About the Arvada Center
What We Do
Our Mission
The Arvada Center celebrates and elevates the human condition with engaging arts, humanities, education, and entertainment that expand the cultural landscape for everyone who visits us.
Our Story
There’s something special about the arts and humanities. Something transcendent. They can enrich who we are and inspire who we want to become. Ultimately, they appeal to the best in all of us, exciting our senses and enhancing our state of mind.
The Arvada Center produces, curates, and creates national-caliber arts, humanities, education, and entertainment that are designed to help you see, hear, feel, and think a little deeper. Here, there’s truly something for everyone. You’ll find something you can not only relate to, but something that resonates—no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from.
Our Vision
The Arvada Center will be a nationally-recognized leader in creating high-quality arts and humanities experiences that nourish the ability to explore and express the full range of human emotion.
Land Acknowledgement
The Arvada Center acknowledges that our facilities stand atop ancestral lands that include the Tsétsėhéstaestse (Cheyenne), the Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho), Nuche (Ute), and Oceti Sakowin (Lakota) nations. We offer respect to people of these nations—past, present and future. As we strengthen our resolve to honor their legacies we ask that you do so as well by giving pause to acknowledge the history of deceit, wrongdoing and Western settlement on their lands as well as the beauty of their languages, knowledge and strengths that informs our human experience today.
Visit the Center
The Arvada Center is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, Colorado.
To make a general inquiry, ask a question or update your account send an email to info@arvadacenter.org, or call our Box Office at 720-898-7200.
Core Values
There’s never a substitute for excellence—especially when it comes to enlightening and entertaining a discerning audience. The Arvada Center consistently elevates all of our arts and humanities offerings in a fiscally responsible way that ensures our long-term sustainability.
For us, the old adage about “love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life” is spot on. We LOVE what we do and it shows. We truly cherish the opportunity to create world-class arts and humanities for all.
Knowing the arts and humanities are for everyone, we embrace the big IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and access). At the Arvada Center, everyone is welcomed. Whether you come to laugh, cry, think or escape, there’s something for everyone. Every time.
At their core, the arts are about creating something special. Something memorable. Something shareable. The Arvada Center applies our creativity to develop and deliver truly innovative arts and humanities offerings that touch the heart and enrich the mind.
Board of Directors
Ken Fellman I Board Chair
John Fraser I Vice Chair
Alan Hines I Treasurer
Rita Lawrence I Secretary
Nancy Bentzen I Sheila Carrigan I Nikki Castillo I Denise Delgado I Bob Dyer
Sandy Hartgens I Lisa Landis I Craig Kocian I David Martinelli
Randy Moorman I Godwin-Charles Ogbeide I Tim Shonsey I Stephanie Tuthill I Carolynne White
Ex officio members: Philip C. Sneed
Staff Directory
Philip C. Sneed, President and CEO
Keisha Makonese, Director of ACES (Arvada Center Event Space)
Jackie Mendenhall, Sales Account Executive
Erick Delgadillo, Event Supervisor
Victoria Gardner, ACES Event Sales Coordinator
Contact ACES about event rentals and more.
Clark Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, 720-898-7212
Andy Terek, Chief Financial Officer, 720-898-7221
Libby Zambrano, Human Resources Manager, 720-898-7274
Sara DeHerrera, Accountant, 720-898-7205
Alexander Layman, Administrative Coordinator
Jarrod Markman, Director of Individual Giving and Patron Experience, (720) 898-7226
Amber Gale, Box Office Manager, (720) 898-7260
Alex Reinhardt, Patron Experience and Volunteer Manager, (720) 898-7262
Kennedy Russell, Senior Patron Services Representative
House Managers: Cindi Bryant, Claudette Ferris, Ken Ho, Elias Lopez, Derek McCracken, Jessa Brighton
Amber Gale, Box Office Manager, 720-898-7260
Senior Patron Experience Representative: Kennedy Russell
Patron Experience Representatives: Mateo Castillo, Gabriel Morales, Jeff Smith, Mel Larsen, Rebecka Lovisone, Chris DiRenzo, Melissa Loney, Ian Guerra, Carter Edward Smith
Box Office phone line: 720-898-7200
Sarah Kolb, Director of Marketing and Communications, 720-936-9427
Hannah Powers, Graphic Designer
Leslie Simon, Communications and PR Specialist
Collin Sanders, Digital Communications Coordinator
Lisa Leafgreen, Director of Education, 720-898-7236
Teresa Cirrincione, Assistant Education Director, 720-898-7241
Molly Berger, School and Community Programs Manager
Emi Faltinson, School and Community Programs Coordinator
Shaylyn Hubbell, Education Associate
Jocelyne Cruz, Education Assistant
Scottie Woodard, Front Range Youth Symphony & Theatre Education Coordinator
John Hamilton, Ceramics Coordinator
Lena Murphy-Colm, Dance Coordinator
Patty Carrico, Facilities Manager
David Crespin, Maintenance, Leadworker, 720-898-7685
Maintenance: Brian Bessey, Nathan Robledo
Custodial: Zophia Debski, Anna Kozlowska, Bronislawa Pena, Julian Castro
Collin Parson, Director of Galleries and Curator, 720-898-7252
Olive Witwer-Jarvis, Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Artistic
Lynne Collins, Artistic Director
Lisa Hoffman, Artistic Associate
Production
Jacob Kenworthy, Director of Production
Elizabeth Jamison, Production Manager
Christine Moore, Production Stage Manager
Scene Shop
Nick Cimyotte, Technical Director
David Cimyotte, House Foreman
Tim Krueger, Shop Foreman
Korri Marshall, Lead Scenic Artist
Ally Lacey-Kachelmeier, Lead Carpenter
J.C. Williams, Black Box Lead Stage Hand
Prop Shop
Brian Mallgrave, Director of Properties and Scenic Design
Jalana Sloatman, Assistant Prop Shop Manager
Ryan Rouillard, Properties Artisan
Jo Lieb, Properties Artisan
Costume Shop and Wardrobe
Linda Morken, Costume Director
Jocelen Smith, Assistant Costume Director
Samantha R. De La Fuente-Meche, Costume Shop Lead
Jessie Page, Wardrobe Supervisor
Faylo Kennedy, Stitcher
Olivia Murrow, Costume Crafts
Electrics
Jon Olson, Lighting Director
Alex Ostwald, Assistant Lighting Director
Riley Dixon, Miranda Hunt, Preston Hunt, Production Electrician & Programmer
Audio
Casey Brunham, Audio Director
Morgan McCauley, Audio Engineer
Weston Rutherford, Audio Engineer
Teresa YoKell, Chief Advancement Officer, 720-898-7225
Kathy Blegen-Huntley, Director of Institutional & Capital Giving, 720-898-7227
Taylor Hicks, Stewardship Coordinator
Ramzi Ghazaleh, Fundraising Event Coordinator, 720-898-7229
Kelly Eisentraut, Grant Writer
Jarrod Markman, Director of Individual Giving and Patron Experience, 720-898-7226
Elisabeth Boyce, Annual Giving Manager
Careers at the Arvada Center
At the Arvada Center, we truly love what we do. If you're looking for a meaningful career in the arts and humanities, check out the job opportunities listed below.
Annual Reports
Use any link below to download the Arvada Center's annual reports.
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