BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF, BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS
OFFICERS
MINNESOTA OPERA STAFF
Chair | James E. Johnson General Director | Nina M. Archabal Vice Chair | Margaret Wurtele
General Director | Nina M. Archabal Artistic Director | Dale Johnson Music Director | Michael Christie
Secretary | Robert Lee Treasurer | Christopher Romans
DIRECTORS Richard Allendorf Nina M. Archabal Patricia Beithon Daniel Blanco Karen Brooks Bernard J. Brunsman Jane M. Confer Sara Donaldson Sidney W. Emery Sharon Hawkins Ruth S. Huss Mary IngebrandPohlad Philip Isaacson James E. Johnson Patricia Johnson John C. Junek Christine Larsen
Cynthia Y. Lee 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 H. Bernt von Ohlen Margaret Wurtele
Karen Bachman
Julia W. Dayton
John A. Blanchard III
Mary W. Vaughan
Burton Cohen
HONORARY DIRECTORS Norton M. Hintz
Philip Brunelle
Liz Kochiras
Dolly Fiterman
Patricia H. Sheppard
Production Stage Manager | Kerry Masek Assistant Stage Managers | Jamie K. Fuller, Hannah Holthaus
ARTISTIC
Production Assistant | Lorely Dedrick
Artistic Administrator | Roxanne Stouffer
ADMINISTRATION
Artist Relations and Planning Director | Floyd Anderson Dramaturg | David Sander Head of Music | Robert Ainsley Resident Artists | Jonathan Brandani, Siena Forest, Jessica Hall, Jeni Houser, Andrew Lovato, Shannon Prickett, Nickolas Sanches, Benjamin Sieverding, David Radamés Toro, David Walton, Lindsay Woodward Master Coaches | Lara Bolton, Mary Jo Gothmann, Eric McEnaney
COSTUMES
Finance Director | Jeff Couture Operations/Systems Manager | Steve Mittelholtz HR/Accounting Manager | Jen Thill Director of Board Relations | Theresa Murray
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Director | Carley Stuber Institutional Gifts Manager | Jaden Hansen Individual Gifts Manager | Krystal Kohler Special Events Manager | Kristine Migely Development Associate | Danielle Ricci
Costume Director | Corinna Bohren Assistant Costume Director | Beth Sanders Tailor | Yancey Thrift
Institutional Gifts Associate | Diana Konopka
EDUCATION Community Education Director | Jamie Andrews
First Hands | Helen Ammann, Kelsey Glasener, Rebecca Karstad
Teaching Artist | Alisa Magallón
Stitchers | Annie Cosper, Ann Habermann, Sara Huebschen
Project Opera Accompanist | Kathy Kraulik
Wardrobe Supervisor | Jessica Minczeski Wig/Makeup Supervisors | Priscilla Bruce, Manuel Jacobo
Dominick Argento
Production Director | Karen Quisenberry
Assistant to the Production Director | Julia Gallagher
Drapers | Chris Bur, Emily Rosenmeier
EMERITI
PRODUCTION
Wig/Makeup Crew | Dominick Veldman
Project Opera Music Director | Dale Kruse Project Opera Program Manager | Lorely Dedrick
MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS Senior Marketing and Communications Director | Kyle Clausen Marketing Director | Katherine L. Castille
SCENERY Technical Director | Mike McQuiston
Marketing Assistant | Kate Saumur
Properties Master | Jenn Maatman
Program Manager, Marketing and Communications | Kristin Matejcek
Properties Assistant | Michael C. Long
Communications Associate | Eric Broker
LEGAL COUNSEL
Lighting and Video Coordinator | Raymond W. Steveson Jr.
James A. Rubenstein, Moss & Barnett
Projections Designer | Chris Reay
Ticket Office Manager | Kevin Beckey
Production Carpenter | JC Amel Scene Shop Foreman | Larry Kline
TEMPO BOARD MEMBERS
Data Specialist | Rosalee McCready Associate Ticket Office Manager | Karl Annable Ticket Office Assistants | Carol Corich, Brian Johnson-Weyl, Johanna Owen
Master Carpenters | Nate Kulenkamp, Steven Rovie, Eric Veldey Charge Painter | Angelique Powers Projections Technician | Martin Reitz
OFFICERS Chair | Jennifer Engel Membership Chair | Chrissi Reimer Marketing Chair | Jana Sackmeister Programming Chair | Thomas Bakken Staff Liaison | Kristin Matejcek Secretary | Alexis DuPlessis Treasurer | Faris Rashid
MEMBERS Brad Benoit Kamruz Darabi Melissa Daul Kara Eliason Mark Giga
Laura Green Brian Halaas Rhonda Skoby Aimee Tritt
MINNESOTA OPERA VOLUNTEERS The following volunteers contribute their time and talent to support key activities of the company. Get involved with Bravo! Volunteer Corps at mnop.co/volunteer, or email volunteering@mnopera.org for more information. Lynne Beck Gerald Benson Debra Brooks Jerry Cassidy Judith Duncan Jane Fuller Joan Gacki
Merle Hanson Robin Keck Mary Lach Jerry Lillquist Joyce Lillquist Melanie Locke Suzan Lynnes
Mary McDiarmid Barbara Moore Douglas Myhra Candyce Osterkamp Pat Panshin Sydney Phillips Kari Schutz
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.