Staff

To contact a staff member, please use the contact form or call 415/863.6606. 

Executive Staff | leadership@odc.dance
Brenda Way, Artistic Director & Founder, she/her
Carma Zisman, Executive Director, she/her/hers
Christopher Dennis, Managing Director, he/him/his

Administrative | admin@odc.dance
Garth Grimball, Chief of Staff, he/him/his

Company | dancecompany@odc.dance
Brenda Way, Artistic Director & Founder, she/her
Joseph Copley-Venturo Díaz, Director of Artistic Planning
Mia J. Chong, Co-Artistic Director
Brandon Freeman, Assistant to the Artistic Director

Company Consultants/Contractors/Guest Artists:
KT Nelson, ODC Fellow

Development | development@odc.dance
Julie Mushet, Director of Development
Emily Lieu-Harris, Development Strategist, she/her
Zackary Forcum, Director of Institutional Giving & Messaging, he/him, they/them
Heather Holt, Associate Director of Annual Fund & Donor Events
Trisha Clayton, Capital Campaign Manager
Dom Refuerzo, Development Operations & Database Specialist, they/he

Facilities | facilities@odc.dance
Jason Dinneen, Facilities Director, he/him

Finance, Operations & Human Relations | finance@odc.dance
Carlos R. Lopez, Director of Finance & Administration, he/him
Zarina N. Posada, Human Resources Manager, she/her
Sarah Emmons, Finance & HR Admin
Abigail Rojas Ramirez, Finance Assistant

Operations, Client Relations & Front Desk | frontdesk@odc.dance
Monica Ascencio, Client Relations & Operations Manager

Marketing & Communications | marketing@odc.dance
Sophie Leininger, Director of Marketing and Communications, she/her
Cresin Williams-Quinn, Social Media & Video Marketing Content Manager, he/him
Kara Forest, Marketing Associate, she/they
Marie Hamel, Marketing Content Associate, she/they

Marketing & Communications contractors/consultants
John Hill, Public Relations Specialist

Nancy Pelosi Healthy Dancers Program at ODC
 Rachel Recinos Abair, M.S., Director, Nancy Pelosi Healthy Dancers Program at ODC
, she/her/hers

Healthy Dancers Clinic | hdc@odc.dance
Celina De Borja, MD - Medical Director
Richard Coughlin, MD - Director Emeritus

Production | production@odc.dance
Thomas Bowersox, Director of Production
Annie Tillis, Production Stage Manager
David Robertson, Lighting Supervisor
Kyo Yohena, Wardrobe Supervisor
Chris Chamberlin-Miner, Production Coordinator

School | school@odc.dance
Kimi Okada, School Director & Associate Choreographer, she/her
Carlos Venturo Díaz-Copley, Director of School Programming
Molly Matutat, School Operations Manager, she/her/hers
Natalie Gutierrez, School Administrative Associate, she/her
Michelle Lynch, Youth & Teen Program Coordinator

Theater | theater@odc.dance
Chloë Zimberg, Creative Director, she/her
Ezra Howlett, Theater Event & Outreach Coordinator, they/them
Katya Oleinikov, Audience Services Manager, she/her
Maurya Kerr, ODC Theater Resident Curator
Sam Hannum, Theater Associate, Operations Coordinator, she/they

Rhythm & Motion Staff | rhythmandmotion@rhythmandmotion.com
Dudley Flores, Director, he/him/his
Maggie Connard, Program Associate, she/her/hers

Box Office | boxoffice@odc.dance

Studio Rentals | studiorentals@odc.dance