The staff of the Long Center is made up of unique individuals from all across North America. Each staff member plays a key role in making the Long Center the world class performance venue that Austin deserves. Please, take a moment to meet our staff.
Executive Office
Jamie Grant Executive Director & CEO Phone 512.457.5103 jgrant@thelongcenter.org Paul Beutel Managing Director Phone 512.457.5106pbeutel@thelongcenter.org Angie Horejsi Executive Assitant to CEO
Phone 512.457.5113
ahorejsi@thelongcenter.org
Programming
Karen JantschProgramming Manager Phone 512.457.5120
kjantsch@thelongcenter.org Dani Pruitt
Community Programming Coordinator Phone 512.457.5125
dpruitt@thelongcenter.org
Development Department
Lyn ChasteenChief Revenue Officer
Phone 512.457.5168
Email lchasteen@thelongcenter.org Jessica Niemiec Development Manager,
Donor Relations
Phone 512.457.5111
jniemiec@thelongcenter.org Collin Acock
Development Manager,
Corporations and Foundations
Phone 512.457.5117
collin.acock@thelongcenter.org Nicol Ireland Development Manager, Annual Giving Phone: 512.457.5147 nireland@thelongcenter.org Amanda Turley
Development Associate
Phone 512.457.5148 aturley@thelongcenter.org
Marketing Department
Mark TruettDirector of Marketing & External Communication
Phone 512.457.5105 mtruett@thelongcenter.org Donya Dahmann
Marketing Manager
Phone 512.457.5119 ddahmann@thelongcenter.org Heath Riddles Public Relations & Social Media Marketing Manager
Phone 512.457.5115 hriddles@thelongcenter.org Brandon Strange Digital Media Coordinator Phone 512.457.5116 bstrange@thelongcenter.org Jonathan Martinez Teleservices Supervisor Phone 512.457.5128 jmartinez@thelongcenter.org
Ticket Services
Tiffany Neece Director of SalesPhone 512.457.5160
tneece@thelongcenter.org Susan Griffin Box Office Sales Manager Phone 512.457.5161 sgriffin@thelongcenter.org Eric Cardona Box Office Operations Manager Phone 512.457.5162 ecardona@thelongcenter.org
Production
Jim Larkin Director of ProductionPhone 512.457.5130
jlarkin@thelongcenter.org Scott Braudt Production Supervisor Phone 512.457.5132 sbraudt@thelongcenter.org Ken Huncovsky Audio Video Supervisor Phone 512.457.5135 khuncovsky@thelongcenter.org D.J. Higgenbottom Stage and Rigging Supervisor
Phone 512.457.5136
djhiggenbottom@thelongcenter.org
Building Operations & Housekeeping
José Delgado Director of Building ServicesPhone 512.457.5192
jdelgado@thelongcenter.org Orlando Martinez Building Engineer Phone 512.457.5145 omartinez@thelongcenter.org Omar Heras Building Engineer I Phone 512.457.5193 oheras@thelongcenter.org Jay Gossett Building Services Manager Phone 512.457.5189 jgossett@thelongcenter.org
Finance & Administration Department
Dwayne Cooper Director of Finance and AdministrationPhone 512.457.5104
dcooper@thelongcenter.org Ashley G. Biggerstaff Director of Corporate Resources
Phone 512.457.5107
abiggerstaff@thelongcenter.org Kiran Dix Accounting Manager Phone 512.457.5118 kdix@thelongcenter.org
Guest Services
Ken Shepardson House ManagerPhone 512.457.5171 kshepardson@thelongcenter.org
2012-2013 Board of Trustees
Chair
Cliff Ernst, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
Vice Chair
Patsy Woods Martin, Austin Campaign for Philanthropy
Secretary
Jeri DeAngelis, Community Volunteer
Immediate Past Chair
Craig Hester, Luther King Capital Management
Honorary Board Member
Chairman Emeritus
Joe R. Long
Honorary Trustee
Jane Sibley
2012-2013 Committee Chairs
Steve Davis, Development Committee
Craig Hester, Finance Committee
Toya Cirica Haley, Esq., Program & Marketing Committee*
Edna Ramon Butts, Trustee & Governance Committee, AISD
Trustees
Jo Anne Christian (Representative of Austin Lyric Opera)
Mark Curry, Wells Fargo Bank
Doug Dempster, University of Texas at Austin
Paul Diehl
Larry Earvin, Huston-Tillotson University*
Karen Frost, Frost Media Relations
Paul Kim, ATX Environmental Solutions
Wendi Kushner, Austin Lyric Opera
Salvador Lara, Golfsmith International
Cindy Matula, JP Morgan Chase Bank
Buck McKinney, Buck McKinney Law*
Joanne Midwikis, Midwikis & Granger
Mary Scott Nabers, Strategic Partnerships, Inc.
Wolfgang Niedert, E. Wolfgang Niedert & Associates*
Monica Peraza, MexNet Alliance & Hispanic Alliance for the Arts*
Jamie Rhodes, National NanoMaterials
Erica Saenz, University of Texas at Austin
Tom Sellers, Conoco Phillips (Representative of Austin Symphony Orchestra)
Marc Seriff
Jare Smith (Representative of Ballet Austin)
Latifah Taormina*
Jim Taylor, Hawkeye Partners, LP
Kathy Taylor
The Honorable Bruce Todd, Bruce Todd Public Affairs
Jeff Trigger, La Corsha Hospitality Group
Lesley Varghese, Asian American Resource Center
Leslie Ward, AT&T Texas
Sharon Watkins, Chez Zee American Bistro*
Alex Winkelman, Citizen Generation
Marvin Womack, Austin Symphony Orchestra
