Meet the Board

Meet our newest Board Members, longtime opera chorus mezzo, Shannon Acevedo, and retired U.S. Navy Captain, Janice Wynn.

Maria Isabel Montoya is a seasoned professional with over three decades of experience in marketing and advertising. As the CEO of Miaddvantage, she has successfully founded and led two marketing, advertising, and public relations companies. Maria is widely recognized for her expertise in public relations management and her ability to craft innovative, 360° marketing strategies. Her leadership skills and team management have played a pivotal role in the growth of various organ

Pattie O’Brien Nolton was born and raised in Washington DC, but spent part of every summer in the UK with her mother’s family. She...

I consider myself to be a Florida native. While not born here, I grew up in the Winter Park/Orlando area and loved spending weekends and afternoons swimming in lakes and the Atlantic Ocean along with singing and practicing the piano. My father, Lowell Leistner, was an evangelist singer traveling and singing all over the Southern U.S. After my marriage to Dale Fradley, we spent 25 years in the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area until his retirement. I earned a BA in pi

I am a member of the Board of First Coast Opera (FCO).I am proud to say that I have been affiliated with the company longer than any other board member. I started in 2000, soon after FCO was founded. At that time, I sang in chorus; but soon became active in administrative matters. Under the leadership of founders, Barbara Norris and Anthony Fast, First Coast Opera put on some pretty impressive productions in those early years. Part of the Mission of the company then—as it is