Our Board

Mandi Barrus
Artistic Director/Co-founder
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Jessica Rudman
Composer-in-Residence
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Anna Romney
Secretary/Co-founder
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Natalie Easter
Marketing Lead
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Desiree Buck
Treasurer
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Hilary Koolhoven
Social Media
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Hilary has been eager to support Opera Contempo since its infancy, and is delighted to be joining the board as Secretary. Hilary has been an active member of Utah’s singing community for several years, both as a performer and as an administrator. Hilary graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in vocal performance from Westminster College in 2014 and received a Master of Music degree from the University of Utah in 2016. Since 2017 she has been an adjunct music faculty member at Westminster College, where she has directed and assistant directed several of their Opera Studio productions. As a performer, she has worked with such companies as Utah Opera, The Ohio Light Opera, The Franco-American Vocal Academy, St. George Opera, and most recently with Opera Contempo in their production of The Combat.

Baxter McLoughlin
Technical Director
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Baxter is proud to be joining Opera Contempo as the Technical Director. He has been working in the theatrical background for many years now and has been lighting theater productions all over Utah and in many other regional productions. He is delighted to be setting up residency with such an amazing organization. He looks forward to assisting in your enjoyment of current and future performances.