Ravinia 2023 Issue 2

Administration EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jeffrey P. Haydon President & CEO Kristen Caruso Executive Assistant to the President & CEO Susan Ferdon Administrative Assistant and Receptionist ARTISTIC PLANNING & PRODUCTION Erik Soderstrom Senior Artistic Producer Heather Haigh Operations Manager, Artistic, Production & Events David Padula Production Manager Hinano Price Artistic Producer Maggie Walters Artist Services Manager Samantha Bittle Production Coordinator Denisse Marin Asst. Production Coordinator Eva Nyman Asst. Production Coordinator Samantha Sugrue Asst. Production Coordinator Johnny Wright IV Asst. Production Manager COMMUNICATIONS Elizabeth Fildes Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Bill Alevizos Manager, Retail Operations Chris Anderson Associate Creative Director, Art Sunny Muehleman Blashe Manager, Social Media Kyle Dunleavy Creative Manager, Video & Motion Patrick Gipson Associate Creative Director, Photo & Video Jasminne Hernandez Manager, Public Relations Drew Jaffe Manager, Marketing & Promotions CJ Jarmuth Graphic Designer Martin Oliver Associate Director, Retail Operations Nick Panfil Associate Creative Director, Writing & Publications Michelle Ricolcol Associate Director, Marketing David Rodriguez Manager, Interactive Communications DATA ANALYTICS & RESEARCH Russell Jenkins Director Pedro de Jesus Associate Director, DART and DE&I DEVELOPMENT Greg Walters Chief Development Officer Luciana Bonifazi Associate Director, Campaigns Stephanie Borash Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations Dylan Commeret Director, Development Lisa Connolly Associate Director, Major Gifts Erika Cutlip Manager, Individual Giving Queenie Edwards Coordinator, Auxiliary Boards Tim Jans Manager, Donor Records & Relations Julie Morrone Manager, Golf Outing & Development Events Marie Roth Associate Director, Auxiliary Boards Sue Schory Manager, Corporate Relations Lydia Spettel Manager, Donor Engagement Sara Swain Manager, Foundation & Government Relations Calvin (CJ) Tindall Manager, Major Gifts Morgan Ulyat Manager, Auxiliary Boards Cami Wallace Coordinator, Campaigns Heath Warren Manager, Annual Fund Campaign FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES Peggy Papaioannou Chief Financial Officer Marilyn Salazar Director, Human Resources Melissa Bruckman Human Resources Coordinator and Payroll Specialist Denise Burghardt Finance Project Manager Betsy Jung Senior Accountant Sue Pateras Director, Finance INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Gina Ehrlich Chief Information Officer Connor Barker Software Developer Josh Kohn Desktop Support Administrator Mark Pearlman Manager, Project and Ravinia Music Box Operations Eric Pierce Systems Administrator Eric Wettstein Manager, Software Development PARK OPERATIONS & SECURITY James Schmitz Director, Park Operations Devon Bates Asst. Manager, Facilities Event Operations Jorge Cisneros Manager, Grounds & Custodial Services David Fermaint Manager, Emergency Operations Kim Gisborne Maintenance Technician Cory Johnston Manager, Maintenance Services Gerardo Leyva Foreman, Grounds Chris Mateos Grounds Technician Larry Meyer Facilities Manager Steven Siegel Manager, Facilities Event Operations Brian Vazquez Asst. Maintenance Technician Joel Vergara Foreman, Custodial Services RAVINIA STEANS MUSIC INSTITUTE Alejandra Valarino Boyer Director Arielle Basile Asst. Director Tracey Kaiser Manager Natalie Johnson Coordinator Acacia Steenberg Coordinator Steve Gianni Lead Video Technician Scott Lamberty Lead Audio Technician Amanda Mangay-ayam Asst. Video Technician REACH TEACH PLAY® PROGRAMS Christine Taylor Conda Director John Buchanan Project Manager Arlette Dávila Operations Manager Jo Ann Flores-Deter Site Manager, Sistema Ravinia Lake County Gwen Goodman Site Coordinator, Sistema Ravinia Lake County Marti Kallenberger Asst. Site Manager, Sistema Ravinia Austin Elizabeth Love Site Coordinator, Sistema Ravinia Lawndale Shemeka Nash Artistic Manager, Sistema Ravinia Austin & Lawndale Norma Núñez-Ruch Program Manager, Sistema Ravinia Lake County David Padula Project Manager Raimundo Pineda Artistic Manager, Sistema Ravinia Lake County Alex Rodriguez Program Manager, Sistema Ravinia Austin Isaac Sinnett Senior Associate Director Haley Smith Site Manager, Ravinia Lawndale Programs Kelly Suthers Program Manager, Ravinia Lawndale Programs Madelyn Tan-Cohen Associate Director TICKET OPERATIONS Jennifer Butler Director Rennie Cotner Manager, VIP Ticket Services Duncan Moss Senior Associate Director Daniel Sawyers Associate Director Caitlin Schnecke Manager, Systems Support Ashley Benson Brandon Mundschenk Lori Pease Carrie Pollard Adrianna Rajwa Brett Wagner Taylor Waldrop Breanna Waugh Senior Box Office Supervisors STAGE TECHNICIANS (IATSE LOCAL 2) Tim Christenson Technical Director Sam Amodeo Jr. Master Sound Technician Craig Carlson Technical Advisor William Grzejka Master Electrician Rob Laseau Front of House Engineer Michael Lorentz Video Director Michael Robinson Technical Advisor CONSULTANTS Arts, Etc. PR Public Relations Cambridge Associates Investments CrossRealms Systems Administration Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Digital Strategies Maria Gac Guest Services Performance Media Ravinia Magazine Advertising & Publishing Perkins Coie Attorneys Plante Moran Auditors Todd E. Sullivan Program Notes The Medical Program for Performing Artists of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab ( Pro Bono ) Volunteer Physicians of Highland Park Hospital ( Pro Bono ) ARTISTIC PARTNERS Marin Alsop Chief Conductor Billy Childs Rufus Reid Steve Wilson Co-Program Directors, RSMI Program for Jazz Miriam Fried Program Director, RSMI Program for Piano & Strings Pat Mallinger Lead Mentor, RTP Jazz Mentor Program Kevin Murphy Program Director, RSMI Program for Singers George Stelluto Associate Conductor Bold denotes Leadership Team Associates Board The Ravinia Associates Board is a premier group of over 100 young professionals in the Chicago area who share a passion for Ravinia and the musical arts. Its mission is to support Ravinia by promoting awareness of the festival and its year-round music programs, encouraging the development of new audiences for classical music, and contributing to Ravinia, Reach Teach Play, and the Ravinia Steans Music Institute. To date the board has contributed nearly $5 million to the festival and those programs through its Music Matters benefit and other fundraisers. To learn about becoming a member of the board, please email associates@ravinia.org or call 847-266-5021. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Heidi Bellinger President Jeffrey Condren Vice President Jonathan Cifonelli Secretary David Schultz Treasurer Kathryn Alland Stephanie Baiocchi Amanda Baker Kevin Casey Nathan Fineman Charles Giglio Winston Glass III Alex Hajian William Henderson Emily Kappers Kathleen LaVoy Josh Nanus Rebecca Payne Ryan Razowsky Eric Siemborski Tom Templeton Roxana Underwood Andrew VanCura ACTIVE MEMBERS Kathryn Alland Jessica Angelica Brian Arnfelt Stephanie Baiocchi Amanda Baker Wicks Barkhausen Heidi Bellinger Cody Boukather Kevin Casey Daniel Chaimson Jonathan Cifonelli Jeffrey Condren Francine Conway Seth Corush Brian Crush Devon Embery Chris Falcon Nathan Fineman Adam Gelfeld Aamer R. Ghaffar Charles Giglio Josh Gilbert Winston Glass III Peter Green Vanessa Ground Alex Hajian Zachary Harris Andrew Hart William Henderson Lauren Jansen Emily Kappers Perri Kramer Kathleen LaVoy Stephen Lindley Vianni Lubus Megan May Tracy Michaels Josh Nanus Christine Nogal Paras Parekh Rebecca Payne Geoff Pipoly Ryan Razowsky Chloe Saddler Jeffrey Samotny David Schultz Eric Siemborski Shandice Sluch Michelle Sotak Nicole Szczepanek Tom Templeton Mike Tirman Roxana Underwood Andrew VanCura Victor Vizzuett Adam Warkenthien Kurt Wittmeyer Paulina Zurakov SUSTAINING MEMBERS Christopher Atkinson Daniel Chapman Christy David Cheryl DeMong Hubbard Dave Gaspar * Seth Gastwirth Steven Greene Kristin Heger Sharon Horos Nagawa Kakumba Kiki Katz Grace Konopacki Kara Korte * Dana Kumar Beth Lambert Jennifer Luby Steve Madden Christian Mancera Jonathan Marks * Jennifer McGlinn Kristina McIntyre Thomas McWalters Stacy Overby Angela Pace-Moody Lauren Popiel Alyssa Quinlan Stephen Rappin * Susanna Reding Ken Robertson Don Ross Jason Schmitt Molly Selsby Steven Steinmeyer Julie Van Overbeek Bob Vasa Claire Weiler Benjamin Wineman * * Former president as of May 30, 2023 RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 61