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
Dauphne Maloney
Education Manager
Haley Bedocs
Patron Experience Manager
Atlas Traxler
Box Office Associate
Nik Demers
Technical Manager
Jason Kaufman
Scenic Designer
Linda Turske
Costumer & Technical Coordinator
Jana Estle
Facilities Manager
Emma Yockey
Technical Assistant
Lori Turner
RYOT Director
Paul Martin
MSO Operations Manager & AJO Artistic Director
Jacob Poiner
MSO Chorusmaster & Bar Manager
Kelly Knowlton
Broadway Music Director & AJO Operations Manager
Maria Beyens
MSO Personnel Manager
Stephen Domka
Youth Orchestra Director
Alora Eyerly
Youth Strings Director & MSO Librarian
Noah Casner
Operations Assistant
Noah Schenk
Technical Associate
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