The Lied Center Team

Board Members

Friends of the Lied Executive Board

  • Honorary President: Christina Hixson
  • President: Erin Whitehurst
  • Past-President: Dick Flynn
  • Treasurer: Melissa Peterson
  • 2024–25 Campaign Chair: Tim Metz

2024–25 Friends of the Lied Board Members

  • Beverly Smith Billings
  • Dave Domann
  • Will Duncan
  • Lee Eldridge
  • Betsy Esch
  • Mark Gleeson
  • Carol Hampton
  • Ray Hummert
  • Jane Imber
  • John Kennedy
  • Sophie Lamb
  • Karla Leeper
  • Julie Popiel
  • Dr. Scott Robinson
  • Colin Roust
  • Lindsey Slater
  • Kelly Walker
  • Derek Kwan, Executive Director
Our Team
Derek Kwan
Executive Director
Kate Lorenz
Senior Events & Audience Services Director
Ellie Wallace
Events & Operations Manager
Kim Spencer
Box Office & Events Manager
Brad Knauss
Marketing Director
Betsy Ostrander
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Shala Stevenson
Creative Director
Reece Dickson
Assistant Technical Director
Renee Huey
Assistant Technical Director
Isa Kretschmer
Assitant Technical Director
Kelli Szrot
Development Director
Anthea Scouffas
Engagement/Education Director
Staff Roster
*KU Student

Administration

  • Derek Kwan, Executive Director
  • Kelli Szrot, Development Director
  • Diane Hunter, SSC Human Resources Specialist

Marketing

  • Brad Knauss, Marketing Director
  • Shala Stevenson, Creative Director
  • *Jack Starcke, Graphic Design Intern
  • Betsy Ostrander, Marketing Communications Coordinator

Engagement

  • Anthea Scouffas, Engagement/Education Director

Events & Audience Services

  • Kate Lorenz, Senior Events & Audience Services Director
  • Ellie Wallace, Events & Operations Manager
  • Kim Spencer, Box Office & Events Manager
  • Jake Gillespie, Events & Box Office Coordinator
  • *Lizzie Bagby, Student Events Assistant
  • *Alex Boehlje, Student Events Assistant
  • *Sarah Gabriel, Student Events Assistant
  • *Michelle Hess, Student Events Assistant
  • *Sage Houldsworth, Student Events Assistant
  • *Tess Miller, Student Events Assistant
  • *Grant Morris, Student Events Assistant
  • *Elizabeth Mooney, Student Events Assistant
  • *Rose Pennington, Student Events Assistant
  • *Cali Rhodes, Student Events Assistant
  • *Maddi Sattler, Student Events Assistant
  • *Logan Whitt, Student Events Assistant
  • *Lizzy Wood, Student Events Assistant

Operations

  • Danny Bowman, Asst. Custodial Supervisor
  • Heather Ashburn, Building Attendant
  • Scout Branden, Building Attendant
  • KC McNeely, Building Attendant
  • Wade Schuler, Building Attendant

Technical

  • Reece Dickson, Asst. Technical Director
  • Isa Kretschmer, Asst. Technical Director
  • Renee Huey, Asst. Technical Director
  • Ian Bradt, Technical Supervisor
  • Christian Cooley, Technical Supervisor
  • Kimma Edwards, Technical Supervisor
  • Maya Griswold, Technical Supervisor
  • Cooper Hicks, Technical Supervisor
  • Connor Lumpkin, Technical Supervisor
  • Hillary McPherson, Technical Supervisor
  • Nicholas Monroe, Technical Supervisor
  • Shay Phillips, Technical Supervisor
  • Libby Stratton, Technical Supervisor

Stagehands

  • *Elliott Akerstrom
  • *Jonathan Akerstrom
  • *Sam Angell
  • *Abina Arshad
  • *River Becker
  • *Hannah Bernhard
  • *Shreya Bhatia
  • *Sankalp Bhosale
  • *Zack Black
  • John Bloom
  • Liney Blubaugh
  • *Ella Broasseau
  • *Seth Bruey
  • Jack Bryan
  • *Emma Caldwell
  • *Ryan Campbell
  • *Lilly Capen
  • Sydney Cheek
  • Cyric Dow
  • *Zoe English
  • *Annie Fischer
  • *Sage Goering
  • *Anne Gomer
  • *MJ Gruman
  • *Sara Gurske
  • Nora Hause
  • *Aneko Havener
  • David Hedrick
  • *Rae Hoft
  • *Bretton Hoover
  • *Khizer Hussain
  • *Sean Ingram
  • *Aiyana Jones
  • *Keegan Kaiser
  • *Nick Kaster
  • *Gabe Kirk
  • *Tamar Kopadze
  • *Sophia Leis
  • *Sam Leopold
  • *Corin Loo
  • *Andrew McFerrin
  • *Maren Meneley
  • Marlee Moeder
  • *Mitchell Monroe
  • *Elijah Nessel
  • Colin Neukirch
  • *Jack Newlin
  • *Robbie Nichols
  • *Lena Pendleton
  • Curtis Quinn
  • *Sam Richter
  • *Angie Robledo
  • *August Rowse
  • *Emily Rupert
  • *Owen Russell
  • *Siri Schwarz
  • *Brogan Scott
  • *Emma Shockey
  • *Nicholas Sibert
  • *D Snyder
  • Simon Stevens
  • *Chuck Stillian
  • *Reilly Straatmann
  • *M Taylor
  • Nancy Tran
  • *Teddy Tran
  • *Josh Waldron
  • Jen Walker
  • *Lauren Washburn
  • *Sydney Watson
  • *Nick Webb
  • *Sadie Weigel
  • Brayden Yoder-Mulkey
Usher Corp Volunteers
As of June 2025
Akin, BudDean, Linda CHageman, JoAnnMartinez, RafaelSaving, Kathleen
Akin, MarideneDougherty, AnitaHatfield, MaryMatthews, MarySchaffer, Joann
Anderson, DodyDougherty, ShelleyHemker, OliviaMcAlister, PatScott, Gary
Anderson, MarolynDuncan, DebbyHerron, WandaMcGillivray, KatherineSisk, Dianne
Ayo, ToluDvorske, ErikaHicklin, CherylNickel, AmberSisk, Vic
Bangalan, BraidenDvorske, JohnHolloway, EmmaNiedenthal, MichaelSmith, Dot
Bechtel, DorothyDymacek, MerileeHoneyman, LindaNiedenthal, SusanSmith, Mary Beth
Bell, DonteElkins, LeslieHsu, FloraNorris, HaydnStevenson, Shala
Berlin, BenjaminEngstrom, ElaineHuber, JoannNorris, HeatherSwafford, Diana
Blick, BeckyEubanks, BrendaHundley, GretchenOlds, TeresaThacker, Luke
Boyd, SaoirseEvangelidis, NadiaIrons, EthanO'Neill, TereseTilden, Chris
Brobst, MarilynFeese, JerryJohnson, JanParker, ChrisTilden, Katherine
Brobst, VernFinnegan, PatrickKamb-Studdard, AudreyPrenn, WillTolle, Bob
Butell, MichaelFlora, JulieKessler, BarbaraRake, JaniceTolle, Sondra
Cammon, SuziFox, JanKhan, FawadRanney, CandiceTowns, William
Carden, SusanFurlong, AnnKhan, ZahraReid, BarbaraTroutfetter, Linda
Chambers, BethGalarza, LigiaKhater, MaggieRenz, RobertaTrowbridge-Alford, Julie
Chipman, MaggieGillaspie, AngelKimball, RobertRezac, BrendaWall, Brad
Claassen, RobGillespie, JakeKirk, MichelleRezac, RandyWall, Kelly
Claassen, RoseGleeson, MarkLassman, KarenRickard, DaveWhite, Mari
Clark, KarenGleeson, Mary-NellLong, BarbRivera, EmmyWhite, Ray
Conyers, CarladyneGoertz, DuaneLubianetsky, JohnRobinson, SarahWiebe, Nancy
Cottingham, GerryGorman, BarbLudlum, KelliRogers, MalloryWilke, Teresa
Cottingham, JerryGrosser, StewartLunte, GabiRossi, LarryWilloughby, MJ
Craft, JaniceGurss, BarbaraManger, BillSack, DebbieWingett, Abby
Critser, CatherineHaar, LindaMarkley, RobertSack, Tom