Virginia Symphony Orchestra Administration
Executive
Staff
Karen Philion
President and CEO
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Kristen Bennington
Executive Assistant &
Director of Special Projects
757-213-1411
Orchestra
Activities
Christina Havens
Vice President of Orchestra Activities
757-213-1421
Rodney Martell
Artistic Administrator
757-572-3757
Paula Bonds
Assistant Librarian
757-213-1407
Jim Nesbit
Orchestra Personnel Manager
757-729-2251
Carl Wilder
Principal Librarian
757-213-1408
Diversity and Community Engagement
Nikki Thorpe
Director of Diversity and Engagement
Development
Lauren DiPeppe
Director of Development
757-213-1417
Patrick O’Brien
Institutional Relations Manager
Marketing and
Public Relations
Monica Meyer
Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
757-213-1431
Heather Stultz
Database Manager
757-213-1413
Patron
Services
Anya Simmons
Box Office Manager
757-213-1414
Brooke Bates
Sales Manager
757-213-1423
Joe Bernard
House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator
Artistic
Staff
Eric Jacobsen
Music Director
Thomas Wilkins
Principal Guest Conductor
JoAnn Falletta
Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate
Robert Shoup
Chorus Master and Staff Conductor
Ray Landon
Chorus Manager