Lindsay Thomas, Videographer
Cassandra Lea-Saxton, Digital Experience Designer
Doug Fullington, Assistant to Peter Boal/Audience Education Manager
Kayti Bouljon, Director of Community Education
Shannon Barnes, Curriculum Manager
Jennifer Shealy, Senior Manager of Ticket Operations
Megan Weigley, Patron Experience Manager
Max Frauel, Patron Experience Supervisor
Julie Jamieson, Group Sales
Alex Hagan, Amanda Mulvihill, Teal Christensen, Patron Service Representatives
Shaliese Rogers, Telesales Campaign Manager
Development
Elizabeth Damore, Director of Development
Liza Madison, Associate Director of Development
Carrie Mood, Major Gifts and Planned Giving Manager, CMood@pnb.org
Nicole Fredriksen, Corporate Relations Manager
Suzanne Erickson, Foundation & Government Relations Manager, SErickson@pnb.org
Kristin Price, Special Events Manager
Nicole Song, Research Manager
Erin Richmond, Development Coordinator
Samantha Sheats, Donor Information Coordinator
Marianna Clair, Individual Giving and Board Liaison Associate
Special Counsel
Valerie Hughes, Perkins Coie, Employment Law
Amy M. Royalty, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Immigration Law
Moss Adams LLP, Auditors
Emil de Cou, Music Director/Principal Conductor
Emil de Cou assumed the full-time position of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor at the start of the 2011-2012 season. He was associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, participating in a wide range of NSO performances and events following his Wolf Trap debut in 2000. Mr. de Cou debuted at Carnegie Hall as guest conductor for the New York Pops and has also conducted Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and Colorado Symphony Orchestra. He was Principal Pops Conductor for the San Francisco Symphony and served as musical consultant for NASA collaborations, including “Salute to Apollo, the Kennedy Legacy” at the Kennedy Center. In 1985, Mikhail Baryshnikov hired Mr. de Cou to conduct American Ballet Theatre and in 1994, he joined the staff of San Francisco Ballet. He has also conducted New York City Ballet, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Netherlands Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet, and National Ballet of Holland, among others. Mr. de Cou was born in Los Angeles and studied at the University of Southern California. He was the subject of a documentary on National Public Radio and was chosen from 200 candidates to study in Leonard Bernstein’s master class at the Hollywood Bowl.Conductors
Allan Dameron, Company Pianist/Conductor
A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Allan Dameron graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts and studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine. Mr. Dameron has been Music Director and Conductor for Chicago City Ballet and Assistant Conductor at Chicago Lyric Opera. Prior to joining PNB he was a chamber music professor at Northern Illinois University. As a chamber music pianist, Mr. Dameron has been a guest artist with the Vermeer and Audubon Quartets and is a member of Ariel Trio. Mr. Dameron performs piano solo work for PNB ballets, including The Concert (Or, The Perils of Everybody), Duo Concertant, Für Alina, Rubies, and Appassionata.
Company Pianists
Allan Dameron, Christina Siemens, Pianists
Stephen Barnes, Yelena Golets, Katja Rubin, Don Vollema, Class Pianists
Orchestra
Violin 1
Michael Jinsoo Lim, Concertmaster
Jennifer Caine Provine, Associate Concertmaster
Emilie Choi, Assistant Concertmaster
Stephen Daniels**
Tom Dziekonski*
Ella Marie Gray*
YeSol Im
Lynn Bartlett Johnson**
Raffaela Kalmar
Petro Krysa
Christine Olason*
Violin 2
Rita Lee, Principal
Raffaela Kalmar, Assistant Principal
Ingrid Fredrickson*
William E. Boyd*
Anne Cady*
Adrianna Hulscher
Laurie Wells
Kim Zabelle**
Viola
Alexander Grimes, Principal
Betty Agent*, Assistant Principal
Tim Christie
Joyce Ramée*
Laura Renz
Eileen Swanson*
Cello
Page Smith*, Principal
Virginia Dziekonski*, Assistant Principal
Meg Brennand**
Andrea Chandler**
Charles Jacot
Brian Wharton
Bass
Todd Larsen**, Principal
Stephen Schermer**, Assistant Principal
Maurice Clubb
Ben Musa**
Flute
Karla Flygare*, Principal
Laura Werner
Piccolo
Laura Werner
Oboe
Dan Williams, Principal
Tad Margelli*
English Horn
Tad Margelli
Clarinet
Jennifer Nelson**, Principal
Denise Lum
Bass Clarinet/E-Flat
Denise Lum
Bassoon
Mona S. Butler*, Principal
Dana Jackson
Horn
Rodger Burnett*, Principal
Danielle Lemieux
Richard Reed*
Ryan Stewart
Trumpet
Richard Werner*
Trombone
Mark Williams*, Principal
Kay D. Nichols*
Bass Trombone
Douglas Nierman*
Tuba
Ryan Schultz, Principal
Tympani
Phil Hanson*, Principal
Percussion
Matthew Kocmieroski*, Principal
Gunnar Folsom
Harp
John Carrington, Principal
Keyboard
Allan Dameron
Christina Siemens
Personnel Manager
Rodger Burnett
Music Librarian
Mona S. Butler
*Founding members of PNB Orchestra (1989).
**25 plus years with PNB Orchestra.
The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra is composed of musicians represented by the PNB Orchestra Players Organization.
Steinway & Sons is the official piano of PNB.
Costume Shop
Larae Theige Hascall, Costume Shop Manager
Sherri J. Thompson, Wardrobe Mistress
Barbara Pritchard, Assistant Wardrobe Mistress
Patrick Stovall, Madeleine DeGracia, Wardrobe Assistant
Robin Emerson, Costume Shop Assistant
Victoria McFall, Mark Zappone, Drapers
Luna Pham, Pauline Smith, Robyn Tarbet First Hands
Terry Frank, Millinery/Crafts
Wendy Oberlin, Dyer/Painter
Shelby Adele Rogers, Head of Specialty Makeup
Scene Shop & Production
Norbert Herriges, Technical Director
Sandra Barrack, Production Stage Manager, SBarrack@pnb.org
Leigh'Ann Andrews, Stage Manager
Randall G. Chiarelli, Resident Lighting Designer
Murray Johnson, Master Carpenter
Dante Leonardi, Master Electrician
Jeffrey Stebbins, Master of Properties
Alan Hiskey, Flyman
Peter Gantt, Shop Carpenter
Howard Neslen, Tim Casey, Assistant Carpenters
Jonathan Hackett, Production Electrician
Reed Nakayama, Assistant Electrician
Jay Gosselin, Kevin Krist, Properties Assistants
Jan Harvey-Smith, Master Scenic Artist
Scott Bennett, Jennifer Law, Kelly Staton,
Scenic Artists
Dominic Iacono, Lighting Technician
Toby Basiliko, Sound
Jim Austin, John Evans, Follow Spot
Jack Taylor, Videographer
Physical Therapy Services
Steven Anderson, MD, Pierce E. Scranton Jr., MD, Consulting Physicians
Boyd Bender, Physical Therapist
Christopher Kagen, Ellie Pierce, Massage Therapists
Conditioning
Amy Barkley, Pilates Coordinator
Melissa Brown
Carol Elsner
Teresa Hanawalt
Deborah Kenner
Dina McDermott
Uraina Nagy
Kayoko Price
Suzanne Singla
Tara Stepenberg
Marjorie Thompson
The Seattle Gym, Official Fitness Club for PNB Dancers
Email Individual Giving and Board Liaison Marianna Clair at MClair@pnb.org.
Officers
Chairman – David Hadley 3
President – Joan Fitzmaurice
Treasurer – Maria Mackey
Secretary – Lynn Lindsay
VP of Governance - Lynne Graybeal
Immediate Past Chairman – Aya Hamilton 2 3
Chairman Emeritus – Sheffield Phelps 2 3 *
Assistant Secretary – H. David Kaplan
Committee Chairs
Board Engagement – Gail James
Education – Jon Conte
Major Gifts – Peter Horvitz 2 3
Leadership – Peter Horvitz 2 3
Marketing & Public Relations – Sara Jones
Foundation Board Chairman - Peter Horvitz 2 3
Ex-Officio Trustees
Artistic Director – Peter Boal 1
Executive Director – Ellen Walker 1
Young Patrons Circle – Jon Shepherd
Parents Association – Jennifer Gaines 1
PNB STARS – Alesha Shemwell 1
Governing Board of Trustees
Donna Barnett
Carl Behnke 2
Susan Brotman 2
Sue Buske
Sharon Falkner
Jerald Farley
Joan Fitzmaurice
Stephen E. Fuhs
Lynne Graybeal
William Grinstein
Dave Hadley
Aya Hamilton
W. Daniel Heidt 2
Kalen Holmes
Toni Hoover
Peter Horvitz
Gail James
Christy Jones
Sara Jones
H. David Kaplan
Dan Kingston
Wendy Kizzier
Alex Lange
Terrel Lefferts
Josh Lieberman
Frederick W. McDonald
Carol Neiman
Susan Okamoto
Gwendolyn C. Payton
Betty Pirnat
Mac Powell
Tom A. Puentes
James Raisbeck
Barbara Ries
Catherine Ries
Vivian Schwab
Elizabeth Stokes
Shannon Tierney
Aimee Truchard
Natasha Lalji Verjee
Connie Walsh
Jodi Wong
Leslie Yamada
Advisory Board of Trustees
Marleen Alhadeff
Mariana Ancira
Courtney Bear
Elisabeth Bodal
Barbara Chaplin
Cheryl Clark
Brooke de Boutray
Margaret Dell’Osso
Elizabeth Dougherty
Patricia Edwards
Becky Figueroa
Kathy Alvord Gerlich
Stacy Graves
Adiel Gunizburg
CathyBeth Hooper
Jill Jackson
Pamela Johnson
Glenn Kawasaki
April Kieburtz
Megan Kirley
Rocke Koreis
Candy J. Lee
Helene Mawyer
Arnold Ness
Alida Oles
Kristin Pastoriza
Mimi Richards
Alesha Shemwell
Mel Sturman
Peggy Swistak
Christina Tanner
Jennifer Thompson
Deidra Wager
Lisa Wahbe
Kathryn Wickham
Shirley Zaic
Trustees Emeriti
Norma Cugini*
Jane M. Davis*
Wendy Griffin 2
Cathi Hatch 2
Travis Keeler 3
Arthur H. Mazzola 2
Jane McConnell
Joe Norman 3
Rick Redman
Francia Russell
Kent Stowell
Carol Wright
Board of Trustees Life Fellows
Patty Barrier
Kay Baxter
Robert R. Braun, Jr.
Ron Elgin
James A. Elias
Don C. Franklin
David F. Hill 3
Catherine Hobi Hawes
John Iverson 3 *
Jim Judson*
Dr. Susan Lindsay
Maria Postnikoff-Downing
Marsha Rich Ingham
Sharon Richardson
Susan R. Richey
Cynthia Stroum
Linda Warson
David B. Winder 2 3
Linda Wyman
Past Chairs
Sheffield Phelps*
David Winder
Arthur Mazzola
Wendy Griffin
Luke Helms
Susan Brotman
Allen Shoup
W. Daniel Heidt
Cathi Hatch
Peter Horvitz
Carl Behnke
Aya Hamilton
Past Presidents
Harold Heath*
Sheffield Phelps*
David Winder
John Iverson*
Travis Keeler
Jerome Sanford*
Arthur Jacobus
David Hill
James Kraft
Peter Horvitz
Aya Hamilton
Joe Norman
David Hadley
1Advisory/Ex Officio
2Past Chairs
3Ex-Officio
* Deceased
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