Company Profiles

Principals

Skylar Campbell Soo Youn Cho Jessica Collado* Karina González

Yuriko Kajiya Melody Mennite* Connor Walsh* Charles-Louis Yoshiyama*

The Robert F. Parker Principal Dancer The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Principal Dancer The Houston Ballet Guild Principal Dancer

Birthplace Laguna Beach, California Birthplace Incheon, South Korea Birthplace Coral Springs, Florida Birthplace Caracas, Venezuela

Dance Training Victor and Tatiana Kasatsky Classical Ballet Academy. Mentored and coached by David Allan Dance Training Hye Young Kim Ballet School, Sun Hwa Arts School, Canada National Ballet School, John Cranko Schule Ballet School Dance Training Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet Academy, Ballet Nova of South Florida

Joined the Company as Principal 2022 Joined the Company 2012

Promoted to Principal 2018 Dance Training Gustavo Franklin Ballet School, Caracas, Venezuela

Joined the Company 2004

Promoted to Principal 2017 Joined the Company 2010

Promoted to Principal 2013

The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Principal Dancer The Melza M. Barr Principal Dancer The Fondren Foundation Principal Dancer The Anita B. Stude Principal Dancer

Birthplace Aichi, Japan Birthplace Santa Cruz, California Birthplace Fairfax, Virginia Birthplace Shizuoka, Japan

Dance Training Shanghai Dance School, National Ballet School of Canada

Joined the Company 2014 Dance Training Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet Academy

Joined the Company 2001 Dance Training Kirov Academy of Ballet, Harid Conservatory, Houston Ballet Academy Dance Training Hiraki Ballet School, English National Ballet School, Houston Ballet Academy

Joined the Company 2004 Joined the Company 2008

Promoted to Principal 2014 Promoted to Principal 2008 Promoted to Principal 2007 Promoted to Principal 2016

Christopher Coomer*

Birthplace Birkenhead, England

Dance Training Houston Ballet Academy, Wallasey School of Ballet

Joined the Company 2004

Promoted to First Soloist 2018

First Soloists

Mónica Gómez Oliver Halkowich Allison Miller* Harper Watters*

The Houston Ballet Guild First Soloist

Birthplace Havana, Cuba Birthplace Florida Keys, Florida Birthplace St. Petersburg, Florida Birthplace Dover, New Hampshire

Dance Training National Ballet School of Cuba

Joined the Company 2015

Promoted to First Soloist 2019 Dance Training Miami City Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School

Joined the Company 2002

Promoted to First Soloist 2018 Dance Training Diane Partington Studio of Classical Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts Dance Training Houston Ballet Academy, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Portsmouth School of Ballet

Joined the Company 2006

Promoted to First Soloist 2018 Joined the Company 2011

Promoted to First Soloist 2021

Soloists

Tyler Donatelli* Christopher Gray Ryo Kato Bridget Kuhns*

Birthplace Huntington Beach, California Birthplace Vancouver, BC, Canada Birthplace Saitama, Japan Birthplace Columbus, Ohio

Jacquelyn Long* Mackenzie Richter* Aaron Daniel Sharratt*

Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio Birthplace Warner Robins, Georgia Birthplace Tuscon, Arizona

Alyssa Springer*

Birthplace Orange County, California

Demi Soloists

Chandler Dalton* Aoi Fujiwara* Yumiko Fukuda Estheysis Menendez

Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Birthplace Osaka, Japan Birthplace Saitama, Japan Birthplace Havana, Cuba

Naazir Muhammad*

Birthplace Brooklyn, New York

Luzemberg Santana

Birthplace João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

Elivelton Tomazi Natalie Varnum* Andrew Vecseri* Chae Eun Yang

Birthplace Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Birthplace Ashford, Alabama Birthplace Houston, Texas Birthplace Seoul, Republic of Korea

Corps de Ballet

Simone Acri Henrique Barbosa* Gretel Batista Magnoly Batista* Neal Burks*

Birthplace Saitama, Japan Birthplace Maracanaú, CE, Brazil Birthplace Havana, Cuba Birthplace Santiago, Dominican Republic Birthplace Jacksonville, Florida

Jaci Doty* Caleb Durbin* Danielle Esposito Syvert Lorenz Garcia* Rafaela Henrique* Kellen Hornbuckle*

Birthplace Shenandoah, Iowa Birthplace Newcastle, Australia Birthplace San Diego, California Birthplace Oslo, Norway Birthplace Jundiai, SP, Brazil Birthplace Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kirsten Hunsberger*

Birthplace Las Vegas, Nevada

Danbi Kim* Fernando Martin-Gullans

Birthplace Suwon, Republic of Korea Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia

Riley McMurray* Caroline Perry*

Birthplace Chicago, Illinois Birthplace Orange County, California

McKhayla Pettingill*

Birthplace Phoenix, Arizona

Samuel Rodriguez Madison Russo* Song Teng* Matthew West* Jack Wolff*

Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia Birthplace West Palm Beach, Florida Birthplace Hunan, China Birthplace Ibaraki, Japan Birthplace Pearland, Texas

Apprentices

Jindallae Bernard* Emma Forrester* Eli Gruska Jordan Lovelace

Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana Birthplace Houston, Texas Birthplace Los Angeles, California Birthplace Dallas, Texas

Zoe Lucich Jackson Miles* Yu Wakizuka

Birthplace Marin County, California Birthplace Denver, Colorado Birthplace Osaka, Japan

ARTISTIC

†Stanton Welch AM* Artistic Director Barbara Bears* Ballet Master Ian Casady* Ballet Master Amy Fote* Ballet Master Steven Woodgate* Ballet Master Katerina De Lawyer Artistic Coordinator Sarah Miller Artistic Administrative Associate

ADMINISTRATION

†James Nelson* Executive Director †Kelli Gilson General Manager Aileen Roberts Company Manager Laurel Rowe Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

FINANCE

†Kristi Roberts Chief Financial Officer †Rachel Koenig Director of Human Resources Thelma Hearren Controller Denise Guevara Senior Accountant Kenneth Knight II Payroll Coordinator Diamantina Peña* Accounts Payable Coordinator Cheryl Zane* Special Advisor Matthew Limes Human Resources Coordinator Garth Luther Associate Director, Facilities Alma Amaya, Patricia Barnes, Allison Johnson Receptionists

TECHNOLOGY

†MJ Bavaret* Director of IT Kelly Holcomb Cloud Services Manager Alejandro Rivas Network Administrator Joshua Jemio Help Desk II Silver Ehiwario Project Associate Gilbert Chapa Help Desk I

NUTCRACKER MARKET

†Patsy Chapman* CEO Jennifer Estrada Nutcracker Market Manager Abimbola Agbabiaka Nutcracker Market Communications Coordinator Susan Lehmann Nutcracker Market Associate Sofia Del Villar Nutcracker Market Associate

Houston Ballet Staff

DEVELOPMENT

†Angie Lane Chief Development Officer Haley Calvert Development Coordinator Stephanie Faulk Annual Fund Manager Angela Fulcher Assistant Director, Tessitura Operations Jasmine Fuller Cane Assistant Director, Publications Devon Furl Assistant Director, Special Events Joey Gaona Assistant Director, Institutional Giving Lucy Graham Donor Relations Manager Ana Gonzalez* Data Processing Manager Colleen Hargraves Individual Giving Coordinator Darry Hearon Assistant Director, Major and Planned Gifts Lindsey Hurst* Director of Institutional Giving Nao Kusuzaki Development Staff Associate Nancy Little Assistant Director, Individual Giving Madeline Patton Institutional Giving Coordinator Megan Raines Director of Individual Giving Kate Wood Development Communications Coordinator Alexandra Yates Senior Director, Special Events Baylee Zeringue Special Events Associate Coordinator

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

†Angela Lee* Director of Marketing and Public Relations Tory Lieberman Associate Director of Marketing Jared Murphy Graphic Designer Lynn Chung* Marketing Coordinator Christina Ferraz Public Relations Manager Emily Averitt-Cleveland Education Marketing & PR Coordinator Leslie Goodrum Retail Merchandise & Display Coordinator Anne Wheeler Archivist Project Manager David Rivera Associate Director of Audio & Video Services Nicole Bacon Foreman Audio Visual Assistant Lauren Gayden* Associate Director of Ticketing Services Christina Martinez, Carlyn Scott* Box Office Managers Brittany Restrepo Ticketing Services Manager Rachel Walrath Ticketing Services Coordinator Mike Miles Audience Services Coordinator Austin Cushman, Arianna Day, Tabytha Donnelly, Cynthia Giron, Megan Goodlett, Soledad Lara, Nicole Levy, Stephan Little, Maxwell Paulus, Diamond Rector, Cynthia Saldana, Aaron Thomas, Mary Wemple Wortham Theater Center Box Office Customer Service Representatives

PRODUCTION

†Michelle de los Reyes* Head of Production †Sandra Fox Head of Costumes †Lisa J. Pinkham Resident Lighting Designer Grey Starbird Technical Director Jonathan Moore Stage Manager Eli Walker Assistant Stage Manager Kimberly Norlin Production Coordinator Ashley Christian Production Operations Manager Gregory Stewart Head Carpenter Lafayette Andrews Assistant Carpenter Barry Thomas* Master Electrician Jason Mathis Assistant Electrician Paul Gibson Assistant Electrician/ Light Board Operator Dustin Dowell Property Master Andrew Harper Sound Consultant Zachary Paugh Costume Shop Manager Crystal Breihan Company Wardrobe Coordinator Alexa Carlson Academy Wardrobe Coordinator Freddy Reymundo, Drieux Dismukes, Dana Pike, Chris Abide Wardrobe Supervisors Susie DeBlieck, Gloria Pazi, Wendy Stallworth Wig Technicians Kendall Sarro Wardrobe Administrative Assistant

MUSIC

†Ermanno Florio* Music Director Richard Reeves* Orchestra Manager/Music Administrator Theresa Hanebury* Music Librarian/Pianists’ Manager & Technical Director Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon* Principal Pianist/Music Coordinator William Patterson Academy Pianist Manager Tyrone Boyle, Jennifer Edmondson, Grecia Lavenderos,* Benjamin Kaplan, April Zhi Li-Thompson, William Patterson, William Marsden* Pianists Krume Andreeveski, Benjamin Chavez, Krystel Grauvogl, Tomoe Hayashi,* Ning-Chih Hsu, Nara Jeffus, Elizabeth Mendez, Alex Navarro, Pelayo Parlade, Adeline Saylor, Michele Vesceri Part-Time Pianists James Edwards, Terrence Karn, William Suddreath Academy Part-Time Percussionists

ACADEMY

†Jennifer Sommers* Academy Director Claudio Muñoz* HBII Ballet Master Cheryne Busch* Upper School Principal Beth Everitt Lower School Principal & Children’s Ballet Master †Melissa Bowman Director of Curriculum Orlando Molina Academy Instructor & Boys Program Coordinator Susan Bryant*, Elizabeth McMillan, Kelly Myernick Kubin* Academy Instructors Katie Wesche Academy Administrative Manager Yahudi Castañeda Academy Artistic Operations Manager Carla Cortez Academy Registrar Dustin Shaw Academy Programs Manager Megan Doerksen Manager, Student Life Shelby Connolly Academy Artistic Operations Coordinator Tempest McLendon Academy Administrative Coordinator Akihiro Kawasaki Head Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach Lauren Anderson* Associate Director, Education and Community Engagement Alexandra Garza Coordinator, Education & Community Engagement Jamie L. Cegelski Associate, Education & Community Engagement Yasmine De La Rosa Intern, Education & Community Engagement Michael Appleman, Brittany Bass, Gabrielle Becerra, Jacquelyne Boe, Melanie Boettcher, Durell Comedy, Dwayne Cook, Victoria De Bethencourt, Benjamin Delony, Dawn Dippel, Rupert Edwards, Carla Flores Keniston, LaRodney Freeman, Yamilka Galindo, Anna Gould, Valerie Handy, Spencer Hering, Gabrielle Johnson, Patricia King, Paige Kutschall, Gabrielle Luna, Ellen Mallon, Evoni McClain, Lindsey McGill, Mallory Mehaffey, Vance Monet, Robbie Moore, Kristina Mosbo, Paola Murga Parada, Argenis Nino, Lucinda Rohrer, Dawn Scannell, Minely Soto, Kathleen Tidwell Part-Time Academy Instructors & Teaching Artists Arin Alston, Lara Hannaford, Jamela Johns, Chloe Normand, Minely Soto, Katherine Wicks, Vance Monet, Anna Gould, Evoni McClain Part-Time Academy Class Monitors Pam Blangy, Jacquelyne Boe, Brittany Deveau, Danielle Farzanegan, Michelle Gregovic, Gabrielle Johnson, Nadia Khan, Patricia King, Ellen Blanchat Mallon, Katrina Olson, Lisa Petrozzi, Michelle Phillips, Hilary Schaff, Chelsea Smith, Jennifer Trimmer Wellness Team Kelsey Fyffe Academy Counselor Judy Spong Academy ESL Teacher Emily Hahn Academy Nutritionist Maria McCain Resident Dorm Supervisor Vance Monet Part-Time Dorm Chaperone Amy Pearl Resident Advisor Andrew Faulk, Nathanial Nakadate*, Peter Nguyen Academic Advisors

HOUSTON METHODIST STAFF

Carina M. Nasrallah, MS, LAT, ATC, CISSN Head Athletic Trainer Leanne Wonesh Academy Athletic Trainer