Team & Leadership

Meet the team guiding El Paso Opera’s artistic vision, community programs, and daily operations.

Arianne Marcee, Executive Director 2017-present
Arianne Marcee

Executive Director

El Paso Opera Artistic Director Cherry Duke
Cherry Duke

Artistic Director

Holly Mesarch, Director of Impact and Engagement
Holly Mesarch

Director of Impact & Engagement

Adrian Salas, Production Manager
Adrian Salas

Production Manager

Sydney Monroe

Office Assistant

Will Seyffert, Director of Video Content
Will Seyffert

Director of Video Content

Board of Trustees

Officers

President, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
President

Omar Rodriguez

Past President, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Past President

Jay Stratton

Vice President/Incoming President, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Vice President/Incoming President

Ancel Escobar

Treasurer, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Treasurer

George Cruz

Secretary, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Secretary

Tami Keating

Trustees

Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Christian Aguayo
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Monica Brown
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Kevin Dow
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Marcela Flores Fernandez
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Mia Goldman
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Linda Hernandez
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Stacey Hunt Spier
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Leonel Nuñez, Jr.
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Luis Rosales
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Sondra Santaella
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Andrea Spier
Member, El Paso Opera Board of Trustees
Kimberley Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto

Honorary Board Member

Wilma Salzman

Advisory Members

John Colquitt
Drs. Fay La Fon & Robert Postma
Chelsea Lamego
Gloria Lavis
Stuart & Nancy Shiloff
Michael White