Get to Know the Staff: Rebecca Ihnen
Rebecca Ihnen
Office Manager
Length of time you have worked with Opera Omaha:
About 5 months
Six-word summary of your job/duties/what you do:
Helping the daily operations run smoothly.
Describe the best or most rewarding part of your job:
Seeing an event or performance transform from the beginning stages to the finished product.
What is something you do in your position that people might not expect:
The arts admin world is different every day so you will see me do all kinds of tasks from answering the phones in the office to handling a power drill at an event.
Your all-time favorite opera or theatrical production:
The first opera I attended, Tosca.
Your unofficial position in the company (e.g. ‘class clown’, ‘bouncer’, etc.):
Birthday party planner and in-house florist.
Your secret talent:
I can play a full game of Monopoly without getting angry.
Create a super-hero persona based on your position in the company:
The Replenisher. Keeping that coffee and copy paper comin’ day after day.
Outside of the office you can be found….:
In a coffee shop.