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 F. Diener Darren Edwards Greg Guyett Carol F. Henry Catherine Colburn Høgel William Kennedy Molly Kirk Aliza Lesser Robert E. Lewis Beverly C. Marksbury Worthy McCartney Greg McWilliams Ann Moore Mahnaz Newman Heinrich Schelbert, M.D., Ph.D Harry B. Suh Keith Terasaki 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
Jennifer Kallend Vice President, Communications
Maeesha Merchant Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Annie Wickert Senior Vice President of Philanthropy and Director, Capital Campaign
Mira Wolff Vice President of Human Resources and General Counsel
Nathaniel Zeisler, DMA Interim Provost Vice President of Planning and Partnerships Dean, Community Initiatives
Lee Cioppa Dean, Conservatory of Music
Susan Cook Dean, Community School of Performing Arts
Margaret Tracey Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
Nick Gianopoulos, Artistic Administration Manager
Francesco Perlangeli, Manager, AV Sergey Parfenov, AV Technician Derek Williams, AV Technician
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, Senior Graphic Designer Abby Mahler, Coordinator Christina Mancebo, Assistant Director of Communications Kay Marsh, Director of Marketing and Audience Development Bonnie Poon, Graphic Designer
Kenia Agaton, Student Services Coordinator Dan Gonda, Operations Specialist Timorthy Lewis, Program Manager Ron Mitchell, Ensembles and Student Services Specialist Arnulfo Reyes, Marketing and Program Specialist Josiah Vietti, Orchestra and Student Services Coordinator
Jessica Cameron, Assistant Dean, Administration and Operations Allison Andreas, Director of Admissions and Recruitment Caitlyn Chenault, Performance Librarian Chris Cho, Manager of Performance Activities Lin Phoong, Registrar
Tom Ochoa, Director of Engineering/Chief Building Engineer Joseph Arechiga, Engineer Miguel U. De Leon, Engineer Gloria Hernandez, Janitorial Manager Tom P. McDonald, Operating Maintenance Engineer Miguel Angel Meza, Operating Maintenance Engineer
Ramon Alvarez, Director, Budget and Reporting Bethel Datingaling, Director of Accounting Evelyn Garcia, Accounts Receivable Specialist Aliana Lungo-Shapiro, Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis Sherry Rotia, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Manager 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
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 Brendan Morris, Archivist, Herbert and Trudl Zipper Archives
Julie Ann Link, Manager, Music Academy Allison Andreas, Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Randy Osherow, Special Assistant to the Provost and Office of the President Parisa Zaeri, Executive Associate, Office of the President
Nina Zhou, Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy Amy Bryan, Philanthropy Officer Luis Castro, Jr., Philanthropy Data Systems Manager Ali Cole, Philanthropy Officer Tara Grand, Director, Office of Events and Special Programs Kelly Gray, Philanthropy Officer Jacky Kimiko Nozuka, Philanthropy Portfolio Coordinator Talar LaSalle, Philanthropy Associate, Design Jessica Samiley, Events Manager Alyssa Solis, Philanthropy Associate, Operations Jessica Truelyt-Knox, Campaign and Philanthropy Operations Director
Neema Pazargad, Director, Piano Technology Sammi Lee, Piano Technician Coordinator 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 Provost and Office of the President
Victor Pineda, Director 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 Ilana Inselbuch, Resident Advisor 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, Operations Director Jessica Martin, Dance Office Assistant