Staff Directory
Executive Offices
President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward P. Gallagher, LPMT, MT-BC
216-424-7612
egallagher@beckcenter.org
Program Areas
Artistic Director
Scott Spence
scotts@beckcenter.org
Technical Director
Mark DeVol
276-608-2858
mdevol@beckcenter.org
Assistant Technical Director
Daniel Telford
Director of Education
Tracy Ammon, LPMT, MT-BC
tammon@beckcenter.org
Associate Director, Visual Arts Education, Gallery Coordinator
Melinda Placko
mplacko@beckcenter.org
Associate Director of Music & Creative Arts Therapies
Sarah Heffner, MA, R-DMT
Associate Director, Dance Education
Melanie Szucs
mszucs@beckcenter.org
Associate Director, Theater Education
Sarah Clare
sclare@beckcenter.org
Associate Director, Community Engagement
Kelsey Heichel
kheichel@beckcenter.org
Business Operations
Vice President for Operations
Larry Goodpaster
lgoodpaster@beckcenter.org
Customer Experience Manager/Group Sales & Donation Requests
Kristina Edleman
(216) 424-7600
kedleman@beckcenter.org
Facilities Director
Tim Keehn
(216) 424-7633
tkeehn@beckcenter.org
Director of Finance
Kelly Martin
(216) 424-7625
Accounting Associate
Jake Tisdale
216.424.7623
Registration Support Manager
Ann Huebner
ahuebner@beckcenter.org
InSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Julie Gilliland
216-424-7622
jgilliland@beckcenter.org
Institutional Advancement Coordinator
Bryce Evan Lewis
216-424-7619
blewis@beckcenter.org
Visual Communications Designer
Patsy Kline
216-424-7620
pkline@beckcenter.org
Group Sales & Donation Requests
Kristina Edleman
(216) 424-7600
kedleman@beckcenter.org
Associate Director of Institutional Advancement
Charles Battaglia
216-424-7621
CBattaglia@beckcenter.org
Donor Relations Manager
Jay’da Hall
216-424-7638
Jhall@beckcenter.org