Administrative Staff

Governing Board Members

AMDA Board of Directors

• David Martin
  President and Artistic Director
• Jan Rugger Martin
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Independent Board Members

• Nancy Sullivan
  Chair
• Sharon Kelley
  Audit Committee Chair
• Elisa J. Lefkowitz
• Molly O. Olecki
• Jon Freedman
• Matthew McAlpine

Senior Administration

• David Martin
  President and Artistic Director
• Jan Rugger Martin
  President and Chief Executive Officer
• David Silverman
  Chief Financial Officer
• John Galgano, Esq.
  Chief of Staff & General Counsel
• Barry Finkel
  Director of Education

Admissions Department

New York

• Jonathan Juarbe
  Director of NY Admissions
• Rosa Chapa
  Assistant Director of Admissions
• Ashton Williams
  Senior Admissions Advisor
• Lisa Baron
  Admissions Advisor
• Mark Brooks
  Senior Admissions Coordinator
• Sue-Yenn Ng
  Senior Admissions Advisor
• Elliott Kerr
  NY Enrollment Manager
• Freddy Cicchetti
  Admissions Advisor
• Caitlin Fell
  Admissions Advisor
• Christopher Harrison
  Admissions Advisor
• LisaMarie Vendittelli
  Admissions Coordinator
• Samantha Ciccone
  Senior Operations Manager

Los Angeles

• Joseph Siriano
  Director of LA Admissions
• Mary Ann Saenz
  Assistant Director of Admissions
• Leila Florentino
  Admissions Advisor
• Brett Latta
  Senior Admissions Advisor
• Cheryl Lim
  Senior Admissions Advisor
• Sandra Colton-Medici
  Admissions Advisor
• Daija Lewis
  Admissions Event Manager
• Elizabeth Stewart
  Admissions Advisor
• Christopher Murakami
  Senior Admissions Advisor

Outreach

• Blake Babbitt
  Director of Outreach
• Ryan Dejak
  Director of Alumni Relations
• Junnan (Roger) Liao
  Assistant Director of International Outreach
• Alexandra Drattell
  Outreach Representative
• Lauren Paha
  Outreach Representative
• Santana Trujillo
  Outreach Representative
• Shannon Gaffney
  Dance Outreach Coordinator

Alumni Services

• Ryan Dejak
  Director of Alumni Relations
• Tara Hempstead
  Alumni Services Coordinator

Student Financial Services

• Mark Ruggiero
  National Director of Student Financial Services

New York

• Gloria Little
  Associate Director of Financial Aid - Continuing Students
• Rosa Arana
  Assistant Director of Financial Aid
• Celeste Griffith
  Financial Aid Counselor - Entering Students
• Joanna Figueroa
  Financial Aid Counselor - Entering Students

Los Angeles

• Jillian Doyle
  Associate Director of Financial Aid/VA Certifying Official
• Sheena Ponce Alegre
  Assistant Director of Financial Aid – Continuing Students
• Isabel Cano
  Senior Financial Aid Counselor
• Allison Lee
  Financial Aid Counselor

Student Accounts Department

• Debra Mack
  Director of Student Accounts

New York

• Yuridia Sanchez
  Associate Director of Student Accounts, NY & LA
• Esther Huambo
  Accounts Receivable Coordinator

Los Angeles

• Laura Talavera
  Student Accounts Coordinator
• Kathie Sotiropoulos
  Assistant Director of Student Accounts

Student Affairs Department

New York

• Robert Manganaro
  Director of Student Affairs
• Tarah Blasi Watson
  Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Housing and Residential Life
• Camille Theobald
  Student Affairs Assistant, Housing and Residential Life
• Lauren Trapido
  Academic & Student Success Specialist/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
• Mark Brooks
  PDSO / International Student Affairs
• Vianni Kelso
  Orientation Coordinator

Los Angeles

• Debra Walsh
  Director of Student Affairs
• Lindsey Swartout
  Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Student Life & Engagement
• Adam Fox
  Senior Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Housing & Residential Life
• Rui Dolen
  Mental Health Counselor
• Geoffery Milam
  Mental Health Counselor
• Hannah Enenbach
  Accessibility Services Coordinator

For more information visit Student Life.

Office of Student Success

New York

• La Quinta Clark
  Student Success Manager/DSO
• Candice Belluscio
  Student Success Advisor
• Grace Mannix-Slobig
  Student Success Advisor
• Katelyn Shankey
  Mental Health Counselor
• Anja Kreibaum
  Mental Health Counselor

Los Angeles

• Sadi Metz
  Student Success Advisor
• Cassie Padilla
  Student Success Advisor

Education Services

New York

• Stephanie Haring
  Assistant Director of Education Services
• Doina Lawit
  Registrar
• Heather Sieracki
  Director of Education Services/DSO
• Thomas Towell
  Education Services Administrative Assistant/DSO
• Anik Baker
  Education Services Coordinator
• Jonathan Low
  Education Assistant

Los Angeles

• Cynthia Moj
  Director of Education Services
• Rosie Vasquez
  Registrar
• Milyn Villareal
  International Student Advisor

IT Help Desk

• IT Help Desk
  Technology Services