Our Team

As is our mission, the Arizona Opera staff strives to elevate the transformative power of storytelling through the music—cultivating community, strengthening a state and people as adventurous and diverse as the place they call home.

Arizona Opera Staff

Joseph Specter, President and General Director 

Artistic

Zackery Hayhurst, Director of Artistic Administration
Christopher Cano, Head of Music and Director, Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio
Cody Steele, Company Manager
Shawn Campbell, Orchestra Manager
Laura Tagawa, Orchestra Librarian

Box Office

Sarina Lacina, Box Office Manager

Community Engagement

Kyle Homewood, Director of Community Engagement and Special Programs

Costume Shop

Kathleen Trott, Costume Shop Manager
CeCe Sickler, Cutter/Draper
Becky Giblin, Master Stitcher
Shelby Joiner, Costume Workroom Asst & Painter/Dyer
Hannah Fallstrom, First Hand
Claire Mezzetta, Lead Dresser

Development

Ashley Parks, Director of Development
Samuel Lowry, Associate Director of Development, Institutional Relations
Logan Marshall, Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving
Sarah Smith, Senior Individual Giving Manager
Courtney Kenyon, Annual Fund Manager

Education

Cassie Robel, Director of Education
Michelle Perrier, Soprano, Tucson Teaching Artist
Diana Olivares, Mezzo-soprano, Tucson Teaching Artist
Mitchell Sturges, Tenor, Tucson Teaching Artist
Mark Hockenberry, Baritone, Tucson Teaching Artist
Chia-Chun Ko, Pianist, Tucson Teaching Artist

Finance and Administration

Joann Serra, Director of Finance, Administration, and HR
Dawn Busby, Staff Accountant
Iryna Comstock, Accounting Associate

Marketing

Tom Michel, Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
Ellen Hinkle, Marketing Manager
John McCoy, Marking Specialist

Production

Greg Hirsch, Resident Lighting Designer & Director of Production
Alanna Maniscalco, Properties Supervisor

Stage Management

Keri Muir, Production Stage Manager
Brandon Ehrenreich, Assistant Stage Manager

Wigs and Makeup

Alita Lopez, Wig & Makeup Manager