The Lied Center Team

Board Members

Friends of the Lied Executive Board

Honorary President: Christina Hixson
President: Tim Metz
Past-President: Erin Whitehurst
Treasurer: Julie Popiel
2025-26 Campaign Chair: Beverly Smith Billings

Our Team

Derek Kwan

Executive Director

Kate Lorenz

Senior Events & Audience Services Director

Ellie Wallace

Events & Operations Manager

Kim Spencer

Box Office & Events Manager

Reece Dickson

Technical Director

Renee Huey

Technical Director

Isa Kretschmer

Assistant Technical Director

Development Director

Engagement Director

Marketing Director

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Shala Stevenson

Creative Director

Sage Goering

Assistant Technical Director

Hanan Misko

Education Director

Staff Roster

*KU Student

Administration

Derek Kwan, Executive Director
Kelli Szrot, Development Director
Diane Hunter, SSC Human Resources Specialist

Marketing

Brad Knauss, Marketing Director
Betsy Ostrander, Marketing Communications Coordinator
Shala Stevenson, Creative Director
*Ian Lim, Webmaster & Graphic Design Intern
*Fiona Delahunt, Student Marketing Assistant

Engagement

Hanan Misko, Education Director
Anthea Scouffas, Engagement Director

Events & Audience Services

Kate Lorenz, Senior Events & Audience Services Director
Ellie Wallace, Events & Operations Manager
Kim Spencer, Box Office & Events Manager
*Lizzie Bagby, Student Events Assistant
*Alex Boehlje, Student Events Assistant
*Sarah Gabriel, Student Events Assistant
*Michelle Hess, Student Events Assistant
*Tess Miller, Student Events Assistant
*Grant Morris, Student Events Assistant
*Elizabeth Mooney, Student Events Assistant
*Rose Pennington, Student Events Assistant
*Cali Rhodes, Student Events Assistant
*Maddi Sattler, Student Events Assistant
*Logan Whitt, Student Events Assistant
*Lizzy Wood, Student Events Assistant

Operations

Danny Bowman, Asst. Custodial Supervisor
Heather Ashburn, Building Attendant
Scout Branden, Building Attendant
KC McNeely, Building Attendant
Wade Schuler, Building Attendant

Technical

Reece Dickson, Technical Director
Renee Huey, Technical Director
Isa Kretschmer, Asst.Technical Director
Sage Goering, Asst. Technical Director
Ian Bradt, Technical Supervisor
Christian Cooley, Technical Supervisor
Kimma Edwards, Technical Supervisor
Maya Griswold, Technical Supervisor
Cooper Hicks, Technical Supervisor
Connor Lumpkin, Technical Supervisor
Hillary McPherson, Technical Supervisor
Nicholas Monroe, Technical Supervisor
Shay Phillips, Technical Supervisor
Libby Stratton, Technical Supervisor

Stagehands

*Elliott Akerstrom
*Jonathan Akerstrom
*Sam Angell
*Abina Arshad
*River Becker
*Hannah Bernhard
*Shreya Bhatia
*Sankalp Bhosale
Zack Black
John Bloom
Liney Blubaugh
*Ella Broasseau
*Seth Bruey
Jack Bryan
*Ryan Campbell
*Lilly Capen
Sydney Cheek
Cyric Dow
*Zoe English
*Annie Fischer
*Anne Gomer
*MJ Gruman
*Sara Gurske
Nora Hause

*Aneko Havener
David Hedrick
*Rae Hoft
*Bretton Hoover
*Khizer Hussain
*Sean Ingram
*Aiyana Jones
*Nick Kaster
Sophia Leis
*Sam Leopold
*Corin Loo
*Andrew McFerrin
*Maren Meneley
Marlee Moeder
*Mitchell Monroe
*Elijah Nessel
Colin Neukirch
*Jack Newlin
*Robbie Nichols
*Lena Pendleton
Curtis Quinn
*Angie Robledo
*August Rowse
*Emily Rupert
Owen Russell
*Siri Schwarz
Brogan Scott
*Emma Shockey
*Nicholas Sibert
*D Snyder
Simon Stevens
*Chuck Stillian
*Reilly Straatmann
*M Taylor
Nancy Tran
*Teddy Tran
*Josh Waldron
Jen Walker
*Lauren Washburn
*Sydney Watson
*Nick Webb
*Sadie Weigel
Brayden Yoder-Mulkey

Usher Corp Volunteers

As of June 2025

Akin, Bud	Gillaspie, Angel	Norris, Heather
Akin, Maridene	Gillespie, Jake	Olds, Teresa
Anderson, Dody	Gleeson, Mark	O'Neill, Terese
Anderson, Marolyn	Gleeson, Mary-Nell	Parker, Chris
Ayo, Tolu	Goertz, Duane	Prenn, Will
Bangalan, Braiden	Gorman, Barb	Rake, Janice
Bechtel, Dorothy	Grosser, Stewart	Ranney, Candice
Bell, Donte	Gurss, Barbara	Reid, Barbara
Berlin, Benjamin	Haar, Linda	Renz, Roberta
Blick, Becky	Hageman, JoAnn	Rezac, Brenda
Boyd, Saoirse	Hatfield, Mary	Rezac, Randy
Brobst, Marilyn	Hemker, Olivia	Rickard, Dave
Brobst, Vern	Herron, Wanda	Rivera, Emmy
Butell, Michael	Hicklin, Cheryl	Robinson, Sarah
Cammon, Suzi	Holloway, Emma	Rogers, Mallory
Carden, Susan	Honeyman, Linda	Rossi, Larry
Chambers, Beth	Hsu, Flora	Sack, Debbie
Chipman, Maggie	Huber, Joann	Sack, Tom
Claassen, Rob	Hundley, Gretchen	Saving, Kathleen
Claassen, Rose	Irons, Ethan	Schaffer, Joann
Clark, Karen	Johnson, Jan	Scott, Gary
Conyers, Carladyne	Kamb-Studdard, Audrey	Sisk, Dianne
Cottingham, Gerry	Kessler, Barbara	Sisk, Vic
Cottingham, Jerry	Khan, Fawad	Smith, Dot
Craft, Janice	Khan, Zahra	Smith, Mary Beth
Critser, Catherine	Khater, Maggie	Stevenson, Shala
Dean, Linda C	Kimball, Robert	Swafford, Diana
Dougherty, Anita	Kirk, Michelle	Thacker, Luke
Dougherty, Shelley	Lassman, Karen	Tilden, Chris
Duncan, Debby	Long, Barb	Tilden, Katherine
Dvorske, Erika	Lubianetsky, John	Tolle, Bob
Dvorske, John	Ludlum, Kelli	Tolle, Sondra
Dymacek, Merilee	Lunte, Gabi	Towns, William
Elkins, Leslie	Manger, Bill	Troutfetter, Linda
Engstrom, Elaine	Markley, Robert	Trowbridge-Alford, Julie
Eubanks, Brenda	Martinez, Rafael	Wall, Brad
Evangelidis, Nadia	Matthews, Mary	Wall, Kelly
Feese, Jerry	McAlister, Pat	White, Mari
Finnegan, Patrick	McGillivray, Katherine	White, Ray
Flora, Julie	Nickel, Amber	Wiebe, Nancy
Fox, Jan	Niedenthal, Michael	Wilke, Teresa
Furlong, Ann	Niedenthal, Susan	Willoughby, MJ
Galarza, Ligia	Norris, Haydn	Wingett, Abby

The Lied Center Team

Friends of the Lied Executive Board

2025–26 Friends of the Lied Board Members