Artistic Staff
ZALMAN RAFFAEL
Artistic Director/CEO
919-719-0800 ext. 8485
ROBERT WEISS
Founding Artistic Director
919-719-0800 ext. 8465
DEBRA AUSTIN
Ballet Master
919-719-0800 ext. 8477
MARIN BOIERU
Ballet Master
919-719-0800 ext. 8477
DAMEON NAGEL
Ballet Master
919-719-0800 ext. 8487
MELISSA PODCASY
Ballet Master
PABLO JAVIER PEREZ
Ballet Artist
919-719-0800 ext. 8487
LYNNE TAYLOR-CORBETT
Principal Guest Choreographer
ALFRED E. STURGIS
Music Director
REBECCA ARCE
Resident Physical Therapist
ELIZABETH HENRY
Senior Consulting Physical Therapist
JACQUELINE SCHILLER
Artistic and Executive Administrative Coordinator
919-719-0800 ext. 8452
Administrative Staff
MICHELE WEATHERS
Executive Director
919-719-0800 ext. 8460
COURTNEY HILLIARD
Office Operations Coordinator
919-719-0800 ext. 8458
ANNE DARTER
Director of Finance
919-719-0800 ext. 8449
AJI TOURAY
Accounting & Benefits Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8466
Development Staff
ADAM SCHIFFER
Director of Development
919-719-0800 ext. 8457
MARJORIE TERRY
Senior Development Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8454
KIRSIS CONCEPCION
Development Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8486
ELLYN DANIELS
Community Liaison and Gift Officer
919-719-0800 ext. 8456
Marketing Staff
SARA E. REICHLE
Director of Marketing & Communications
919-719-0800 ext. 8450
HEATHER PICQUET
Marketing Coordinator
919-719-0800 ext. 8468
APRIL CRAIG
Graphic/Web Designer
919-719-0800 ext. 8478
Box Office Staff
AURORA CAREY
Box Office Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8467
SEAN ARMSTRONG
Box Office Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8453
Production Staff
MATTHEW STRAMPE
Production Manager & Technical Director
919-719-0800 ext. 8464
JULIA TYSON
Production Stage Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8462
KERRI L. MARTINSEN
Resident Costume Designer/Costume Director
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
ROSS KOLMAN
Resident Lighting Designer
919-719-0800 ext. 8483
JEFF A.R. JONES
Resident Designer
919-719-0800
ANDREW ARMAS
Assistant Technical Director
919-719-0800
TERRY BAKER
Wardrobe Supervisor
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
AMBER FUNDERBURK
Wardrobe Assistant
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
LILY HINSON
First Hand
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
ALINE JOHNSON
Props Mistress
919-719-0800
JACQUELINE SCHILLER
Nutcracker Children’s Coordinator
919-719-0800 ext. 8489
School of Carolina Ballet Staff
SHELLEY JACOBSSON
Superintendent of
School Operations
919-719-0800 ext. 8459
Summer Intensive Staff
MARGARET SEVERIN-HANSEN
Director of Summer Intensive
919-719-0800 ext. 8459
SHELLEY JACOBSSON
Superintendent of
School Operations
919-719-0800 ext. 8459
Sales Staff
JIM CASEY
Director of Sales
919-719-0800 ext. 8463