Our Staff

Roger Weitz
General Director

rweitz@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Administration

Jenny Daggett
Director of Finance and Human Resources

jdaggett@operaomaha.org
402.661.8431

Rebecca Ihnen
Office Manager

rihnen@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Joy Onyeanu
Weitz Fellow

jonyeanu@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Andrea Joy Pearson
Director of Belonging and Inclusion

Operations

Kurt Howard
Producing Director

khoward@operaomaha.org
402.661.8437

Mark Blice
Technical Director

mblice@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Katherine Clanton
Director of Production

kclanton@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Erica Helgerud
Operations Manager

ehelgerud@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Jared Hiscock
Holland Community Opera Fellow

jhiscock@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Sean Kelly
Head of Music

skelly@operaomaha.org
402.661.8432

Lauren Medici
Director of Engagement Programs

lmedici@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Fernando Antonio Montejano
Holland Community Opera Fellow

fmontejano@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Diego Plata
Community Opera Fellowship Manager

dplata@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Jaime Marie Webb
Holland Community Opera Fellow

jwebb@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Development, Marketing & Public Relations

Shannon Walenta
Managing Director

swalenta@operaomaha.org
402.661.8434

Rachel Austin
Graphic and Digital Media Manager

raustin@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Howard Coffin
Audience Development and Sales Manager

hcoffin@operaomaha.org
402.661.8436

Karen Flayhart
Director of Development

kflayhart@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372

Laura Jaros
Annual Fund Manager

ljaros@operaomaha.org
402.346.7372