Meet Our Staff
First Citizens Bank Plaza | 128 S. Tryon St., Ste. 350 | Charlotte, NC 28202
Administration: 704.972.2003 | Ticket Office: 704.972.2000 | Fax: 704.972.2011
EXECUTIVE
David Fisk, President & Chief Executive OfficerSamantha Hackett, Executive Administrator, 704.714.5102
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
John Clapp, Vice President of Artistic Operations & General Manager, 704.714.5121Sara Gibson, Director of Operations, 704.714.5122
Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning, 704.714.5103
Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian, 704.714.5125
Tim Pappas, Orchestra Personnel Manager, 704.714.5127
John Jarrell, Stage Manager
Bradley Geneser, Assistant Librarian, 704.714.5105
DEVELOPMENT
Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement, 704.714.5139Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement, 704.714.5138
Tammy Matula, Database Manager, 704.714.5105
Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator, 704.714.5106
Senta Harvey, Development Coordinator - Stewardship & Events, 704.714.5133
Toni Freeman & Associates LLC, Grants Strategy & Proposal Writing
FINANCE
Wendy Laxton (Laxton CFO Services), Fractional Vice President of FinanceChazin & Company, Financial Services
HUMAN RESOURCES
Kirsten Morris, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, 704.714.5107Amy Hine, Office Administrator, 704.714.5110
LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement, 704.714.5135Iván Garnica, Community Engagement Manager, 704.714.5120
Emily Gordon, Youth Orchestra Programs Coordinator - Project Harmony, 704.714.5116
Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestra Programs Coordinator - CSYO, 704.714.5131
Peyton Wulff, Learning Coordinator, 704.714.5114
Christen Crumpler, Youth Orchestra Programs Assistant - Project Harmony
Arturo Morales-Garduño, Youth Orchestra Programs Assistant - CSYO
Jirah Montgomery, Youth Orchestra Programs Assistant - CSYO
Tim Scott, Youth Orchestra Programs Assistant - CSYO
MARKETING
Candace Sykes, Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience, 704.714.5123Deirdre Roddin, Director of Communications, 704.714.5112
Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing, 704.714.5128
Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager, 704.714.5115
Stephen Emery, Patron Communications Manager, 704.972.2001
Meghan Starr, Ticket Services Manager, 704.972.2002
Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager, 704.714.5109