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Company Staff

A world-class opera company only achieves artistic excellence with great leadership. The Dallas Opera is no exception. Building an opera company over a half century takes the cooperation and dedication of several groups of people.

General Director & CEO
Keith Cerny

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Music Director
Emmanuel Villaume

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Artistic Director
Jonathan Pell

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Board of Directors and Board of Trustees
Senior Staff
Chief Financial Officer
William Leonard
Director of Production
John J. Toia
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Director of Development
Gae Whitener
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Director of Marketing and Ticket Sales
Carrie Ellen Adamian
Budget Manager
John Harpool

Artistic

Artistic Services Manager
James Hampton, D.Mus.A

Development

Associate Director of Development
Eva James Toia

Major Gifts Officer
Susan McIntyre

Individual Giving Officer
Tracey Hull

Corporate Relations Manager
Sherri Spragins

Special Events Manager
Morgan Vaughn

Development Specialist
Chelsea Lambert

Benefits Coordinator
Melissa Dietchman

Marketing and Communications

Associate Director of Marketing/Media and Public Relations
Suzanne Calvin

Marketing Manager
Victoria Eiker

Interactive Production Manager
Luke McKenzie

Communications Manager
Megan Meister

Manager, Ticketing and Patron Services
Leah Schier

Patron Services Coordinators
Paul Semrad

Patron Services Assistants
Jerry Downey

Production Photographer
Karen Almond

The Perot Foundation Education and Community Outreach Programs

Community Outreach Manager
Shelly Garcia

Education Program Manager
Kristian Roberts

Administration and Finance

Assistant Controller
Vanessa Kramer

Staff Accountant
Ashley Peña

Accounts Payable Coordinator
Kenneth Fogle

Tessitura/CRM Manager
Sadie Prater

Executive Assistant to the General Director
Virginia Mudge

Auditor
Travis Wolff, LLP

Legal Counsel
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Guild

Guild Administrator
Kristen Mata

Production and Technical Staff

Technical Director
Drew Field

Production Coordinator
Jeri Shaffer, H.R.H.

Facility Manager, Karayanis Rehearsal Production Center
Mark Wagenhurst

Production Stage Manager
Bethany Ann Morales

Stage Manager
Lisa Marie Lange

Assistant Stage Managers
Eric Nathan Brady
Emily Gast
Paul J. Sievking
Angela Turner

Production Assistant
Miranda Wilson

Transportation Services
Robert Neal Williams

Orchestra and Chorus

Orchestra

Orchestra Personnel Manager
Brad Wagner

Orchestra Librarian
Shannon Highland

Chorus and Chorus Master Alexander Rom

Design Staff

Lighting Director
Krista Billings

Assistant to Ms. Billings
Jason Lynch

Properties Designer & Costume Design Consultant
Tommy Bourgeois

Wig and Make-up Designer
David Zimmerman

Assistant to Mr. Zimmerman
Stephanie Williams

Stage and Shop Operations

Production Carpenter
A. Stuart Hale

Production Electrician
Franklin Horvath

Production Property Master
David King Boyd

Head Flyman
Glenn B. Boyd

Costume Shop Manager
Janet Powell

Assistant Costume Shop Manager/Costume Construction
Suzanne Dunkelberg

Wardrobe Mistress
Ginger Boyd

Assistant Wardrobe Mistress
Kandra Robertson

Carpenters
Anthony Woodward
Pat Spencer
Glenn Geaslin

Properties
David Wright
Cliff Chambers

Electricians
Edward Ruiz
John Shelton
Dean Horan
Shombrae Winston
Carol Maguire
Kenneth Winston

Sound
G. Michael Anderson

Projectionist
Robert Holman

Crafts Artisan
Lyle Huchton

Cutters/Drapers
Roy Kirkpatrick
Matt Nunn

Stitchers
Nancy Steward
Rosa Serrano
Traci Hutton
Georgia Wagenhurst