The Long Center for the Performing Arts

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Staff 

 

The staff of the Long Center is made up of unique individuals from all throughout Texas and the United States.  Each staff member plays a key role in making the Long Center the world class performance venue that Austin deserves.  Please, take a moment to meet our staff.

 

Executive Office 

 

Paul Beutel 

Interim Executive Director  

Phone 512.457.5106
Email pbeutel@thelongcenter.org

 

Randi Turkin 

Executive Administrative Assistant  
Phone 512.457.5113
Email rturkin@thelongcenter.org 

 

Programming 

 

Karen Jantsch 
Programming Manager  

Phone 512.457.5120
Email kjantsch@thelongcenter.org 

 

Annabel Guevara 
Programming Administrator  

Phone 512.457.5125
Email aguevara@thelongcenter.org

 

Finance & Administration Department 

 

Dwayne Cooper

Director of Finance and Administration  
Phone 512.457.5104
Email dcooper@thelongcenter.org 

 

Ashley G. Biggerstaff

Manager, Contracts & Project Administration  
Phone 512.457.5107
Email abiggerstaff@thelongcenter.org 

 

Kiran Dix 

Accounting Manager

Phone 512.457.5118

Email kdix@thelongcenter.org 

 

Corrina Kalish 

Administrative Assistant, Finance & Administration

Phone 512.457.5115

Email ckalish@thelongcenter.org 

 

 

Ticket Services

 

Tony Jilek 

Director, Ticket Services 
Phone 512.457.5160
Email tjilek@thelongcenter.org 

 

Susan Griffin 

Assistant Manager, Ticket Services  

Phone 512.457.5161

Email sgriffin@thelongcenter.org 

 

Eric Cardona 

Associate Manager, Ticket Services  

Phone 512.457.5162

Email ecardona@thelongcenter.org

 

Sheila Berry 

Annual Member Liaison, Ticket Services  

Phone 512.457.5150

Email sberry@thelongcenter.org

 

 

Marketing Department

 

Mark Truett
Director of Marketing & External Communication
Phone: 512.457.5105

Email: mtruett@thelongcenter.org

 

Shaady Ghadessy 

Marketing Manager 
Phone 512.457.5127
Email sghadessy@thelongcenter.org 

 

 

Development Department

 

Jennifer Houlihan

Director of Development

Phone 512.457.5116

Email jhoulihan@thelongcenter.org 

 

Jessica Niemiec 

Development Manager  
Phone 512.457.5111
Email jniemiec@thelongcenter.org

 

Andrew West 

Development Manager, Corporations and Foundations

Individual, Corporate, & Foundation Gifts
Phone 512.457.5117
Email awest@thelongcenter.org 

 

Jennifer Hutchinson 
Development Manager, Individual Gifts and Support Groups
Phone 512.457.5147
Email jhutchinson@thelongcenter.org
 

 

Operations Department

 

Jim Larkin

Technical Director 
Phone
 512.457.5130
Email jlarkin@thelongcenter.org 

 

Scott Braudt 

Assistant Technical Director  

Phone 512.457.5132

Email sbraudt@thelongcenter.org 

 

Eric Miller 

Assistant Technical Director     

Phone 512.457.5133

Email emiller@thelongcenter.org 

 

Graham Sattinger 

Assistant Technical Director     

Phone 512.457.5131

Email gsattinger@thelongcenter.org 

 

Todd Drga 

Lighting Supervisor     

Phone 512.457.5134

Email tdrga@thelongcenter.org 

 

Ken Huncovsky 

Audio Video Supervisor 

Phone 512.457.5135

Email khuncovsky@thelongcenter.org 

 

Frank Cortez 

Staging/Rigging Supervisor 

Phone 512.457.5136

Email fcortez@thelongcenter.org 

 

Kyle Sigrest

Guest Services Manager    
Phone 512.457.5170
Email ksigrest@thelongcenter.org 


Sarah Andrews 

Assistant Manager, Guest Services      

Phone 512.457.5171

Email sandrews@thelongcenter.org 


Mickey Spence 

Safety & Security Director 
Phone 512.457.5190
Email mspence@thelongcenter.org 

 

Bill May

Assistant Director, Safety & Security        

Phone 512.457.5191

Email bmay@thelongcenter.org 

 

Jay Gossett

Safety & Security Coordinator        

Phone 512.457.5189

Email jgossett@thelongcenter.org 

 

 

José Delgado 

Building Operations Engineer 
Phone 512.457.5192
Email jdelgado@thelongcenter.org 

 

 

 

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