Staff & Leadership

Anna D. Shapiro
Artistic Director

David Schmitz
Executive Director

Terry Kinney
Jeff Perry
Gary Sinise
Founders

Jonathan Berry
Artistic Producer

Hallie Gordon
Artistic Producer

JC Clementz
Casting Director

Polly Hubbard
Director of New Play Development

Francis Guinan,Tracy Letts, Sandra Marquez, Amy Morton, Yasen Peyankov
Artistic Associates

Greta Honold
LookOut Director

Patrick Zakem
LookOut Producer

Hallie Gordon
Artistic Director for Steppenwolf for Young Adults

Megan Shuchman
Director of Education

Jared Bellot
Education Manager

John Rooney
Education and Leadership Programs Coordinator

Abhi Shrestha
Education Associate

Shelia Chapman
Education Volunteer

Peter Andersen, Jazmin Corona, Christina El Gamal, Monet Felton, Tiffany Fulson, Charles Andrew Gardner, Greg Geffrard, Cara Greene Epstein, Larry Grimm, Wilfredo Ramos, Jr., Fatima Sowe, Mara Stern, Airos Sung-En Medill
Teaching Artists

Karena Fiorenza
General Manager

LaDonna Lane
HR Director

Maria Nondorf
Finance Director

Lupe Garcia Quiles
Events Management Director

Jovito Alvarez
Finance Manager

Paul G. Miller
Office Manager

Brian Hurst
Finance Coordinator

Gabriel Alaniz
Events Management Associate

Nic Andrews
IT Administrator

Samuel barnes 
IT Business System Analyst

Leslie Mastroianni
Director of Development

Mercedes Rohlfs
Campaign Director

Eric Evenskaas
Senior Development Director (Dept. Concierge)

Kristy Conway
Senior Development Director

Courtney Anderson
Director of Special Events

Suzanne Miller
Individual Giving Director

Jessica Gretch
Individual Giving Manager

Max Lando
Institutional Giving Manager

Sarah Giovanetti
Special Events Coordinator

A.J. Roy
Development Coordinator

Chelsea Smith
Campaign Manager

Samantha Price
Development Associate 

Kara Henry
Director of Marketing & Communications

Erika Nelson
Senior Marketing Director

Donovan Foote
Design Director

Madeline Long
Senior Communications Director

Kevin Castillo
Digital Marketing Manager

Joel Moorman
Creative Director

Neel McNeill
Marketing and Memberships Manager

David Masnato
Graphic Designer

Maya Fazio-Siu
Marketing Assistant

Leean Torske
PR Associate

Juli Del Prete
Communications Coordinator

Tamara Tores
Interim Audience Services Director

Jimmy Freund
Audience Services Training Manager

William Benjamin
Audience Services Manager

Stephanie Heller
Audience Services Subscriptions Manager

Mike Brunlieb, Rebekah Camm
Audience Services Supervisors

Molly Layton
Group Sales Coordinator

Roseann Bishop
Membership Coordinator

Craig Barnes, Itzel Blancas, Allison Dimond, Sam Garrott, Rukmini Girish, Kenya Hall, Hanna Kime, Julia Waits, Sovannra Yos
Audience Service Associates

Brian Lee
Audience Outreach Manager

Charles Frydenberg, Greg Glomb, Marilyn Hillary, Brandi Jones
Audience Outreach Associates

Cory Jeanes
Director of Operations

Peter Van Kempen
Facilities Manager

Adrian Castro
Facilities Coordinator

David Albert, Harold Jaffe
Facilities Staff

David Barati, Padam Dhungel, Victor David, Tul Ghaley, Madan Gurung, Tika Ram Kafley, Noor Alam Islam, Harold Kripps, Mohamed Kasim, Ababe Mekonen, Aminata Talawally, Bhagirath Timsina
Custodial Staff

Evan Hatfield
Director of Audience Experience

Danielle Shindler
Food and Beverage Director, Front Bar General Manager

Denise Yvette Serna 
Front of House Manager

Aaron Aptaker
Audience Experience Coordinator

Nick Burt, Ana Cackley, David Clauson, Lynn Cosby, Maureen Davies, Sam Garrott, Curtis Jackson, Megan Kaminsky, Leah Meacham, Anna Sung-En Medill, Greg Mehl, Renato Sanchez, Allison Shackelford, Jessica Smith, Kenshunna Tolliver, Kelly Voke, Elizabeth Wigley
Audience Experience Associates

Kate Lerner
Bar Manager

Morgan Burkey, Ben Burmeister, Tory Davidson, Jake Drummond, Jared Hect, Quinn Hegarty, Dani James, Juwan Lockett, Patty Malaney, Alyson Morrill, Meaghan Morris, Ashley schilling, Lukas Vlasnik, Raquel Villalobos, Taleshia Walker
Front Bar Staff

Donald Coulson
Parking Manager

Angel Aguilar, Mustafa Chaudry, Sam Morales, Gabriel Sanchez
Parking Staff

Tom Pearl
Director of Production

Brianna Parry
Associate Production Manager

Erin Cook
Company Manager and Assistant to the Artistic Director

Mike Donohue
Technical Director

Chad Hain
Associate Technical Director

Erin Freeman
Scene Shop Supervisor

Kyle Land, Ryan Luwe, Russell Scott and Lydia Strini
Scenic Carpenters

Zoe Shiffrin
Scenic Charge Artist

Jenny DiLuciano
Properties Director

Charles Moser
Master Properties Artisan

Emily Feder
Assistant Props Master

Jay Tollefsen
Associate Properties Director

Rick Haefele
House Carpenter

Caryn Weglarz Klein
Costume Director

Daisy Lindas
Assistant Costume Director

Mae Haskins
Assistant Costume Designer

Laurel Clayson
Head Draper

Lynae Vandermeulen
Work Room Supervisor/Draper

Shannon Higgins
Wardrobe, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor 

Martha Wegener
Sound Supervisor

Gregor Mortis
Associate Sound Supervisor

Matthew Chapman
1700 Tech Coordinator

J.R. Lederle
Lighting Supervisor

Ernie Gomez
Master Electrician

Karen Thompson
Light Board Operator

Malcolm Ewen
Production Stage Manager

Christine D. Freeburg
Production Stage Manager

Laura Glenn
Production Stage Manager

Mary Hungerford, Brian Maschka, Cassie Calderone
Stage Managers

Carlos Enrique Arellano
Nakia Shalice Avila
Becca Brown 
Jacqueline Corte
Amy Couey
Tina El Gamal
Allison Granat
Brittney Symone Grant
Mark H.
Anthony Harden
Rachel Kennedy
JuJu Laurie
Mihika Miranda
Caleb Naugle
Reagan O'Malley
May Treuhaft-Ali
Eva Trunzo
Abigail Vass
Sarah Wallace