Contact Us
Drop us a line!
Use the form on this page to send us comments or questions about Carolina Performing Arts, our events, initiatives, and more. Or, you can reach out to individual staff directly via our directory below.
Memorial Hall Box Office
The Memorial Hall Box Office is the home of our Ticket Services team. Please note that the Box Office is currently closed to the public, but our staff is checking voicemail and email regularly. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response, and be sure to subscribe to our emails to stay updated on the latest news from CPA.
Memorial Hall
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
114 East Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3276
Email: carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu
Phone: 919.843.3333
Fax: 919.843.2012
Press Inquiries
Please direct all press inquiries to Jess Abel, CPA’s marketing and communications manager.
Phone: 919.843.2232
Email: jesslynn@live.unc.edu
Visit our For the Press page, which has downloadable artist images and credits as well as our latest press releases.
Administrative Offices
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Porthole Building, CB# 3233
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3233
Email: carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu
Phone: 919.843.7776 (for administrative inquiries only)
Fax: 919.843.2012
Staff Directory
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Alison Friedman, Executive and Artistic Director
carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu
Administrative office
Mike Johnson, Associate Director
michaelj@email.unc.edu
Mary Dahlsten, Assistant Director, Finance & Budget
dahlsten@email.unc.edu
Annette Strom, Associate Business Manager
astrom@email.unc.edu
Dani Callahan, Business Operations Specialist
dcallahan@unc.edu
Development
Ketura Parker, Director of Development
Ketura.Parker@unc.edu
Betsy Busald, Associate Director of Development
betsy.busald@unc.edu
Laura Pinto-Coelho, Development Manager
laura.pinto@unc.edu
Marketing and communications
Jana Jackson, Director of Marketing and Communications
jana.jackson@unc.edu
Jane O’Hara, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Courtney Melvin, Revenue and Analytics Lead
courtney.melvin@unc.edu
Jess Abel, Marketing and Communications Manager
jesslynn@live.unc.edu
Ashli York, Sales and Ticketing Specialist
yorka@email.unc.edu
Idalis Payne, Ticketing Services Manager
idalis@live.unc.edu
Programming, Artistic, and Engagement
Amy Russell, Director of Programming
amyruss@email.unc.edu
Amanda Graham, Associate Director of Engagement
agraham9@email.unc.edu
Chris Massenburg, Rothwell Mellon Program Director for Creative Futures
mrdasan@email.unc.edu
Chris Pendergrass, Artistic Planning Manager
cgpender@email.unc.edu
Megan Whitaker, Artist Services Manager
megan.whitaker@unc.edu
Ellie Pate, Producing Coordinator
ellie.pate@unc.edu
Allison Wilson, Artistic Coordinator
awilson2@unc.edu
Venue Operations
Angela Brickley, Production Manager
bangela@email.unc.edu
Brad Munda, Production Manager
bmunda@email.unc.edu
Aaron Pickett, Production Manager
picketta@email.unc.edu
Mike Levine, Audio Lead
micjbox@email.unc.edu
Miranda Miller, Assistant Production Manager
mirandme@email.unc.edu
Mark Steffen, Events Manager
msteffen@email.unc.edu
Rebecca Black, Audience Services Manager
rblack1@email.unc.edu
