Admin & Staff
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BOX OFFICE: (313) 237-SING [7464]
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: (313) 961-3500
Leadership
Wayne S. Brown
President & CEO
313.237.3273
wbrown@detroitopera.org
Daniel T. Brinker
General Manager, Detroit Opera House and Parking Center
313.237.3269
dbrinker@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
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
Matthew Principe
Director of Innovation
313.237.5308
mprincipe@detroitopera.org
Shawn Rieschl Johnson
Director of Production
shawnrj@detroitopera.org
Samantha Teter
Director of Marketing and Communications
steter@detroitopera.org
Arthur White
Director of External Affairs
313.237.3270
awhite@detroitopera.org
Administration
William Austin
Executive Assistant to Wayne Brown
313.237.3421
baustin@detroitopera.org
Christy Gray
Office Administrator
313.237.5307
cgray@detroitopera.org
Laura Nealssohn
Board Liaison
laura@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
Shardae Royster
Artistic Assistant
sroyster@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
Sydney May
Events Assistant
Emily White
Events Assistant
Kaycee White
Events Assistant
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 Dasaian Dupree
Officer A.M. Hightower
Officer Sullivan Horton
Human Resources
Josh Kozakowski
Human Resources Coordinator
313.237.3419
jkozakowski@detroitopera.org
Department of Innovation
Austin Richey
Digital Media Manager and Storyteller
313.237.3428
arichey@detroitopera.org
Department of Patron Services
Development
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
Major Gifts Officer
jstewart@detroitopera.org
Zach Suchanek
Stewardship Coordinator
313.237.3427
zsuchanek@detroitopera.org
Marketing/Public Relations
Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
313.237.3279
mhauser@detroitopera.org
Jennifer Melick
Communications and Media Relations Manager
313.237.3428
jmelick@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 Associate
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
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