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 Henry Choi Richard W. Colburn Alice Coulombe Jennifer Diener Darren Edwards Nathan D. Frankel Greg Guyett Carol F. Henry Catherine Colburn Høgel Molly Kirk Aliza Lesser Robert E. Lewis Beverly C. Marksbury Steven F. Matt Greg McWilliams Mahnaz Newman Elizabeth Redleaf Ann Ronus 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
Sel Kardan President and Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Daly, DMA Provost
Maeesha Merchant Chief Financial Officer
Annie Wickert Vice President, Advancement
Jennifer Kallend Vice President, Communications
Linda Cormier Vice President, Administration
Susan Cook Dean, Community School of Performing Arts
Lee Cioppa Dean, Conservatory of Music
Adrian Daly, DMA Music Academy
Jenifer Ringer Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
Nathaniel Zeisler, DMA Dean, Center for Innovation and Community Impact
Amy Bryan, Donor Engagement Director Luis Castro, Jr., Information Strategy and Donor Services Associate Mark Dawson, Endowment and Planned Giving Officer Nicole Gordillo, Advancement Officer, Institutional Giving Kelly Gray, Institutional Giving Officer Lauren Tokunaga, Advancement Coordinator Parisa Zaeri, Advancement Communications Specialist Nina Zhou, Assistant Vice President of Advancement
Nick Gianopoulos, Artistic Administration and Career Development Assistant Christine Tanabe, Manager, Artistic Administration and Career Development; Special Assistant to the Provost
Francesco Perlangeli, Manager, AV Sergey Parfenov, AV Technician Derek Williams, AV Technician
Jazmín Morales, Assistant Director, Center for Innovation and Community Impact
Steven Doner, Certified Professional – Food Safety, Foodservice Management Professional, Manager, Cafe Finance Operations
Leila Bishop, Communications Coordinator Kali Blevins, Marketing Manager Anneke Hiatt, Graphic Designer Clara Huang, Web Manager Christina Mancebo, Assistant Director of Communications Philip Pirolo, Creative Director Michele Yamamoto, Manager, Alumni and Parent Relations
William Brooks, Marketing and Program Specialist Anthony Crespo, Program Coordinator Candy Smirnow, Assistant Dean Ivette Tello, Student Services Specialist
Jessica Cameron, Administrative Manager Caitlyn Chenault, Performance Librarian Abbey Springer, Manager of Performance Activities Lauren Woodward, Manager of Admissions and Recruitment
Chuck Scroggins, Director of Engineering 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, Assistant Chief Engineer
Ramon Alvarez, Director, Budget and Reporting Bethel Datingaling, Accounting Manager Evelyn Garcia, Accounting Clerk Karen Lovett, Director of Accounting Aliana Lungo-Shapiro, Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis Yan Niu, Accounts Payable Accountant Teresa Wong, Senior Accountant
Sarah Forman, Payroll Manager Ileana Medrano, Human Resources Manager Daniel Monge, Payroll and Human Resources Analyst Shawn Smith, Director of Human Resources
Oyvind Dossland, Director of IT Efrain Cornejo, IT Associate
Deborah Smith, Director of the Library; Director of Academic Programs, Conservatory of Music
Jenna Gundersen, Program Associate
Neema Pazargad, Director, Piano Technology Patrick Branstetter, Piano Technician Ryan Maas, Piano Technician
Randy Osherow, Special Assistant to the President and CEO
Victor Pineda, Director of Production Jessica Ewing, Manager, Facilities Scheduling and Rentals Paul Loera, Stage Production Assistant Manager Claire Mazzeo, Production Assistant David Mencos, Stage Production Assistant Manager Elmer Pacheco, Stage Production Assistant Manager Peter Phol, Production Assistant Pedro Ruiz, Office Service Coordinator
Jeniffer Criss-Williams, Manager, Residential Life and Summer Housing Program
Sandra Gendron, Director of Security
James Fayette, Associate Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Gavin Kelley, Manager, Dance Department Sarah Lakey, Dance Projects and Enrollment Administrator