General Inquiries
Hampton Roads: 757.627.9545
Central & Northern Virginia: 804.644.8168
Email: info@vaopera.org
IN HAMPTON ROADS: Street Address: 160 W. Virginia Beach Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23510 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2580 Norfolk, VA 23501
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA : Street Address: Dominion Arts Center 600 East Grace Street Richmond, VA 23219 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 784 Richmond, VA 23218
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA: Mailing Address: 10660 Page Avenue #1345 Fairfax, VA 22038-1345
Virginia Opera Staff
To contact staff, please click on the email links below, or dial our office numbers above, followed by the party’s extension. We look forward to hearing from you!
Executive
- Russell P. Allen 3336 President and CEO
- Adam Turner 3337 Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor
Administration
- David Williams 3335 Executive/Artistic Coordinator
- Jamie Wilson 3397 Richmond Office Coordinator
- JoJo Chittum 3300 Receptionist
Artistic
- David Williams 3335 Executive/Artistic Coordinator
- Shelby Rhoades 3360 Principal Coach & Director of Emerging Artists
Development
- Howard Bender 3398 Vice-President of Operations, Central and Northern Virginia
- Lisa Sands 3319 Director of Development, Hampton Roads
- Ellen Bender 3396 Director of Development, Central and Northern Virginia
- Kandis Hyde 3318 Annual Fund Manager
- Susan Porter 3372 Sr. Development Writer & Research Analyst
Education
- Joseph DeSota 3347 Director of Education
- Dr. Glenn Winters 3304 Community Outreach Director
- Kelsey Cordrey 3391 Education Program Assistant
Finance
- Robert Veland 3311 Director of Finance & Human Resources
- Andrew Mieggs 3343 Staff Accountant
Marketing & Patron Services
- Lana Sadowski 3316 Director of Marketing, Hampton Roads
- Ellen Bender 3396 Director of Marketing, Central and Northern Virginia
- Amanda Jo Ely 3322 Group Sales & Audience Services Manager
- Briana Klingaman 3350 Box Office Associate
- Kendall Dodson 3351 Box Office Associate, Social Media Coordinator
Production
- Lee Marc Molnar 3344 Director of Production
- Katie Ritter 3325 Company Manager
- Roberta Brennan 3309 Properties Master & Facilities Manager
- Ken Steadman 3306 Lighting Supervisor
- Kyle Parham 3305 Assistant Technical Director
- Robert Garner Master Carpenter
- Katie Lowenhagen 3340 Resident Stage Manager
- Jenna Fink 3330 Resident Assistant Stage Manager
- Pat Seyller 3312 Costume Shop Manager
- James McGough 3314 Wig & Makeup Manager
- Elyse Messick 3314 Wig and Make-up Shop Manager