Virginia Symphony Orchestra Administration
Executive
Staff
Dr. Andrea Warren
President & CEO
Kristen Bennington
Executive Assistant &
Director of Special Projects
757-213-1411
Orchestra
Activities
Christy Havens
Executive Vice President & General Manager
757-213-1421
Rodney Martell
Artistic Administrator
757-572-3757
Jim Nesbit
Orchestra Personnel Manager
757-729-2251
Justin Allen
Operations Manager
757-213-1415
Carl Wilder
Principal Librarian
757-213-1408
Paula Bonds
Assistant Librarian
757-213-1407
Diversity and Community Engagement
Nikki Thorpe
Director of Diversity and Engagement
757-334-4351
De’Jonna Mayo
Communications Manager
757-213-1424
Development
JP Paul
Director of Development
757-213-1417
Patrick O’Brien
Annual Fund Manager
757-213-1412
Matthew Lawhead
Institutional Relations Manager
Artistic
Staff
Eric Jacobsen
Music Director
JoAnn Falletta
Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate
Robert Shoup
Chorus Master and Staff Conductor
Ray Landon
Chorus Manager
Thomas Wilkins
Principal Guest Conductor