Staff and Board Members

To contact the Walnut Street Theatre staff or board, please use the contact form.

Walnut Street Theatre Department Heads
President and Producing Artistic Director: Bernard Havard

Robert Prosky in The Price.
Photo courtesy of Brett Thomas.
Managing Director: Mark D. Sylvester
Director of Institutional Advancement: Rebekah Sassi
Director of Marketing and Public Relations: Ralph Weeks
Production Manager: Roy W. Backes
Director of Education: Susan Nicodemus Quinn
Education Associate: Jose Aviles
Outreach Coordinator: Caroline Leipf
Company Manager/
Assistant to the Managing Director:
Jessica Doheny
Box Office Treasurer: Rick Dougherty
Literary Manager: Beverly Elliot
Audience Services Manager: Angelia Evans
Casting Director/
Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director:
Kate Galvin
Costume Shop Manager: Colleen Grady
Technical Director: Dan Schultz
Assistant Production Manager: Melissa Buffaloe
Annual Fund Manager: Robert Weinstein
Controller: Len Karabell
Tele-sales Manager: Andy Burr
Ticketing Services Manager: Mandy Murphy
Communications Manager: Thomas Miller
Facilities Manager: Bruce Myers
Properties Manager: Glen Sears
Refreshment Services Manager: Robert Nealis

Walnut Street Theatre Board of Trustees
Ed Ryan, Chairman
Richard E. Woosnam, Immediate Past Chairman
Louis W. Fryman, Esq., Chairman Emeritus
Matthew Garfield, Chairman Emeritus
John D. Graham, Chairman Emeritus
Kenneth E. Kirby, Vice Chairman
Richard A. Mitchell, Esq., Vice Chairman
Theresa E. Loscalzo, Esq., Secretary
David S. Blum, Treasurer
Camille Andrews
Valli Baldassano
Yvette D. Bright
Dominic J. Catrambone
Thomas J. Coultes
Louis J. D'Ambrosio
Richard L. Fagnani
Jeffrey Ferro
Christopher Franklin
Barry Genkin
Albert A. Giagnacova, ChFC, CLU
Robert L.B. Harman
Bernard Havard
Denise Daher Hodgson
R. Todd Ireland
Kenneth E. Kirby
Gerard Kunkel
Ann M. Liacouras
Ben Lipitz
Jim Lutz
Francis J. Mirabello, Esq.
Brad A. Molotsky
Ann Marie Richter
Edward Satell
Keith D. Schneck
Jon C. Sirlin
Martin W. Spector
Ellen Tobie
Todd C. Vanett
Thomas E. White, Jr.
Alumni Trustees
Ashok N. Bakhru
Bruce Belzak
Maureen Breakiron-Evans
George M. Chamberlain, Jr.
Rebecca R. Clark
Gerald Cope, EAIA
Allan M. Dabrow
Joseph E. Ellis, Sr.
Donald Gleklen
Terry Graboyes
Bruce Goldberg
Michael Hagy
Joanne Marie Harmelin
Jeremy D. Johnson
Ira L. Kamens
Robert A. Korn
Norma S. Langworthy
Marc S. Lapayowker
Craig R. MacQueen
Kyle Anne Midkiff
George W. Murphy
Renee H. Rollin
Dolly Beechman Schnall
James M. Tholey
Philip J. Webster
Honorary Members
Hon. Frank DiCicco
Mr. Charles Fuller
Ms. Carole Haas Gravagno
Ms. Celeste Holm
Ms. Anne Jackson
Ms. Patricia Neal
Mr. Neil Simon
Mr. Stephen Sondheim
Ms. Lily Tomlin
Mr. Eli Wallach