Staff

Leadership

• K. James McDowell · President and Artistic Director
• Christofer Macatsoris · Jeannine B. Cowles Music Director Chair
• Scott Guzielek · Vice President and General Manager
• Bryan Hymel · Vice President, Global and Artistic Outreach

Administration

• Val J. Starr · Dean of Students
• José Meléndez · Assistant to the Music Director/Librarian
• Jonathan Oehler · Production Stage Manager
• John Lane · Administrative Associate
• Rebecca Carr · Coordinator for Opera Outreach
• Stephen Trygar · Administrative Associate 

Finance

• Susan L. Mock · CPA, Chief Financial Officer
• Andrea Sotzing · Business Manager
• Ludmila Caspi · Accounting Associate

Development

• Helen Kim · Director of Institutional Advancement
• Robert W. Lyon · Planned Giving Officer
• Judith Lovat · Special Events Manager

Marketing

• Camille M. Mola · Public Relations and Marketing Manager 
• Bill Buddendorf · Box Office Manager

For questions, please contact us. For concert bureaus, please email concertbureau@avaopera.org.