Paula Podemski

Paula Podemski is the current Company Manager at Seattle Opera. Paula has a long and accomplished history with various theatre companies in Seattle. Paula served as the Past President of the Board of Directors for Seattle Musical Theatre from January 2007 to January 2010. In this role, Paula provided leadership and recruited new board members. Additionally, they were responsible for budget and finance oversight, writing grants, and developing relationships with various foundations including the Seattle Foundation, 4Culture, Norcliffe Foundation, Ireene Barnett Foundation, Transformation Fund, and Washington State Building for the Arts. Paula also supervised staff and implemented new donor benefit programs and marketing strategies.

From September 1989 to February 1993, Paula was the Production Manager for Civic Light Opera. In this role, Paula was responsible for managing all aspects of production for the company.

From January 1986 to December 1993, Paula worked as a freelance Production Manager and Stage Manager. In this role, Paula was responsible for managing all aspects of production and stage management for various theatre companies.

Paula Podemski received a BA in Comparative Religion from the University of Washington. Paula also attended the Catlin Gabel School. Paula is certified in PowerPoint Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365) (2018), Introduction to the PHR Certification Exam, Communicating Values, Human Resources: Understanding HR Systems Features and Benefits, Leading with Kindness and Strength, and Managing Someone Older Than You from LinkedIn.

Some of their coworkers include Blaine Inafuku - Associate Director of Artistic Planning. Paula Podemski reports to Aren Der Hacopian, Director of Artistic Administration & Planning.