Brendan Padgett

Brendan Padgett currently serves as the Senior Director of Communications at The Juilliard School, a position held since June 2025. Prior to this role, Padgett was the Director of Public Relations at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from October 2016 to May 2025, and earlier held positions such as Senior Publicity Representative. Experience at Disney Theatrical Group includes roles as Manager of Publicity and Communications and Publicity Associate, with earlier experience as a Publicity Assistant at The Walt Disney Studios and Press Clerk at Disney Theatrical Group. Brendan's career began in higher education as the Assistant Director of Admissions at Trinity College - Hartford. Academic credentials include a Master’s Degree in Dramaturgy and Script Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from Trinity College-Hartford.