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Administration & Staff

David DiChiera
General Director
(313) 237-3420
ddd@motopera.org
   

Department Directors

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera
Director of
Community Programs

kvd@motopera.org
John Eckstrom
Vice President/
Chief Financial Officer

jeckstrom@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
rock@motopera.org
Laura Nealssohn
Director of Communications
(313) 237-3416
laura@motopera.org
David W. Osborne
Director of Production
dosborne@motopera.org
Mary Parkhill
Director of Development
mparkhill@motopera.org
Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
jwarzecha@motopera.org
(313) 965-4314

Administration

William Austin
Executive Assistant
to the General Director

(313) 237-3421
baustin@motopera.org
Felicia Burgess
Office Associate
fburgess@motopera.org

Community Programs

Mark Vondrak
Associate Director/Tour Manager

(313) 237-3404
mvondrak@motopera.org
Touring Artists
Betsy Bronson
Maria Cimarelli
Roland Hamilton
Dolores Tobis
Office and Marketing Manager
(313) 237-3429
dtobis@motopera.org
Joseph Jackson
Betty Lane
Amy Dolan Malaney
Shawn McDonald
Madelyn Porter
Betty Lane
Operations Manager & Singing Voice Specialist
(313) 237-3238
blane@motopera.org
David Pulice
Amanda Sabelhaus
Karl Schmidt
Trish Shandor
Chris Vaught
Mark Vondrak
Alvin Waddles
Karen White
Tamara Whitty

Detroit Opera House

Demetrius Barnes
Building Engineer
engineering@motopera.org
Jessie Carter
Building Engineer
engineering@motopera.org
Angela Donaldson
Food and Beverage Manager
adonaldson@motopera.org
(313) 237-3284
Randy Elliott
House Manager
(313) 237-3253
relliott@motopera.org
Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
jwarzecha@motopera.org
(313) 965-4314
Dennis Wells
Facilities Manager
dwells@motopera.org

Development

Danielle DeFauw
Boutique Manager
ddefauw@motopera.org
Michelle DeLand
Corporate Campaign Manager
(313) 237-3402
mdeland@motopera.org
Heather Hamilton
Special Projects Manager
hhamilton@motopera.org
Katherine Kucharski
Membership Manager
(313) 237-3433
kkucharski@motopera.org
Matthew Talbot
Manager, Foundation and Government Grants
(313) 237-3236
mtalbot@motopera.org
Kim-Lan Trinh
Associate Director of Development
Planned Giving & Major Gifts

(313) 237-3408
ktrinh@motopera.org
Stephani Yates
Dance Patron Circle Manager
steph4358@aol.com

Finance / Computer Service

Kimberly Burgess-Rivers
Accountant
krivers@motopera.org
John Grigaitis
IT Manager
(313) 965-4037
jgrigaitis@motopera.org
Derrick Lewis
Controller
dlewis@motopera.org
Shelly Helm-Ratliff
LAN Administrator
(313) 237-3486
sratliff@motopera.org
Rita Winters
Accountant
rwinters@motopera.org

Marketing / Public Relations

Mitch Carter
Web Coordinator
(773) 539-7424
mitchycarter@sbcglobal.net
Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
(313) 237-3279
mhauser@motopera.org
Rebekah Johnson
Communications Coordinator
(313) 237-3403
rjohnson@motopera.org

Ticket Office

Tunisia Brown
Ticket Services
(313) 237-7464
tbrown@motopera.org
Jane Kennedy Coe
Ticket Services Assistant Manager
jcoe@motopera.org
Kimberly Gray
Ticket Services Assistant Manager
kimg@motopera.org
Kimberly Mogielski
Ticket Services Manager
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
Sharon Faulkner
Production Administrator
(313) 237-3423
sfaulkner@motopera.org
Nancy Krolikowski
Mover Coordinator
 

Music Department

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

MOT Children's Chorus

Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director
sacton@motopera.org
Joseph Jackson
Accompanist
Dianna Hochella
Assistant Director
diannahochella@mac.com
Megan Landry
Chorus Administrator
(313) 237-3260
mlandry@motopera.org

Technical Staff

Alan Bigelow
Head Propertyman
Monika Essen
Property Master
Gary Gilmore
Production Electrician
Suzanne Hanna
Costume Coordinator

shanna@motopera.org
John Kinsora
Head Carpenter
Robert Martin
Head Flyman
Robert Mesinar
Head Electrician
Alice Moss
Wardrobe Mistress
Mary Ellen Shindel
Head of Wardrobe
Kendall Smith
Lighting Coordinator
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