Our Team

SHAWNA LUCEY

GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO

JOSEPH MARCHESO

MUSIC DIRECTOR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mimi Carlson

George Crow

Jane Decker

Secretary

Julie Edgcomb

Charles F. Hanes

Peggy Heiman

John Heineke

Nilab Hessabi

Jennifer A.R. Hsu

Recording Secretary

Joyce Scott

Michael H. Kalkstein

Vice President/Contributed Income Committee Chair

Larry Kern

Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair

Cathy R. Lazarus

President

Shawna Lucey

General Director & CEO

Jeanne McCann

Pravesh Mehra

Gillian Moran

Immediate Past President

Dr. H. Andrea Neves

Audit Chair

Interested in serving on Opera San José’s board?
Email development@operasj.org to learn more.

STAFF

ARTISTIC ∣ MUSIC

Katie Preissner

Managing Director, Artistic & Production

Lily Homer

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Veronika Agranov-Dafoe

Head of Music Staff / Rehearsal Pianist

Victoria Lington

Rehearsal Pianist

Myles Glancy

Artistic & Music Operations Manager

Laura Shea-Clark

Orchestra Librarian

Scott Ludwig

Production Manager

Alexandra Solis

AMP Intern

FINANCE ∣ ADMINISTRATION

Mike Monje

Accountant

Bill Orrach

IT Administrator

Patron experience

Tara Branham

Director of Patron Experience

Stephanie Chavez

Patron Services Representative

Nicolas Gerst

Marketing Manager

Jasmine Aurora Sandoval

Community Outreach & Education Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator

Johnny Villar

Patron Services Representative

Development

Julia Zarcone

Director of Development

Stephanie Wallace

Major Gifts Officer

Luis Alberto Espinoza

Annual Giving and Development Operations Manager

Erica Hoffman

Operations Associate

PRODUCTION ∣ TECHNICAL

Alexander Graham

Assistant Technical Director
& Master Carpenter

Chris Kesel

Scene Shop Supervisor

Alyssa Oania

Costume Director

Lori Scheper-Kesel

Properties Master

Emily Yoder

Scenic Charge Artist

ORCHESTRA MEMBERS

First Violin

Cynthia Baehr-Williams

Concertmaster

Chính Lê

Rochelle Nguyen

Assistant Concertmaster

Virginia Smedberg

Matthew Szemela

Valerie Tisdel

Second Violin

Claudia Bloom

Principal

Elizabeth Corner

Ellen Flanagan

Assistant Principal

Sergi Goldman-Hull

Susan Stein

Shin Sue-mi

Viola

Chad Kaltinger

Principal

Janet Doughty

Assistant Principal

Melinda Rayne

Ivo Bokulic

Cello

Evan Kahn

Principal

Isaac Pastor-Chermak

Assistant Principal

Paul Hale

Bass

Andy Butler

Principal

William Everett

Assistant Principal

Flute

James Blanchard

Principal

Mary Hargrove

Piccolo

Mary Hargrove

Oboe

Patricia Emerson Mitchell

Principal

Pamela Hakl

Economos

Clarinet

Mark Brandenburg

Principal

James Pytko

Bassoon

Debbie Kramer

Principal

Carolyn Lockhart

French Horn

Meredith Brown

Principal

Eric Achen

Caitlyn Smith Franklin

Trumpet

Bill Harvey

Principal

John Freeman

Trombone

Katie Curran

Principal

Bruce Chrisp

Bass Trombone

CL Behrens

Harp

Karen Thielen

Timpani/Percussion

Alex Orfaly

Principal

BOARD OF FRIENDS OF OSJ

Jeanne Lyons

President

Vyenna Song

Vice President

Collen Kohtz

Secretary

Sheryl A. Kelly

Treasurer

Sara Bruce

Events Co-Chair

Linda Riebel

Events

Yumiko Harada

Volunteer Coordinator

Meera Prahlad

Newsletter Editor

Suzanne Sarro

Membership Chair

Jim Stauffer

Cultural Outings Chair

Brad Wade

Opera at your Doorstep Chair

Bonnie Williams

Immediate Past President

Interested in volunteering with the Friends of Opera San José?
Email friends@operasj.org.