Board of Directors
CHAIR
Lee Anne Myslewski
Vice President, Opera and Classical Programming, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Carol F. Henry
Trustee, Los Angeles Opera
VICE CHAIR
Héctor Armienta
Composer and Artistic Director, Opera Cultura
Council Co-Chair, Civic Practice
VICE CHAIR
Estevan Rael-Gálvez
Trustee, The Santa Fe Opera
Committee Chair, Governance
TREASURER
Ian Rye
CEO, Pacific Opera Victoria
Committee Chair, Finance
SECRETARY
E. Loren Meeker
Council Co-Chair, Membership
General and Artistic Director, OPERA San Antonio
PRESIDENT/CEO
Marc A. Scorca
OPERA America
Members
Ana De Archuleta
Managing Director, National Sawdust
Strategic Advisor and Partner, UIA Talent Agency
James M. Barton
Board Advisor, The Glimmerglass Festival
Afton Battle
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited and Artistic Operations, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Council Co-Chair, Membership
Astrid Baumgardner
Executive Coach and Trainer, University Lecturer
Angel Blue
Soprano
Alejandra Valarino Boyer
Director, Ravinia's Steans Music Institute
Council Co-Chair, Civic Practice
Cheryl Slay Carr
Professor of Music Business, Belmont University
Antonio C. Cuyler
Professor of Music, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership, University of Michigan
Khori Dastoor
General Director and CEO, Houston Grand Opera
Council Co-Chair, Learning and Leadership
Anthony Davis
Composer and Pianist
Wayne Davis
Board President, Boston Lyric Opera
Sue Dixon
General Director, Portland Opera
Jason Hardy
General Director and CEO, Knoxville Opera
Jessica Jahn
Costume Designer
Barbara Lynne Jamison
General Director and CEO, Kentucky Opera
Christopher Koelsch
President and CEO, Los Angeles Opera
Karen J. Kubin
Trustee, San Francisco Opera
Virginia Croskery Lauridsen
Trustee, Des Moines Metro Opera
President, Foundation Board of Trustees, Des Moines Metro Opera
Anh Le
Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Council Co-Chair, Communications
Mont Levy
Trustee, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Chair, National Opera Center Board
Timothy Long
Artistic and Music Director of Opera, Eastman School of Music
Shawna Lucey
Council Co-Chair, Artistic Services
General Director and CEO, Opera San José
Susan G. Marineau
Board Chair, The Santa Fe Opera
Trustee, San Francisco Opera
Karen Molleson
Vice President of the Board, Long Beach Opera
President of the Board, Wild Up
Andrew Morgan
General Director, Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Michael Hidetoshi Mori
Artistic and General Director, Tapestry Opera
Sylvia Neil
Board Chair, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Julia Noulin-Mérat
Council Co-Chair, Learning and Leadership
General Director and CEO, Opera Columbus
Timothy O'Leary
General Director, Washington National Opera
Maggey Oplinger
Council Co-Chair, Communications
General Director and CEO, Florentine Opera
Kamala Sankaram
Composer, Singer, and Teacher
Council Co-Chair, Artistic Services
Gene Scheer
Librettist
Nadege Souvenir
Trustee, Minnesota Opera
Council Co-Chair, Trustees
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Trustee, Los Angeles Opera and Opera Philadelphia
Karen Tiller
Stage Director
Former Executive Director, Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre
Emeritus Members
Wayne S. Brown
Retired President and CEO, Detroit Opera
Anthony Freud
General Director, President, and CEO, Lyric Opera of Chicago
David Gockley
Retired General Director, San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera
Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D.
President Emerita and Managing Director, The Metropolitan Opera
Charles MacKay
Retired General Director, The Santa Fe Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Susan F. Morris
Honorary Chair, The Santa Fe Opera
Ex Officio
Christina Loewen
Executive Director, Association for Opera in Canada
Alejandra Martí Olbrich
Executive Director, Ópera Latinoamérica
Karen Stone
Director, Opera Europa
National Opera Center Board
Mont Levy
CHAIR
Trustee, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Chair, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
James M. Barton
Board Advisor, The Glimmerglass Festival
John E. Baumgardner Jr.
Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Lawrence Bomback
Consultant and CFO/Principal, ProCFO Partners
Todd L. Calvin
Board Member, Long Beach Opera; Vice President, Board of Directors, Opera League of Los Angeles
Margee Filstrup
Immediate Past Chair, Music Advisory Board, Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University
Andrew Gaines
Business Analyst, Digital Platforms Technology, Bank of America
Jeanne C. Goffi-Fynn
Professor, Columbia University
Carleen Graham
Dean of the Vocal Arts Division, Manhattan School of Music
Jane A. Gross
Trustee, On Site Opera
Nicholas King
CEO, After Arts
Alan E. Muraoka
Scenic Designer
Frederick W. Peters
Chair Emeritus, New Music USA; CEO, Warburg Realty
Anthony Rudel
General Manager, GBH Music; Station Manager, WCRB-FM
Jeri Sedlar
Consultant; Author, Don’t Retire, Rewire
Thurmond Smithgall
Philanthropist
Shoshana Tancer
Trustee, Arizona Opera
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Trustee, Los Angeles Opera; Trustee, Opera Philadelphia
Council Members
Jayme Alilaw
Civic Practice Council
Artist, Coach, Manager, Activist, and Educator
Jen Benoit-Bryan
Learning and Leadership Council
Research Director, SMU Data Arts
Cheryl Blalock
Membership Council
Consultant
Anne-Marie Blancquaert
Membership Council
Trustee, Kentucky Opera
Stacy Brightman
Learning and Leadership Council
Executive Director, The Ebell of Los Angeles
Annie Burridge
Communications Council
General Director & CEO, Austin Opera
Jessica Burton
Trustee Council
Development Director, Orange Barrel Media
Patrick Dailey
Learning and Leadership Council
Countertenor; Faculty, Tennessee State University
Kim Eberlein
Trustee Council
Chair of the Board, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Randall Eng
Membership Council
Composer
Aiden Feltkamp
Communications Council
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant
Sarah Fraser
Membership Council
Vice President, Fletcher Artist Management
Damien Geter
Communications Council
Composer and Singer; Interim Music Director and Artistic Advisor, Portland Opera
Susan Geyer
Trustee Council
Secretary of the Board, The Dallas Opera
Barbara Glauber
Learning and Leadership Council
Trustee, New England Conservatory
Carleen Graham
Learning and Leadership Council
Dean of the Vocal Arts Division, Manhattan School of Music
Liz Grubow
Communications Council
Vice President and Managing Creative Director, LPK
Aliana de la Guardia
Membership Council
Artistic Director, Guerilla Opera
Piper Gunnarson
Trustee Council
General Director/CEO, On Site Opera
Patrick Hansen
Membership Council
Director of Opera Studies, McGill University
Ruth Harper
Trustee Council
Trustee, Pensacola Opera
Rebecca Hass
Communications Council
Director of Engagement Programs and Partnerships, Pacific Opera Victoria
Julie Grady Heard
Trustee Council
Advisory Trustee, Cincinnati Opera
Eiki Isomura
Artistic Services Council
Artistic and Interim General Director, Opera in the Heights
Givonna Joseph
Membership Council
Founder and Director, OperaCréole
Laura Kaminsky
Artistic Services Council
Composer
Kathleen Kelly
Artistic Services Council
Coach, Conductor, Educator, and Librettist
Sean Kelly
Communications Council
Founder, Vatic
Ryan Krause
Trustee Council
Professor, Texas Christian University
Sharon Landis
Trustee Council
Trustee, Arizona Opera
Steven Lankenau
Membership Council
Senior Vice President, Boosey & Hawkes
Peter Leone
Trustee Council
Trustee, Opera Philadelphia
Chevalier Lovett
Trustee Council
Trustee, Opera Orlando; Chief Operating Officer, Florida Rising
Lucia Lucas
Artistic Services Council
Singer — Heldenbaritonistin
Frank Luzi
Communications Council
Founder, Luzi Media
Nicole Malcolm
Trustee Council
Director of Marketing & Communication, Pacific Opera Victoria
Robert Milne
Trustee Council
Trustee, Pacific Opera Victoria
Beth Morrison
Artistic Services Council
President and Creative Producer, Beth Morrison Projects
Marion Newman
Artistic Services Council
Mezzo-Soprano
Kerriann Otaño
Communications Council
Vice President of Engagement, OperaDelaware
Kenneth Overton
Membership Council
Baritone
David Salerno Owens
Trustee Council
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant, Portland Metropolitan
Andrea Puente-Catán
Trustee Council
Director of Development, The Soraya Performing Arts Center
Elkhanah Pulitzer
Artistic Services Council
Director
Miguel Rodríguez
Membership Council
President and Founder, Athlone Artists
Kara C. Sax
Communications Council
CEO, The Sax Agency
Meaghan Smallwood
Membership Council
Director of Development, Chicago Opera Theater
Arlene Palmer Schwind
Trustee Council
President, Opera Maine
Tamara Vallejos
Communications Council
Director of Marketing, The Juilliard School
Tracy Galligher Young
Communications Council
Senior Director, Marketing and Audience Development, Lyric Opera of Chicago