Charles M. Kierscht
Chair
Beth Clark Rodriguez
Vice Chair
Julian Oettinger
Secretary
Eileen Friestad
Treasurer
Karim Ahamed
Peter V. Baugher
Vern Broders
Friedrich H. Burian
Donald E. Casey, Jr.
Kate Donaldson
James B. Fadim
Marta Farion
Cassandra Francis
Raymond A. Frick, Jr.
David M. Greenwald
Rose Ann Grundman
Maria Holmes
Bill Hood
Christy Lynch
Lisa Manley
Ginger Meyer
Ron Niemaszyk
William P. Ritchie
Juan Salgado
Angel Ysaguirre
Grant Park Orchestral Association Board of Directors
Paul Winberg
President and CEO
Carlos Kalmar
Artistic Director and
Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell
Chorus Director
Artistic
Leigh Levine
General Manager
Eska Laskus
Operations and Education
Manager
John Ryan
Orchestra Personnel
Manager
Melissa Hilker
Chorus Personnel Manager
Michael Shelton
Librarian
Charles Calmer
Artistic Planning Consultant
Iris Wei
Artistic Operations Associate
Estlin Usher
Artistic Operations Assistant
Jack McHugh
Music Educator
Caitlyn Walsh
Music Educator
Conner Hollingsworth
Music Library Assistant
Development
Debra Magad
Director of Development
Sydney Stoudmire
Special Events and
Development Assistant
Kristen Schleifer
Grant Writer
Finance
Hannah Lehman
Director of Finance
Marketing and
patron services
Jill Hurwitz
Director of Marketing and
Media Relations
Joseph Fernicola III
Membership and House
Manager
Lauren Matson
Marketing and
Development Coordinator
Leila Scheinman
Advertising and Group
Sales Representative
Darryl Brehm
Program Book Coordinator
Sarah Bichsel
Marketing and Sales
Assistant
Cassandra Gerber
Patron Services Assistant
Anastasia Schriber
Patron Services Assistant
Production
Kobotech, Inc.
Dan Kobayashi
President
Betsy Ingram
Director of Operations
Jim Frazier
Production Manager
Mati Johnson
Technical Director
Shannon Gonzalez
Stage Manager
Donald E. Claxon
Stage Manager
Pat Brennan
Stage Technician
Sound System Technicians:
Mark Blewett
Jonathan Laney
John Lisiecki
Alexander McIntire
Jessica O’Neal
Chris Willis
Grant Park Music Festival Artistic and administrative staff
Grant Park Music Festival 79th Season
