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

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EXECUTIVE

David Fisk, President & Chief Executive Officer
Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator, 704.714.5102

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

John Clapp, Vice President of Artistic Operations & General Manager, 704.714.5121
Sara 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, 704.714.5139
Amanda 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 Finance
Chazin & Company, Financial Services

HUMAN RESOURCES

Kirsten Morris, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, 704.714.5107
Amy Hine, Office Administrator, 704.714.5110

LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement, 704.714.5135
Iván 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, 704.714.5123
Deirdre 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