PTC - Key Persons


A. Scott Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • President & CEO, Zions Bank

Amy Wadsworth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Tax Partner, PwC

Andrea Golding

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Trustee, Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation

Angelica Matinkhah

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee

Bryce Robinette

Job Titles:
  • Resident Sound Designer

Catherine Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Business Manager

Catherine W. Stringham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Civic Leader and Volunteer

Chris DuVal

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Interim Chair of the Department of Theatre, University of Utah

Céline David

Job Titles:
  • Annual Giving Manager

Dan Lofgren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • President and CEO, Cowboy Partners and Cowboy Properties

David E. Gee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Senior Partner, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless

David R. Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Managing Partner, Haynie & Company

Dhiraj Chand

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Director, Leadership and Principal Gifts, University of Utah Advancement

Diane L. Parisi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Interim Managing Director

Drew Browning

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Civic Leader and Volunteer

Edward F. Bates

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Director of Tax Services ( Retired ), Stayner Bates Jensen

Emily Nacrissa Griffith

Job Titles:
  • AEA Stage Manager

Eric Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Artistic & Director of Outreach
  • Associate Artistic & Outreach Director

Geoff Doiron

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development

George Maxwell

Job Titles:
  • Resident Set Designer - Emeritus

Harris H. Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Chairman and CEO, Zions Bancorporation

Heather Benson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Guild President

Heidi Bruce

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Heidi DeWitt Woodbury

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • VP for Institutional Advancement, University of Utah

J. Douglas Whisenant

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • President and CEO ( Retired ), Williams, Gas Pipeline Division / Employment

James O. Hansen

Job Titles:
  • AEA Production Stage Manager
  • Production Stage Manager

Jeff Paris

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Marketing & Visibility / Executive Creative Director, MasterControl

Jenifer Christensen

Job Titles:
  • Patron Service Manager
  • Patron Services Manager

John A. Dahlstrom

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • EVP & General Counsel, Wasatch Commercial Management

John Mack - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

John W. Scheib

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Dean & AVP for the Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of Utah

Joshua Black

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing & Communications

Karen Azenberg

Job Titles:
  • Artistic Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Azenberg began her career in New York as a freelance director and choreographer. Her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained and choreography for Richard Greenberg's The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Co.). Prior to becoming artistic director, Karen directed and/or choreographed a number of shows at PTC, including Next to Normal, Rent, Miss Saigon and the musical staging for Les Miserables. Since 2012, she has continued to direct and choreograph over 20 PTC productions, most recently the regional premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Newsies and the world premiere of i, while also collaborating with guest artists and working with the theatre's managing director to bring varied, entertaining and thought-provoking professional productions to Utah audiences. In the national theatre circle at large, Karen is well-known for her efforts as a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the national union for professional directors and choreographers, and as a current Board member of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, a preeminent launching pad for new musicals. She is also a voter for the Tony Awards, and has directed over 70 musicals and plays at theatres across the country.

Kathie Horman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Civic Leader and Volunteer, Sandy, Utah

Kevin R. Murray

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Partner, Holland & Hart

Lamont Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice Chair of the Executive Committee
  • Vice Chair / Shareholder, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless

Lisa Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Company & Operations Manager

Margaret Sargent

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Trustee, Patterson Family Memorial Foundation

Michael J. Tonkin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Development / SVP of Director of Supply Chain Management, Zions Bankcorp

Michele Mattsson

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman / Chief Appellate Mediator, Utah Court of Appeals

Mindy Young

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Managing Director, Equality Utah / Emeritus

Mitzi Montoya

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Provost and SVP of Academic Affairs, University of Utah

Nicolas Wulfe

Job Titles:
  • Master Electrician

Nikki Baum

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Patron Services / House Mgr. /
  • Assistant Patron Services Manager / House Manager / Accessibility Coordinator

Paul M. Durham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Partner, Durham Jones & Pinegar

Phillip R. Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Costume Shop Manager

Ross Terrill

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager

Sandi Behnken

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Civic Leader and Volunteer

Sandra Hollins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Representative, Utah House of Representatives

Scott H. Verhaaren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Budget & Finance / Partner, the Boyer Company

Sheila Axelsen

Job Titles:
  • Annual Giving Manager

Sophie White

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Communications Coordinator
  • Marketing / Comms Coordinator

Spencer F. Eccles

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Chairman, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Theresa A. Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Utah

Trevor LW Long

Job Titles:
  • Production Manager

William H. Child

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Trustee
  • Chairman, R.C. Willey Fine Furnishings