With an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Stephanie O'Dear is an experienced marketing and sales professional who heads the Retirement Solutions Group of Empower Retirement in Overland Park, Kansas. Before joining Empower in 2014, she served several years as vice president of sales strategy/support with JP Morgan. Outside of the professional arena, Stephanie O'Dear has held multiple positions as a volunteer with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City has been sponsoring world-class opera productions for more than 40 years. The opera house also supports community outreach and education initiatives, including both a summer and a spring-break youth camp.
The Lyric Opera’s Spring Break Opera Camp is a week-long opera and performing arts event that attracts regional young people who love to sing and act. Dividing campers into two groups (grades 3-7 and grades 8-12), the Camp sponsors a range of age-appropriate opera- and music-related activities to build on-stage performance skills. Older campers also receive targeted and practical training in areas such as auditioning and resume creation.
