Admin & Staff
Leadership
Wayne S. Brown
President & CEO
313.237.3273
wbrown@detroitopera.org
William Austin
Executive Assistant to Wayne Brown
313.237.3421
baustin@detroitopera.org
Yuval Sharon
Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director
313.237.3420
ysharon@detroitopera.org
Christine Goerke
Associate Artistic Director
cgoerke@detroitopera.org
Julie Kim
Chief Artistic Production Officer
313.237.3278
jkim@detroitopera.org
Patricia Walker
Chief Administrative Officer
313.237.5306
pwalker@detroitopera.org
Ataul Usman
Director of Human Resources
employment@detroitopera.org
Department Directors
Alexis Means
Director of Operations and Patron Experiences
313.237.3238
ameans@detroitopera.org
Rock Monroe
Director of Safety and Security
313-237-3256
rock@detroitopera.org
Angela Nelson-Heesch
Director of Development
313.237.3416
anelsonheesch@detroitopera.org
Matthew Principe
Director of Innovation
313.237.5308
mprincipe@detroitopera.org
Andrea Scobie
Director of Education
313.237.3429
ascobie@detroitopera.org
Arthur White
Director of External Affairs
313.237.3270
awhite@detroitopera.org
Artistic Department
Nathalie Doucet
Head of Music
ndoucet@detroitopera.org
Dagny Hill
Artistic Assistant
313.465.4643
dhill@detroitopera.org
Community Programs
Branden Hood
Program Coordinator
bhood@detroitopera.org
Mark Vondrak
Associate Director/Tour Manager
313.237.3404
mvondrak@detroitopera.org
Dance
Jon Teeuwissen
Artistic Advisor for Dance
313.965-4314
jteeuwissen@detroitopera.org
Kim Smith
Dance Coordinator
313.237.3251
dance@detroitopera.org
Detroit Opera House Operations
Juan Benavides
Building Engineer
Holly Clement
Events Manager for Michigan Opera Theatre/Detroit Opera House
313.237.3418
hclement@detroitopera.org
Jennifer George-Consiglio
Manager of Venue Operations
313.965.4146
jconsiglio@detroitopera.org
Tiiko Reese-Douglas
Events Assistant
tdouglas@detroitopera.org
Dennis Wells
Facilities Manager
313.237.3286
dwells@detroitopera.org
Timothy Lentz
Archivist & Director, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
313.965.4595
tlentz@detroitopera.org
Catherine Nicolia-Staples
Archivist, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
313.961.3500 x 3507
cstaples@detroitopera.org
Bryce Rudder
Senior Librarian, Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library
313.961.3500 x 3507
brudder@detroitopera.org
Finance Department
Kimberley Burgess
Accountant
313.237.3401
kburgess@detroitopera.org
Rita Winters
Accountant
rwinters@detroitopera.org
Human Resources
Zach Suchanek
Human Resources Coordinator
employment@detroitopera.org
Opera House Parking Center
Robert Neil
Manager
rneil@premierparking.com
Production
Elizabeth Anderson
Production Coordinator/Artistic Administrator
313.237.3405
elizabeth@detroitopera.org
Kathleen Bennett
Production Administrator
313.237.3423
kbennett@detroitopera.org
Daniel T. Brinker
Technical Director
313.237.3269
dbrinker@detroitopera.org
Heather DeFauw
Assistant Lighting Designer/ Assistant Technical Director
313.237.3250
hdefauw@detroitopera.org
Monika Essen
Property Master
Suzanne Hanna
Costume Director
313.237.3282
shanna@detroitopera.org
Billy Osos
Assistant Technical Director
313.237.3434
wosos@detroitopera.org
Department of Patron Services
Development
Christy Gray
Development Administrator
313.237.5307
cgray@detroitopera.org
Chelsea S. Kotula
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving
313.237.3268
ckotula@detroitopera.org
Michelle Devine
Director of Major Gifts
313.965.4271
mdevine@detroitopera.org
Samantha Scott
Manager of Annual Giving
313.237.3236
sscott@detroitopera.org
Gwendolyn Sims
Database Operations Manager
gsims@detroitopera.org
Marketing/Public Relations
Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
313.237.3279
mhauser@detroitopera.org
Laura Nealssohn
Board Liason
313.237.3428
laura@detroitopera.org
Jon Rosemond
Marketing Operations Coordinator
313.237.3425
jrosemond@detroitopera.org
Box Office
Amy Brown
Senior Manager of Ticketing and Box Office Operations
313.965.4645
abrown@detroitopera.org
Evan Carr
Box Office Lead
313.237.3409
ecarr@detroitopera.org
Olivia Johnson
Box Office Associate
ojohnson@detroitopera.org
Department of Innovation
Austin Richey
Digital Media Manager and Storyteller
313.237.3428
arichey@detroitopera.org
Music Department
Chorus Audition Hotline: 313-237-3237
Suzanne Mallare Acton
Assistant Music Director
Chorus Master
sacton@detroitopera.org
Molly Hughes
Orchestra Personnel Manager
mhughes@detroitopera.org
Jean Posekany
Orchestra Librarian
jposekany@detroitopera.org
Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus
Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director
313.237.3422
sacton@detroitopera.org
Dianna Hochella
Assistant Director
dhochella@detroitopera.org
Twannette Nash
Chorus Administrator
313.680.6682
tnash@detroitopera.org
Joseph Jackson
Accompanist
Jane Panikkar
Preparatory Chorus Conductor
jpanikkar@detroitopera.org
Maria Cimarelli
Preparatory Chorus Accompanist
Technical Staff
Chris Baker
Head of Sound
313.237.3276
cbaker@detroitopera.org
Gary Gilmore
Production Electrician
313.237.3222
ggilmore@detroitopera.org
Fred Graham
Head Electrician
313.237.3264
John Kinsora
Head Carpenter
313.237.3265
Robert Martin
Head Flyman
313.237.3262
Pat McGee
Head of Props
313.237.3263
pmcgee@detroitopera.org
Mary Ellen Shuffett
Head of Wardrobe
313.237.3440
msuffett@detroitopera.org