Admin & Staff - Detroit Opera

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BOX OFFICE: (313) 237-SING [7464]
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: (313) 961-3500


Leadership

Patty Isacson Sabee
President & CEO
313.237.3273
pattyis@detroitopera.org

Yuval Sharon
Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director
313.237.3420
ysharon@detroitopera.org

Christine Goerke
Associate Artistic Director
cgoerke@detroitopera.org

Roberto Kalb
Music Director
rkalb@detroitopera.org

Daniel T. Brinker
General Manager, Detroit Opera House and Parking Center
313.237.3269
dbrinker@detroitopera.org

Ataul Usman
Director of Human Resources
employment@detroitopera.org

Department Directors

Andrew Berg
Chief Development Officer
aberg@detroitopera.org

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

Shawn Rieschl Johnson
Director of Production
shawnrj@detroitopera.org

Samantha Teter
Chief Marketing Officer
steter@detroitopera.org

Arthur White
Director of External Affairs
313.237.3270
awhite@detroitopera.org

Administration

William Austin
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
313.237.3421
baustin@detroitopera.org

Christy Gray
Office Administrator
313.237.5307
cgray@detroitopera.org

Laura Nealssohn
Board Liaison
laura@detroitopera.org

Michael Hauser
Curator of History and Architecture
313.237.3279
mhauser@detroitopera.org

Finance

Kimberley Burgess
Accountant
313.237.3401
kburgess@detroitopera.org

Rita Winters
Accountant
rwinters@detroitopera.org

Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library

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

Artistic Department

Nathalie Doucet
Head of Music and Director of Detroit Opera Resident Artist Program
ndoucet@detroitopera.org

Matthew Principe
Director of Media and Special Projects
313.237.5308
mprincipe@detroitopera.org

Melany Janer
Administrative Assistant
313.965.4643
mjaner@detroitopera.org

Community Programs

Branden Hood
Manager: Education and Community Programs
bhood@detroitopera.org

Alaina Brown
Program Coordinator: Education and Community Programs
albrown@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

Events

Holly Clement
Senior Manager of Events and Rentals
313.237.3418
hclement@detroitopera.org

Jennifer George-Consiglio
Manager of Venue Operations
313.965.4146
jconsiglio@detroitopera.org

Emily White
Events Coordinator
313.237.3274
ewhite@detroitopera.org

Facilities

Juan Benavides
Building Engineer

Kevie Crumb
Facilities and Event Technician

Dennis Wells
Facilities Manager
313.237.3286
dwells@detroitopera.org

Safety and Security

Lieutenant Lorraine Monroe

Sergeant Demetrius Newbold

Officer Gary Cabean

Officer A.M. Hightower

Officer Sullivan Horton

Officer Terrence Hunter

Human Resources

Josh Kozakowski
Human Resources Coordinator
313.237.3419
jkozakowski@detroitopera.org

Department of Patron Services

Development

Katrina Fasulo
Associate Major Gifts Officer
313.237.3426
kfasulo@detroitopera.org

Chelsea S. Kotula
Director of Institutional Giving
313.237.3268
ckotula@detroitopera.org

Valentino Peacock
Development Operations Coordinator
313.237.3402
vpeacock@detroitopera.org

Juliano Bitonti Stewart
Director of Development
jstewart@detroitopera.org

Zach Suchanek
Manager of Annual Giving
313.237.3427
zsuchanek@detroitopera.org

Marketing/Public Relations

Jennifer Melick
Communications and Media Relations Manager
313.237.3428
jmelick@detroitopera.org

Austin Richey
Digital Media Manager and Storyteller
313.237.3428
arichey@detroitopera.org

Anna Herscher
Lead Graphic Designer
313.237.3236
aherscher@detroitopera.org

Deirdre Michael
Website Administrator
dmichael@detroitopera.org

Box Office

Amy Brown
Senior Manager of Ticketing and Box Office Operations
313.965.4645
abrown@detroitopera.org

Evan Carr
System Administrator
313.237.3409
ecarr@detroitopera.org

Ellen Smith
Group Sales Associate
esmith@detroitopera.org

Stephanie Stoiko
Box Office Lead
sstoiko@detroitopera.org

Emily Lange
Box Office Associate
elange@detroitopera.org

Mark Ujkstivani
Box Office Associate
mujkstivani@detroitopera.org

Production

Elizabeth Anderson
Production Coordinator/Artistic Administrator
313.237.3405
elizabeth@detroitopera.org

Kathleen Bennett
Production Administrator
313.237.3423
kbennett@detroitopera.org

Monika Essen
Property Master

Suzanne Hanna
Costume Director
313.237.3282
shanna@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

Detroit Opera Youth Chorus

Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director
313.237.3422
sacton@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

Jeff Beyersdorf
Technical Director
313.237.3269
jbeyersdorf@detroitopera.org

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

Pat McGee
Head of Props
313.237.3263
pmcgee@detroitopera.org

Mary Ellen Shuffett
Head of Wardrobe
313.237.3440
msuffett@detroitopera.org

Brodrick Whittley
Assistant Technical Director
313.237.3250
bwhittley@detroitopera.org