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
Senior Programmer, Public Programs
Skirball Cultural Center
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
Raélle Dorfan
Executive Director
Dance Resource Center
Brian Elerding
Executive Director
Lineage Performing Arts Center
Carrie Harlow
Principal
Harlow Consulting
Anna Lund
Associate Educator, School and Teacher Programs (Grade 4-12)
Skirball Cultural Center
Berrie Tseng
Managing Coordinator
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Anna Schwarz
Head of School and Teacher Programs
Skirball Cultural Center