Staff & Board

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Staff

Administration

Executive Director
Brett Elliott
Business Manager
Laura Shipman

info@thekate.org

Box Office

Box Office Manager
Michael Gatta

boxoffice@thekate.org

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Development & Marketing

Director of Development & Community Relations
Robin Andreoli
Membership & Development Coordinator
Ruth Yakaitis

development@thekate.org

Marketing Manager
Alex Wetmore

marketing@thekate.org

Production & Operations

Director of Production and Operations
Jacob Kaufman
Production & Operations Manager
Wes Swan
Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator
Amy Cripe
Production Coordinator
Matthew Male
Bar Manager
Laura Shipman

production@thekate.org

Museum

Museum Coordinator
Emma Burbank

museum@thekate.org

Center Programs

Education Coordinator
Marisa Calvi-Rogers
Director of Summer Programming
Martha Herrle
Administrative Assistant & Camp Coordinator
Robin Menzies

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Board of Trustees

Cosmo Corigliano
President

Lori Gagne Pendleton
Executive Vice President

Ann Nyberg
Vice President

Wayne Harms
Treasurer

Anne Bartosewicz-Mele
Secretary

Christine Beirne

Devin Carney

Nichole Davison

Klarn DePalma

Joseph Drake

Sandy Hart

Jennifer Lindenmayer

Michael Maguire

Lauren Peters

Michael Price

Joseph Smith

Judy Sullivan

Paul Tracey

George “Sonny” Whelen IV

Tara A. Winch

Maureen O. Zavatone

Ex-officio:
Brett Elliott, Executive Director
Carl P. Fortuna, Jr., Old Saybrook First Selectman
Robert Welsh, Chairman Emeritus