Dear Friends of the Sammons Center, I am overcome with gratitude and joy as I reflect on the 2024-2025 fiscal year, marking the Sammons Center’s 37th year of serving Dallas’s vibrant performing arts community. Whether this past year marked your first concert at the Sammons Center YOUR STANDING OVATION LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Joanna St. Angelo Executive Director
or you made a transformational gift in support of our mission, your participation helped to grow the arts. Every donation, membership, and ticket purchased ensures that people of all ages and backgrounds can access art and culture close to home. This report highlights the artists and organizations we serve, the milestones we’ve reached, and the collective impact of the Sammons Center community over the past year. These achievements are a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering the arts and to the passionate supporters like you who make our continued success possible.
With sincere gratitude,
Photography Contributors: Keren Escobar, Bart Marantz, & Liane Swanson Annual Report Content & Design Contributors: Claire Mock & Rader-Philips Design
STAFF LIST
2024-2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joanna St. Angelo , Executive Director* Michael Cook , Assistant Director Claire Mock , Director of Advancement
Michael L. Riddle , President/Chair Joshua Black , Vice President G. Timothy Hardin , Secretary Lucas LaChance , CPA, CIA, Treasurer John Alvarado Lori Bensing
Patricia Stewart-Gordon , Director of Finance Arlington Jone s, Artistic Director of Sammons Jazz Rebecca Cordes , Artistic Director of Sammons Cabaret Dr. Keron Jackson , Director of Special Projects Karisa Coe , Institutional Giving Manager Marica Cruz , Marketing Manager Tasha Morris , Office Assistant Andrew Kochie , Event Coordinator Jamie Torres , Building Supervisor Ruben Rojas , Assistant Building Coordinator Charles Ragsdale , Assistant Building & Event Coordinator *Position Endowed by Sammons Enterprises
Zaida Basora , FAIA Seema Deshpande Christopher A. Poinsatte Smitha Radhakrishnan
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