DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS [alphabetically]
Karen VanderKloot DiChiera
Director of Community Programs
(313) 237-3406
kvd@motopera.org
Carol Halsted
Director of Dance
(313) 237-3426
chalsted@motopera.org
Dewan Mitchell
Director of Booking and Events Management
(313) 237-3418
dmitchell@motopera.org
Rock Monroe
Director of Safety and Security
(313) 237-3256
rock@motopera.org
Laura Nealssohn
Director of Communications
(313) 237-3416
laura@motopera.org
David W. Osborne
Director of Production
(313) 237-3278
dosborne@motopera.org
Mary Parkhill
Director of Development
(313) 237-3438
mparkhill@motopera.org
Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
(313) 965-4314
jwarzecha@motopera.org
ADMINISTRATION
William Austin
Executive Assistant to the General Director
(313) 237-3421
baustin@motopera.org
Christy Gray
Administrative Assistant
(313) 961-3500 ext. 0
cgray@motopera.org
Timothy Lentz
Archivist & Director,
Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
(313) 965-4595
tlentz@motopera.org
Bryce Rudder
Senior Librarian,
Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library
(313) 961-3500 x 3507
brudder@motopera.org
Kim Smith
Dance Administrative Assistant
ABT Detroit General Manager
(313) 237-3251
dance@motopera.org
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
LATOH Hotline: (313) 237-3270
Mark Vondrak
Associate Director/Tour Manager
(313) 237-3404
mvondrak@motopera.org
Dolores Tobis
Office and Marketing Manager
(313) 237-3429
dtobis@motopera.org
Betty Lane
Operations Manager & Singing Voice Specialist
(313) 237-3238
blane@motopera.org
Touring Artists
Betsy Bronson
Maria Cimarelli
Roland Hamilton
Joseph Jackson
Betty Lane
Amy Dolan Malaney
Shawn McDonald
Madelyn Porter
David Pulice
Amanda Sabelhaus
Karl Schmidt
Trish Shandor
Chris Vaught
Mark Vondrak
Alvin Waddles
Karen White
Tamara Whitty
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE
Jessie Carter
Building Engineer
(313) 237-3285
engineering@motopera.org
Angela Donaldson
Food and Beverage Manager
(313) 237-3284
adonaldson@motopera.org
Randy Elliott
House Manager
(313) 237-3253
relliott@motopera.org
Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
(313) 965-4314
jwarzecha@motopera.org
Dennis Wells
Facilities Manager
(313) 237-3286
dwells@motopera.org
DEVELOPMENT
Michelle DeLand
Corporate Campaign Manager
(313) 237-3402
mdeland@motopera.org
Danielle DeFauw
Boutique Manager
(313) 965-4844
ddefauw@motopera.org
Heather Hamilton
Special Projects Manager
(313) 237-3425
hhamilton@motopera.org
Katherine Kucharski
Foundation and Government Grants Manager
(313) 237-3433
kkucharski@motopera.org
Kim-Lan Trinh
Associate Director of Development
Planned Giving & Major Gifts
(313) 237-3408
ktrinh@motopera.org
Stephani M. Yates
Dance Patron Circle Manager
Event Coordinator
(313) 237-3268
syates@motopera.org
Christina Wagner
Membership
Annual Fund Manager
(313) 237-3236
wagner@motopera.org
FINANCE / COMPUTER SERVICE
Kimberly Burgess-Rivers
Accountant
(313) 237-3401
krivers@motopera.org
John Grigaitis
IT Manager
(313) 965-4037
jgrigaitis@motopera.org
Derrick Lewis
Controller
(313) 237-3411
dlewis@motopera.org
Shelly Ratliff
LAN Administrator
(313) 237-3486
sratliff@motopera.org
Nick Williams
Accountant
nwilliams@motopera.org
Rita Winters
Accountant
rwinters@motopera.org
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Mitch Carter
Web Coordinator
(773) 539-7424
mcarter@motopera.org
Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
(313) 237-3279
mhauser@motopera.org
Jeff Strayer
Communications Coordinator
(313) 237-3403
jstrayer@motopera.org
TICKET OFFICE
Felicia Burgess
Patron and Ticket Services Associate
(313)237-3409
Tunisia Brown
Ticket Services
(313) 237-7464
tbrown@motopera.org
Kimberly Gray
Ticket Services Assistant Manager
(313) 965-4631
kimg@motopera.org
Kimberly Mogielski
Ticket Services Manager
(313) 237-3417
kimm@motopera.org
PRODUCTION
Elizabeth Anderson
Production Coordinator
(313) 237-3405
elizabeth@motopera.org
Daniel T. Brinker
Technical Director
(313) 237-3269
dbrinker@motopera.org
Carolyn Geck
Production Administrator
BravoBravo! Asst. Project Manager
(313) 237-3423
cgeck@motopera.org
Nancy Krolikowski
Mover Coordinator
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Chorus audition Hotline: (313) 237-3237
Suzanne Mallare Acton
Assistant Music Director
Chorus Master
sacton@motopera.org
Diane Bredesen
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Music Contractor
dbredesen2002@comcast.net
David DiChiera
Music Director
Roberto Mauro
Artistic Consultant
rmauro@motopera.org
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director
(313) 237-3422
sacton@motopera.org
Dianna Hochella
Assistant Director
diannahochella@mac.com
Joseph Jackson
Accompanist
Megan Warzecha
Chorus Administrator
(248) 914-1966
mwarzecha@motopera.org
TECHNICAL STAFF
Alan Bigelow
Head Propertyman
(313) 237-3263
Monika Essen
Property Master
Gary Gilmore
Production Electrician
(313) 237-3222
Suzanne Hanna
Costume Director
(313) 237-3282
shanna@motopera.org
John Kinsora
Head Carpenter
(313) 237-3265
Robert Martin
Head Flyman
(313) 237-3262
Robert Mesinar
Head Electrician
(313) 237-3264
Alice Moss
Wardrobe Mistress
Mary Ellen Shuffett
Head of Wardrobe
(313) 237-3440
Kendall Smith
Lighting Coordinator
