Michael M. Kaiser President- Claudette Donlon Executive Vice President
- Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education
- Marie A. Mattson Vice President, Development
- David J. Kitto Vice President, Marketing and Sales
- Lynne Pratt Vice President, Finance
- Alan C. Levine Chief Information Officer
- Dan Hagerty Director, Individual Campaigns
- Donna Cutro, Director Designated Campaigns
David J. Kitto Vice President, Marketing and Sales
David J. Kitto is Vice President, Marketing and Sales at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where he oversees the advertising, sales services, and marketing departments. Mr. Kitto directs the development of advertising campaigns and marketing strategies for the Kennedy Center's diverse programming, which includes the National Symphony Orchestra, Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, jazz, theater, ballet, modern dance, festivals and special presentations reflecting world cultures, and educational programs.
Prior to joining the Kennedy Center, Mr. Kitto served as Marketing Manager at Carnegie Hall in New York City from 1983 until 1991 when he became the Hall's Director of Marketing. His areas of responsibility included directing the activities of the marketing and ticket operations department; managing an in-house advertising agency; licensing and product development; developing and launching the Hall's website, www.carnegiehall.org; serving as executive producer and co-creator of Carnegie Hall's "American Popular Song Celebration;" supervising the marketing of the Hall's renovation and reopening (1986), its 1990-1991 Centennial Season, and the launch of the Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall campaign (2000).
Mr. Kitto has served on the faculty of Brooklyn College as an Adjunct Professor, teaching a course entitled "Marketing for the Performing Arts. "In 1995, the college presented him with the college's Performance Management Award for his outstanding service as a teacher.
Mr. Kitto is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in music and an MA in arts administration. He has served as a marketing consultant to the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra in Brooklyn, New York; the Regional Arts Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (opening December 2001); and the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario.
