STAFF

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Allison Swenson
General Director

aswenson@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:100

Administration

Shannon Walenta
Shannon Walenta
Chief Operating Officer

swalenta@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:205

Jenny Daggett
Jenny Daggett
Finance Consultant
April Hartman, SHRM-SCP
April Hartman, SHRM-SCP
Human Resource Consultant

ahartman@operaomaha.org
402.880.2833

Cydnea Hoff
Cydnea Hoff
Office Manager

choff@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:101

Artistic

Katrina Thurman
Katrina Thurman
Director of Artistic Administration

kthurman@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:500

Josh Quinn
Josh Quinn
Head of Music

jquinn@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:503

Trisha Berquist
Artistic Operations Coordinator

tberquist@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:502

Steven White
Steven White
Principal Guest Conductor

Development

Joe Prickett
Joe Prickett
Director of Development

jprickett@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:201

Rebecca Ihnen
Rebecca Ihnen
Assistant Director of Development

rihnen@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:200

Laura Jaros
Laura Jaros
Development Database & Administrative Manager

ljaros@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:202

Engagement

Lauren Medici
Lauren Medici
Director of Partnerships & Programs

lmedici@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:400

Wendy Kaiser
Wendy Kaiser
Community Opera Fellowship Manager

wkaiser@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:402

Pat McEvoy
Pat McEvoy
Engagement Coordinator

pmcevoy@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Abz Cameron
Abz Cameron
Holland Community Opera Fellow

acameron@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Tobias Garcia
Tobias Garcia
Holland Community Opera Fellow

tgarcia@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Chloe Gormley
Chloe Gormley
Holland Community Opera Fellow

cgormley@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Aiden Poling
Aiden Poling
Holland Community Opera Fellow

apoling@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Marketing

Kyle Thomas
Kyle Thomas
Director of Marketing & Communications

kthomas@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:300

Rachel Austin
Rachel Austin
Art Director

raustin@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:301

Howard Coffin
Howard Coffin
Audience Development and Sales Manager

hcoffin@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:302

Production

Kate Whitecotton
Kate Whitecotton
Director of Production

kwhitecotton@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:501

Tim Combs
Technical Director

tcombs@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372 EXT:504