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
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
Quaishawn Whitlock
Community Engagement Manager
Email: qwhitlock@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Darin Lee
Program Coordinator
Email: dlee@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Administration
Dawn McHugh-Woodfill
Director of Development
Email: dwoodfill@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Allison M. Ruppert
Marketing and PR Manager
Email: aruppert@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Amy Gilligan
Director of Finance & Operations
Email: agilligan@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Tuhin Das
Accountant
Email: tdas@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Alexandra Colegado Dobell
Administrative & Development Assistant
Email: acdobell@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Aki Kabiri
Executive Assistant
Email: akabiri@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Bookstore
Lesley 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.
