Dixie Reppe - Interim Managing Director

Interim Managing Director Dixie Reppe is the former executive director of the YWCA Tulsa, but has a considerable familiarity with Tulsa Opera dating back many years.

Reppe brings a wealth of experience in organizational assessment and business management to Tulsa Opera. During her 11 year tenure at the YWCA, she managed a successful $6.5 million capital campaign and guided the association in its growth from an annual budget of approximately $1 million to nearly $5 million. She also leads the YWCA Southwest Delta Region’s peer review process for associations in a 10-state area.

A passion for opera began with Reppe’s involvement in the Guild of Tulsa Opera’s school education program nearly 30 year’s ago. Since then she has served as Guild president, member of Tulsa Opera’s Board of Directors, Opera Ball Chair, President of Opera Guilds International and as a member of the search committee that brought Carol I. Crawford to Tulsa 14 years ago.

Reppe spent 10 years working with her husband in his commercial real estate firm as a real estate associate, property manager and leasing agent and simultaneously taught Humanities at Tulsa Community College. She received her BS in Secondary Education from the University of Arizona and taught business subjects and vocal music in Arizona high schools prior to coming to Tulsa. Dixie graduated cum laude, was named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and was recognized by the University of Arizona as an Outstanding Woman in Education.

In addition to previous board service with Tulsa Opera, Reppe has also served on the Executive Committee of Tulsa Area United Way, the YWCA of Tulsa, The Tulsa Delta Gamma Alumnae, and Friends of the Library Board. She’s been a PTA president in three states and served on the school board in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received the Tulsa Public Schools Volunteer of the Year Award; Excellence Award from Opera Guilds International for outstanding contributions to the world of opera; and the national Delta Gamma Oxford Award for outstanding service to the community. She has initiated numerous community projects, most notably the Tulsa Area United Way Day of Caring, the largest project of its kind in the United States.

She and her husband Rod have raised three sons and now enjoy spending time with their three grandchildren.