- Barbara Gaines Artistic Director Carl and Marilynn Thoma Chair
- Criss Henderson Executive Director
- Rick Boynton Creative Producer
- Kara Riopelle Managing Director
ARTISTIC & PRODUCING
- Paige Whitson-Martini General Manager
- Bob Mason Artistic Associate/Casting Director
- Daniel J. Hess Company Manager
- Aislinn Frantz Associate Producer
- Alexis Taylor Casting and Producing Associate
- Jo Ann Woolley Executive Assistant and Special Projects Manager
- Mersedez Hoover Assistant to the Creative Producer
- Tony Bondoc Arts Leadership Fellow
- Sadaf Habib Arts Leadership Fellow
- Delaney Piggins Arts Leadership Fellow
EDUCATION
- Marilyn J. Halperin Director of Education and Managing Editor Ray and Judy McCaskey Chair
- Nora Carroll Associate Director of Education
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Grace Grindell Learning Programs Associate
- Regina Buccola, PhD Scholar-in-Residence
- Stephen Bennett, PhD; Katie Blankenau, PhD, Casey Caldwell, PhD; Elizabeth Charlebois, PhD; Vanessa Corredera, PhD; Rebecca Fall, PhD; Sara B.T. Thiel, PhD Guest Scholar Lecturers
PRODUCTION
- Chris Plevin Director of Production
- Alexa Berkowitz Production Office Manager
- Caryn Klein Interim Costume Shop Manager
- Cathy Tantillo Costume Design Assistant
- Mac Vaughey Lighting and Video Supervisor
- Alec Thorne Assistant Lighting and Video Supervisor
- Anna Katharine Mantz Properties Supervisor
- Nicholas Pope Sound Supervisor
MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, BOX OFFICE & GUEST SERVICES
- Julie Stanton Director of Marketing and Sales
- Hannah Kennedy Director of Communications
- Emma Perrin Public Relations and Digital Media Manager
- Daniel Walters Marketing and Communications Designer
- Mikayla Shaw Marketing Assistant
- Devin Faught House Manager
- Phoebe Silva Assistant House Manager
- Sonja Pardee Box Office Supervisor
- Micah Hazel Box Office Associate
- Joshua Hooten Box Office Associate
- Jack Kilkelly-Schmidt Box Office Associate
- Aurthur King Box Office Associate
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Reilly O'Connell Box Office Associate
- Dani Brown Guest Services Associate
Sam Castillo Guest Services Associate - Jaz Fowlkes Guest Services Associate
- Ariana Hocking Guest Services Associate
- Leah Johnson Guest Services Associate
- Marcus Kujawa Guest Services Associate
Olivia Leslie Guest Services Associate - Philip Macaluso Guest Services Associate
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Jessica Plummer Guest Services Associate
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Julie Ravenscroft Guest Services Associate
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Addison Roberts Guest Services Associate
- Alex Rosas Guest Services Associate
- Molly Ruhl Guest Services Associate
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Eliana Tirone Guest Services Associate
Jada Woodard Guest Services Associate - Natalie Brandy Concessioner
- Carson Mara Concessioner
Tanner McCormick Concessioner
DEVELOPMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS
- Steve Solomon Interim Director of Development
- Makeda Cohran Events Director
- Martha Bangiola Associate Director of Development
- Kristen Caruso Senior Development Manager for Operations and Board Relations
- Amanda Owens Development Coordinator
- Kaela West Patron Relationship and Data Coordinator
FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES
- Linda Orellana Director of Finance
- Monica Lanum Director of Human Resources
- Katie Tresnowski Controller
- Alysse Hunter Assistant Controller
Gianna Schuetz Human Resources and Company Management Coordinator
Alejandra Sujo Accounting Associate
FACILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
- Susan Knill Facilities and Operations Director
- Jeanne Devore Technology Manager
- Kevin Spellman Jr. Technology and Innovation Specialist
- Daniel Lopez Facilities Manager
- Felix Ross Custodial Manager
- Dwayne Brewer Custodial Assistant
- Maurice Buchanan Custodial Assistant
- Kattria Clark Custodial Assistant
- Anthony Davis Custodial Assistant
- Chrissy Green Custodial Assistant
- Bernard Richardson Custodial Assistant
- Diane Turley Custodial Assistant
CONSULTANTS & SPECIAL SERVICES
- Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Auditor
- Campbell & Company Fundraising Counsel
-
PJH & Associates, Inc Fundraising Consultants
- Kathleen Hechinger Finance Consultant
- Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications Communications Consultant
- Cathy Taylor PR Public Relations Consultant
- Cultivating Better Tomorrows IDEA Consultants
- Nora K. Lawson Human Resources Consultant
- University of Illinois Occupational Health Services Institute COVID-19 Operational Consultant
- Medical Program for Performing Artists / Maria E. Reese, MD Medical Services
- Aon Private Risk Management Insurance Services
- Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, LTD; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; McDermott Will and Emery; Nevin Law Group, PLCC Legal Services
- Elizabeth Bartlow Breslin (CI/CT), Sheila Kettering (CI/CT), Will Lee (NIC), Al Raci (CI/CT) ASL Interpreters
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Jason Harrington Audio Describer
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c2 Captioning Services
- Michael Brosilow, Justin Barbin, Rich Hein, Vashon Jordan Jr., Michael Litchfield, Joe Mazza, Chuck Osgood, Vito Palmisano, Jeff Sciortino, James Steinkamp Photographers
- HMS Media, Calvin Steinken Video Production
WORK WITH US
CST is an engaging, collaborative work environment for artists and arts professionals. Opportunities exist for full- and part-time employment, as well as internships.