Staff and Board

STAFF

Allison Whorton, Program Director (she/her)
allison@la.teentix.org

Allison Whorton is thrilled to join the TeenTix LA team! Allison is an arts administrator, arts educator, and youth development professional with over 10 years of experience creating accessible, meaningful arts programs for young people. Allison was born and raised in Los Angeles and has held positions at The New Victory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, New York City Center, and, most recently, ArtsConnection. During her time at ArtsConnection, Allison managed their High 5 Tickets to the Arts program, which allocated 12,000+ arts tickets to the teens of NYC annually; facilitated their teen leadership program, the Teen Advisory Council; and spearheaded a multi-year arts education partnership with the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. 
 

Albert Tran, Marketing Assistant (he/him)
albert@la.teentix.org
 

Albert is excited to be a part of the TeenTix LA team! Albert is a third-year transfer student from Pasadena City College and is currently studying at Cal State Long Beach to pursue his Bachelor’s in Communication Studies. Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, Albert is an arts advocate and a lover of the arts. He has previously worked for The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts as their Education Department Intern and shortly after, took on the role as their Education Programs Coordinator on an interim basis. Albert organized and facilitated 20-30 weekly events with The Wallis’ partnerships for K-12 schools across Los Angeles County as he participated in a four-month leadership program for arts delegates under the non-profit organization Arts for LA.

TEENTIX LA HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS - 2025-26 School Year

Ancheska Balbalosa
TeenTix LA Intern
12th grader, San Fernando Valley Academy

Viviana Estrada
TeenTix LA Intern
12th grader, LA County High School of the Arts

Alexander Gumpert
TeenTix LA Intern
9th grader, Geffen Academy at UCLA

Michelle Lewis
TeenTix LA Intern
10th grader, USC Hybrid High School

Katelyn Tan
TeenTix LA Intern
11th grader, Gabrielino High School

Angel Villamizar
TeenTix LA Intern
12th grader, Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

Advisory Board

Chandra Jackson, President & Steering Committee Member
Director of Marketing & Communications
Women in Film (WIF)

Julie Gumpert, Steering Committee Member
Senior Programmer, Public Programs
Skirball Cultural Center

Steven Morris, Steering Committee Member
Founding Editor
Stage Raw

Betsy Uhrman, Steering Committee Member
Senior Consultant
HMA Community Strategies

Carrie Harlow
Principal
Harlow Consulting

Aparna Pande
President and CEO
Make-a-Wish Greater Los Angeles

Shaun Rowan-Popoff
Executive Marketing Leader

Autumn Sanders
Payment Escalation Specialist
Tessitura

Nurit Siegel Smith
Foundation Executive 

Berrie Tseng
Managing Coordinator
Sierra Madre Playhouse