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
KIM NOLTEMY, Ross Perot President & CEO
p: 214.871.4530
NISHI BADHWAR, Manager of Orchestra Personnel
p: 214.871.4061
QUIN PHILLIPS, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
p: 214.871.4013
Artistic Operations
PETER CZORNYJ, Wildenthal Families Vice President of Artistic Operations
p: 214.871.4048
ASHLEY ALARCON, Teaching Artist Coordinator
p: 214.871.4544
TOM BREKHUS, Senior Production & Pops Concerts Manager
p: 214.871.4018
ALAN BELL, Assistant Stage Manager
p: 214.871.4526
MELANIE GILMORE, Chorus Librarian
p: 214.871.4076
SHANNON GONZALEZ, Stage Manager
p: 214.871.4526
ROBERT GREER, Assistant Librarian
p: 214.871.4073
JENNIFER GUZMAN, Thomas and Roberta Corbett Director of Education
p: 214.871.4019
SARAH HATLER, Education Coordinator
p: 214.871.4006
CAROLYN JABR, Young Strings Manager
p: 214.871.4083
TODD JOINER, Artistic Administration Manager
p: 214.871.4566
NATHAN LUTZ, Director of Operations and Education Programs
p: 214.871.4020
MICHAEL LYSINGER, Chorus Administrator
p: 214.871.4084
KAREN SCHNACKENBERG, Jessie D. & E. B. Godsey Principal Librarian
p: 214.871.4069
BEN SPAGNUOLO, Artistic Operations Coordinator
p: 214.871.4029
SCOTT WALZEL, Consultant for Orchestra Community Development & Outreach
p: 214.871.4009
MARK WILSON, Associate Orchestra Librarian
p: 214.871.4074
KENNETH WINSTON, Lighting Technician
p: 214.871.4526
ROBERTO ZAMBRANO, Artistic Director of Young Musicians Program
p: 214.871.4088
Development
JAMES LEFFLER, Vice President of Development
p: 214.871.4515
TAB BOYLES, Director of Event Planning
p: 214.871.4045
TAKEISHA BUSBY, Board Liaison and Corporate Manager
p: 214.871.4027
TANNER GARRETT, Individual Giving Coordinator
p: 214.871.4080
LILIAN E. GODSEY, Manager of Donor Stewardship
p: 214.871.4042
HANNAH HARRISON, Development Associate
p: 214.871.4529
WHITNEY MACDONALD, Major Gifts Officer
p: 214.871.4047
TONI MILLER, CAP®, Senior Manager of Endowment and Planned Giving
p: 214.871.4078
ALMA ROUSE, CAPM®, Director of Development Operations
p: 214.871.4043
ALEX SMALL, Development Coordinator
p: 214.871.4077
SARAH WHITLING, Senior Manager of Institutional Giving
p: 214.871.4062
Sales and Marketing
​KIM BURGAN, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
p: 214.871.4060
LIZBETH AKOP, Group Sales Representative
p: 214.981.2973
KATHRYN BARRETT, Symphony Store Manager
p: 214.871.4066
ERIC BURLESON, Guest Services Manager
p: 214.981.2929
ELISA CAMPOS, Guest Services Coordinator
p: 214.849.4376
LAURIE COUGHLIN, Manager of Creative Services
p: 214.871.4046
MALLORY COULTER, Director of Digital Marketing
p: 214.871.4034
CARLA EWING, Guest Services Coordinator
p: 214.981.2934
LEIGH HOPKINS, Digital Marketing Manager
p: 214.871.4010
CHARLES HUDGINS, Manager of Ticketing Operations
p: 214.981.2930
ERIC LANDRUM, Marketing Manager
p: 214.871.4065
JENA TUNNELL, Director of Ticketing and Guest Services
p: 214.871.4025
Communications
DENISE MCGOVERN, Vice President of Communications
p: 214.871.4024
KRISTEN TURNER, Communications Manager
p: 214.871.4063
Community Relations, Meyerson Facilities & Human Resources
DEBI PEÑA, Vice President of Community Relations, Facilities and HR
p: 214.871.4089
CELIA BARSHOP, Director, Sales & Operations
p: 214.871.4041
DAVID LANE, Director of IT
p: 214.871.4023
SHANTEL ALFORD, Human Resources Assistant
p: 214.871.4057
CARL BAINES, Desktop/Systems Administrator
p: 214.871.4026
VELYNCIA CALDWELL, Sr. Lighting Technician
p: 214.871.4071
AMANDA COOK, Payroll & Human Resources Manager
p: 214.871.4021
CAMERON CONYER, Sound Technician
p: 214.871.4531
KIMBERLY KONIECKI, Sr. Manager, Sales and Operations
p: 214.871.4058
LAMAR LIVINGSTON, Technical Director
p: 214.871.4059
SHAWN MAHAN, House Manager
p: 214.871.4085
MARISSA MEDIATI, House Manager
p: 214.871.4093
JAMES NUGENT, III, Office Services Coordinator
p: 214.871.4087
ANDREW POLANSKY, Lighting Technician
p: 214.871.4012
ROBERT PROCTOR, Manager, Security
p: 214.871.4055
JUDITH WASHINGTON, Data Quality Associate
p: 214.871.4040
CHUCK YOUNG, Sr. Manager, Security
p: 214.871.4053
Finance & Administration
DREW CAMERON, Chief Financial Officer
p: 214.871.4008
JULIE RIBECA, Accounting Coordinator
p: 214.871.4015
CAROL SCHMUCKER, Staff Accountant
p: 214.871.4022
DEANIE SEWELL, Controller
p: 214.871.4014
LONNIE STRIPLIN, Senior Staff Accountant
p: 214.871.4064
HEATHER YEAGER, Senior Manager of Budgeting & Financial Analysis
p: 214.871.4030
Volunteer Services
ALLISON BRODNAX, Director of Volunteer Services
p: 214.871.4004
MALISKA HABA, Manager of Volunteer Services
p: 214.871.4005