Staff
Meet the people who work behind the scenes of the symphony. From the President’s Office to the Guest Services Center, we pride ourselves on helping the DSO maintain the highest standards of excellence.
Executive Office
MICHELLE MILLER BURNS, Ross Perot President & CEO
QUIN PHILLIPS, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
p: 214.871.4013
Advancement & Revenue
​TERRY LOFTIS, Chief Advancement & Revenue Officer
p: 214.871.4516
DENVER HOOD, Executive Administrator
p: 214.871.4028
Advancement Operations & Analytics
JAMES RYAN JILLSON, Director of Analytics
p: 214.871.4043
MARI RAMIREZ, Manager of Advancement Operations and Analytics
p: 214.871.4007
LUNA LOPEZ, Advancement Operations Coordinator
p: 214.871.4038
Development
TONI MILLER, CAP®, Managing Director of Development
p: 214.871.4078
RAMIRO CABALLERO, Individual Giving Coordinator
p: 214.871.4515
LILIAN E. GODSEY, Manager of Donor Stewardship
p: 214.871.4042
WHITNEY MACDONALD, Gifts Officer
p: 214.871.4047
ALEX SMALL, Senior Manager of Individual Giving & Board Engagement
p: 214.871.4077
MARK VALENZUELA, Manager of Prospect Research & Foundations
p: 214.871.4529
Events & Volunteer Services
J. DENTON BRICKER, Director of Events & Volunteer Services
p: 214.871.4011
MALISKA HABA, Manager of Volunteer Services
p: 214.871.4005
AVERIE WOMACK, Events Coordinator
p: 214.871.4090
Marketing & Guest Services
KATHRYN BARRETT, Symphony Store Manager
p: 214.871.4066
ELISA CAMPOS, Director of Ticketing & Guest Services
p: 214.981.2926
ASHLEY EISENGA, Creative Services Manager
p: 214.871.4046
CARLA EWING, Guest Services Manager
p: 214.981.2934
CLAIRE FREDRICK, Guest Services Manager
p: 214.981.2953
NATALIE KREIDLER, Graphic & Digital Media Designer
p: 214.871.4075
ERIC LANDRUM, Director of Media
p: 214.871.4065
ALEX MOFFITT, Guest Services Coordinator
p: 214.981.2925
VANNESA NATES, Digital Marketing Manager
p: 214.871.4082
DANIELLE REEVES, Senior Graphic Designer
p: 214.871.4054
PAUL TORRES, Ticket Operations Manager
p: 214.981.2938
STEPHANIE WATSON, Guest Services Coordinator
p: 214.981.2927
BRI WEIBLE, Marketing Project Coordinator & Copywriter
214.871.4032
Artistic Operations
KATIE MCGUINNESS, Wildenthal Families Chief Artistic Officer
p: 214.871.4048
TOM BREKHUS, Director of Orchestra Operations & Pops Programming
p: 214.871.4018
TODD JOINER, Senior Manager of Artistic Administration
p: 214.871.4566
SARAH LARSON, Artistic Operations Coordinator
p: 214.871.4068
BEN SPAGNUOLO, Manager of Artistic Operations & Touring
p: 214.871.4029
SCOTT WALZEL, Consultant for Orchestra Community Development & Outreach
p: 214.871.4009
Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus
ELLIE LIN, Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus Artistic Director
p: 469.809.4120
EMMA JENSEN, Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus Operations Manager
p: 214.393.2898
PAULA OLSEN, Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus Artistic Manager
p: 214.393.2896
Dallas Symphony Chorus
ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK, Dallas Symphony Chorus Director, Jean D. Wilson Chair
p: 214.871.4542
MICHAEL LYSINGER, Chorus Administrator
p: 214.871.4084
Education
JENNIFER GUZMÃN, Thomas & Roberta Corbett Director of Education
p: 214.871.4019
ROBERTO ZAMBRANO, Artistic Director of Young Musicians Program
p: 214.871.4088
ASHLEY ALARCON, Young Musicians Manager of Teaching & Learning
p: 214.871.4544
SARAH HATLER, Education Manager
p: 214.871.4006
STEPHANIE IZAGUIRRE, Young Musicians Coordinator
p: 214.871.4031
CAROLYN JABR, Young Strings Manager
p: 214.871.4083
Stage Crew
SHANNON GONZALEZ, Stage Manager
p: 214.871.4526
ALAN BELL, Assistant Stage Manager
p: 214.871.4526
KENNETH WINSTON, Lighting Technician
p: 214.871.4526
Music Library
KAREN SCHNACKENBERG, Jessie D. & E. B. Godsey Principal Librarian
p: 214.871.4069
MELANIE GILMORE, Choral Librarian
p: 214.871.4076
ROBERT GREER, Associate Principal Librarian
p: 214.871.4073
MELISSA ROBASON, Orchestra Librarian
p: 214.871.4074
Communications
DENISE MCGOVERN, Vice President of Communications & Media
p: 214.871.4024
CHELSEY NORRIS, Director of Communications
p: 214.871.4063
ANALIESE WHITE, Communications & Media Manager
p: 214.871.4081
Community Relations, Meyerson Facilities & Human Resources
DEBI PEÑA, Chief Administrative Officer
p: 214.871.4089
DAWN GONZALES, HR Assistant
p: 214.871.4057
Human Resources
AMANDA COOK, Senior Payroll & Human Resources Manager
p: 214.871.4021
MARK ANTHONY GARCIA, Supply & Facilities Coordinator
p: 214.871.4517
KYRA MCGUIRK, Recruiting & HR Specialist
p: 214.871.4050
Information Technology
DAVID LANE, Director of IT
p: 214.871.4023
CARL BAINES, Desktop/Systems Administrator
p: 214.871.4026
JUDITH WASHINGTON, Data Quality Associate
p: 214.871.4040
Meyerson Sales & Operations
CELIA BARSHOP, Managing Director of Meyerson Sales & Operations
p: 214.871.4041
JAZ CLAYBORNE, Security Supervisor
p: 214.871.4055
GERARDO GUERRERO, Lighting Technician
p: 214.871.4012
TAMERA HURDLE, Event Operations Manager
p: 214.871.4093
KIMBERLY KONIECKI, Director of Meyerson Sales & Operations
p: 214.871.4058
LAMAR LIVINGSTON, Director of Technical Operations
p: 214.871.4059
SHAWN MAHAN, Lead House Manager
p: 214.871.4085
MICHAEL MARBRY, Audio Technician
p: 214.871.4087
TOM PILKINTON, Audio Technician
p: 214.871.4531
ROGER WILLIS, Assistant House Manager
p: 214.871.4056
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact
GLYNE A. GRIFFITH II, DBA , CDP, CSR, Vice President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact
p: 214.871.4070
Finance
MELISSA RUTLEDGE, Chief Financial Officer
p: 214.871.4008
LAUREL ASBRIDGE, Director of Financial Reporting & Analysis
p: 214.871.4025
CECILIA RAUSCHUBER, Accounts Payable Coordinator
p: 214.871.4022
JULIE RIBECA, Accounting Administrator
p: 214.871.4015
DEANIE SEWELL, Controller
p: 214.871.4014
DANESHA VOSS, Senior Staff Accountant
p: 214.871.4064