Leadership

Leadership

Julie Kent

Julie Kent

Artistic Director

Julie Kent became the Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet in July 2016. She is the longest-serving ballerina in American Ballet Theatre’s 83-year history. She began her dance training with …

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Karen Shepherd

Karen Shepherd

Interim Managing Director

Karen Shepherd is the Chief Operating Officer for The Washington Ballet.  She has over 20 years of experience in arts management and arts education for both non-profit and for-profit sectors of the …

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Artistic

Artistic

Victor Barbee

Victor Barbee

Associate Artistic Director

Victor Barbee was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and received his ballet training at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of American Ballet. He joined the …

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Rachel Scherer

Rachel Scherer

Rehearsal Coordinator

Sona Kharatian

Sona Kharatian

Ballet Master

Sona Kharatian is celebrating her 23rd season with The Washington Ballet. She has danced with Orlando Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, the Trey McIntyre Project, and Copenhagen International Ballet. She was a …

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Tamás Krizsa

Tamás Krizsa

Ballet Master

Tamás Krizsa, of Hungary, is in his 13th season with The Washington Ballet. Krizsa graduated from the Hungarian Dance Academy with honors in 2002. During his school years, he was …

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Glenn Sales

Glenn Sales

Music Supervisor

Glenn Sales, Pianist, has been well-known to Washington, DC audiences since his National Symphony Orchestra debut at age 14 and his subsequent invitations as soloist with NSO. Sales attended the …

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Natalie Rouland

Natalie Rouland

Scholar-in-Residence

Dr. Natalie Rouland is the Senior Advisor for the Billington Cultural Initiative at the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC. A scholar of Russian literature, culture, and performing arts, Rouland is currently completing …

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Development

Development

Kristina D. Palmer

Kristina D. Palmer

Chief Development Officer

Kristina is an experienced fundraising professional and strategist with over 20 years of progressive nonprofit leadership experience and a strong passion for ensuring there is access and opportunity for individuals …

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Mary Bounds

Mary Bounds

Associate Director of Advancement

Kayla Marcus

Kayla Marcus

Major Gifts Officer

In December 2021, Kayla joined The Washington Ballet as the Major Gifts Officer. A lifelong balletomane, this role combines her passion for ballet with her meaningful experience working on fundraising campaigns …

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Toni Stifano

Toni Stifano

Institutional Advancement Associate

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Marketing and Communications

Marketing and Communications

Christopher Anderson

Christopher Anderson

Chief Marketing Officer

Christopher Anderson serves as TWB’s Chief Marketing Officer. Since joining the TWB team in August 2021, Christopher has been instrumental in implementing improved patron services strategies and marketing campaigns for the company.

Stay tuned: Christopher and the TWB staff have been hard at work on our 2022/23 season & beyond!

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Wil Johnson

Wil Johnson

Associate Director of Ticketing and Patron Relations

Amber Lucia Chabus

Amber Lucia Chabus

Marketing Manager

Amber Lucia Chabus joined The Washington Ballet Marketing Team in November 2021. Prior to her current role, Amber worked as the Communications Manager at Dance Place in Brookland, D.C. and …

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Kyle Travers

Kyle Travers

Ticket Office Associate

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Community Engagement

Community Engagement

DeMoya Watson Brown

DeMoya Watson Brown

Director of Community Engagement

DeMoya Watson Brown, Arts Manager, Dance Educator, Performing Artist, and Choreographer, is originally from Daytona Beach, FL, where she received dance training at multiple schools in the area prior to …

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Production

Production

Karen Storms

Karen Storms

Director of Production

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Christopher R.M. Insley

Christopher R.M. Insley

Production Carpenter

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Susan Kilbourne

Susan Kilbourne

Stage Manager

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Monica Leland

Monica Leland

Wardrobe Supervisor

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Sasha Zabela

Sasha Zabela

Wardrobe Assistant

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The Washington School of Ballet

The Washington School of Ballet

Julie Kent

Julie Kent

Artistic Director

Julie Kent became the Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet in July 2016. She is the longest-serving ballerina in American Ballet Theatre’s 83-year history. She began her dance training with …

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Katie C. Sopoci Drake

Katie C. Sopoci Drake

General Manager, The Washington School of Ballet

Katie Sopoci Drake is a seasoned administrator and educator with nearly 2 decades of experience in the arts spanning non-profit arts administration, teaching in higher education, and performance. As the …

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The Washington School of Ballet - Northwest Campus

The Washington School of Ballet - Northwest Campus

Katie C. Sopoci Drake

Katie C. Sopoci Drake

General Manager, The Washington School of Ballet

Katie Sopoci Drake is a seasoned administrator and educator with nearly 2 decades of experience in the arts spanning non-profit arts administration, teaching in higher education, and performance. As the …

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Xiomara Reyes

Xiomara Reyes

Professional Training Division Head

Xiomara Reyes, Head of the Professional Training Division at TWSB, performed as a soloist and principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre for 14 years before retiring from the stage in …

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Kristina Windom

Kristina Windom

Upper Division Head

Kristina Windom trained with Mary Day, Robert Steele, Julio de Bittencourt, Patricia Berrend, and Suzanne Erlon at The Washington School of Ballet. At a very young age, she was invited …

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Pamela Bjerknes

Pamela Bjerknes

Pre-Ballet & Lower Division Head

Pamela Booth Bjerknes, a former member of American Ballet Theatre (ABT), brings extensive teaching, directing, and performing experience to The Washington School of Ballet. Performing classical and contemporary ballets throughout …

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Alexandra Schools

Alexandra Schools

NW School Manager

Alex Schools is a native of the Washington, DC area, where she received her ballet training under Pamela and Michael Bjerknes at American Dance Institute and Patricia Berrend at Berrend …

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Gabrielle Corporal

Gabrielle Corporal

Studio Coordinator, Joseph C. Coleman Studios

Gabrielle Corporal is a native of Bowie, Maryland. She trained in ballet the majority of her youth at the Ballet Theatre of Maryland and continued in numerous styles at Spotlight …

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Donna Glover

Donna Glover

Nutcracker Coordinator

Entering her 18th season with The Washington Ballet, Ms. Glover has transitioned from the leadership position of Director of Operations for The Washington School of Ballet to Summer Intensive Manager …

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Miya Hisaka

Miya Hisaka

Adult Program Artistic Operations Manager

With a life commitment to diversity and excellence in concert dance, Miya has been a Producing Executive/Artistic Director, teacher, choreographer, arts and diversity advocate, and urban planner. Since l984, faculty at WSB, under …

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Kim Parmer

Kim Parmer

Operations Manager

Originally from Long Island, Kim Parmer has been immersed in the DC-area dance scene since moving here in 2010. Most recently, Ms. Parmer served as the director of Maryland School …

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The Washington School of Ballet - Southeast Campus

The Washington School of Ballet - THEARC Campus

Katie C. Sopoci Drake

Katie C. Sopoci Drake

General Manager, The Washington School of Ballet

Katie Sopoci Drake is a seasoned administrator and educator with nearly 2 decades of experience in the arts spanning non-profit arts administration, teaching in higher education, and performance. As the …

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Tammy Hurt

Tammy Hurt

School Principal SE Campus

Tammy Hurt, a native Washingtonian, started her dance training at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and later became a member of the Capitol Ballet Company under the direction of Doris …

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Kayla DeShields

Kayla DeShields

SE Campus School Manager

Kayla DeShields is a native of Woodbridge, VA where she grew up studying liturgical dance in her church beginning at age four and holding positions of leadership within the dance …

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Margaret Williamson

Margaret Williamson

Artistic Administrator

Margaret Giragosian Williamson received her early training at The Washington Ballet, the Maryland Youth Ballet, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. During this time, she was also privileged to spend …

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Finance and Administration

Finance and Administration

Kirsten Poole

Kirsten Poole

Chief Financial Officer

Kirsten Poole is the Chief Financial Officer for the Washington Ballet. With 25 years of small business and non-profit finance, operations, and business management experience, Kirsten brings her passion for …

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Claudio Flores

Claudio Flores

Custodial Services

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Angela Aguilar

Angela Aguilar

Custodial Services

Patricia Mendoza

Patricia Mendoza

Custodial Services

Jakelin Mendoza

Jakelin Mendoza

Custodial Services

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