40th Ambassadors

Doug is the fifth President of The Columbus Foundation, a community foundation serving the central Ohio region since 1943. In 2015, the Foundation awarded more than $176 million in grants to nearly 3,000 charitable organizations in such fields as education,…

Through Doug’s work as an Impresario, he has made a major impact in Columbus Opera. He is a professor of Public Policy and Management at The Ohio State University. Doug was also the founding director of the National Regulatory Research…

Donna Collins serves as executive director for both the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (OAAE) and Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA). As a leader in the field of arts education and arts advocacy, Collins has had the opportunity to…

DeMeeshia W. Marshall is from Columbus Ohio. She has been singing and performing since age 5. DeMeeshia graduated with a BM in Vocal Music performance at The Ohio State University. There she studied classical, opera music. DeMeeshia has traveled with…

David Weaver performed as Scin Opera Columbus’ first opera, Tosca, in December of 1981. He perfomed in leading roles in many of our operas over the 40 years – some as recent as a couple of years ago. David has…

Court Watson treasures collaboration and seek out storytellers who work together to create something bigger than we are individually. He gravitates towards live performance with music, especially opera, musicals, and theater for young audiences. Court is firmly committed to advocating…