The Colburn School faculty and staff are accomplished and well-received professionals in their areas of expertise. They are committed to providing our students the best instruction and guidance as the young performers prepare for advanced education and careers as professional musicians and dancers. Our staff and faculty also are key supporters of the Los Angeles cultural arts community.
Andrew Millstein, Chairman Carol Colburn Grigor, Life Chairman Emeritus
David D. Colburn Diane Naegele
Daniel L. Avchen Robert N. Braun, M.D. Henry Choi Richard W. Colburn Alice Coulombe Jennifer Diener Anthony E. DiResta Darren Edwards Greg Guyett Carol F. Henry Catherine Colburn Høgel Bob Kelly William Kennedy Molly Kirk Aliza Lesser Robert E. Lewis Worthy McCartney Beverly C. Marksbury Greg McWilliams Ann Moore Mahnaz Newman Heinrich Schelbert, M.D., Ph.D Harry B. Suh Keith Terasaki Peter W. Wardle Dylan Yolles
Robert S. Attiyeh Toby E. Mayman
David N. Barry Iona Benson Edmund D. Edelman Robert B. Egelston Warner Henry Ann Ronus
Sel Kardan President and Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Daly, DMA Provost
Maeesha Merchant Chief Financial Officer
Linda Cormier Vice President, Administration
Annie Wickert Vice President, Philanthropy
Jennifer Kallend Vice President, Communications
Susan Cook Dean, Community School of Performing Arts
Lee Cioppa Dean, Conservatory of Music
Adrian Daly, DMA Music Academy
Margaret Tracey Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
Nathaniel Zeisler, DMA Dean, Community Initiatives
Nick Gianopoulos, Artistic Administration Manager
Francesco Perlangeli, Manager, AV Sergey Parfenov, AV Technician Derek Williams, AV Technician
Joy Lin, Career Development Associate Laia Pujol-Rovira, Jumpstart Coordinator Olivia Richardson, Community Engagement Coordinator
Steven Doner, Certified Professional – Food Safety, Foodservice Management Professional, Manager, Cafe Finance Operations
Kali Blevins, Marketing Manager Justo Diaz, Web Manager Anneke Hiatt, Graphic Designer Abby Mahler, Coordinator Christina Mancebo, Assistant Director of Communications Kay Marsh, Director of Marketing and Audience Development
Timothy Lewis, Marketing and Program Specialist Ron Mitchell, Ensembles and Student Services Coordinator Ivette Tello, Business and Student Services Manager Josiah Vietti, Orchestra and Student Services Coordinator
Allison Andreas, Director of Admissions and Recruitment Jessica Cameron, Assistant Dean, Administration and Operations Caitlyn Chenault, Performance Librarian Chris Cho, Manager of Performance Activities Lin Phoong, Registrar Brandon J. Rolle, PhD, Music Theory and Ear Training Faculty Lauren Woodward, Manager of Admissions and Recruitment
Joseph Arechiga, Engineer Miguel U. De Leon, Engineer Gloria Hernandez, Janitorial Manager Tom P. McDonald, Operating Maintenance Engineer Miguel Angel Meza, Operating Maintenance Engineer Tom Ochoa, Director of Engineering/Chief Building Engineer
Ramon Alvarez, Director, Budget and Reporting Bethel Datingaling, Accounting Manager Evelyn Garcia, Accounting Clerk Aliana Lungo-Shapiro, Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis Yan Niu, Accounts Payable Accountant Teresa Wong, Senior Accountant
Sarah Rodriguez, Payroll Manager Ileana Medrano, Human Resources Manager Daniel Monge, Payroll and Human Resources Analyst
Oyvind Dossland, Director of IT Efrain Cornejo, IT Associate
Brendan Morris, Archivist, Herbert and Trudl Zipper Archives Deborah Smith, Director of the Library; Director of Academic Programs, Conservatory of Music Christopher Garcia, Senior Assistant for Technical Services Eva Della Lana, Senior Assistant for Public Services
Jenna Gundersen, Administrative Manager
Amy Bryan, Philanthropy Officer Luis Castro, Jr., Philanthropy Data Systems Manager Nicole Gordillo, Philanthropy Officer Tara Grand, Director, Office of Events and Special Programs Kelly Gray, Philanthropy Officer Jacky Kimiko Nozuka, Philanthropy Portfolio Coordinator Carolyn Perkins, Philanthropy Communications Coordinator Jessica Samiley, Events Manager Jessica Truelyt, Campaign and Philanthropy Operations Director Parisa Zaeri, Philanthropy Executive Associate Nina Zhou, Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy
Neema Pazargad, Director, Piano Technology Ryan Maas, Piano Technician Chris McKelway, Piano Technician Scott Reitz, Piano Technician Jesse Reyes, Piano Technician
Violet Ketskarova, Assistant Director of Student Services Randy Osherow, Special Assistant to the President and CEO
Victor Pineda, Director of Production Jessica Ewing, Manager of Production Edward Graham, Production Assistant Luis Hernandez, Production Assistant Paul Loera, Stage Production Assistant Manager Ruben Lopez, Production Assistant Claire Mazzeo, Production Assistant David Mencos, Supervisor, Stage Management Elmer Pacheco, Stage Production Assistant Manager Peter Phol, Production Assistant Pedro Ruiz, Office Service Coordinator Rachel Drudi, Rentals Manager Alexx Zachary, Production Coordinator
Erica S. Smith, Manager, Residential Life Services and Summer Housing Programs Mark Israel Tan, Residential Academy Coordinator Ariel Thomas, Residential Advisor Chimera Wilson, Residential Advisor Brevin Woodford, Residential Advisor
Sandra Gendron, Director of Security
Darleen Callaghan, Associate Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Gavin Kelley, Manager, Dance Department Haley Olszewski, Dance Projects and Enrollment Administrator