Administration & staff

Lyric Opera of Chicago

John Mangum
General Director, President & CEO
The Women’s Board Endowed Chair

Enrique Mazzola
Music Director
John D. Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair

Elizabeth Hurley
Deputy General Director and Chief Advancement Officer

Vincente F. Milianti
Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Matthew Ozawa
Chief Artistic Administration Officer

Afton Battle
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited and Artistic Operations

Jennifer E. Boyd
Vice President, People & Culture

Bradley Dunn
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Anna Mattson
Vice President, Development

Andreas Melinat
Vice President, Artistic Planning

Dan Novak
Vice President and Director, Ryan Opera Center
The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair

Will Raj
Vice President, Information Technology

Maurice Richardson
Vice President for Finance

Michael Smallwood
Vice President, Production and Technical Director
Allan and Elaine Muchin Endowed Chair

 

Office of the General Director

John Mangum
General Director, President & CEO
The Women's Board Endowed Chair

Erika Senase
Executive Assistant, Offices of the General and Music Directors

Office of the Deputy General Director

Elizabeth Hurley
Deputy General Director and Chief Advancement Officer 

Joshua Carroll
Director of Environmental Health and Safety

Artistic

Matthew Ozawa
Chief Artistic Administration Officer

Michael Black
Chorus Director and Head of Music
The Howard A. Stotler Chorus Director Endowed Chair

 

Artistic Operations

Afton Battle
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited and Artistic Operations

Katharine Gunnink
Director of Company Management

Tabitha Boorsma
Artistic Operations Manager

Markie Gray
Artistic Finance Manager

Kevin Krasinski
Associate Director of Company Management

Jeffrey Jauch
Company Management Associate

Jordan Thomas
Company Management Assistants

 

Artistic Planning

Andreas Melinat
Vice President, Artistic Planning

Cory Lippiello, CSA
Director of Artistic Programs

Evamaria Wieser
Casting Consultant

 

Music Administration

Stephanie Karr
Senior Director of Music Administration

Sarah Cohn
Manager, Chorus and Dancers

Annika Donnen
Managing Librarian

Kourtnea Stevenson
Manager, Orchestra and Assistant Conductors

Christine Janicki
Orchestra Personnel Manager

 

 

Ryan Opera Center


Dan Novak
Vice President and Director, Ryan Opera Center
The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair

Craig Terry
Music Director
The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair

Julia Faulkner
Director of Vocal Studies

Renée Fleming
Advisor at Large

Susanna McNatt
Manager, Ryan Opera Center

Lyric Unlimited — Learning & Civic Engagement

Afton Battle
Vice President, Lyric Unlimited and Artistic Operations

Jill LeCesne Potter
Senior Director, Learning Programs

Sheran Goodspeed Keyton
Director of Civic Engagement

Elise LaBarge
Learning Programs Manager

Anthony Jones
Audience Programs Associate

Advancement

Elizabeth Hurley
Deputy General Director and Chief Advancement Officer

Gracie Denton
Development Associate

 

Development 

Anna Mattson
Vice President, Development

Scott Podraza
Senior Director, Development  

Nate Groonwald
Philanthropy Officer

Bryan Hulscher
Philanthropy Officer, Institutional Partnerships

Kendria Perry-Madden
Philanthropy Officer

Claire Ryan, CFRE
Director, Development Operations

Patrick Rybarczyk
Philanthropy Officer

Paul D. Sprecher
Philanthropy Officer

Sarah Sullivan
Philanthropy Officer

Kassandra Hernandez
Development Operations Manager

Meggie Keiser
Associate Director, Donor Engagement

Tara Lenardi
Grants Manager

Leta Mumgaard
Manager, Board of Directors

Libby Hatton
Coordinator, Donor Engagement

Kenni Ther
Coordinator, Donor Services

 

Mike Biver
Senior Director of Gift Planning

Jonathan P. Siner
Senior Director of the Ardis Krainik Society

Jennifer Mindrum
Associate Director, Gift Planning

 

Lawrence DelPilar
Senior Director, Development

Linda Macias
Associate Director, Principal Gifts

 

Mandy Hatfield
Director of Volunteer Boards and Special Events

Allison VerSteegh
Manager, Events

Will Ellis
Associate, Boards (Women's Board and Ryan Opera Center Board)

Jonah Levi-Paesky
Associate, Volunteer Boards and Engagement (Guild Board, Chapters, and Lyric Young Professionals)

Sara Tye
Special Events Associate

Allison VerSteegh
Special Events Associate

Will Ellis
Coordinator, Volunteer Boards (Women's Board and Ryan Opera Center Board)

Angela Valentino
Coordinator, Boards and Events

  

Marketing and Communications

Bradley Dunn
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Erik Dohner
Associate Director of Analytics

 

Tracy Galligher Young
Senior Director, Marketing and Audience Development

Brittany Gonzalez Camuy
Director of Group Sales and Partnerships

Michael Musick
Director of Digital Marketing

David Nutt
Director of Sales and Advertising

Tasha James
Marketing Manager, Discover Lyric Programs

Samantha Berger
Manager of Website Content and Digital Experience

Jessica Pedroza
Marketing Project Manager

Kitty Schwartz
Digital Marketing Manager, Fundraising

Jake Friend
Manager, Art Direction & Visual Identity

Hannah Cremin
Group Sales Associate

Victoria Pizzuto
Marketing Associate, Advertising & Promotions

 

Holly H. Gilson
Senior Director of Media Relations, Communications, and Content

Michael Solomon
Director of Media Relations

David Zivan
Lead Writer & Editor

Alana Guggenheim
Public Relations Manager

Amanda Reitenbach
Manager of Social Media and Content

Andrew Cioffi
Digital Content Producer

Shannan Moore
Digital Marketing Associate

Janie Ragsdale
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator

 

Ticket Department/Audience Services

Susan Harrison Niemi
Senior Director of Audience Services

Achilles Bezanis
Manager, VP Ticketing and Inventory

Regina Ceragioli
Sales Manager, Customer Service & Call Center

Laura Chalmers
Associate Director, Tessitura & Ticketing

Celia Williams
VIP Ticketing Associate

Zachary Adams
Marnie Baylouny
Riley Brown
Kathy Butera
Stephen Clark
Madeline Curtin
Sophia Formella
Wesley Jones
Maria Kluber
Laura Osterlund
Joseph Ryan
Mason Stahl
Gavyne Stich
Avery Sujkowski
Danielle Vallandigham
William Vallandigham
Ticket Staff

Administration

Vincente F. Milianti
Chief Financial and Operating Officer

 

Finance

Maurice Richardson
Vice President for Finance

Whitney Bercek
Controller

Jill Dryfhout
Assistant Controller

Faye Eisenberg
Staff Accountant

Erin Johnson
Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Zachary Kurzenberger
Senior Financial Analyst

Idalia Andrade
Senior Accounts Payable Associate

Angela Coleman
Accounts Payable Associate

 

People & Culture

Jennifer E. Boyd
Vice President, People & Culture

Stephanie Strong
Senior Director, People & Culture Operations

Dawn Cerrito
Payroll Director

Charity Franco
Manager, People & Culture Operations

Camilla Fernandez
Talent Management Associate

Kristy Le
Employee Engagement Coordinator

 
Information Technology

Will Raj
Vice President, Information Technology

Eric Hayes
Director of IT Operations

Rita Parida
Director of Data Services

Bill Anderson
Senior Systems Administrator

Bob Helmuth
Systems Administrator

Jessica Keener
Systems Analyst

Michael Pierce
Technology Support Specialist

 

Facilities

John Yelen
Senior Director of Facilities

Megan St. John
Director of Facility Operations

Kaira Karnad
Interim Facilities Operations Associate

David Jaworski
Ramon Alex Perez
Porters

 

Lena Sneed
House Manager

John Ambrose
Alyssa Bisanz
Daniel Chavez
Katherine Ciesla
Bill Daukus
Joshua Galan
Sylvia Hernandez
David Jaworski
Anne Kuntz
Ashley Manley
Kathleen Parry
Ramon Alex Perez
Juliet Smith
Anthony Sullivan
Benjamin Tengowski
Felipe Valadez
Lindsey Wolfed
Bartenders/Barbacks 

Richard Berry
Isaac Karston
Coat Check Attendants

Stefan Peters
Maître d’

Patrick Dowling
Patron Services Manager

Timothy Fox
Taylor Zorn
Patron Services Coordinator

Griffin Boyle
Joe Doner
Collin Harvey
David Jaworski
Max Newman
Ramon Alex Perez
Ellen Pomes
Emmanuel Stewart
Cameren Truelove
Stage Door Staff

Paulette Alonzi
David Barcena
Paul-Martin Bender
Dominic Bialecki
Chenise Brown
Nila Cabrejos Lau
Daro Cook
Chaurita Davis
Marlene Delemore
Nathalea Espinosa
Matthew Furjanic
Sharon Gaston
Ramona Hawkins
Gina Jacobs
Marlyn Love
Jacob Malkinson
Lonnie Mitchell
Isaac Monroe
Steven Pace
Daniel Phillips
Eduard Pulst
Andres Ramos
Joseph Reyes
Jazmin Reynoso
John Rosenthal
Edwina Schorn
Mary Thomas
Adam Wang
Ushers

Gregg Brody
Box Office Manager

Richard Driver
Joseph Dunn
David Fitzgerald
Leigh Folta
Destiny Mack
Jessica Reinhart
Laura Waters
Box Office Treasurers

Joe Minogue
Chief Engineer

Michael LaPorte
Lead Engineer

Phillip Casica
Anthony Fasano
Fred Libert
Brian Laurence McMahon
Bernard McNeela
Kevin O'Keefe
Thomas Setina
Engineers

 

Technical & Production

Vincente F. Milianti
Chief Financial and Operating Officer 

 

Technical

Michael Smallwood
Vice President, Production and Technical Director
The Allan and Elaine Muchin Endowed Chair

April Busch
Technical Operations Director

Maria DeFabo Akin
Production Design Director

Scott Wolfson
Associate Technical Director

Kathryn Johnson
Associate Properties Director

Chris Maravich
Lighting Director
Mary-Louise and James S. Aargard Lighting Director Endowed Chair

Benjamin McCormack
Assistant Technical Director

Sarah Riffle
Bridget Williams
Assistant Lighting Designers

  

Joe Dockweiler
Master Carpenter

Mike Reilly
Head Flyman/Automation

Chris Barker
Robert Hull, Jr.
Chase Torringa
Rigging/Automation Assistants

 

Phil Marcotte
Head Shop Carpenter

Brian Grenda
Layout Carpenter 

Drew Trusk
Head Shop Welder

Bruce Woodruff
Layout Welder

Dan DiBennardi
Warehouse Coordinator

Dan Donahue
Ryan McGovern
Jeffrey Streichhirsch
Assistant Carpenters

Anthony Bernardy
Tyler Gil Ramos
Connor Ingersoll
John Ingersoll
Rory McQuillan
Dylan O'Shea
Jacob Sullivan
Luigi Trupiano
Brian Walsh
Carpenters

 

Anthony Coia
Master Electrician

Soren Ersbak
Board Operator

Jose Villalpando
Titles Operator

John Clarke, Jr.
Thomas Hull
Dan Kuh
Robert Reynolds
Assistant Electricians

Martin Childress
Jason Combs
Thomas Fernandez
Nicholas Gutierrez
Daniel Hull
Daniel Vuillaume
Electricians

 

Nick Charlan
Head Audio Technician

Matt Eble
FOH Engineer

Asiel Simpson
Matt Swiatkowski|
Monitor Engineers 

Bob Ladd
Property Master

Bob Hartge
Properties Crew Head

Gordon Granger
Prop Carpenter

Frank McPartlin
Armorer

Rachel Boultinghouse
Upholsterer

Michael Buerger
Kevin McPartlin
Taylor Torringa
Assistant Properties

John Kopecky
Michael O'Donnell, Jr.
Johnny Rivers
Drew Scafidi
Ian Scarlato
James Ullrich
Isaiah Williams
Properties

 

Brian Traynor
Charge Artist

Michael Besancon
Sarah Lewis
Michael Murtaugh
Scenic Artists

 

Kim Buetzow
Costume Director
The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Endowed Chair

Lucy Lindquist
Wardrobe Mistress

 

Ellouise Davis
Mary Keefe
Cecylia Kinder
Bryan McDonald
Kathy Rubel
Herbie Ruiz
Marguerite Scott
Ewa Szylak
Michelle Tan
Megan Turner
Maggie Zabierowski
Costumes 

Katelynn Barker
Louie Barrios
Samantha Holmes
Krystina Lowe
Joanna Rzepka
Sarah Santiago
Kate Shattock
Isaac B. Turner
Production Administrators

Samantha Holmes
Wardrobe Crew Head

Lauren Crotty
Eric Guy
Dawn-Marie Hamilton
Sarah Kovacevic
Mary Luchsinger
Paul Ludick
Wendy McCay
Moira O'Neil
Christopher Provyn
Crystal Sansing
Sarah Santiago
Dulce Santillan
Debra Schoell
Roger Weir
Dressers

John Metzner 
Wig and Makeup Designer
The Marlys A. Beider Endowed Chair

Necole Bluhm
Department Coordinator

Lynn Koroulis
Shop Manager

James Ogle
Wigs and Makeup Crew Foreman

Katrina Brown
Krista D'Agostino
Eric Daniels
Ansley Hughes
Liv Roach
Emily Santiago
Franziska Valus
Jessica Williams
Wig and Makeup Run Crew

Davis Campbell
Colin Grice
Ansley Hughes
Chantelle Johnson
Lynn Koroulis
James Ogle
Emily Santiago
Wig Shop Staff

 

Production

Rachel A. Tobias
Production Stage Manager

Katrina Bachus
Jordan Lee Braun
Assistant Stage Directors

Alaina Bartkowiak
Sandra Moore
Stage Managers

Adrienne Bader
Alaina Bartkowiak
Alycia Martin
Sandra Moore
Daniel Sokalski
Peggy Stenger
Amy C. Thompson
Bill Walters
Assistant Stage Managers

Photo: Todd Rosenberg