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Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium

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Joseph Pompili

General Manager

jpompili@ridgewells.com

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Sara Kirsch

Assistant General Manager

skirsch@ridgewells.com

Major Sporting Events

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Carrie Coffee

Senior Manager

ccoffee@ridgewells.com

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Carly Snider

Client Relations Associate

csnider@ridgewells.com

Operations

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Trenard Hodge

Chief of Staff

thodge@ridgewells.com

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Mavis Prah

Controller

mprah@ridgewells.com

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Cheryl Hudson

General Manager

chudson@ridgewells.com

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Teisha Lancaster

Unit Manager

tlancaster@ridgewells.com

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Julio Joya

Dispatch Operations Manager

jjoya@ridgewells.com

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Regina Monaco

Chef Liaison

rmonaco@ridgewells.com

Marketing & Communications

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Lauren Dieckhaus

Senior Brand Strategist

ldieckhaus@ridgewells.com

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Zoë Zindash

Marketing Associate

zzindash@ridgewells.com

Sales

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Kim Hanson

Sales Development Manager

khanson@ridgewells.com

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Anthony Paolino

Senior Event Designer

apaolino@ridgewells.com

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Claire Hutner

Senior Event Designer

chutner@ridgewells.com

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Maggie Mayhew

Senior Event Designer

mmayhew@ridgewells.com

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Mary Margaret Hart

Senior Event Designer

mhart@ridgewells.com

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Molly Russ

Senior Event Designer

mruss@ridgewells.com

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Andie Himmelrich

Event Designer

ahimmelrich@ridgewells.com

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Kayla Hernandez

Event Designer

khernandez@ridgewells.com

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KayCee Tucker

Event Sales Associate

ktucker@ridgewells.com

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Elizabeth Sheahan

Lead Event Producer

esheahan@ridgewells.com

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Jonica DeGrasse

Lead Event Producer

jdegrasse@ridgewells.com

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Samantha Robertson

Lead Event Producer

srobertson@ridgewells.com

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Caleigh Gazdag

Event Producer

cgazdag@ridgewells.com

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Helaina Turbides

Event Producer

hturbides@ridgewells.com

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Macy Simon

Event Producer

msimon@ridgewells.com

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Rose Kelleher

Event Producer

rkelleher@ridgewells.com

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Sophia Shepard

Event Producer

sshepard@ridgewells.com

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Talia Zerkle

Creative Strategy Manager

tzerkle@ridgewells.com

Talent. Passion. Ambition

Meet Our Team

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Susan Lacz

CEO & Hospitality Maven

info@ridgewells.com

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Kevin Dewey

Chief Financial Officer

kdewey@ridgewells.com

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Raul Burgos

Chief Operating Officer

rburgos@ridgewells.com

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Nathan Gersten

Director of Development & Hospitality

ngersten@ridgewells.com

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Kim Hanson

Sales Development Manager

khanson@ridgewells.com

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Anthony Paolino

Senior Event Designer

apaolino@ridgewells.com

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Claire Hutner

Senior Event Designer

chutner@ridgewells.com

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Maggie Mayhew

Senior Event Designer

mmayhew@ridgewells.com

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Mary Margaret Hart

Senior Event Designer

mhart@ridgewells.com

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Molly Russ

Senior Event Designer

mruss@ridgewells.com

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Andie Himmelrich

Event Designer

ahimmelrich@ridgewells.com

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Elizabeth Sheahan

Lead Event Producer

esheahan@ridgewells.com

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Jonica Degrasse

Lead Event Producer

jdegrasse@ridgewells.com

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Samantha Robertson

Lead Event Producer

srobertson@ridgewells.com

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Caleigh Gazdag

Event Producer

cgazdag@ridgewells.com

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Macy Simon

Event Producer

msimon@ridgewells.com

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Rose Kelleher

Event Producer

rkelleher@ridgewells.com

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Sophia Shepard

Event Producer

sshepard@ridgewells.com

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KayCee Tucker

Event Sales Associate

ktucker@ridgewells.com

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Henry Hirsch

Director of Special Projects

hhirsch@ridgewells.com

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Talia Zerkle

Creative Strategy Manager

tzerkle@ridgewells.com

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Lauren Dieckhaus

Senior Brand Strategist

ldieckhaus@ridgewells.com

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Zoë Zindash

Marketing Associate

zzindash@ridgewells.com

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Trenard Hodge

Chief of Staff

thodge@ridgewells.com

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Claudia Castro

Director of Human Resources

ccastro@ridgewells.com

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Sharon Peterson

Director of Payroll

speterson@ridgewells.com

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Mavis Prah

Controller

mprah@ridgewells.com

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Mark Hernandez

Director of Purchasing

mhernandez@ridgewells.com

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Cheryl Hudson

General Manager

chudson@ridgewells.com

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Julio Joya

Dispatch Operations Manager

jjoya@ridgewells.com

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Teisha Lancaster

Unit Manager

tlancaster@ridgewells.com

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Andrew ChalfAnt

Director of Major Events

achalfant@ridgewells.com

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Carrie Coffee

Senior Manager, Major Events

ccoffee@ridgewells.com

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Carly Snider

Client Relations Associate, Major Events

csnider@ridgewells.com

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Joseph Pompili

General Manager

Mellon Auditorium

jpompili@ridgewells.com

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Sara Kirsch

Assistant General Manager

Mellon Auditorium

skirsch@ridgewells.com

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Helaina Turbides

Sales Coordinator

Mellon Auditorium

hturbides@ridgewells.com

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The Best in the Biz

Top Hospitality Company East Coast

"Creating delicious, unbelievable experiences.

That's what we do."

Susan Lacz

-SUSAN LACZ, PRINCIPAL & CEO

TALENT. PASSION. AMBITION.

Meet Our Team

The Ridgewells team is ready to transform your next event ideas into reality. Get to know us and reach out to say hello!

Top Hospitality Company USA

Leadership

Sales & Marketing

KIM HANSON

Sales Development Manager

khanson@ridgewells.com

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ANTHONY PAOLINO

Senior Event Designer

apaolino@ridgewells.com

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CLAIRE HUTNER

Senior Event Designer

chutner@ridgewells.com

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MAGGIE MAYHEW

Senior Event Designer

mmayhew@ridgewells.com

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MARY MARGARET HART

Senior Event Designer

mhart@ridgewells.com

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MOLLY RUSS

Senior Event Designer

mruss@ridgewells.com

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ANDIE HIMMELRICH

Event Designer

ahimmelrich@ridgewells.com

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KAYLA HERNANDEZ

Event Designer

khernandez@ridgewells.com

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KAYCEE TUCKER

Event Sales Associate

ktucker@ridgewells.com

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Elizabeth Sheahan

Lead Event Producer

esheahan@ridgewells.com

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JONICA DEGRASSE

Lead Event Producer

jdegrasse@ridgewells.com

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SAMANTHA ROBERTSON

Lead Event Producer

srobertson@ridgewells.com

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Caleigh Gazdag

Event Producer

cgazdag@ridgewells.com

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HELAINA TURBIDES

Event Producer

hturbides@ridgewells.com

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MACY SIMON

Event Producer

msimon@ridgewells.com

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ROSE KELLEHER

Event Producer

rkelleher@ridgewells.com

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SOPHIA SHEPARD

Event Producer

sshepard@ridgewells.com

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LAUREN DIECKHAUS

Senior Brand Strategist

ldieckhaus@ridgewells.com

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TALIA ZERKLE

Creative Strategy Manager

tzerkle@ridgewells.com

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Zoë Zindash

Marketing Associate

zzindash@ridgewells.com

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Operations

TRENARD HODGE

Chief of Staff

thodge@ridgewells.com

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MAVIS PRAH

Controller

mprah@ridgewells.com

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CHERYL HUDSON

General Manager

chudson@ridgewells.com

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TEISHA LANCASTER

Unit Manager

tlancaster@ridgewells.com

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JULIO JOYA

Dispatch Operations Manager

jjoya@ridgewells.com

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Major Events

CARRIE COFFEE

Senior Manager

ccoffee@ridgewells.com

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CARLY SNIDER

Client Relations Associate

csnider@ridgewells.com

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Mellon Auditorium

JOSEPH POMPILI

General Manager

jpompili@ridgewells.com

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SARA KIRSCH

Assistant General Manager

skirsch@ridgewells.com

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