Chair
Ethan D. Davidson

Vice Chair
Mary Kramer

Vice Chair
Denise J. Lewis

Vice Chair
Don Manvel

President/CEO
Patty Isacson Sabee

Secretary
Gene P. Bowen

Treasurer
Bharat C. Gandhi

Immediate Past Chair
R. Jamison Williams

Directors

Naomi André
Richard A. Brodie
Kevin Dennis
Lisa M. DiChiera
Shauna Ryder Diggs
Enrico Digirolamo
Maria C. Duey
Marianne Endicott
Fern R. Espino
Paul E. Ewing
Mary Ann Fontana
John W. Ingle III
Barbara Kratchman
Arthur C. Liebler
Dexter Mason
Ali Moiin
Allan Nachman
Ann Nicholson
Sara Pozzi
Carrie L. Pryor
Paul Ragheb
Irvin D. Reid
Evan D. Ross
Nedda Shayota
Terry Shea
Matthew Simoncini
Richard Sonenklar
Lorna Thomas
Jesse Venegas
Barbara Walkowski
Gary L. Wasserman
Ellen Hill Zeringue

Directors Emeritus

Elizabeth Brooks
Shelly Cooper
Marjorie M. Fisher
Herman Frankel
Jennifer Nasser
Richard Webb

July 1, 2024— June 30, 2025

Lourdes V. Andaya
Naomi André
Harold Mitchell Arrington
Barbra Bloch
Gene P. Bowen
Richard Brodie
Charles D. Bullock
Thomas Cohn
Peter & Shelly Cooper
Ethan & Gretchen Davidson
Kevin Dennis & Jeremy Zeltzer
Cristina DiChiera
Lisa M. DiChiera
Shauna Ryder Diggs
Enrico & Kathleen DiGirolamo
Debbie Dingell
Mary Jane Doerr
Maria C. Duey
Kenneth & Frances Eisenberg
Marianne Endicott
Fern R. Espino & Thomas Short
Paul & Mary Sue Ewing
Margo Cohen Feinberg & Robert Feinberg
Carl & Mary Ann Fontana
Bharat & Lynn Gandhi
Yousif & Mara Ghafari
Toby Haberman
John & Tara Ingle III
Patty Isacson Sabee & David Sabee
Jill Johnson
Ellen Kahn
Stephanie Germack Kerzic
Mary Kramer
Michael & Barbara Kratchman
Linda Dresner & Ed Levy Jr.
Denise J. Lewis
Arthur & Nancy Liebler
Stephan & Marian Loginsky
Mary Alice Lomason
Don Manvel
Jack Martin & Bettye Arrington-Martin
Dexter Mason
Benjamin Meeker & Meredith Korneffel
Ronald Michalak
Phillip D. Minch
Ali Moiin & William Kupsky
Antoinette Morelock
Allan & Joy Nachman
Ann Nicholson
Juliette Okotie-Eboh
Linda Orlans
Spencer & Myrna Partrich
Margaret Pehrson
Sara Pozzi
Waltraud Prechter
Ted & Carrie Pryor
Paul & Amy Ragheb
John & Terry Rakolta
Irvin D. Reid & Pamela Trotman Reid
Evan & Kelsey Ross
Anthony & Sabrina Rugiero
Nedda Shayota
Terry Shea
Matthew & Mona Simoncini
Sheila Sloan
Richard A. Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes
Mary Anne Stella
Lorna Thomas
Jesse & Yesenia Venegas
Jeff & Amy Voigt
Barbara Walkowski
Gary L. Wasserman
R. Jamison & Karen Williams
Ellen Hill Zeringue

Andrew Berg, Chief Development Officer
Daniel T. Brinker, General Manager, Detroit Opera House & Parking Center
Shawn Rieschl Johnson, Chief Programming & Production Officer
Jon Teeuwissen, Artistic Advisor for Dance
Samantha Teter, Chief Marketing Officer
Ataul Usman, Senior Director of Human Resources

Administration

William Austin, Executive Assistant

Artistic Department

Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music & Director of Detroit Opera Resident Artist Program

Dance

Kim Smith, Dance Administrator

Detroit Opera Youth Chorus

Twannette Nash, Chorus Administrator
Jane Arvidson Panikkar, Preparatory Chorus Conductor
Rebecca O-G Eaddy, Principal Chorus Conductor
Maria Cimarelli, Preparatory Chorus Accompanist
Joseph Jackson, Principal Chorus Accompanist

Development

Juliano Bitonti Stewart, Director of Development
Katrina Fasulo, Associate Director, Individual Giving
Chelsea S. Kotula, Director of Institutional Giving
Angela Nelson-Heesch, Director, Data Analytics & Operations
Valentino Peacock, Manager of Data and Operations
Demetrius Shields, Manager of Individual Giving

Education

Branden Hood, Director of Education
Eliza Beutler, Program Administrator
Alaina Brown, Program Coordinator: Education & Community Programs

Facilities

Juan Benavides, Building Engineer
Vanessa Boyd, Facilities Manager
Kevie Crumb, Facilities & Event Technician

Finance

Kimberley Burgess, Accountant
Rita Winters, Accountant

Human Resources

Denver Harvey, Human Resources Coordinator

Marketing/Communications

Leah Hill, Director of Marketing
Anna Herscher, Lead Graphic Designer
Jennifer Melick, Communications & Media Relations Manager
Deirdre Michael, Website Administrator
Austin Richey, Digital Media Manager & Storyteller
Arthur White, Director of Community & Audience Engagement

Music Department

Molly Hughes, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Jean Posekany, Orchestra Librarian

Production

Elizabeth Anderson, Production Coordinator/Artistic Administrator
Kathleen Bennett, Production Finance Administrator
Jeff Beyersdorf, Technical Director
Brian Dambacher, Production Manager
Monìka Essen, Property Master
Suzanne Hanna, Costume Director
Kaila Madison, Technical Assistant
Brodrick Whittley, Assistant Technical Director
Eden Cope, Assistant Technical Director

Costumes

Suzanne Hanna, Costume Director
Michaela Tanskley, Wardrobe Supervisor
Patricia Sova Jr., First Hand
Mary Ellen Shuffett, Fitting Assistant
Maureen Abele, Dylan McBride, Paul Moran, Lupe Vazquez, Stitchers

Wigs & Makeup

Erika Broderdorf, Local Crew Coordinator
Elizabeth Geck, Kristine Clifton-Higgins, Kaitlyn Denzler, Stephanie Jenkins, Mallory Maxton, Theo Place, Makhia Staton, Denitra Townsend Gregory, Dayna Winalis, Wig & Makeup Crew
Carol Taylor, Swing

Stage/Crew

John Kinsora, Head Carpenter
Pat McGee, Head Propertyman
Chris Baker, Head of Sound
Pat Tobin, Head Flyman
Dee Dorsey, Surtitle Operator
Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head of Wardrobe
IATSE Local #38 Stage Crew
IATSE Local #786 Wardrobe

Safety & Security

Rock Monroe, Director of Safety & Security
Lieutenant Lorraine Monroe
Sergeant Demetrius Newbold
Officer Gary Cabean
Officer A.M. Hightower
Officer Michelle Johnson
Officer Terrence Hunter
Officer Vernon Smith
Officer Khalil Nails

Ticketing & Box Office

Amy Brown, Director of Ticketing Operations
Stephanie Stoiko, Assistant Box Office Manager
Evan Carr, System Administrator
Holly McDermott, Box Office Associate
Alexandria Robinson, Box Office Associate
Chris Simpson, Box Office Associate
Ellen Smith, Group Sales Associate

Venue Operations

Alexis Means, Director of Operations & Patron Experiences
Holly Clement, Senior Manager of Events & Rentals
Jennifer George-Consiglio, Manager of Venue Operations
Michael Hauser, Curator of History & Architecture
Kathie Booth, Volunteer Coordinator

Ushers

Max Aghili, Christine Berryman, Ellen Bishop, Kathie Booth, Lori Burkhardt, Randall Davis,
Erin G-Doakes, Suzanne Erbes, Pamela Fergusson, Jo-Ann Hale, Sue Hargrave, Myrna Mazure,
Ennis Mcgee, Steven McReynolds, Heddie O’Connor, Bill Ried, Kimberly Ried, Edna Rubin, Ida Vance, Sheryl Weinan-Yee

Violin

Interim Concertmaster – Daniel Stachyra
Acting Asst. Concertmaster – Yuri Popowycz
Principal Second Violin – Emelyn Bashour
Emily Barkakati
Anna Bittar-Weller
Molly Hughes
Bryan Johnston
Henrik Karapetyan
Velda Kelly
Beth Kirton
Jenny Wan
Andrew Wu

Viola

Principal – John Madison
Jacqueline Hanson
Scott Stefanko

Cello

Principal – Ivana Biliskov
Benjamin Maxwell
Andrea Yun

Bass

Principal – Derek Weller
Clark Suttle

Clarinet

Principal – Roi Karni
William King

Oboe

Principal – Eli Stefanacci

Bassoon

Principal – Daniel Fendrick
Greg Quick

Horn

Principal – Colin Bianchi
Carrie Banfield-Taplin

Trumpet

Principal – David Ammer
Mark Davis

Trombone

Dustin Nguyen

Timpani

Principal – Eric Stoss

Percussion

Principal – John Dorsey

Brandy Adams
Ernesto Alvarez-Ramirez
Gregory Ashe
Alaina Brown
Paige Chapman
Benton DeGroot
Brianna DeSantis
Marko Farion
William Floss
Michael Fowler
Kurt Frank
Anna Hart
Paige Heidrich
Richard Jackson, Jr.
Cameron Barrett Johnson
Audrey Kline
Matthew Konopacki
Hillary LaBonte
Keiwon Lambert
Adrian Leskiw
David Magumba
Jovia McNeal
Sarah Catherine Moore
Darryl Mopkins
Leslie Ann Naeve
Jessie Neilson
Paolo Pacheco
Katya Powder
Loren Reash-Henz
Kristina Riegle
Claire Ryterski
Kevin Starnes
Terrance Stewart
Daniel Strawder
Sofia Vasileiadou
Allison Wamser
Justin Watson
Catherine Wilson
Olga Yalovenko
Alexa Zeremenko
Heidi Bowen Zook