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 Master
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
Administrative Staff
ANNE DARTER
Director of Finance
919-719-0800 ext. 8449
AJI TOURAY
Accounting & Benefits Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8466
COURTNEY HILLIARD
General Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8458
EMILY MCGEEHAN
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/CEO
JENNY PALMER
Marketing Coordinator & Accounting Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8478
Development Staff
ADAM SCHIFFER
Director of Development
919-719-0800 ext. 8457
MARJORIE TERRY
Senior Development Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8454
SUSANNAH STEWART
Development Associate
919-719-0800 ext. 8455
Marketing Staff
APRIL CRAIG
Graphic/Web Designer
919-720-6222
JENNY PALMER
Marketing Coordinator & Accounting Associate
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
919-719-0800 ext. 8464
JULIA TYSON
Production Stage Manager
919-719-0800 ext. 8462
ROSS KOLMAN
Resident Lighting Designer
919-719-0800 ext. 8483
JEFF A.R. JONES
Resident Designer
919-719-0800
ANDREW ARMAS
Technical Director
919-719-0800
TERRY BAKER
Costume Director
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
AMBER FUNDERBURK
First Hand
919-719-0800 ext. 8480
DONI ROTUNNO
Wardrobe Technician
School of Carolina Ballet Staff
SHELLEY JACOBSSON
Superintendent of
School Operations
919-719-0800 ext. 8459
JAN BURKHARD
Co-Chair of Faculty
MICHAELA ROSE
Administrative Assistant
LUCILLE JONES
Administrative Assistant
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