STRAZ CENTER STAFF
Opera Tampa
Judy Lisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Director
Robin Stamper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Artistic/Managing Director
Stephanie Amberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing Director - Opera Tampa
Carol Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Marketing Manager - Opera Tampa
Melissa Misener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artistic Administrator
Kina Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Technical Coordinator
Executive
Judy Lisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President/Chief Executive Of cer
Patricia Griggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to Judy Lisi
Development
Julie Britton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Vice President of Development
Julia Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Administrative Assistant
Emily Dey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Director of Individual Giving
Maggie DiPietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grant Writer
Emma Algren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Coordinator
Max Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donor Services Coordinator
Sarah Haggerty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Individual Giving
Christopher Harrell . . . . . . . . . . Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
Heather Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate Relations Manager
Brenda Konow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donor Services Coordinator
Donna McBride . . . . . .Senior Director of Grants and Government Relations
Rachel Mentkow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Fund Manager
Bill Rolon . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Relations and Sponsorships
Nicole Stickeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Manager of Special Events
Janice Udogu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Development Systems
Education Department and Patel Conservatory
Suzanne Livesay . . . . . . . . . .VP of Education and Community Engagement
Matthew Belopavlovich . . . . . . . . . . . Theater Department Artistic Director
Sarah Berland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theater Faculty
Garrett Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director
Tyler Dowdy, Joan Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Admissions Coordinators
Claire Florio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Director of Dance
Kavanaugh Gillespie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voice Specialist
Jamie Lynn Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Musical Theater Faculty
Samantha Hayford . . . . . . . . .Director of Education Finance & Admissions
Fred Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Community Engagement Specialist
Laurie Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Principal, PCYB
Steven Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theater Administrator
Kelly King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead Contemporary Dance Faculty
Ivonne Lemus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal Ballet Mistress
Gil Livesay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Student Affairs Coordinator
Dr. Catherine Michelsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . String Specialist
Dr. Lauren Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Department Chair
Philip Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Department Chair/Artistic Director,
Next Generation Ballet
Jakob Nordstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Associate
Aubrey Paffenroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Administrative Coordinator
Giovana Perez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Community Programs Administrator
Brynne Piesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Education Administrative Assistant
Nichole Pockrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Coordinator
Alice Santana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Community Engagement
Karen Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions Administrator
Audrey Siegler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Director of Theater
Elizabeth Smedley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ballet Mistress
Sarah Tellier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collaborative Piano Specialist
Timothy Wilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Department Manager
Facilities
Tom Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Director of Facilities
Kerlos Adib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HVAC Plant Operator
Angela Arruda, Joseph Forbes, Ramona Glasgow,
Jerry Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental Services Technicians
Jamie Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Technician/Electrician
John Huggins, Alberto Vargas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maintenance Technicians
Dino Mercado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance/HVAC Tech
Finance
Mary Beth Rossi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Administrative and Finance Of cer
Marisol Adkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to CAFO
George Barnard . . . . . . . Director of Business Systems, Finance & Planning
Dominick Furlano . . . . . . . Senior Director of Risk, Capital & Compliance
Kendra Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller
Kate Miller, Debra Shedd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Staff Accountants
Stephanie Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Risk Management Specialist
Human Resources
Becky Berns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of HR
Tiffany Erickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Payroll/HRIS Administrator
Selena McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HR Specialist - Bene ts
Vincent Paterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HR Specialist - Talent Acquisition
Information Technology
Jason Combs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Technology
Gerald Boutot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Information Technology – Data
Cliff Cannon, Curtis Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. IT Systems Administrators
Russell Hires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Web Developer
Edwin Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim Manager of IT Systems
Jorge Monroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application Support Analyst
Maestro’s Restaurants and Food and Beverage
Javier Rasmussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Manager of Food and Beverage
Marisol Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catering Sales Manager
Shameka Conwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catering Sales Assistant
Meagan Doman, Angel Rosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Line Cooks
April Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverage Manager
Erika Elias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concessions Manager
Hans Hickel..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sous Chef
Rayma Marquiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Kyle Masson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restaurant Manager
Ayseha Meyer-Dhillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kitchen Supervisor
Chey Mitri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barista Supervisor
Elizabeth Montayre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Beverage Manager
James Paultre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pastry Chef
Alicia Rivera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Banquet Manager
Kitt Singleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banquet Captain - Houseman
Kaeley Starling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Restaurant Manager
Edward Steinhoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Chef
Jessica Voisin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverage Supervisor
Christine Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Catering
Operations
Lorrin Shepard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Operating Of cer
Dionne Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Special Assistant to COO
CJ Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Operations
Production
Gerard Siegler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Production Services
Scott Belowsky, Shannon Darby, Melissa Peterson . . . . Production Managers
Leslie Bindeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician
Scott Cline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Carpenter
Jesse Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician
David Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Flyman/Rigger
Joshua Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio/Video Technician
Joseph Willinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Engineer
Programming and Marketing
Summer Bohnenkamp . . . . . .Vice President of Programming and Marketing
Programming
Jeanne Piazza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Programming
Jen Davila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Programming Rentals Coordinator
Roxanne Gallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Programming Specialist
Joel Lisi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Programming Manager
Kiany Mendez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Programming Coordinator
Jason Seguin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Programming Operations Manager
Marketing
Sarah Ateek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing Director
Edzer Beaucejour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Marketing Associate
Paul Bilyeu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Communications
Tony Brylski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group and Corporate Sales Coordinator
Alessandra Cacciatore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Coordinator – Events
Mei Crain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creative Director
LeeAnn Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director – Digital Marketing
Dona Haag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphics Manager
Victoria Huddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Coordinator – Events
Zachary Hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Marketing Manager – Institutional
Brad Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Video Production
Joseph LaCrue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Graphic Designer
Kim MacCormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Publications Manager
Spencer Meyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Group Sales Manager
Marlowe Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Writer
Catalina Nieto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Marketing Manager
Stephanie Pemberton . . . . . . Senior Marketing Manager – Internal Clients
Caitlin Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Marketing Manager – Social Media
Alex Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations Manager
Roderick Taracatac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Graphic Designer
Security
Dan Mathis, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief of Safety and Security
Kaniel Barrett, E’leon Mills, Teddy Plier, Bobby Wilds . . . .Security Of cers
Jeannette Hepburn, Joseph Mullinax, Charlie Williams . . . . Security Sergeants
Bob Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Security Captain
Ticket Sales Of ce and Guest Services
Tony Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Ticketing and Guest Services
Ticket Sales Of ce
Kari Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Ticketing
Gerald Ashline, Jr., Kyle Ghalayini,
Joanne McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Customer Service Representatives
Lauren Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Of ce Administrative Assistant
Dylan Crain. . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Customer Service Sales Representative
Brent A. Denison . . . . .Senior Manager of Customer Service and Training
David Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Service and Accessibility Manager
Deanne Hensel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Straz Center Receptionist
Kaitlin Landis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Ticketing Operations Manager
Sean Lopez, Amber Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ticket Of ce Supervisors
Laura Morris-Smith . . . . . . Senior Customer Service Sales Representative
Blake Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mailroom and Supplies Coordinator
Guest Services
Bonniejean Paulish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Guest Services
Deborah Ferree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Guest Services
Cynthia Montayre, Amy Ollivent . . . Events and Guest Services Coordinators
Juan Underbakke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Manager of Guest Services
OPERATAMPA.ORG • 50
/OPERATAMPA.ORG