
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BOB PHILIPSBoard President
Community Advocate
ALLISON STEINERVice President + Finance Co-Chair
Consultant at Vivace Consulting
FABIAN PADAMADANFinance Co-Chair
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

CRAIG BALDWIN
Secretary
Upsourced
GERARD BASALLADevelopment Co-Chair
The Columbus Partnership
CAROLINE ROCCODevelopment Co-Chair
Community Advocate

ANDREW KING
Board Governance Co-Chair
Squire Patton Boggs

MARY AUCH
Board Governance Co-Chair
PNC Bank
CHARLES C. WARNERPorter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP
FEMI ADEYANJUPast President
Ernst & Young
JULIA NOULIN-MÉRATGeneral Director + CEO
Opera Columbus
TRUSTEES
GEORGE ARNOLDCommunity Advocate

ELLIANA K. DEVORE, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Center Voice Center
KRIS FOLEY
iHeartMedia
DONELL R. GRUBBS
JobsOhio
SHAWN HOMANBanner Life Family of Companies
VIJAY KUDITHIPUDI, MDOhioHealth
TODD MAJIDZADEHResource International, Inc
DOUG MCINTYRECult Marketing
JOHN P. MILLERBailey Cavalieri
EVAN SPENCERKBK Enterprises
BENJAMIN TRACYFranklin County Prosecutor’s Office +
Upper Arlington City Council
JAMIE TRAINNationwide
LIFE TRUSTEES
ARTHUR G.H. BING, MD, FACSBing MD
JOHANNA DESTEFANO, PhD
The Ohio State University, retired
WILLIAM T. GROVÉUBS Financial Services, Inc.
BILL MILLER
KPMG LLP
Past President
PATRICIA B. MORRISONCardinal Health, Inc., retired
Past President
STANLEY D. ROSSAttorney at Law
SHELDON A. TAFTVorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired
CHARLES C. WARNERPorter, Wright, Morris & Arthur
Are you looking to make a difference in your community? Opera Columbus is seeking dynamic board members with a variety of skills and experience. We invite you to consider applying for board service and impact Central Ohio with us!
We are specifically looking for the following:
- Significant for-profit creative business representation
- Increased rural community representation
- Or the following skills:
- Architecture
- Legal
- Fundraising
- Finance
- HR
- Nonprofit Governance
- Tech
- Copywriting
If you know someone particularly interested in advocating for our community, or arts community building, we are also seeking to build more excellent representation in traditionally marginalized communities to ensure we accurately represent opera in Central Ohio. You do not need to be an avid opera lover, just opera-curious






