Contacts & Staff
SCT is a great place to work! We take great effort to foster a rewarding, enriching, and fun environment for everyone. If you would like to contact a department or a member of our staff, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
* notates a member of the leadership team.
*Kevin Malgesini
Managing Director
Kevin Malgesini joined Seattle Children’s Theatre as Managing Director in May 2018. Previously he spent five years at Town Hall Seattle as the Advancement Director where he was responsible for a $27 million capital campaign to preserve their historic home and prepare for the next 100 years of community engagement. In addition, Kevin has served as a trustee on the Board of Intiman Theatre, serving two years as Board President, leading Intiman through strategic planning and the hiring of new Artistic and Executive Directors. He earned a BA at Western Washington University and an MA at The Seattle School of Psychology & Theology.
Linda Hartzell
Artistic Director Emerita
Linda Hartzell served as artistic director of SCT and its Education Programs from 1984 until her retirement in 2016. She received her BA in Education from the University of Washington. She has directed 87 plays for SCT, 56 of which were world premieres, including Little Rock, Goodnight Moon, Holes, Pink and Say, Still Life with Iris, The Odyssey, Afternoon of the Elves, and The Rememberer. She has also directed The Grapes of Wrath at Intiman Theatre and SCT’s production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at Syracuse Stage. Ms. Hartzell was formerly on the board of Theatre Communications Group, and she is a former vice president of the United States Center for the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ/USA). She has been honored with the prestigious Gregory Falls Sustained Achievement Award, the Mayor’s Arts Award, and the Governor’s Arts Award. She has also been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. She was a recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from UW College of Arts and Sciences in 1994. In 2017 she was chosen as Theatre Practitioner of the Year by Theatre Communications Group. Linda is currently serving on the Executive Board and the Foundation Board of the Society of Directors and Choreographers.
Current Staff
*Carolyne HolcombDirector of Sales and Marketing
*Clare Hausmann WeiandDirector of Development
*Johamy MoralesDirector of Education
*Kevin MalgesiniManaging Director
*Lesley FoxDirector of Finance
Abby SledgeEducation Registrar
Adriana WrightArts-Based Learning Curriculum Coordinator
Brodrick Santeze RyansEducation Coordinator
Caitlyn DavisDrama School Operations Manager
Carly MungovanDigital Marketing Manager
Elizabeth CoenArts-Based Learning Manager
Eric BischoffIT Administrator
Kanani ReichlinData Operations Manager
Laura KaravitisAssociate Director of Production
Madison ZimmermanSales and Marketing Strategist
Mark NebelFacilities Manager
Sofie KlineDevelopment Manager
Sue McAllisterAccounting Manager
Tiffany MaltosAssociate Director of Education
Trick DannekerDevelopment Associate
Education Teaching Artists
Chloe TowerTeaching Assistant
Andrew Wilkes
Angela Rinaldi
Carly Squires Hutchison
Cassandra PaulsenTeaching Assistant
Chanel Gomaa
Dave Quicksall
Dedra WoodsGuest Teaching Artist
Deepmala Tiwari
Gabriela TatoneTeaching Assistant
James Schilling
Jonathan M. Rizzardi
Josh Padilla
Khalia DavisGuest Teaching Artist
Kristopher Thompson-BoldenGuest Teaching Artist
Kyleigh Archer
Maddie NapelSensory Drama Specialist
Mari DeOleo
Marquicia (QuiQui) Dominguez
Martha Kathryn Smith
Matias Rafael CardinaleTeaching Artist Apprentice
Melissa FirlitGuest Teaching Artist
Nicholas Caycedo Guest Teaching Artist
Rachel Carlson
Rudy RamirezGuest Teaching Artist
Teague M. Parker
Victoria HernandezTeaching Assistant