The Washington Ballet
Kirsten Poole is currently the Chief Financial Officer at The Washington Ballet. Previously, Kirsten worked at The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as the Director of Business Operations, where Kirsten implemented financial transformations and oversaw a move to new facilities. Kirsten also has experience as a Comptroller at Random Harvest, Manager of Operations at GBSI, Business Operations Manager at Energy Efficiency Experts and SLR Holdings, Inc., Business Manager at The National Cherry Blossom Festival, and Owner/Operator/Chef at Kirsten's Cafe. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Rice University and an AOS in Culinary Arts from The Culinary Institute of America.
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The Washington Ballet
Artistic Director Julie Kent’s long-term vision is to elevate the prominence of the company as world-class ballet company in the nation’s capital by concurrently expanding the size of the company while broadening its repertoire. She has introduced into the repertoire seminal works by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, Justin Peck and Alexei Ratmansky while embracing the work of emerging choreographers including Clifton Brown, Gemma Bond, and Ethan Stiefel, among others. Her commitment to the development of both the dancer and the art form is fulfilled through presentation of beloved classic 19th-century ballets and landmark 20th-century works while reaffirming a commitment to commissioned works that will contribute to the evolution of ballet and its relevance in our times. TWB’s three-part mission: ensuring excellence in its professional performance company; growing the next generation of dancers through its school, professional training programs, and Studio Company; and serving the community in which it resides through community engagement programs will continue to propel TWB to a more prominent place within the nation’s capital and beyond.