TAPA Staff

Executive Office      
Zak Vassar President & CEO    
Vanessa Gardner Vice President & General Manager 419.418.0053 Email
Robert Bell President Emeritus 419.321.6880  
Jim Hartley Special Operations  419.418.0038 Email
Liz Vogel Executive Assistant 419.418.0031 Email
       
Artistic Administration      
Alain Trudel Music Director, Toledo Symphony; Artistic Director, Toledo Jazz Orchestra    
Eric Otto Artistic Director and Head of Curriculum, Toledo Ballet    
Merwin Siu* Artistic Administrator 419.418.0023 Email
Natalie Conklin Artistic Operations Manager  419.418.0014 Email
       
Development      
Brett Loney Vice President of Development 419.418.0056 Email
Mari Davies Director of Institutional Giving 419.418.0055 Email
Jeniece Corwin Development Operations Manager 419.418.0021  Email
Karly DeGroot Director of Individual Giving 419.418.0028 Email
       
Education      
Natalie Frushour Director of Business Operations 419.471.0049 x 6 Email
Sarah Schaefer Education Manager 419.418.0057 Email
Ellie Lee Community Engagement Manager 419.418.0037 Email
Cam Bruder Education Services Coordinator  419.418.0022 Email
       
Finance      
Jessica Whittaker Vice President of Finance 419.418.0035 Email
Kelly Hill-Kretzer Finance Assistant  419.418.0036  Email
       
Marketing, Communications,
& Sales
     
Michael Frisco Director of Marketing (Contract)   Email
Emily McCready Marketing Manager 419.418.0027 Email
Jessica Fisher Education Marketing Coordinator   Email
Kalindi Bellach Box Office Manager & Program Annotator 419.246.8000  
Derek Emch Box Office Associate 419.246.8000 Email
       
Production & Operations      
Cheryl Trace* Personnel Manager 419.460.4679 Email
Nathan Bersee Ensemble Sales Associate 419.418.0051 Email
Raymond Clark Principal Librarian 419.418.0029 Email
Aaron Keaster* Assistant Librarian 419.418.0052 Email
Allie Swarens Assistant Music Librarian Position   Email
Hayden Giesseman Production Manager    Email
Emmy Adkins Productions and Programs Coordinator, Toledo Ballet  419.471.0049 x 3 Email
*TSO Musician      

TAPA Board of Trustees

Officers Professional Affiliation
Marna Ramnath, Board Chair Arts Advocate
Richard A. Karcher, Vice Chair Attorney at Law
Steven M. Cavanaugh, Past Chair Founder & Managing Partner, Bay Cliff Partners
Jennifer Coy, Treasurer Key Private Bank Team Lead, Sr. Portfolio Manager, KeyBank
Kim Howard, Secretary Owner/Founder, Red Doors of Toledo, Inc.
Zak Vassar President & CEO, Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
   
Trustees Professional Affiliation
James Adams  
Floyd Akins Vice President for Advancement , University of Toledo
DeAnn Gorun Baker Realtor - RE/MAX Preferred Associates
Asha Barnes  Board of Lucas County Commissioners
Cynthia Benson Vice President, Total Rewards, Owens Corning
Joel Beren Community Leader, Philanthropist, Retired Entrepreneur
Chris Bourell Toledo Ballet Guild
Lauren Graham Bourell DDS MD
Patrick Bowe President and CEO, The Andersons
John H. Burson Estate Planning and Tax Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP
Samuel Chang President & Co-Founder, Midstory
Rob Cintron Swanton and Maumee Schools (Retired)
Jenny Coluccio Head Women's Golf Coach, University of Toledo
Susan L. Conda Community Volunteer
Josh Cooper CEO, Whitelabel
Cheri Crane Board of Lucas County Commissioners
Kathleen Davis Social Security Administration
Gretchen DeBacker  Attorney at Law
Jeanne DeWitt Senior Vice President, CPU, Inc.
Michael Ellison, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University (Retired)
Melissa Freeman CFO, AntennaGear
Judy Gorun Realtor, RE/MAX Preferred Associates
Renee Goubeaux Principal, The Trust Company Family Offices
Leena Hammuda MSN, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, Mercy Health
Andrea Hoffman Toledo Ballet Guild
Kristin Hunt Plante Moran
Shelli Jacobs  
Joel Jerger EVP, Premier Bank
Justin T. Kelley Rossford Schools
Francine Lawrence Toledo, Ohio, & American Federation of Teachers (Retired)
William B. Mathis Dean, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University
Jeffrey Maxie Music and Creative Director
Michael McCullough Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, UBS Financial Services
Chris Murphy Miller Diversified
Adam Nightingale  Eastman & Smith Ltd.
Teanya Norwood-Ekwenna RN, ProMedica
Jonathan Orser Investor 
Susan Palmer Arts Advocate/ Community Leader
Matt Paskiet Firenation, Ltd.
JoAnn Phipps Toledo Symphony League
Scott Potter Black & White Transportation
John Reynolds  
Randy Richie   
Faye Rochon Huntington Bank
Joseph Sferra President, Chief Medical Officer, Surgical Services, ProMedica
Mo Sheahan Owner and Instructor, Pure Barre
Saga Shoffner Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
Rebecca E. Shope Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Clarence R. Smith, Jr. CEO & Consultant, C R Smith & Associates
Sara Smith Director of Institutional Advancement, National Museum of the Great Lakes
Pam Bard Steel Bard Manufacturing Company, Inc
Charles Stocking Co-CEO, Principle Business Enterprises, Inc.
Desmond L. Strooh Marketing Strategist, BGSU
Olivia K. Summons Director of Public Affairs (Ret.), Toledo Refining Company
Dave Tighe Consultant, Findley, Inc.
Tim Van Tuinen MacMillan, Sobanski and Todd, LLC
Julie Waidelich-Roberts Regional Community Relations Director, Kingston HealthCare Company
Stephanie Wang Jaros Master Lock - Fortune Brands Innovations
Traci Watkins, MD ProMedica
Dave White, Jr. White Family Dealerships
Lance Woodworth President, Destination Toledo, Inc.
Jane Wurth  
   
Board Fellows Professional Affiliation
Samuel Adler, Ph.D. Professor of Composition at the Juilliard School
Stephanie Alexander Toledo Ballet
Dr. Tom Brady Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Plastic Technologies, Inc.
William F. Buckley President & COO (Ret.), Hylant Group
Elaine Canning Vice President, Palmer Energy (retired)
Debbie David President & CEO, Sauder Village
Eric S. Fankhauser Vice President, Toledo Metal Spinning Company 
Anneliese M. Gryta  
Pam Hershberger  
Kenneth E. Hileman President, Hileman & Associates
Frank Jacobs Member, Eastman & Smith Ltd.
Jeff Jaffe Jaffe Jewelers (Retired)
Harley Kripke President, Kripke & Associates
Darryl R. Lippman Retired Healthcare Executive
C. Allen McConnell Judge, (Ret.) Toledo Municipal Court
William R. McDonnell Regional President & Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking, PNC Bank
Ronald A. McMaster Retired, Glasstech Inc.
Joe Napoli President & CEO, Toledo Mud Hens
Randy Oostra  
Mark Pietrykowski Judge, Court of Appeals - 6th District
Jon Richardson    Attorney at Law
Mark Ridenour Heidtman Steel Products, Inc.
Ronald Rybarczyk Government & Public Affairs, Cenovus
Ann Sanford   Sanford Farms LLC
Sharon S. Speyer Regional President, Huntington Bank
Stephen H. Staelin Managing Partner (Ret.), Ernst & Young LLP
John S. Szuch Executive Officer, Signature Bank
Louis E. Tosi Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP