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 is an agent of chaos (in a good way).

Kim Spencer

Box Office & Events Manager

Courtney Bierman

Events & Box Office Coordinator

Reece Dickson

Technical Director

Renee Huey

Technical Director

Isa Kretschmer

Assistant Technical Director

Sage Goering

Assistant Technical Director

Education Director

Engagement Director

Development Director

Marketing Director

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Kelly Werther

Graphic Designer

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

The Lied Center Team

Friends of the Lied Executive Board

2025–26 Friends of the Lied Board Members