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
Jake Gillespie
Events & Box Office Coordinator
Brad Knauss
Marketing Director
Betsy Ostrander
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Shala Stevenson
Creative Director
Ann Hause
Technical 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

    • Ann Hause, Technical Director
    • 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 January 2024
  • Ann Alexander
  • Dody Anderson
  • Marolyn Anderson
  • Tolu Ayo
  • Braiden Bangalan
  • Dorothy Bechtel
  • Donte Bell
  • Benjamin Berlin
  • Saoirse Boyd
  • Alisa Branham
  • Marilyn Brobst
  • Vern Brobst
  • Michael Butell
  • Suzi Cammon
  • Susan Carden
  • Beth Chambers
  • Maggie Chipman
  • Rob Claassen
  • Rose Claassen
  • Karen Clark
  • Donna Conway
  • Carladyne Conyers
  • Gerry Cottingham
  • Jerry Cottingham
  • Janice Craft
  • Glen Davis
  • Linda C. Dean
  • Connie Detweiler
  • Anita Dougherty
  • Shelley Dougherty
  • Sheryl Drew
  • Kathy Dube
  • Debby Duncan
  • Jane Dunnaway
  • Erika Dvorske
  • John Dvorske
  • Merilee Dymacek
  • Leslie Elkins
  • Elaine Engstrom
  • Brenda Eubanks
  • Jerry Feese
  • Patrick Finnegan
  • Jan Fox
  • Ann Furlong
  • Ligia Galarza
  • Angel Gillaspie
  • Mark Gleeson
  • Mary-Nell Gleeson
  • Duane Goertz
  • Barb Gorman
  • Bridget Greb
  • Stewart Grosser
  • Barbara Gurss
  • Linda Haar
  • JoAnn Hageman
  • Greg Hamill
  • Pam Hamill
  • Brenda Hatesohl
  • Kent Hatesohl
  • Mary Hatfield
  • Wanda Herron
  • Cheryl Hicklin
  • Emma Holloway
  • Joan Houghton
  • Flora Hsu
  • Joann Huber
  • Gretchen Hundley
  • Sonja Jacobs
  • Audrey Kamb-Studdard
  • Alana Kasparek
  • Nancy Kaufmann
  • Emily Kerbs
  • Fawad Khan
  • Zahra Kahn
  • Maggie Khater
  • Robert Kimball
  • Karen Lassman
  • Barb Long
  • John Lubianetsky
  • Kelli Ludlum
  • Gabi Lunte
  • Bill Manger
  • Laurie Marienau
  • Breck Marion
  • Grace Marion
  • Robert Markley
  • Pat McAlister
  • Katherine McGillivray
  • Lila Mertz
  • Ellen Neis
  • Heather Norris
  • Teresa Olds
  • Terese O'Neill
  • Will Prenn
  • Janice Rake
  • Candice Ranney
  • Barbara Reid
  • Roberta Renz
  • Brenda Rezac
  • Randy Rezac
  • Linda Rhodes
  • Janice Richardson
  • Dave Rickard
  • Susan Rickher
  • Emmy Rivera
  • Debbie Sack
  • Tom Sack
  • Kathleen Saving
  • Gary Scott
  • Dianne Sisk
  • Vic Sisk
  • Dot Smith
  • Sandy Stilwell-Rickard
  • Ted Swartz
  • Luke Thacker
  • Chris Tilden
  • Katherine Tilden
  • Bob Tolle
  • Sondra Tolle
  • Linda Troutfetter
  • Julie Trowbridge-Alford
  • Brad Wall
  • Kelly Wall
  • Mari White
  • Ray White
  • Nancy Wiebe
  • Teresa Wilke
  • MJ Willoughby
  • Abby Wingett
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