Main Office Telephone: (865) 524-0795
Brian Salesky, Executive Director and Conductor (ext. 231) bsalesky@KnoxvilleOpera.com
Michael J. Torano, Director of Marketing/PR and Corporate Partnerships (ext. 281) mtorano@KnoxvilleOpera.com
Marie Butler, Finance and Ticketing Manager (ext. 241) mbutler@KnoxvilleOpera.com
Don Townsend, Production Manager and Chorus Master (ext. 261) dtownsend@KnoxvilleOpera.com
Arielle Basile, Executive Assistant (ext. 251) abasile@KnoxvilleOpera.com
Knoxville Opera Board of Directors – 2016/2017
Chair
Jerrold L. Becker, Esq
Immediate Past-Chair
Dr. Michelle Brewer
Chair-Elect
Dr. G. Mark Cramolini
Knoxville Opera Guild President
Eden McNabb Bishop
Secretary
Jenny Freeman
Treasurer/Finance Chair
Heather L. Martin
Rossini Festival Committee Chair
Amy Edge
Development Committee Chair
Dr. G. Mark Cramolini
Marketing and Public Relations Committee Chair
Paul Kedrow
Directors Committee Chair
Dr. G. Mark Cramolini
Education/Outreach Committee Chair
Walter Mencer
Artistic Committee Chair
Andrew Wentzel
Directors
Peter Acly
Kari Alldredge
Monique Anderson
Dr. Carlos Angel
Stephen Backiel
Whitfield Bailey
Barbara Barr
Jerrold L. Becker, Esq.
Dr. Myrwood (Woody) C. Besozzi
Eden McNabb Bishop
Dr. Michelle Brewer
Jan E. Brown
Betsey Bush
Kristi Burkhalter
Dr. G. Mark Cramolini
Grant Currin
Amy Edge
Dawn Michelle Foster
Jenny Freeman
Dr. James E. Gorney
Richard M. Grover
Jacque Hawks
Dr. Jan Henley, DDS
Kimberly Henry
Mark Hill
Anna Fox Hinds
Chuck James
Dr. La Vinia Delois Jennings, Ph.D.
Paul Kedrow
Dr. Sharon Lord
Heather L. Martin
Jeanie Turner Melton
Walter Mencer, Jr.
Charles Naftalin
Karen Nidiffer
Dr. Ronald L. Rimer
Michael A. Rodgers
Dr. Evelyn Sevilla
Maharaj (Raj) Sood
Lori Tucker
Shelia Watson
Andrew Wentzel
Taylor Williams, Board General Counsel
Anthony Wise