cvpa staff

  • Emily Rusch has a background in historic house museum administration, development, and events. She has worked at Tudor Place in Georgetown and The Lee Fendall House in Alexandria.

  • Pam Muirheid works as the Web Specialist and Project Lead for the CVPA and academic units of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • Caitlyn Loweth

  • Betsy Yancey is the Audience Services Manager, Center for the Arts, CVPA

  • Catherine Winkert has been a valued member of the George Mason University community since 1984, bringing over four decades of experience in finance, administration, and human resources to the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • Tom Terlecki works as a Venue Technical Director at the College of Visual and Performing Arts

  • Billy Kessinger is the Audio Supervisor at the Center for the Arts at Mason's Fairfax campus.

  • Julie Thompson, Executive Director of the Center for the Arts at George Mason University, joined the university more than fifteen years ago after a career as a professional stage manager in regional theater and opera, including long-term residencies at Minnesota Opera, Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Opera, and Center Stage in Baltimore. 

  • Bethany Thompson is a Master Electrician at the Center for the Arts at the College of VIsual and Performing Arts

  • Sue Christensen is Assistant House Manager, Center for the Arts at the College of Visual and Performing Arts