Staff

Yale Schwarzman Center Staff

Kino Alvarez MFA'25
Assistant Technical Director (AV)

Rob Chikar MFA'14
Director of Production

Jessi Cotter
Associate Production Manager

Kito Covington
Woolsey Hall Stage Manager
Dixwell-Yale Community Learning Center

Sarah Ficca
Marketing Manager

Rachel Fine
Executive Director

Madison Grady
Senior Administrative Assistant

Laurie Valentina Gomez Acosta YC '22
Woodbridge Fellow

Maurice L. Harris, PhD
Director of Marketing and Communications

Joel Johnson
Technical Director

Kirk D. Keen MFA '19
Building & Program Logistics Manager
Lecturer in Technical Designs & Production, School of Drama

Bonnie Kramm
Business Manager

Kate Krier
Associate Dean for the Arts
Special Advisor to Schwarzman Center
Director of Undergraduate Production

Courtney Skipton Long, PhD
Director of Development

Daryl McMillan
Financial Assistant

Jennifer Harrison Newman MFA '11
Associate Artistic Director

Meg O'Brien
Director of Finance and Administration

Laura Paul
Deputy Director

Christian Ponce
Visitor Services Manager

Carolynn Richer
Associate Production Manager

Carlynne Robinson
Exhibitions & Bookings Manager

Student Staff, Fellows & Project Coordinators

Anya Berlova PhD Student '27
Community Engagement Fellow

Anietie Ekanem MFA '25
Creative Marketing Fellow

Tola Gbadamosi YSPH '24
Marketing & Communications Assistant 

Natalie King MFA '24
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives 

Yingying Zhao YC '24
Marketing & Communications Assistant 

Student Photographers

Kristopher Aziabor

Lu Arie

Laura Dragusha '27

Barsbold Enkhbold '27

Eric Linh '24 YSPH

Chiraag Sachdev YC '26

Talia Tax 

Giridhar Viswanathan YC '25

Elio Wentzel YC '26

Student Ambassadors 

Sanya Abbasey '25

Bella Bolayon '24

Sherry Chen '24

Cage Cochran '24

Gabe Darley MFA '25

Krista Lebovitz

Lauren Mellenthin PhD Candidate '25

Michaell Santos Paulino '26

Yamil Rivas '24

Aranza Rodriguez '24

Darcy Rodriguez Ovalles '26

Chloe Sarff '25

Isabella Romero Stefanoni '25

Chriss Tuyishim '25