STAFF, BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MINNESOTA OPERA STAFF
OFFICERS
General Director | Nina M. Archabal
Chair | James E. Johnson General Director | Nina M. Archabal Vice Chair | Margaret Wurtele Secretary | Robert Lee Treasurer | Christopher Romans
DIRECTORS Richard Allendorf Nina M. Archabal 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 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
Artistic Director | Dale Johnson
EMERITI Julia W. Dayton
John A. Blanchard III
Mary W. Vaughan
Burton Cohen
Production Director | Karen Quisenberry Production Stage Manager | Kerry Masek
Music Director | Michael Christie
Assistant Stage Managers | Jamie K. Fuller, Hannah Holthaus
ARTISTIC
Assistant to the Production Director | Julia Gallagher
Artistic Administrator | Roxanne Stouffer
Production Assistant | Lorely Dedrick
Artist Relations and Planning Director | Floyd Anderson
ADMINISTRATION
Dramaturg | David Sander
Finance Director | Jeff Couture
Head of Music | Robert Ainsley
Operations/Systems Manager | Steve Mittelholtz
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
HR/Accounting Manager | Jen Thill Director of Board Relations | Theresa Murray Finance Associate | Dylan Howell
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Director | Carley Stuber Associate Development Director |
COSTUMES Costume Director | Corinna Bohren Assistant Costume Director | Beth Sanders Tailor | Yancey Thrift Drapers | Chris Bur, Emily Rosenmeier First Hands | Helen Ammann, Kelsey Glasener, Rebecca Karstad Stitchers | Annie Cosper, Ann Habermann, Sara Huebschen
Karen Bachman
PRODUCTION
Wardrobe Supervisor | Jessica Minczeski Wig/Makeup Supervisors | Priscilla Bruce, Manuel Jacobo Wig/Makeup Crew | Dominick Veldman
Dan Sassenberg Institutional Gifts Manager | Jaden Hansen Special Events Manager | Kristine Migely Development Associate | Danielle Ricci Institutional Gifts Associate | Diana Konopka
EDUCATION Community Education Director | Jamie Andrews Teaching Artist | Alisa Magallón Project Opera Music Director | Dale Kruse Project Opera Accompanist | Kathy Kraulik Project Opera Program Manager | Lorely Dedrick
HONORARY DIRECTORS
SCENERY
MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS
Dominick Argento
Norton M. Hintz
Technical Director | Mike McQuiston
Philip Brunelle
Liz Kochiras
Properties Master | Jenn Maatman
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications | Kyle Clausen
Dolly Fiterman
Patricia H. Sheppard
Properties Assistant | Michael C. Long
LEGAL COUNSEL
Lighting and Video Coordinator | Raymond W. Steveson Jr.
James A. Rubenstein, Moss & Barnett
Production Carpenter | JC Amel Scene Shop Foreman | Larry Kline Master Carpenters | Max Gilbert, Nate Kulenkamp, Eric Veldey
TEMPO BOARD MEMBERS
Projections Technician | Martin Reitz
Marketing Director | Katherine L. Castille Marketing Assistant | Kate Saumur Program Manager, Marketing and Communications | Kristin Matejcek Communications Specialist | Eric Broker Ticket Office Manager | Kevin Beckey Associate Ticket Office Manager | Karl Annable Ticket Office Assistants | Carol Corich, Brian Johnson-Weyl, Johanna Owen, Delaney Ryden
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Chair | Jennifer Engel Audience Development Co-chair | Chrissi Reimer Audience Development Co-chair | Jana Sackmeister Programming Chair | Thomas Bakken Staff Liaisons | Kristin Matejcek, Eric Broker 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 mnopera.org/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.