Meet the Team

EXECUTIVE

Monica Jeffries Hazangeles
President and CEO

Eliot Pfanstiehl
Founder and CEO Emeritus

Jewel T. Scott
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

PROGRAMMING

Joi Brown
Artistic Director/Vice President of Programming

Sarah Farmer
Director of Programming

Beth Radovsky
Senior Program Event Manager

Genevieve Jecrois
Senior Program Coordinator

MANSION AT STRATHMORE

Lorie Wickert
Director of Mansion Support & Retail Systems

Mary Mendoza Godbout
Manager of Mansion Tea Room, Volunteers and Patron Experience

Ariyana Edwards
Mansion and Galleries Administrator

Tyler Christian
Mansion, Events, and Gallery Assistant

RENTALS & PRIVATE EVENTS

Annika Jorgensen
Senior Contract and Events Coordinator

EXHIBITIONS

Lesley Morris
Director of Mansion and Galleries

EDUCATION

Lauren Campbell
Vice President of Education & Community Engagement

Betty Scott
Director of the Artist in Residence Program

Pablo de Oliveira
Education & Community Engagement Manager

Kane Shimabukuro 
Education & Community Program Manager

Rachel Borczuch
Youth Ensembles Coordinator

Strathmore Children's Chorus (SCC)

Michael Wu
Artistic Director, SCC

Suzanne Bagheri
Administration and Singer Services Manager, SCC

Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras of Strathmore (MCYO)

Kristofer Sanz
Artistic Director, MCYO

John Park
Managing Director, MCYO

Jennifer Lee
Programs Manager, MCYO

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

Alaina Sadick Goss
Vice President of Communications & Marketing

Holly Filipiak
Director of Marketing

PJ Feinstein
Director of Communications

Jenn German
Senior Manager, Digital Communications

Imelda Tecson
Manager, Marketing and Patron Loyalty

Michelle Lafuente
Communications & Marketing Specialist

ADVANCEMENT

Heidi Onkst
Vice President of Advancement

Erin Phillips
Senior Director of Advancement

Julia Allal
Senior Manager of Institutional Giving

Allie Roy
Donor Engagement Manager

Jordan Wiseman
Individual Giving Manager

Summer Thompson
Donor Services Specialist

Kat Lin
Donor Engagement Coordinator

OPERATIONS

Drew Martorella
Vice President of Operations

Allison K. Alonzy
Senior Director of Patron Experience

Kady Chambers
Senior Director of Venue Rentals and Operations

David LeBlanc
Operations Manager

Thea Torek
Private Events Manager

Sergio Flores
Security and Public Safety Manager

Quinn Sarracco
Front of House Manager

Jon Foster
Production Stage Manager

Larry Pauling, Jr.
Operations Coordinator

TJ Davis
Operations Coordinator

Lyle Jaeger
Lead Lighting Technician

Chris Page
Assistant Lead Stage Technician

Bruce Yauger
Assistant Lead Audio Technician

George Takounakis
Assistant Lead Lighting Technician

Bill Wright
Lead Video Technician

Karen Isley
Lead Stage Technician

TICKET OFFICE

Chadwick Sands
Treasurer

Christian Simmelink
Assistant Treasurer

Andrew Majors
Senior Ticket Office Associate

FINANCE

Bess Amerman
Chief Financial Officer

Mykell Mitchell
Accounting Manager

Alexis Lacey
Database Administrator & Analyst

Elizabeth Louie
Staff Accountant

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Carlyle Smith
Director of Information Technology

HUMAN RESOURCES

Michelle Valdez
Director of Human Resources

The Board of Directors of Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc., is responsible for providing continuous oversight of the operation of Strathmore, working to achieve the goals set forth in Strathmore’s mission. The Board, composed of representatives appointed by the County Executive; the County Council; Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras; and elected by the Board itself, properly reflects the views and incorporates the needs of the community at large. In short, the Board strives to ensure Strathmore’s success and growth in a responsible and proactive manner. Strathmore’s Board members serve three-year terms.

OFFICERS

Mr. Christoph A. Syllaba
Jordan Kitt’s Music
Chair

Mr. Theodore R. “Ted” Goldstock, Esq.
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Vice Chair

Dr. Jean Accius II
CHC (Creating Healthier Communities)
Secretary

Ms. Karen R. Lefkowitz
Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. J. Tyler Anthony
Pepco Holdings LLC

Ms. Cathy Bernard
HCM Corporation

Mr. Pete Briskman
JLL

Ms. Hope L. Brown-Saxton
Morgan Stanley

Ms. Jessica Chod
Potomac Law Group

Ms. Cynthia Cifuentes
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States

Mr. Lewis H. Ferguson, Esq.

Ms. Noreen B. Friedman

Ms. Linda Herman

Mr. Steven P. Hollman, Esq.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ms. Fariba Kassiri
Montgomery County Government

Dr. William E. Kirwan
University System of Maryland (USM)

Mr. Marcel Lettre
Lockheed Martin

Ms. Catherine S. Leggett, Esq.

Ms. Michelle W. Musgrove
Washington Gas, A WGL Company

Mr. Bayo Oyewole
BayZx Global Strategic Solutions

Mr. Edward J. Rich

Dr. Deborah M. Smith, M.D.

The Honorable Kate Stewart
Montgomery County Council

Mr. Benjamin Wu