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Plácido Domingo, General Director

Mark J. Weinstein, Executive Director
Heinz Fricke, Music Director
Kenneth R. Feinberg, President

ADMINISTRATION
  Assistant to the General Director Michelle Krisel
  Assistant to the Executive Director Lisa Seaman
  Director of Human Resources Lanie Odlum
  Office Manager - Watergate Christiane DeVries
  Studio Office Manager Nathan Graham
  Volunteer Manager Jackie Rosen
  Special Projects Dick Somers

 ARTISTIC AND MUSIC ADMINISTRATION
  Director of Artistic Operations Christina C. Scheppelmann
  Artistic Administration Manager Scott Guzielek
  Artist Services Manager Marina Stiajkina
 

Head of Music Staff/Chorus Master

Steven Gathman
  Music Administrator Ken Weiss
 

Orchestra Personnel & Operations Manager

Aaron Doty
  Music Librarian Shelley Friedman
 

Assistant to the Director of Artistic Operations

Tonya Neal
  Artistic Admin & Artist Services Associate Joseph Hampton
  Library Assistant Diana Flesner
  Travel Agent Alan J. Savada, CTC, Passport Executive Travel

 COSTUMES
  Costume Director Marsha M. LeBoeuf
  Associate Costume Director Mark Hamberger
  Costume Studio Coordinator Kristopher Castle
  Costume Studio Administrator Natalia Ekzarkhov
  Senior Costume Coordinator Timm Burrow
  Costume Coordinator Rhonda Key
  Assistant Costume Coordinator Jennifer Tardiff, Lynly Saunders
  Drapers Randall V. Exton, William Nelson, Carole Urquhart
  First Hands Stella Pivnik, Kendra Rai, Anna Lucas St. Germain
  Master Stitchers Ergul Ariel, Daphne Caldwell, Amy Vander Staay
  Stitchers Clintonia Chance, Laura Clarke, Renate Maile-Moskowitz, Kristin Murphy, Lindsay Parsons, H. Elizabeth Romsloe, Stella Sanchez, Sandra Smoker-Duraes
  Crafts Supervisor/Dyer Joshua Kelley
  Crafts Artisan Staci Kern, Deborah Jolly
  Wardrobe Supervisors Tim Timlin, Martha Timlin
  Costume Stock Coordinator Martin Schnellinger
 
HAIR & MAKEUP
  Co-Directors Dennis Bergevin, Jeffrey Frank
  Staff Toni Grayson, Kathleen Keller, Rosemary Lucius-Louis, Alexander Vasiljev, Gabrielle Vince
 
DEVELOPMENT
  Director of Development Shayne Doty
  Director of Special Events Patti Humphrey
  Director of Institutional Relations Neil Alpert
 

Associate Director of Major Gifts /

Director of Camerata Patron Program

Patsy Lee
  Senior Director of Special Projects Renee Littleton
  Associate Director - Finance & Stewardship Rebecca Sach
  Prospect Research Manager Jennifer Knutzen
  Special Events Manager Deana Taylor
 

Manager of Foundation Relations

Maria Scaler
  Individual Giving Manager Carolyn Hays
  Development Manager - External Relations Desi Deschaine
  Development Coordinator - Corporate Relations Timothy Baird
  Special Events Coordinator Elizabeth Early
  Development Coordinator - Donor Programs Judith Epsztein
 

Executive Assistant to the President and to the

   Director of Development

Lynnéa Sparandero
  Special Events Associate Sam Nystrom
 
FINANCE
  Controller Blake Brophy
  Assistant Controller Sharon Beckham
  Payroll Administrator Daniel E. Kaufman
  Accounts Payable Associate Carole Campbell
 

Budget Analyst

Torger Nelson

  Assistant to the COO/CFO Lauren Hines
  Auditors Raffa & Associates
 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  Director of Information Systems Jeffrey Wright
  Database Administrator Brian Grundstrom
 
MARKETING AND AUDIENCE SERVICES
  Director of Marketing & Audience Services JoAnn LaBrecque-French
 

Associate Director of Audience Services

Ryan Lewis
  Audience Services Manager Anna C. Mills
  Graphic Design Coordinator Patrick Malley
  Priority Services Coordinator Samantha Gill
  Editorial Assistant Catherine Zadoretzky
 

Audience Services Representatives

Susan Boggs, Aaron Eckman, Rene Hartl, Jane Smith, Anita Wilkinson, Jerry Wiser
 
PRODUCTION
  Production Director David Foti
  Manager of Production Services David Butler
  Manager of Production Scheduling

Cristy Langan

  Rehearsal Coordinator Dominique Croke
  Principal Stage Manager Beth Krynicki
  Production Department Assistant Stefanie Wallace
 
PUBLIC RELATIONS
 

Public Relations Assistant Manager

Angela Olson
  Production Photographer Karin Cooper
 
TECHNICAL
  Technical Director Paul Taylor
  Associate Technical Director Christy Dilts
  Assistant Technical Director Kellie Knight
  Assistant Technical Director Brian Kelley
  Accounting Assistant Carol Pierson
  Resident Lighting Designer Joan Sullivan-Genthe
  Assistant Lighting Designers Jeff Bruckerhoff, Laura Dowling
  Technical Coordinator Quincy Bruckerhoff
  Properties Coordinator Allyn Weber
  Head Scenic Artist Rebecca Castle
 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
  Director Michelle Krisel
   
Education & Community Programs
  Associate Director Bruce Taylor
  Assistant Director Stephanie Wright
  Associate Rebecca Kirk
   
Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program
  Associate Director Maria Crovetto
  Music Administrator Ken Weiss
  Artistic Consultant Edward C. Purrington