Management & Staff
Booking inquiries for musical and literary performances must be submitted to: contact@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org. Materials submitted in-person or by phone will not be considered.
Leadership
Andrés Franco
Executive Director
Email: afranco@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
R. Henry Reese
Co-Founder
Email: rhreese@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Diane Samuels
Co-founder
Email: dsamuels@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Programming
Abby Lembersky
Director of Programs
Email: alembersky@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Karla Lamb
Senior Program Manager /Volunteer Coordinator
Email: klamb@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Khalil Zeigler
Program Coordinator
Email: kzeigler@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Alexis Jabour
Production Manager
Email: ajabour@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Erin Roussel
Manager of Special Projects
Email: eroussel@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Mahtab Nadalian
Production Coordinator
Email: mnadalian@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Administration
Tommy Nelson
Director of External Relations
Email: tnelson@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Allison M. Ruppert
Marketing and PR Manager
Email: aruppert@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Am
y Gilligan
Director of Finance & Operations
Email: agilligan@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Tuhin Das
Accountant
Email: tdas@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Victoria Peechatt
Administrative & Development Assistant
Email: vpeechatt@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Bookstore
Les
ley Rains
Bookstore Manager
Email: lrains@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Jennifer Kraar
Children’s Bookseller
Email: jkraar@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Unsolicited booking requests for jazz and literature performances will only be considered through contact@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org. Our events are primarily curated in-house and we have limited capacity for unsolicited requests, so please wait 60 days before inquiring about the status of your request.