THANK YOU FESTIVAL SPONSORS Cambria Wines Pacifico The Gallegos TIAA Bank Corporation Town of Avon GMC Town of Vail Moving Mountains Vail Resorts Nature Valley Vail Honeywagon
LODGING PARTNERS Christiania at Vail Grand Hyatt Vail Manor Vail Vail Realty Sonnenalp Vail Management The Tivoli Lodge SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS Alonzo King LINES Ballet Kansas City Ballet, James Jordan The Keith Haring Foundation The George Balanchine Trust VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL STAFF Mike Imhof, President & CEO, Vail Valley Foundation
Sarah Johnson, Sr. VP of Philanthropy & Vail Dance Festival
Damian Woetzel, Festival Artistic Director Roya Abab, Guest Lighting Designer & Lighting Director
Sierra Adams, Education & Arts Grant Director Harper Addison, Sr. Development Coordinator Lexa Armstrong, Social Media Marketing Assistant
Betsy Ayer, Guest Stage Manager Lisa Babb, Sr. Manager of Hospitality & Volunteer Relations
Sarah Bahr, Costume Director Brandon Stirling Baker, Resident Lighting Designer
Tricia Bancker, Controller Greg Bloom, Sponsorship Sales Director Martha Brassel, Senior Director of Development Lisa Briner, Transportation & Lodging Coordinator
Amber Brown, Costume Assistant Dionne Drugan Brown, Office Manager Erik Brown, Director of Special Projects & Infrastructure
Javier Cendejas, Pianist Amy Cochran, VDF Volunteer Coordinator Kurt Crowley, Music Director Stacey Davila, Costume Assistant Jacqueline Deveric, Assistant Controller Colton Dodd, Asst. Music Director
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Dave Dressman, VP of Sponsorship Sales Kristen Dudding, Sr. Marketing Manager Christopher Duggan, Festival Photographer Heidi Elzinga, Asst. to the President Bob Ford, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Franke, VP of Marketing & Operations Kyle Grant, Director of Production Erin Hall, Accounting & Finance Manager Joseph Van Harn, Operations Assistant Russell Kaiser, Head of Artistic Planning & Rehearsal Director
Joanna Kerwin, VVF Volunteer Coordinator John Kolbinski, Audio Assistant Lisa Leonhardt, Production Stage Manager Alexa Maestranzi LPC, Empowering Boys in Dance Program Consultant
Olivia Maggi, Sr. Development Coordinator Nicole Mitchell, Asst. Director of Production Carlos Molina, IT Manager Cameron Morgan, Festival & Operations Manager
Melissa Meyers, Development Events Manager Brian Muller, Sr. Director of IT & Special Projects Liz Nguyen, Carpenter/Stagehand Becky Nussbaum, Electrician Heather Olcott, Asst. Stage Manager Angelina Pellini, Asst. Stage Manager Kate Penner, Social Media Manager Kendra Powell, Donor Relations Manager Stefanie Price, Sr. Director of HR Tatyanna Rodriguez, Carpenter/Stagehand Kevin Romero, Technical Director Gail Russell, Accounting & Finance Manager Joe Samala, Audio Head Chris Sannino, Audio Assistant Gabe Shalley, Development & Data Admin Joel Solari, PR Contractor Jessica Stevens, Sponsorship Sales Director Nel Shelby Productions, Festival Videographer
Michael Sheridan, Asst. to the Artistic Director Mia Silvestri, Festival Coordinator Timothy Smith, Master Electrician Tricia Toliver, Production Consultant Margaret Tracey, Teacher and Repetiteur Liz Tsurusaki, Electrician Angela Tucker, Sr. Development Manager Peggy Wolfe, Director of Operations A special thanks to James Leitner, the Production Lighting Designer that has extraordinarily illuminated our stages for 23 years!
GERALD R. FORD AMPHITHEATER (GRFA) & BOX OFFICE STAFF Peter Blosten, GRFA House Manager Tom Boyd, Senior Director of PR, Communications & GRFA Operations
Tim Felton, GRFA Box Office & Front of House Asst. Manager
Lauren Gary, Senior Box Office Manager & Asst. Director of the GRFA
Jake De Valle, GRFA Production Manager FESTIVAL INTERNS Hanna Bailey, Marketing Intern Lauren Carmen, Costume Intern Chyna Clark, Artist Services Intern Nadia Conway, Venue Management Intern Sydney Cox, Venue Management Intern Sydney Dietz, Development Intern Harry Jaffe, Marketing Intern Sara Komatsu, Marketing Intern Serena Kozusko, Venue Management Intern Charlotte Parker, Food & Beverage Intern Gillian Reinhard, Development Intern Emmy Wildermuth, Artist Services Intern Colby Wilson, Marketing Intern Liv Wymbs, Artist Services Intern FESTIVAL AMBASSADORS Tricia Swenson, Ambassador Program Advisor Kimberly Mayorga, Co-Coordinator Emmie Urquhart, Co-Coordinator Addie Strickler Jillian Lee Azul Meza Jordan Biggers Breanna Hayes Lauren Walker Charlotte Frampton Paige Rosener Gracie Johnson JUNIOR AMBASSADORS Avery Begg Kylie Kirkham Cooper Dozois Serra Nalbantoglu Deniz Nalbantoglu Willow Uzdavinis Emma GarciaZoe Larese Harrison YOUTHPOWER���’S CELEBRATE THE BEAT STAFF Kris Ashley, Celebrate the Beat Manager, YouthPower365
Tracy Straus, Artistic Director Tony Kieraldo, Musical Director Hannah Finnegan, Teaching Artist Joslyn Sanchez, Teaching Artist Emma Stedman, Teaching Artist Gerald Watson, Teaching Artist
On behalf of the Vail Dance Festival and Vail Valley Foundation, thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers!
*This list is current as of May 31, 2021
