Staff Listing
Artistic and Production Staff
Artistic
Septime Webre
Artistic Director
202.362.3606 x118
swebre@washingtonballet.org
David Palmer
Associate Artistic Director
202.362.3606 x147
dpalmer@washingtonballet.org
Elaine Kudo
Ballet Master
202.362.3606 x126
ekudo@washingtonballet.org
Arthur Espinoza
Director of Artistic Operations
202.362.3606 x148
aespinoza@washingtonballet.org
Andrew Hurst
Company Manager/Assistant
202.362.3606 x117
ahurst@washingtonballet.org
Production
Edward R. Cucurello
Production Stage Manager
202.362.3606 x128
cucurello@washingtonballet.org
Karen Storms
Stage Manager
202.362.3606 x136
kstorms@washingtonballet.org
Monica Leland
Wardrobe Supervisor
202.362.3606 x127
mleland@washingtonballet.org
Robert Fabrizio
Lighting Supervisor
202.362.3606 x129
rfabrizio@washingtonballet.org
Administration
Peter Branch
Executive Director
202.362.3606
pbranch@washingtonballet.org
Abby Olson
Executive Assistant
202.362.3606 x125
aolson@washingtonballet.org
External Relations
Marketing and Communications
JoAnn LaBrecque
Director, Marketing and Communications
202.362.3606 x120
jlabrecque@washingtonballet.org
Kristin Link
Director of Patron Services
202.362.3606 x119
klink@washingtonballet.org
Alyssa Porambo
Public Relations and Publications Manager
202.362.3606 x115
aporambo@washingtonballet.org
Seiji Yamashita
Group Sales and Marketing Coordinator
202.362.3606 x141
syamashita@washingtonballet.org
Joan Yamashita
Ticket Services Assistant
202.362.3606 x605
Development
Elizabeth Early
Manager of Special Events and Stewardship
202.362.3606 x123
eearly@washingtonballet.org
Blaire Kiefer
Manager of Individual Giving
202.362.3606 x142
bkiefer@washingtonballet.org
Liz Pelcyger
Manager of Institutional Giving
202.362.3606 x114
lpelcyger@washingtonballet.org
Zack Lynch
Development Assistant
202362.3606 x113
zlynch@washingtonballet.org
Finance and Administration
Shakira Segundo
Finance Director
202.362.3606 x132
ssegundo@washingtonballet.org
Gabriela Badele
Finance Assistant & Accounts Receivable Manager
202.362.3606 x156
gbadele@washingtonballet.org
Latasha Better
Accounts Payable Clerk
202.362.3606 x131
LJANAE@washingtonballet.org
Fidel Colin
Facilities Manager
202.362.3606 x130
fcolin@washingtonballet.org
The Washington School of Ballet
Kee Juan Han
School Director
202.362.3606 x134
khan@washingtonballet.org
Northwest Campus
Donna Glover
School Manager
202.362.3606 x149
dglover@washingtonballet.org
Kristina Windom
Artistic Coordinator & Summer Coordinator
202.362.3606 x157
kwindom@washingtonballet.org
THEARC Campus
Katrina Toews
Director of TWB@THEARC
202.889.8150 x234
ktoews@washingtonballet.org
Mary Wroth
School Coordinator
202.889.8150 x236
mwroth@washingtonballet.org
Saki Kawakita
DanceDC Director
202.889.8150 x232
skawakita@washingtonballet.org
Maggie Williamson
Faculty
202.889.8150 x235
mwilliamson@washingtonballet.org