GOLDEN STATE BALLET
Raúl Salamanca, Artistic Director

SEASON 2025 / 2026

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PRINCIPAL ARTISTS
Miranda Giles, Victoria Jenkins, Silken Kelly, Preston Swovelin

SOLOISTS
Chantelle Pianetta, Reece Taylor

CORPS DE BALLET
Corah Abbott, Isabella Bertagni, Emiliano Dael, Nicole Denney, Haley Desjarlais, Sophia Dimmick, Stephen Hallburn, Ahmad Joudeh, Daniel Kubr, Alexandria Martini, Haley Mauldin, Ashley Onks, Harrison Pickering, Savannah Rodriguez, Timothy Ruelas, Samantha Schmidt, Celyna Tran

APPRENTICES
Annabelle Eurich, Mia Gonzalez-Llorens, Antonio Zamora

TRAINEES
Daria Leontev, Eden Reese

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ARTISTIC STAFF
Cindy Huang, Associate Director
Denise Dabrowski, Artistic Associate
Michael Breeden, Ballet Master
Megan Nicotera, Rehearsal Director
Preston Swovelin, Rehearsal Director

OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION
Alexandria Martini, General Manager
Joel Torgeson, Director of Operations & Production
Tim White, IT Consultant
Emily Price & Jessica Smith, Wardrobe Directors
Renee Shaeffer, Costume Designer

MARKETING
Megan Scollay-Casillas, Director of Marketing & Communications
Samantha Zauscher, Photographer
Elizabeth Chavez, Social Media Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT
Clara Bird, Director of Development
Ashley Rodriguez, Special Events and Outreach Coordinator

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raúl Salamanca, President
Jessica Estrada, Treasurer
Ashley Rodriguez, Secretary
Clara Bird, Member
Frank Kephart, Member
Megan Scollay-Casillas, Member
David P. Shapiro, Esq., Member

ADVISORY BOARD
Ariane Tom
Susan Zale

GSB Company Artist Bios

Apprentices