Board of Directors
CHAIR
Susan G. Marineau
Board Chair, The Santa Fe Opera
Trustee, San Francisco Opera
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
Lee Anne Myslewski
Vice President, Opera and Classical Programming, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Council Co-Chair, Artistic Services
VICE-CHAIR
Estevan Rael-Gálvez
Trustee, The Santa Fe Opera
Committee Chair, Governance
TREASURER
Ian Rye
CEO, Pacific Opera Victoria
Committee Chair, Finance
SECRETARY
Michael Egel
General and Artistic Director, Des Moines Metro Opera
Council Co-Chair, Membership
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, 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
Council Co-Chair, Trustees
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
Sue Dixon
General Director, Portland Opera
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
E. Loren Meeker
General and Artistic Director, OPERA San Antonio
Peggy Kriha Miller
General Director and CEO, Virginia Opera
Council Co-Chair, Communications
Andrew Morgan
General Director, Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Michael Hidetoshi Mori
Artistic and General Director, Tapestry Opera
Beth Morrison
President and Creative Producer, Beth Morrison Projects
Sylvia Neil
Board Chair, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Julia Noulin-Mérat
General Director and CEO, Opera Columbus
Council Co-Chair, Learning and Leadership
Maggey Oplinger
General Director and CEO, Florentine Opera
Kamala Sankaram
Composer, Singer, and Teacher
Council Co-Chair, Artistic Services
Gene Scheer
Librettist
Nadege Souvenir
Board Chair, Minnesota Opera
Council Co-Chair, Trustees
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Trustee, Los Angeles Opera and Opera Philadelphia
Emeritus Members
Wayne S. Brown
President and CEO, Detroit Opera
David Gockley
Retired General Director, San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera
Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D.
President and CEO, 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
Executive 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
Senior Vice President of Administration, Curtis Institute of Music
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
Administrative Director, The Juilliard School
Jeanne C.Goffi-Fynn
Professor, Columbia University
Jane A. Gross
President of the Board, On Site Opera
Nicholas King
Executive Director, After Arts
Susan G. Marineau (ex officio)
Board Chair, The Santa Fe Opera
Trustee, San Francisco opera
Alan E. Muraoka
Scenic Designer
Frederick W. Peters
Chair, New Music/USA
Anthony Rudel
Station Manager/WCRB-FM at WGBH
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
Council Member
Executive Director, Lamplighters Music Theatre
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
Board Governance and Nominating Committee Chair, Opera Columbus
Patrick Dailey
Learning and Leadership Council
Countertenor; Faculty, Tennessee State University
Aliana de la Guardia
Membership Council
Artistic Director, Guerilla Opera
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
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 Vocal Arts, Manhattan School of Music
Liz Grubow
Communications Council
Vice President and Managing Creative Director, LPK
Piper Gunnarson
Trustee Council
General Director and 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
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Board Member, Cincinnati Opera
Eiki Isomura
Artistic Services Council
Artistic and Interim General Director, Opera in the Heights
Jessica Jahn
Membership Council
Costume Designer
Givonna Joseph
Membership Council
Founder and Director, OperaCréole
Laura Kaminsky
Artistic Services Council
Composer
Kathleen Kelly
Artistic Services Council
Coach, Conductor, Educator, and Librettist
Ryan Krause
Trustee Council
Trustee, Fort Worth Opera
Sharon Landis
Trustee Council
Trustee, Arizona Opera
Steven Lankenau
Membership Council
Senior Director of Promotion, Boosey & Hawkes
Peter Leone
Trustee Council
Chairman of the Board, Opera Philadelphia
Chevalier Lovett
Trustee Council
Trustee, Opera Orlando; Chief Operating Officer, Florida Rising, Opera Orlando
Lucia Lucas
Artistic Services Council
Singer — Heldenbaritonistin
Nicole Malcolm
Trustee Council
Director of Marketing & Communication, Pacific Opera Victoria
Robert Milne
Trustee Council
Trustee, Pacific Opera Victoria
Marion Newman
Artistic Services Council
Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Ousley
Communications Council
President and Founder, Unison Media
David Salerno Owens
Trustee Council
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant, Portland Metropolitan; Committee Chair, Portland Opera
Andrea Puente-Catán
Trustee Council
Director of Major Gifts and Hispanic Initiatives, San Diego Opera
Elkhanah Pulitzer
Artistic Services Council
Director
Miguel Rodríguez
Membership Council
President and Founder, Athlone Artists
Arlene Palmer Schwind
Trustee Council
Board President, Opera Maine