Staff Directory
TheatreWorks is made up of an incredible team of folks working behind the scenes to bring great art to the stage.
Giovanna Sardelli
Artistic Director (she/her)
Debbie Chinn
Executive Director (she/her) 650-463-7102
Artistic
Jeffrey Lo
Associate Producer of Casting & Literary Management (he/him)
Reed Flores
Line Producer (he/him)
William Liberatore
Resident Musical Director
Volunteer Artist Hospitality Committee
Cindi Sears, Barbara Maher, Terry Maher, Tracy Hayden
Production, Lighting, Sound
Karen Szpaller
Director of Production (she/her)
Steven B. Mannshardt
Facilities Manager / Production Electrician / Resident Lighting Designer
Bryan P. Clements
Production Coordinator (they/them)
Dan Holland
Sound Supervisor
Electricians
Ariel Carey, Kisti Christensen, Herb Evans, Steven Fetter, Tori Fong, Steven Hennon, Kyle Langdon, Harris Meyers, Elliott Orr, Nick Salas, David Serafini, Erica Smith, Rue Zadik, Alexandra Zvargulis
Load-in/Strike Volunteer
Ed Hunter
Scenery
Frank Sarmiento
Technical Director
Cy Bordelon
Lead Scenic Artist (they/them)
Sam McKnight
Lead Carpenter
Carpenters
Cheyenne Bacon, Fiona Conlon, Sean Gallagher, William Martinez, Denni Rebero, Alexandra Zvargulis
Properties
Christopher Fitzer
Properties Director (he/him)
Wallace Yan
Properties Stock Manager & Artisan (they/he)
Prop Rentals
650.463.7180
Costumes
Jill Bowers
Costume Director
Lisa Claybaugh
Assistant Costumer (she/her) 650.463.7151
Yen La Wong
Lead Cutter / Draper
Madison Miller
Wardrobe Manager
Michelle Roque
Assistant Cutter / First Hand
Abby Halper
Costume Rentals Manager
Jeanne Naritomi
Hair Stylist
Stage Management
Randall K. Lum
Resident Stage Manager
Taylor McQuesten
Resident Stage Manager
Emily Anderson Wolf
Resident Assistant Stage Manager
Development
Aaron Nicholson
Director of Development
Noritaka Okada
Development Operations Manager
Leslie Martinson
Grant Writer
Arts EDUCATION
Teaching Artists
Anthony Aguilar, Sinjin Jones
Children’s Healing Project
Kimberly Braun, Kelly Rinehart
Marketing
Den Legaspi
Art Director
Andrea Garcia
Patron Services Manager
Georgina Dasoura
Patron Experience Coordinator (she/her)
Lorraine VanRod
Marketing Coordinator
Drew Ahlberg
Patron Services Representative
Mariana Briskin
Patron Services Representative (she/her)
Aleisha Lew
Patron Services Representative
Moses Nyuiadzi
Patron Services Representative
Moses Nyuiadzi
Patron Services Representative
Kady Poling
Patron Services Representative
Administrative
Marilyn Langbehn
General Manager
Jessica Horton
People and Culture Manager
Ken Maitz
Database Administrator (he/him)
Audelia Rendon
Senior Accountant
Juan Zertuche
Interim Finance Manager (he/him)
board of trustees
Mark Greenstein, Board Chair • Holly Ward, Vice Chair • Matt Fuller, Treasurer • Wynne Dubovoy, Secretary • Elisa Marina Alvarado • Katie Blodgett • Debbie Chinn • Sarah Donaldson • Peggy Woodford Forbes • Matt Fuller • Rose Hau • Roy Johnson • Jim Knipple • Alex Perez • Giovanna Sardelli • Barbara Shapiro • Daniel Shiplacoff • Gary Stanford, Jr. • Mrigendra Steiner • Lynn Szekely • Mark Vershel • Jane Weston
Mark Greenstein
Board Chair
Holly Ward
Vice Chair
Matt Fuller
Treasurer
Wynne Dubovoy
Secretary
Elisa Marina Alvarado
Katie Blodgett
Debbie Chinn
Sarah Donaldson
Peggy Woodford Forbes
Rose Hau
Roy Johnson
Jim Knipple
Alex Perez
Giovanna Sardelli
Barbara Shapiro
Daniel Shiplacoff
Gary Stanford, Jr
Mrigendra Steiner
Lynn Szekely
Mark Vershel
Jane Weston
First Last
First Last
First Last
First Last
Board Emeritus
Nancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman • Chuck Bernstein • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Patricia Bresee • Denise Brosseau• Mary Carbullido • Cabell Chinnis • Bruce C. Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R. Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Ciro Giammona • Marcia Goldman • Anne Hambly • Emeri Handler • Ron Hayden • Judy Heyboer • Larry Horton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Charlotte Jacobs • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • Derry Kabcenell • Roberta R. Katz • Julie Kaufman • Robert Kelley • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • Donnie Matsuda • Patti McClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • Eileen Nelson • Karen Nierenberg • Ellice Papp • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Phil Santora • Loren Saxe • Denise Stanford • Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Debra Summers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Ewart Thomas • Helaina Titus • Tzipor Ulman • Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Kristina Vetter • Ronni Watson • Lisa Webster • Elissa Wellikson • Gayla Lorthridge Wood
Robert Kelley • TheatreWorks Founder, Artistic Director Emeritus
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Office Information
Patron Services
1.877.662.TWSV (8978)
Tue–Sun : 12 noon–6pm
Donations
650.463.7154
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-045
Admin Office
350 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 127, Redwood City, CA 94065