Staff
Chelsie Thompson
President & CEO
Michael Thomas
Artistic Director Emeritus & Production Supervisor
Octavio Más-Arocas
MSO Music Director
Ryan Shealy
Associate Artistic Director
Maddie Penwell
Director of Development
Kara Bechstein
Programming Manager
Jillian Henry
Director of Marketing
Steven Au
Brand Manager
Jason Ogg
Digital Content Creator
Haley Bedocs
Patron Experience Manager
Atlas Traxler
Box Office Associate
Gloria Gutchall
Box Office Assistant
Seth Morrison
Technical Director
Nik Demers
Technical Manager
Jason Kaufman
Scenic Designer
Noah Schenk
Technical Assistant
Emma Yockey
Technical Assistant
Linda Turske
Costumer
Jana Estle
Facilities Manager
Dauphne Maloney
Education Director & Teaching Artist
Lori Turner
RYOT Director
Paul Martin
MSO Operations Manager & AJO Artistic Director
Maria Beyens
MSO Personnel Manager
Jacob Poiner
MSO Chorusmaster & Bar Manager
Kelly Knowlton
Broadway Music Director & AJO Operations Manager
Stephen Domka
Youth Orchestra Director
Alora Eyerly
Youth Strings Director & MSO Librarian
Matt Piper
Executive Assistant
Jenny Crummey
Finance Manager
Noah Casner
Operations Assistant
Board of Directors
2023–2024
President
Scott Heimann
Park National Bank
Vice President
Cody Albert
OhioHealth
Secretary
Marcella Smith
Ohio Mutual Insurance Group
Treasurer
Julie Tobias
Kleshinski, Morrison & Morris
Nick Atterholt
Chuck Cangelosi
Avita Health System
Shellie Gorman
Jill Guth
Community Member
Jennifer Hurst
Jason Painley
Mechanics Bank