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.

ADVISORY BOARD

Chandra Jackson, Board President & Steering Committee Member
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Julie Gumpert, Secretary & Steering Committee Member
Manager of Public Programming
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Steven Morris, Treasurer & Steering Committee Member
Founding Editor
Stage Raw

Betsy Uhrman, Steering Committee Member
Senior Consultant
HMA Community Strategies

Stefanie Black
Co-Artistic Director
IAMA Theatre Company

Kelli (K.C.) Buller
Community Relations Specialist
UC Santa Barbara

Raélle Dorfan
Executive Director
Dance Resource Center

Brian Elerding
Executive Director
Lineage Performing Arts Center

Carrie Harlow
Principal
Harlow Consulting

Coleman Richardson
Assistant Director of Patron Journey
LA Chamber Orchestra

Berrie Tseng
Managing Coordinator
Sierra Madre Playhouse