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Opera Conference 2018

8:00pm CDT

Center Stage Concert Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

1:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJecca Barry • Douglas Clayton • Anthony Davis • David Devan • Zizi Mueller • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

2:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Breakout Session - Making the Case for New Work Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyNicole Ambos Freber • Lelia Farr • Christy Gray • Sally S. Levy • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Works Forum Breakout Session - Repertoire Development for Teen Singers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Rachel J. Peters • Christopher Powell • Richard Russell • Chaz'men Williams-Ali • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Works Forum Breakout Session - Sowing the Field of Dreams Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJoe Gfaller • Patricia Kiernan Johnson • Kamaria Morris • Carlotta Soares • Chris Thoren • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • SD&A Teleservices

4:30pm CDT

Women’s Opera Network: Taking Control of Our Narrative Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Jane Pigott • Ana De Archuleta • Cheryl Hickman • Gayle P.W. Jackson • Laura Kaminsky • Liz Kellogg • Esther Nelson • Karen Quisenberry • Jeri Sedlar • Karen Slack • Dona D. Vaughn • Caleres • Fisher Dachs Associates

5:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:30pm CDT

Opera Volunteers International Grantor's Reception Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Volunteers International Ambassador Welcome Dinner in the OTSL Tent Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis Leadership Intensive Alumni Dinner Loretto-Hilton CenterAmerican Express Foundation Women’s Opera Network Reception Regency Ballroom E/F, 2nd FloorCaleres

8:00pm CDT

Regina Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

11:00pm CDT

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

8:00am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Personal Development Refresh Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKurt Howard • Steven Humes • American Express Foundation

8:30am CDT

New Professional Company Member (PCM) Welcome Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency

9:15am CDT

Keynote: A Conversation with John Adams Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJohn Adams • Peggy Kriha Dye • Laura Kaminsky • Mark Edward Kent • Anh Le • Susan Malott • Timothy O'Leary • Ruth Orth • Karen Quisenberry • Marc A. Scorca • Roger Weitz • ADA Artist Management

11:00am CDT

Building Authentic Partnerships Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyLarry Desrochers • Batya Abramson-Goldstein • Camtrice Bexten • Joshua Borths • Kayhan Irani • Threshold Acoustics • Schuler Shook Equity Begins with Access to Training Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGill Sotu • Anthony Davis • Julia Gallagher • Tracy L. Wilson • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates Lifestyle Entrepreneurship: Integrating Family Life with a Career in the Arts Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTiffany Soricelli Managing Liquidity Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyElizabeth Knysak, CPA • Jeremiah Marks • Marc A. Scorca • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Messaging Our Impact Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCeci Dadisman • Michelle Myers • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices Reinventing the Event Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDan Cooperman Specialty: John Adams, Composer Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJohn Adams

12:30pm CDT

Featured Activity: Complimentary White Paper Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRobert Swaney Consulting Opera.ca Networking Lunch Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency Donor and Trustee Reception 18th Floor SuiteJohn Adams • Dan Cooperman • Marc A. Scorca Specialty: Innovation Grantee Lunch Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyClaire Gohorel • Kurt Howard • Sarah Lutman • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

12:45pm CDT

Specialty: Co-Production Marketplace and Lunch Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyLaura Lee Everett • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook Opera Volunteers International Board Meeting Mills 2, 4th Floor, Hyatt RegencySusan Malott • Opera Volunteers International

1:00pm CDT

Beyond the Numbers, Engaging Your Patrons Through Patron Journeys Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKevin Patterson • PatronManager

1:15pm CDT

Featured Activity: Vatic Birthday Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyVatic

2:00pm CDT

Career Transition for Artists Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAna De Archuleta • Anne-Carolyn Bird • Nathan DePoint • Robert McNichols, Jr., DMA • Patricia Racette • Jeri Sedlar • Threshold Acoustics Roundtable: All the World's a Stage Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAlexa B. Antopol • Matt Brogan • George Cederquist • Eric Einhorn • Todd Hensley • Anna Labykina • Robin Glosemeyer Petrone • Scott Pfeiffer • Patrick Rizzotti • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics Roundtable: Development Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency Roundtable: Education and Community Engagement (Budget Groups 1 and 2) Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Allison Felter Roundtable: Education and Community Engagement (Budget Groups 3–5) Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyLinden Christ • Brenda Huggins Roundtable: Finance, Administration and Human Resources Sterling 1, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJeremiah Marks Roundtable: General Directors: Budget Group 1 and 2 Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Schuler Shook Roundtable: General Directors: Budget Group 3 Sterling 7, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Schuler Shook Roundtable: General Directors: Budget Group 4 and 5 Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKeith Wolfe • Schuler Shook Roundtable: Marketing/Public Relations Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCeci Dadisman • SD&A Teleservices Roundtable: Trustees Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyEvan Hazell • Ruth Orth • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates

3:30pm CDT

Active Crisis Preparedness Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyLaura Lee Everett • Phil Melcher, CPP, CAS • Sarah Gamblin-Luig • Sgt. Sally Panzer • LiveNote Arts Integration: S.T.E.A.M. Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyBrenda Huggins • Rebecca Kirk • Tim Mulhall • Dr. Pamela Retzlaff • Nathan Rifenburg Four Essential Balances Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Opera Artists as Activists Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyChristian De Gré • Kayhan Irani • Laura Kaminsky • Ben Krywosz • Gill Sotu • Fisher Dachs Associates Opera on Broadway Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKim Kowalke • John Mauceri • Patricia Racette • Tazewell Thompson The Art of Asking Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGregory Robertson Specialty: Innovation Grantee Consultations Sterling 1, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySarah Lutman • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

5:00pm CDT

Sponsor Reception Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCaleres • LiveNote • PatronManager • Soundmirror • Vatic • Threshold Acoustics • Connect the Arts • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Music Publishers Association • Stingray Classica • Robert Swaney Consulting • Missouri Arts Council • Centene Charitable Foundation • PNC Foundation • Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis • ADA Artist Management • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices • Act 1 Tours

5:30pm CDT

Ambassador Dinner at Kemoll's Kemoll'sPNC Foundation

5:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:30pm CDT

Network Dinners Loretto-Hilton CenterLiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

7:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

8:00pm CDT

Orfeo & Euridice Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

9:30pm CDT

Pub(lishers) Trivia Gateway Terrace, 18th FloorMusic Publishers Association

10:00pm CDT

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

6:00am CDT

Running Club Lobby, Hyatt RegencyPatricia Kiernan Johnson • Dan Cooperman

8:00am CDT

Roundtable/Breakfast: People of Color in Opera Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyBrandon Gryde • Fisher Dachs Associates

8:30am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Power and Privilege Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMichelle Ramos • Fisher Dachs Associates • American Express Foundation

9:00am CDT

Comprehensive Campaigns Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyEllen Howe • Elizabeth Hurley • Ashley Holmes, MSW • Sneja Tomassian Giving Voice to Volunteers Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRebekah Diaz-Fandrei • Susan Malott • Gregory Robertson • Rhonda Sweeney How to Talk Shop Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKatie Preissner • Marsha LeBoeuf • Karen Quisenberry • John Toia • LiveNote • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Implication of Tax Code Revisions Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySusan W. Jones, J.D, CFP • Jeremiah Marks • Marc A. Scorca • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Innovation: Human-Centered Design Thinking Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySarah Lutman • Jamie Andrews • David Devan • Joseph Specter • Sean Waugh • Threshold Acoustics • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • Schuler Shook Roundtable: People of Color in Opera Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyBrandon Gryde • Fisher Dachs Associates

10:30am CDT

Meeting Audience Expectations Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Annie Burridge • David Devan • Sunil Iyengar • Marc A. Scorca • Christine Yoon • Threshold Acoustics • The Wallace Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

12:15pm CDT

Spotlight on Dynamic Pricing Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySean Kelly • Vatic OPERA America Annual Business Meeting and Lunch Gateway East, 18th Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Timothy O'Leary • Schuler Shook

12:45pm CDT

Featured Activity: Connect with Us Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyConnect the Arts

1:30pm CDT

Roundtable: OVI - Project of Merit Award Winners Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyOpera Volunteers International

1:45pm CDT

All Conference Roundtable: Confronting Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Assault Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAdrienne D. Davis

3:30pm CDT

A Holistic Approach to Customer Service Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Michael Solomon • The Wallace Foundation • SD&A Teleservices Community Engagement: Defining Success Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMitra Sadeghpour • Stacy Brightman • Maria Bradford, CFRE, MA, MBA • Lauren Medici • Brandon Neal Moving Toward an Equitable Organizational Culture Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKira Hudson Banks • Roberto Bedoya • Julie Grady Heard • Andrew Jorgensen • Melanie Powell-Robinson • LiveNote • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Podcasting at the Intersection of Opera, Race and Social Justice Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyPaige Hernandez • Tony Macaluso • Heather McDougall • Christopher Powell • Tazewell Thompson • Fisher Dachs Associates • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Program Evaluations for Grants Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDiana Konopka • Jenny Hoelzer • Michelle Insco • Sarah Lutman Roundtable: Artistic Administration Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySean Waugh • Scott Guzielek • Threshold Acoustics Trustee Roundtable: General Director Evaluations Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Evan Hazell • Gina Hoagland • James Wright • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates Tour and Changeover: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Loretto-Hilton CenterHans Fredrickson • LiveNote • Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

5:15pm CDT

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:00pm CDT

Host Company Welcome Reception Sally S. Levy Opera CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:00pm CDT

An American Soldier Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

10:30pm CDT

Under 35 Mixer Loretto-Hilton CenterLiveNote

10:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

7:45am CDT

50th Anniversary Committee Meeting Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency

8:00am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Harassment and Corporate Culture Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAnnie Burridge • American Express Foundation Specialty: Civic Action Group Breakfast Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRoberto Bedoya • National Endowment for the Arts

9:15am CDT

Recognizing and Undoing Racism Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRoberto Bedoya • Mark Edward Kent • Timothy O'Leary • Melanie Powell-Robinson • Marc A. Scorca • Felicia Shaw • Fisher Dachs Associates

10:30am CDT

OVI Awards Brunch Panorama at the St, Louis Art MuseumOpera Volunteers International

11:00am CDT

Don't Start, Stop! Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices Merging Musical Traditions Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGill Sotu • Christopher Hahn • Daniel Kramer • Keturah Stickann • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates • Schuler Shook Patron Experience: Managing the Crossover Zone Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySusan Dixon • Richard Russell • David Walker • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices Training Teaching Artists Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMargie J. Reese • Linden Christ • Ruth Nott • Ashley Renée Watkins • Threshold Acoustics Roundtable: Singer Training Forum Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyBrian Luedloff Long-Range New Works Planning Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKurt Howard • Gina Hays • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook

1:00pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Consultations Sterling 8Sarah Lutman • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

1:15pm CDT

Identity in Storytelling Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKurt Howard • Kayhan Irani • Cerise Jacobs • Daniel Kramer • Patricia Racette • Huang Ruo • Sheila Silver • Fisher Dachs Associates Leading Community Conversations Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJason Hardy • Rebecca Hass • Cecilia Nadal • Christina Rios • Jerome Shannon Roundtable: Attracting and Retaining Artisans and Technicians Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAlicia Moriarty • Mitra Sadeghpour • Bradley Vernatter • Tom Wright • LiveNote Roundtable: Development Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency Roundtable: Education (Teaching Artist Training Workshop) Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMargie J. Reese • Stuart Holt • Stefanie Izzo • Ashley Renée Watkins Roundtable: Finance/Administration Sterling 7, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJeremiah Marks Roundtable: Finance/Human Resources Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyLiz Kellogg • Christian De Gré Roundtable: General Directors: Budget Group 1 and 2 Sterling 1, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Schuler Shook Roundtable: General Directors: Budget Group 3, 4 and 5 Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Schuler Shook Roundtable: Marketing/Public Relations Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJoe Gfaller • SD&A Teleservices Roundtable: Trustees Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyEvan Hazell • Ruth Orth • James Wright • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates

2:45pm CDT

Creative Youth Development Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAlejandra Valarino Boyer • Cheryl Coons • Rebekah Diaz-Fandrei Culturally Conscious Casting Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMolly Dill • Clare Burovac • Andrew Jorgensen • David Lomeli • Ian Rye • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates • Schuler Shook Maintaining Board Member Engagement Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyPeggy Kriha Dye • Marc A. Scorca • Robert Tancer • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Recruiting, Training and Retaining Development Officers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDan Cooperman • Andrew Morgan • Gregory Robertson • Linda Schulte

4:00pm CDT

Reflections and Looking Forward Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Andrew Jorgensen • Susan Malott • Noémi Neidorff • Centene Charitable Foundation

5:15pm CDT

Ambassador Closing Dinner at Sardella Sardella

8:00pm CDT

La traviata Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis