For general information regarding the Virginia Arts Festival, call 757-282-2800 or Toll Free: 1-877-741-ARTS. You can reach us via e-mail at info@vafest.org

Executive and Artistic Director Robert W. Cross 757-282-2811 abierman@vafest.org
General Manager /
Producer Virginia International Tattoo		 Scott Jackson 757-282-2803 sjackson@vafest.org

Administration
Lynn Manzi Office Manager & Volunteer Coordinator 757-282-2800 lmanzi@vafest.org
Ann Bierman Executive Assistant 757-282-2811 abierman@vafest.org
JoAnn Cross Special Projects 757-282-2823 jcross@vafest.org

Box Office
Kari Esther Pincus Director of Ticketing 757-282-2808 kpincus@vafest.org
Kristie Riddick Assistant Box Office Manager 757-282-2825 kriddick@vafest.org

City Center at Oyster Point
Renae Adrian Project Manager 757-282-2800 renae@vafest.org
Richard Spano City Center at Oyster Point
Project Manager		 757-605-3067 rspano@vafest.org

Development
Cinda Ayers Annual Fund Director 757-282-2821 cayers@vafest.org
Laurie Cherry Development Research Director 757-282-2814 lcherry@vafest.org
Rebecca Porter Corporate Relations Director 757-282-2818 rporter@vafest.org
Diann Prentiss Development Assistant 757-282-2814 dprentiss@vafest.org
Laurie Baefsky Grant Consultant 757-271-5816 lbaefsky@vafest.org

Education
Jennifer Warren Giddens Education Director 757-282-2817 jgiddens@vafest.org
Adam Pitzen Education Assistant 757-282-2816 apitzen@vafest.org

Finance
Dana Cheek Finance Director 757-282-2805 dcheek@vafest.org
Twila Wright Finance Assistant 757-282-2812 twright@vafest.org

Group Sales
Dianna Starkey Tourism and Group Sales Manager 757-282-2819 dstarkey@vafest.org
Patricia Seay Tourism and Group Sales Assistant 757-282-2800 pseay@vafest.org
Roxanne Sweeney Group Tours Special Projects 757-282-3066 rsweeney@vafest.org

Marketing/Communications
Cynthia Carter West Marketing Director 757-282-2804 ccarterwest@vafest.org
Kelly Harlan Marketing Manager 757-282-2802 kharlan@vafest.org
Jason Ratliff Advertising Manager 757-282-2878 jratliff@vafest.org
Jennifer Chambers Public Relations Specialist 757-282-2820 jchambers@vafest.org
Allison Delatte Marketing Coordinator 757-605-3062 adelatte@vafest.org

Operations
Celeste Â-Re Operations Director 757-282-2827 care@vafest.org
Renae Adrian Artistic Administrative Director 757-282-2807 renae@vafest.org
Sondi Galanti Artist Services Coordinator 757-605-3064 sgalanti@vafest.org
Richard Spano 2008 Festival Event Manager 757-605-3067 rspano@vafest.org
Chris Spiel 2008 Event Manager 757-450-2660 Spiel6@cox.net

Rhythm Project
Ben Meyer Rhythm Project Director and PANorama Caribbean Music Fest Coordinator 757-282-2815 bmeyer@vafest.org
Sophia Subero Rhythm Project Assistant Director and PANorama Caribbean Music Fest Assistant Coordinator 757-282-2823 ssubero@vafest.org

TCC Jeanne & George Roper Performing Arts Center
Shirley Genus Theater Manager 757-822-1450 sgenus@vafest.org
Tess L'Heureux Technical Director 757-822-1440 tlheureux@vafest.org

TNCC Mary T Christian Auditorium
Victoria Sanders Auditorium Manager 757-825-2779 sandersv@tncc.edu

Virginia International Tattoo
Scott Jackson Producer 757-282-2806 sjackson@vafest.org
Jennifer Hafner Assistant Producer 757-282-2803 jhafner@vafest.org