Key Staff Contacts
Al Najjar
President & CEO
akidder@theclaycenter.org
Rebecca Gillispie
Chief Operating Officer
rgillispie@theclaycenter.org
Kathy Bush
Vice President of Development
kbush@theclaycenter.org
Rob Rosano
Vice President of Theater and Sales
rrosano@theclaycenter.org
Kayte Kincaid
Director of Education
kkincaid@theclaycenter.org
Jessica O’Hearn
Artistic Director, Juliet Art Museum
johearn@theclaycenter.org
Morgan Robinson
Director of Communications
mrobinson@theclaycenter.org
Nichole Koenig
Director of Philanthropy
nkoenig@theclaycenter.org
Amanda DeFelice
Annual Giving Coordinator
adefelice@theclaycenter.org
Maria Belcher
Donor Relations and Events Specialist
mbelcher@theclaycenter.org
Zack Bogan
Guest Services Manager
zbogan@theclaycenter.org
Philip Neubaum
Building Operations Manager
pneubaum@theclaycenter.org
Tom Pasinetti
Technical Director
tpasinetti@theclaycenter.org
Melissa Rhodes
Outreach & Technical Educator
mrhodes@theclaycenter.org
William Rouse
Caperton Planetarium & Theater Manager
wrouse@theclaycenter.org
Board of Directors:
Chairperson: Michael Graney
First Vice Chairperson: Loren Claypool
Second Vice Chairperson: Missy Ruddle
Secretary: Nathaniel Orders
Treasurer: Horace Emery
President: Al Najjar
Kristin Anderson
Alisa Bailey
Claire Barth
Chris Beam
W. Marston Becker
Bobby G. Blakley, Jr.
Sara Busse
Gaston Caperton
Dr. David Carrington
Fred Clark
Loren Claypool
Andrew B. Cooke
Leah Curry
Stephen P. Dexter
Robert E. Douglas
Michelle Easton, Pharm.D.
Horace Emery
Michael Fidler
J. Scott Freshwater
Georgette George
Timothy J. Gibson
Michael R. Graney
David Haden
Steve Hedrick
Dee Kapourales
Eric Kinder
Virginia King
Thomas Kittredge
Adam Krason
Eric Nelson
Roger L. Nicholson
Nathaniel Orders
NIna Peyton
Steve Robey, CPA
Brad M. Rowe
Sharon Rowe
Missy Ruddle
Douglas J. Skaff, Jr.
Sandra D. Thomas
Ex-Officio Members:
Charles M. Avampato
Ellen Cappellanti
John R. Elliot
Hap Esbenshade
Patrick Graney
The Honorable Danny Jones
Kyle Mork
Al Najjar
Shelby Paxton
Ben Salango
Janet Victorson
The Reverend Matthew J. Watts