Omaha Performing Arts
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O-pa has an incredible staff of 200+ full and part-time team members who make shows, learning opportunities, and community events a reality.
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Executive

Joan H. Squires

President

Pam Hansen

Executive Assistant

Development

Sabrina Weiss

Senior Vice President of Development

Alyssa Kohler

Associate Vice President of Development

Katie Herring

Annual Giving Communications Senior Manager

Taylor Leigh Jackson

Capital Campaign and Grants Senior Manager

Aidia Vajgrt

Development Events & Volunteer Manager

Jarin Keyes

Development Systems Coordinator

Administration, Human Resources and Finance

Arnold Reeves

Senior Vice President and COO

Gennean Scott Gray

Senior Vice President and CSO

Alyssa Stieren

Associate Vice President of Finance & Information Services

Erin Cihal

Director of Human Resources

Brian Burns

Controller

Tina Shogrin

Accounts Payable Manager

Cynthia Vanek

Office Manager

Zach Stewart

Accounting and Business Analytics Manager

Casey Murphy

Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Hanna Vogel

Human Resources Specialist

Madison Brown

Strategy Department Coordinator

Information Technology

Karina Ibarra

Director of Information Technology

Casey Wood

Senior Technical Support Manager

Spencer Schaefer

IT Service Delivery Manager

Scott Cook

IT Systems Administrator

Marketing & Revenue

Courtney Pitts Mattern

Vice President of Marketing and Revenue

Dara Hogan

Director of Marketing

Tara McNamara

Director of Communications

James Rich

Director of Sales

Teruko Tsubaki

Associate Creative Director

Isaac Neiman

Advanced Video Production Manager

Sarah Kosch

Senior Writer & Content Creator

Aniya Greene

Senior Manager of Audience Growth & Brand Performance

Emily Singer

Digital Marketing Manager

Sylvia Stone

Communications Manager

Megan Castor

Marketing Manager

Bettia Williamson

Marketing Manager

Victoria Lemus

Marketing Project Manager

Julie Garrison

Copywriter

Adri Montano

Multimedia Designer

Lizbeth Hermosillo-Najar

Multimedia Designer

Destiney Chitrodom

Multimedia Designer

Sean Kall

Communications Coordinator

Production

John Balkovic III

Senior Production & Facilities Manager

Ryan Milligan

Production Manager

William Penny III

Production Manager

Programming and Education

Andy Cassano

Vice President of Programming and Education

Kathleen Lawler Hustead

Director of Education

Jason Levering

Rentals Manager

Kelsi Weston

Associate Director of Volunteer Services

Bill Grennan

Senior Manager of Education Systems

Taylor Wyatt

Senior Manager of School Programs

Aletha Kuhn

Senior Manager of Community Partnerships

Annie Gaston

Senior Manager of Programming Operations

Aaron Derell Gregory

Public Programs Manager

Lynne Reese DiNella

Front of House Operations Manager

Lauren Milbourn

Community Partnerships Coordinator

Emily Aden

Programming Coordinator

MaKenzie Mellem

Front of House Coordinator

Lizzy Diamond

Elementary Education Coordinator

Bridget Koenig

Secondary Education Coordinator

Katie Nguyen

Public Programs Specialist

Lea Ramos

Education Operations Assistant

Commercial Entertainment

Erika Hansen

Vice President of Commercial Entertainment

Jon Hickerson

Commercial Booking Manager

Operations and Facilities

Ryan Murray

Associate Vice President of Operations

Melissa Godoy

Senior Operations Manager

Heather Taylor

Senior Facilities & Operations Manager

Jerome Hodges

Campus Security Manager

Maverick Risley

Campus Security Guard

Chris Chamberlin

HVAC Facilities Technician

Juana Alvarado-Salvador

General Maintenance Technician

Sean Irwin

Facilities Technician I

Andy Simmons

Facilities Technician I

Patron Services and Ticket Omaha

Ashley Voorhees

Vice President of Patron Services

Michael Pence

Director of Patron Services

Curt Glasford

Associate Director of Data Services

Stephen Martin

Ticketing Systems Senior Manager

Alex Beil

Steelhouse Box Office Manager

Joel Ochoa

Ticketing Systems Assistant Manager

Pablo Tovar

Patron Services Manager

Alice Baker

Patron Services Lead

Timothy Mantil

Patron Services Lead

Amanda Smith

Patron Services Coordinator

Food Services, Catering and Event Management

Hope Peña

Director of Food & Beverage and Event Rentals

John Jones

Senior Catering & Events Manager

Kyle Muller

Food & Beverage Business Manager

Cole Roberts

Food & Beverage Operations Manager

Lilly Broders

Food & Beverage Operations Manager

Forrest Gregory

Food & Beverage Operations Manager

Mary Celer

Events Manager

Michael Anderson

Executive Chef

Brad Groesser

Chef de Cuisine

Julian Grainger

Associate Executive Chef

Lori Benbennek

Demi Chef

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