Our Team
It takes more than great ideas to make the Big Apple Circus work - it takes team work, devotion and very, very big hearts. Our team of experienced professionals makes the sky the limit.
The Big Apple Circus does more than put on an engaging and magical performance. Our commitment to kids and their families has always been at the center of our vision. Below you will find the members of our various teams, all committed to expressing our vision and touching many more lives.
Contact Us
You may contact any member of our team either by email or by calling (212) 268-2500 or (800) 899-2775. These numbers are not for ticket purchases. To purchase tickets please visit the Buy Tickets section by clicking on the star on the right side of this page. To review a copy of our most recent Form 990 click here.
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- Martha Lord, Executive Director
mlord@bigapplecircus.org - Paul Binder, Founder and Founding Artistic Director
pbinder@bigapplecircus.org - Michael Christensen, Founder and Creative Director
mchristensen@bigapplecircus.org - Guillaume Dufresnoy,Artistic Director
dufresnoy@aol.com - Tom Larson, General Manager
tlarson@bigapplecircus.org
- Martha Lord, Executive Director
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- Joel W. Dein, Director of Communications
jdein@bigapplecircus.org
Sharon Marmora, Interim Director of Marketing
smarmora@bigapplecircus.org
Philip Thurston, Public Relations Manager
pthurston@bigapplecircus.org
- Joel W. Dein, Director of Communications
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- Lee Kappelman Interim Director of Development
lkappelman@bigapplecircus.org
Carter Van Pelt, Associate Director of Foundation Relations
cvanpelt@bigapplecircus.org - Danielle Kline, Associate Director of Development
dkline@bigapplecircus.org
- Lee Kappelman Interim Director of Development
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- Karen McCarty, Associate Creative Director
kmccarty@bigapplecircus.org - Deborah Kaufmann, National Creative and Educational Coordinators
dkaufmann@bigapplecircus.org - Kim Winslow, Creative Consultant
- Karen McCarty, Associate Creative Director
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- Edward Reynoso, Chief Accountant
ereynoso@bigapplecircus.org - Kelley McGuire, Fiscal Analyst & Ticketing System Administrator
kmcguire@bigapplecircus.org - Valarie Jones, Accounts Payable
vjones@bigapplecircus.org - Jim Roper, Director of Concessions
jroper@bigapplecircus.org - Karyn Manocchia, Associates Director of Special Events
kmanocchia@bigapplecircus.org
- Edward Reynoso, Chief Accountant
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- Tanya M. Santiago, Director of Administration
tsantiago@bigapplecircus.org - Julia Bartlett, Receptionist/Administrative Asst.
jbartlett@bigapplecircus.org
- Tanya M. Santiago, Director of Administration
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- Chris Wearing, Chairman
- Mary Jane Brock, Vice Chairman
- Daniel H. Stern, Secretary
- Peter T. Grauer, Chairman Emeritus
- Wendy Siegel, President Emerita
Paul Binder, Founder and Founding Artistic Director - Michael Christensen, Founder and Creative Director
- Guillaume Dufresnoy, Artistic Director
- Martha Lord, Interim Executive Director
- Kim L. Bozzella
- Amy Churgin
- Paul D. Goldenheim
- Ron Gross
- Robin Henry
- Matt Hiltzik
- Linda F. Vogel Kaplan
- Marc Lasry
- Ursula G. Lowerre
- Richard Mayberry
- Olivia Metzger
David Rockwell
Samantha Rudin - Mark J. Schwartz
- John Suydam
- Seana Wood
- Jimmy Zankel
- Adrian Benepe
- Commissioner
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Ex-Officio
- The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, Chaplain to the Big Apple Circus
Directors Emeriti
Alan B. Slifka, Founding Chairman Emeritus (1929 - 2011) - Thomas R. Cox III
- Richard H. Levy
- Nancy Paduano
Patricia Rosenwald, Chairman Emerita - Richard D. Segal
- Ruth Lande Shuman, Gala Chairman Emeritus
- George Wade
- Jeffrey C. Walker
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- Guillaume Dufresnoy, Artistic Director
- Tom Larson,Vice President, General Manager
- Cheryl Jones, Associate General Manager
- Virgile Peyramaure, Artistic Coordinator
- Julian Stachowski, Concessions Manager
- Felipe Teran, Director of Operations
- Jesus Garcia, Lot Supervisor
- Michael LeClair,Tent Master
- Raul Lancheros, Electrical Supervisor
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- Anne Foley, Director of Ticket Operations, Group Sales and Circus for All!
Dennis Santoyo, Group Sales Manager, Circus for All Manager
Mary Schafer, Treasurer
Eric Hagmuller, Second Treasurer
Yvonne Larson, Asistant Director of Ticket Operations
Pat Williams, Box Office Accounting
Silvia Lancheros, Supervisor
Lesha Edwards, Ticket Seller
- Anne Foley, Director of Ticket Operations, Group Sales and Circus for All!
