STAFF, BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS President and General Director | Ryan Taylor Artistic Director | Dale Johnson
PRODUCTION Production Director | Karen Quisenberry Production Stage Manager | Kerry Masek
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
Music Director | Michael Christie
Assistant Stage Managers | Jamie K. Fuller, Hannah Holthaus
Chair | James E. Johnson
ARTISTIC
Assistant to the Production Director | Julia Gallagher
Vice Chair | Margaret Wurtele
Artistic Administrator | Roxanne Stouffer
Production Assistant | Lorely Dedrick
Artist Relations and Planning Director | Floyd Anderson
Child Supervisor | Lauren Wills
President and General Director | Ryan Taylor Secretary | Robert Lee Treasurer | Christopher Romans
Dramaturg | David Sander
ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTORS
Head of Music | Robert Ainsley
Finance Director | Jeff Couture
Resident Artists | Jonathan Brandani, Siena Forest, Jessica Hall, Jeni Houser, Andrew Lovato, Shannon Prickett, Benjamin Sieverding, David Radamés Toro, David Walton, Lindsay Woodward
Operations/Systems Manager | Steve Mittelholtz
Richard Allendorf Patricia Beithon Karen Brooks Bernard J. Brunsman Jane M. Confer Sara Donaldson Sidney W. Emery Maureen Harms Sharon Hawkins Ruth S. Huss Mary IngebrandPohlad Philip Isaacson James E. Johnson Patricia Johnson John C. Junek Christine Larsen Cynthia Y. Lee
Master Coaches | Lara Bolton, Mary Jo Gothmann, Eric McEnaney
COSTUMES
HR/Accounting Manager | Jen Thill Director of Board Relations | Theresa Murray Finance Associate | Dylan Howell
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Director | Carley Stuber
Costume Director | Corinna Bohren Assistant Costume Director | Beth Sanders Tailor | Yancey Thrift
Associate Development Director | Dan Sassenberg Institutional Gifts Manager | Jaden Hansen
Drapers | Chris Bur, Emily Rosenmeier
Special Events Manager | Kristine Migely
First Hands | Helen Ammann, Kelsey Glasener, Rebecca Karstad
Institutional Gifts Officer | Diana Konopka Development Associate | Nickolas Sanches
Stitchers | Frances Emberley, Ann Habermann, Sara Huebschen, Rachel Skudlarek
Development Operations Coordinator | Jonathan Lundgren
Wardrobe Supervisor | Jessica Minczeski Wig/Makeup Supervisors | Priscilla Bruce, Manuel Jacobo
EDUCATION Community Education Director | Jamie Andrews
Wig/Makeup Crew | Emily Rosenmeier, Dominick Veldman
Teaching Artist | Alisa Magallón
SCENERY
Project Opera Accompanist | Kathy Kraulik
Technical Director | Mike McQuiston Properties Master | Jenn Maatman Properties Assistant | Michael C. Long Lighting and Video Coordinator | Raymond W. Steveson Jr. Production Carpenter | JC Amel Scene Shop Foreman | Larry Kline Master Carpenters | Nate Kulenkamp, Eric Veldey Scenic Charge Artist | Angelique Powers Scenic Artist | Sydney Achler, Dee Skogen Carpenters | David Franicola, Max Gilbert, Rose King, Charles Richards
Project Opera Music Director | Dale Kruse
Julia W. Dayton
John A. Blanchard III
Mary W. Vaughan
Burton Cohen
HONORARY DIRECTORS Dominick Argento
Norton M. Hintz*
MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS
Philip Brunelle
Liz Kochiras
Dolly Fiterman
Patricia H. Sheppard
Senior Marketing and Communications Director | Darby Lunceford Marketing Director | Katherine L. Castille Marketing Assistant | Kate Saumur
LEGAL COUNSEL Moss & Barnett
Program Manager, Marketing and Communications | Kristin Matejcek Design Manager | Kristin Backman Communications Specialist | Eric Broker Ticket Office Manager | Kevin Beckey
TEMPO BOARD MEMBERS
Associate Ticket Office Manager | Karl Annable
OFFICERS
Ticket Office Assistants | Carol Corich, Brian Johnson-Weyl, Johanna Owen, Delaney Ryden, Trevor Schaeffer
Chair | Jennifer Engel
Mary McDiarmid Barbara Moore Douglas Myhra Candyce Osterkamp Pat Panshin Sydney Phillips Kari Schutz
Audience Development Co-chair | Chrissi Reimer Audience Development Co-chair | Jana Sackmeister Programming Chair | Thomas Bakken
The following volunteers contribute their time and talent to support key activities of the company. Get involved with Bravo! Volunteer Corps at mnopera.org/volunteer, or email volunteering@mnopera.org for more information. Merle Hanson Robin Keck Mary Lach Jerry Lillquist Joyce Lillquist Melanie Locke Suzan Lynnes
EMERITI Karen Bachman
Project Opera Program Manager | Lorely Dedrick
MINNESOTA OPERA VOLUNTEERS
Lynne Beck Gerald Benson Debra Brooks Jerry Cassidy Judith Duncan Jane Fuller Joan Gacki
Robert Lee Leni Moore Albin “Jim” Nelson Kay Ness Jose Peris Elizabeth Redleaf Connie Remele Don Romanaggi Christopher Romans Mary H. Schrock Linda Roberts Singh Nadege Souvenir David Strauss Virginia Stringer Ryan Taylor H. Bernt von Ohlen Margaret Wurtele
Janet Skidmore Wendi Sott Stephanie Van D’Elden Barbara Willis
Minnesota Opera is a proud member of The Arts Partnership with Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and The Schubert Club.
Staff Liaisons | Kristin Matejcek, Eric Broker Secretary | Alexis DuPlessis Treasurer | Faris Rashid
MEMBERS Brad Benoit Kamruz Darabi Melissa Daul Kara Eliason Mark Giga * Deceased
Laura Green Brian Halaas Rhonda Skoby Aimee Tritt
| THE SHINING
MINNESOTA OPERA STAFF
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