Administration & staff
Anthony Freud, OBE
General Director, President & CEO
The Women's Board Endowed Chair
Enrique Mazzola
Music Director
John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair
Renée Fleming
Special Projects Advisor
Drew Landmesser
Deputy General Director and Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth Hurley
Chief Advancement Officer
Roberta Lane
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Robert Goodwin
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited - Learning & Creative Engagement
Ursulla McWhorter
Vice President, People & Culture
Andreas Melinat
Vice President, Artistic Planning
Vincente F. Milianti
Vice President, Finance
Dan Novak
Vice President and Director, Ryan Opera Center
The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair
Will Raj
Vice President, Information Technology
Kate Sheehan
Vice President for Principal Gifts
Michael Smallwood
Vice President and Technical Director
Allan and Elaine Muchin Endowed Chair
Office of the General Director
Office of the Deputy General Director
Ticket Department/Audience Services
Office of the General Director
Anthony Freud
General Director, President & CEO
The Women’s Board Endowed Chair
Linda Nguyen
Manager, Office of the General Director
Michelle Hoehne
Assistant, Office of the General Director
Office of the Deputy General Director
Drew Landmesser
Deputy General Director and Chief Operating Officer
Michael Schoenig
Operations Finance Director
Tabitha Boorsma
Operations Associate
Ann Owens
Operations and Commissioning Consultant
Artistic
Andreas Melinat
Vice President, Artistic Planning
Cory Lippiello
Director of Artistic Programs
Evamaria Wieser
Casting Consultant
Development
Elizabeth Hurley
Chief Advancement Officer
Leigh Folta
Manager, Board of Directors
Kate Sheehan
Vice President for Principal Gifts
Lawrence DelPilar
Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts
Kendria Perry-Madden
Senior Director of Development, Principle Gifts
Deborah Hare
Senior Director of the Boards and Special Events
Marisa Lerman
Fundraising Events Manager
Nick Roman
Manager, Boards
Claire French
Special Events Associate
Jonah Levi-Paesky
Coordinator, Boards (Guild Board, Chapters, and Lyric Young Professionals)
Lydia Spettel
Coordinator, Boards (Women’s Board and Ryan Opera Center Board)
Anna Mattson
Interim Head of Development
Mike Biver
Senior Director of Gift Planning
Scott Podraza
Director of the Fund for Lyric
Jonathan P. Siner
Senior Director of Gift Planning
Kristen Bigham
Philanthropy Officer
Kelly E. Cronin
Associate Director, Development Analytics
Angela DeStefano
Philanthropy Officer
Erin Johnson
Advancement Budget Analyst
Chelsea Lauing
Philanthropy Officer, Institutional Partnerships
Meghan Pioli
Associate Director of the Fund for Lyric
Claire Ryan, CFRE
Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships
Paul D. Sprecher
Philanthropy Officer
Meaghan Stainback
Philanthropy Officer
Nell Vandeveld
Gift Planning Associate
Kelli Dawson
Institutional Partnerships Assistant
Erik Dohner
Fund for Lyric Coordinator
Shelagh Haney
Development Services Coordinator
Brea Williams
Development Services Coordinator
Finance
Roberta Lane
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Vincente F. Milianti
Vice President, Finance
Whitney Bercek
Controller
Nicky Chaybasarskaya
Senior Accountant
Ana Joyce
Senior Accountant
Nancy Ko
Accounting Manager
Petra Hillebrand Bucara
Accounting Specialist
Idalia Andrade
Accounts Payable Associate
Zachary Kurzenberger
Financial Analyst
Human Resources
Ursulla McWhorter
Vice President, People & Culture
Stephanie Strong
Director of Compensation, Benefits and HR Operations
Tom Pels
Payroll Manager
Charity Franco
Human Resources Associate
Shanell Reynolds
Payroll Associate
Scot Weidenaar
Payroll Associate
Ericka Carmona-Vega
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Information Technology
Will Raj
Vice President, Information Technology
Eric Hayes
Director of IT Operations
Rita Parida
Director of Data Services
Jessica Keener
Systems Analyst
Sean Lennon
Systems Administrator
Coleman Dieffenbach
Technology Support Associate
Lyric Unlimited — Learning & Creative Engagement
Robert Goodwin
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited - Learning & Creative Engagement
Drew Smith
Learning Programs Manager
Angela Hamilton
Community Programs Coordinator
Marketing and Communications
Tracy Galligher Young
Interim Head of Marketing and Communications
Brittany Gonzalez
Director of Group Sales
David Nutt
Director of Sales and Advertising
Megan Elk
Lyric Unlimited Marketing Associate
Jake Fruend
Graphic Design Specialist
Jessica Pedroza
Marketing Creative Project Associate
Holly H. Gilson
Senior Director, Communications
Michael Solomon
Director of Media Relations
Bradley Dunn
Senior Director of Digital Initiatives
Samantha Berger
Digital Fundraising Manager
Valerie Bromann
Manager of Digital Content and Analysis
Michael Musick
E-Commerce Manager
Amanda Reitenbach
Manager of Social Media and Content
Andrew Cioffi
Digital Content Producer
Shannan Moore
Digital Marketing Associate
Ticket Department/Audience Services
Susan Harrison Niemi
Director of Audience Services
John Renfroe
Tessitura Manager
Laura Waters
Customer Service and Call Center Manager
Jessica Reinhart
VIP Ticketing Associate
Emily Brink
VIP Ticketing Coordinator
Kathy Butera
Hailey Cohen
Sydney Cox
Ashlyn Elliot
Tomer Eres
Kelly Figley
Stephanie Gubin
Erin Hogan
Wyatt McCall
Joseph Ryan
Danielle Vallandigham
William Vallandigham
Leonard Walker
Rosemary Walsh
Maria Wojtas
Ticket Staff
Music Administration
Stephanie Karr
Senior Director of Music Administration
Sarah Cohn
Manager, Chorus and Dancers
Kourtnea Stevenson
Manager, Orchestra and Assistant Conductors
Annika Donnen
Associate Librarian
Presentations and Events
John Yelen
Senior Director of Facilities
Megan St. John
Director of Facility Operations
David Jaworski
Porter
Geri LaGiglio
Director of Front of House Operations
Sheila Matthews
Lena Reynolds-Sneed
House Managers
Adam Bumber
House Supervisor
Jason Thomas
Head Bartender
Cleveland Anderson
Alana Clark
Jose Garcia Cisneros
Ivan Garcia Hernandez
Monica Govea
Kevin Jackson
Sydney Kading
Rachel Martinez
Anna Masciopinto
Judith Parker
Ramon Perez
Jesus Rios
Juliet Smith
Jacqueline Trent
Felipe Valadez
Peter Wood
Bartenders/Barbacks and Baristas
Isaac Bearman
Clara Blakemore
Nina Charlotten
Chamberlon Clark
Lynn Dudley-Singleton
Sharon Gaston
Boris Powell
Coat Check Attendants
Christina Adams
Lynn Dudley-Singleton
Jessica Manuel
OperaShop Sales Associates
Tiffany Kane
Restaurant Manager
Stefan Peters
Matre 'D
Alicia Dale
Patrick Tucker
Gloria Winston
Host/Hostesses
Patrick Dowling
Patron Services Manager
Vanessa Bahena
Ivonne Cruz
Brenda Cruz Galeno
Yesenia Elvir
Noemi Guerrero
Betty Johnson
Jocelyn Monrial
Security Bag Search
Linda Cuellar
David Jaworski
Freddie Monroe
Kevin Topp
Stage Door Staff
Paulette Alonzi
David Barcena
Patricia Bell
Dominic Bialecki
Summer Burk
Margaret Burke
Nadine Burruss
Daro Cook
Marlene Delemore
Dora Forte
Harmon Greenblatt
Stuart Hall
Ramona Hawkins
Barbara Hemminger
Aleisha Jiles-Gardner
Kristen Jamerson
Bertha Jones
Ellyn Levell
Marlyn Love
Keisha Matthews
Delfin Melchor
Thomas Mullaney
Donald Nyderek
Terrence O’Brien
Steven Pace
Carmella Powell
Eduard Pulst
Kevin Rooney
John Rosenthal
Gladys Sanford
Stevie Stevens
Mary Thomas
Gina Tovar
Julia Tsuchiya-Mayhew
Katwanya West
Rose Xiao
Janice Young
Ushers
Gregg Brody
Box Office Manager
Joseph Dunn
John Thor Sandquist
Box Office Assistant Treasurers
Richard Diver
Keyana Marshall
Allan Waite
Box Office Treasurers
Joe Minogue
Chief Engineer
Michael LaPorte
Lead Engineer
Phillip Casica
Anthony Fasano
David Goldberg
Arthur Lehman
Frederick Libert
Brian Laurence McMahon
Bernard McNeela
Kevin O'Keefe
Thomas Setina
Engineers
Production
Paul Horpedahl
Production and Operations Consultant
Melanie Bacaling
Katrina Bachus
Jordan Lee Braun
David Carl Toulson
Assistant Stage Directors
Daniel Sokalski
Rachel A. Tobias
Hester Warren-Steijn
Sandra Zamora
Stage Manager
Katrina Bachus
Alaina Bartkowiak
Lisa Hays
Daniel Sokalski
Peggy Stenger
Amy C. Thompson
Bill Walters
Sandra Zamora
Assistant Stage Managers
Ben Bell Bern
Director of Company Management
Kevin Krasinski
Associate Director Company Management
Jeffrey Jauch
Company Management Associate
Faith Hart
Jordan Thomas
Company Management Assistants
Ryan Opera Center
Dan Novak
Vice President and Director, Ryan Opera Center
The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair
Craig Terry
Music Director
The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair
Julia Faulkner
Director of Vocal Studies
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Susanna McNatt
Manager, Ryan Opera Center
Technical
Michael Smallwood
Vice President and Technical Director
The Allan and Elaine Muchin Endowed Chair
April Busch
Technical Operations Director
Scott Marr
Wardrobe, Wigs, and Makeup Director
Scott Wolfson
Associate Technical Director
Maria DeFabo Akin
Properties and Scenic Design Director
Chris Maravich
Lighting Director
Mary-Louise and James S. Aargard Lighting Director Endowed Chair
Benjamin McCormack
Assistant Technical Director
Katheryn Johnson
Properties and Special Projects Coordinator
Sarah Riffle
Bridget
Assistant Lighting Directors
Joe Dockweiler
Master Carpenter
Mike Reilly
Head Flyman/Automation
Jeffrey Streichhirsch
Automation Assistant
Chris Barker
Robert Hull, Jr.
Rigging/Automation Assistants
Mark Shanabrough
Head Shop Carpenter
Brian Grenda
Layout Carpenter
Drew Trusk
Head Shop Welder
Bruce Woodruff
Layout Welder
Richard “Doc” Wren
Warehouse Coordinator
Dan DiBennardi
Assistant Warehouse Coordinator
Dan Donahue
Justin Hull
Ryan McGovern
Assistant Carpenters
Anthony Bernardy
Connor Ingersoll
John Ingersoll
Aiden McGovern
Johnny Rivers
Chase Torringa
Carpenters
Anthony Coia
Master Electrician
Soren Ersbak
Board Operator
John Clarke, Jr.
Thomas Hull
Robert Reynolds
Assistant Electricians
Jason Combs
Thomas Fernandez
Gary Grenda
Brian Hobbs
Daniel Kuh
Asiel Simpson
Jose Villalpando
Electricians
Joe Schofield
Head Audio Technician
Nick Charlan
Matt Eble
Kelvin Ingram
Audio Technicians
Charles Reilly
Property Master
Michael McPartlin
Properties Crew Head
Phil Marcotte
Prop Carpenter
Bob Ladd
Armorer
Rachel Boultinghouse
Upholsterer
Robert Hartge
Michael O’Donnell, Jr.
Richard Tyriver
Assistant Properties
Michael Buerger
Joseph Collins
Adam Gorsky
Gordon Granger
Joe Mathesius
Kevin McPartlin
Luigi Trupiano
Properties
Brian Traynor
Charge Artist
Tim Morrison
Michael Murtaugh
Scenic Artists
Maureen Reilly
Costume Director
The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Endowed Chair
Lucy Lindquist
Wardrobe Mistress
Kristine Anderson
Louie Barrios
Molly Herman
Kate Keefe
Cecylia Kinder
Krystina Lowe
Talia Newton
Kathy Rubel
Joanna Rzepka
Marguerite Scott
Rebecca Shouse
Ewa Szylak
Barbara Szyllo
Carolina Tuazon
Isaac Turner
Maggie Zabierowski
Wardrobe Staff
Samantha Holmes
Wardrobe Crew Head
Meriem Bahri
Scott Barker
Robert Berry
Lauren Crotty
Dawn Marie Hamilton
Robert Hilliard
David Hough
Charlie Junke
Kim Kostera
Wendy McCay
Moira O'Neil
Dulce Santillan
Lynn Sparber
Chris Valente
Roger Weir
Kristi Wood
Samantha Yonan
Dressers
Sarah Hatten
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
The Marlys Beider Endowed Chair
Allison Burkholder
Department Coordinator
Lynn Koroulis
Robert Kuper
Claire Moores
Staff
Bridget Ryzmski
Wig Crew Head
Necole Bluhm
DeShawn Bowman
Martha Contreras
Brittany Crinson
Eric Daniels
Lillian Dion
June Gearon
David Grant
Chantelle Marie Johnson
Briette Madrid
Lana McKinnon
Megan Pirtle
Jada Richardson
Lela Rosenberg
Rick Salazar
Rachel Stiles
Kacy Tatus
Pat Tomlinson
Emily Young
Wig and Makeup Crew
Photo: Todd Rosenberg