Staff and Administration

General Information: (313) 961-3500
Administration & Staff
David DiChiera General Director (313) 237-3420 ddd@motopera.org

Department Directors
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

William Austin
Executive Assistant
to the General Director
(313) 237-3421
baustin@motopera.org

Felicia Burgess
Office Associate
(313) 961-3500 ext. 3200
fburgess@motopera.org

Community Programs LATOH Hotline: (313) 237-3270
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 (313) 237-3285 engineering@motopera.org	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
Danielle DeFauw Boutique Manager (313) 965-4844 ddefauw@motopera.org	Michelle DeLand Corporate Campaign Manager (313) 237-3402 mdeland@motopera.org
Jane Fanning Membership/Annual Fund Manager (313) 237-3236 jfanning@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 Yates Dance Patron Circle Manager (313) 237-3268 steph4358@aol.com

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 Helm-Ratliff LAN Administrator (313) 237-3486 sratliff@motopera.org
Rita Winters Accountant rwinters@motopera.org

Mitch Carter
Web Coordinator
(773) 539-7424
mcarter@motopera.org

Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
(313) 237-3279
mhauser@motopera.org

Rebekah Johnson
Communications Coordinator
(313) 237-3403
rjohnson@motopera.org

Tunisia Brown
Ticket Services
(313) 237-7464
tbrown@motopera.org

Jane Kennedy Coe
Ticket Services Assistant Manager
(313) 965-4643
jcoe@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

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 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

MOT Children's Chorus MOTCC Hotline: (313) 237-3260
Suzanne Mallare Acton Director (313) 237-3422 sacton@motopera.org	Joseph Jackson Accompanist
Dianna Hochella Assistant Director diannahochella@mac.com	Megan Landry Chorus Administrator (313) 237-3261 mlandry@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 Coordinator (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

Administration & Staff