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Staff Directory

Meet our dedicated team members who work behind the scences to provide you with the best possible experience at the Schaefer Center.

Elizabeth Auer

Executive Director, Arts Engagement and Cultural Resources
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
828-262-2939
auere@appstate.edu

Lisa Andrews

Budget Manager
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
828-262-2966
andrewsla1@appstate.edu

Isabella Brumfield

Box Office and Volunteer Coordinator
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-4046
brumfieldir@appstate.edu

Christy Chenausky

Director of Arts Education & Outreach
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
828-262-2948
chenauskyc@appstate.edu

Madison Clark

Marketing Assistant
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-2957
clarkmh1@appstate.edu

Lindsay Douglass

Administrative Assistant
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-2924
douglasslj@appstate.edu

Melinda Friddell

Director of Development
Hayes School of Music | Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
828-262-8692
fudgemf@appstate.edu

Scott Haynes

Director of Operations
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-6371
haynesms@appstate.edu

Laura Kaufman

Director of Booking and Artist Relations
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-2952
kaufmanlc@appstate.edu

Conor McKenzie

Technical Director
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-6372
mckenziecp@appstate.edu

Maura McKenzie

Director of Audience Services
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-2248
mckenziemc1@appstate.edu

Melody Pineda

Director of Business Services
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
828-262-2946
pinedamj@appstate.edu

Chris Pope

Lead Technician
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-6371
popecc@appstate.edu

Allison West

Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
828-262-2931
westal1@appstate.edu