Greg Weber
Beginning in early July, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts will have a new member on it's leadership staff.
Greg Weber will replace Diane Baribeau, who has more than 38 years of experience on campus, as the director of operations and management. Baribeau is heading north to Traverse City to become the executive director of the City Opera House, according to a Wharton Center statement.
The job posting went up in early February, public relations manager Bob Hoffman said.
The City Opera House and the Wharton Center have shared management since an agreement signed in 2009, the same year as an $18.5 million renovation of the Wharton Center.
“They are their own entity, but we help them manage,” Hoffman said.
Weber has 30 years in management experience with the performing arts after working at Tulsa Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York and the Houston Grand Opera.
Baribeau owns a summer home in the Traverse City area and her move up north will allow more time to handle day-to-day operations of the facility there.
Hoffman said Weber’s new position will be to oversee the diverse range of programs managed by the Wharton Center.
“He’ll continue the tradition of all of the amazing programs that we have,” Hoffman said.
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