Board & Staff
Our Distinguished Patrons
Her Honour the Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba
His Worship Scott Gillingham, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg
Mr. William H. Loewen, WSO Director Emeritus
Board of Directors
| Curt Vossen, Chair | Joanne DeFehr | Daniel Raiskin, Ex Officio |
| Daniel Friedman, Vice-Chair | Derek Johannson | Angela Birdsell, Ex Officio |
| Jon Kliewer, Treasurer | Margaret Kellermann McCulloch | |
| Julia Ryckman, Corporate Secretary | Matthew Narvey | |
| Terry Sargeant, Past Chair | Paul Ong | |
| Arlene Dahl, Musician Rep. | Thor Richardson | |
| Robin MacMillan, Musician Rep. | Marlene Stern |
The WSO is a chartered non-profit organization operated by a voluntary Board of Directors.
Official Auditors: KPMG LLP.
The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; Canadian Heritage; Manitoba Arts Council; the Winnipeg Arts Council; and The Winnipeg Foundation.
WSO Staff
Executive Office
Angela Birdsell, Executive Director
Leigh Karras, Manager, Executive and Corporate Advancement | lkarras@wso.mb.ca
Artistic
Daniel Raiskin, Music Director | draiskin@wso.mb.ca
Julian Pellicano, Associate Conductor | jpellicano@wso.mb.ca
Monica Chen, RBC Assistant Conductor & Sistema Winnipeg Music Director | mchen@wso.mb.ca
Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence | hstafylakis@wso.mb.ca
Artistic Operations & Community Engagement
Jean Francois (JF) Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Planning | jfphaneuf@wso.mb.ca
Michael Falk, Director of Production & Operations | mfalk@wso.mb.ca
James Manishen, Artistic Consultant | jmanishen@wso.mb.ca
Isaac Pulford, Orchestra Personnel Manager | personnel@wso.mb.ca
Michaela Kleer, Music Librarian | library@wso.mb.ca
Aiden Kleer, Assistant Librarian | library@wso.mb.ca
Laura Lindeblom, Operations Coordinator | llindeblom@wso.mb.ca
Jeffrey Acosta, Sistema & Education Manager | jacosta@wso.mb.ca
Finance & Administration
Maria Conde, Senior Director of Finance & Administration | mconde@wso.mb.ca
Sandi Mitchell, Finance & Payroll Manager | smitchell@wso.mb.ca
April Chen, Finance & Administration Coordinator | frontdesk@wso.mb.ca
Public Engagement
Ryan Diduck, Senior Director Public Engagement | rdiduck@wso.mb.ca
Katie Yablecki, Manager of Individual Giving and Stewardship | kyablecki@wso.mb.ca
Jody Tresoor, Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications | jtresoor@wso.mb.ca
Rachel Himelblau, Box Office Manager | rhimelblau@wso.mb.ca
Ivan Moreno Cisneros, Marketing Strategist | imoreno@wso.mb.ca
Apoorv (Avi) Bhatt, Communications Specialist | communications@wso.mb.ca
Justin Hickmott, CRM Database Specialist | data@wso.mb.ca
Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator | thuscroft@wso.mb.ca
Russell Kunz, Audience Development Coordinator & Group Sales | rkunz@wso.mb.ca
Anna Schwartz, Development Intern | aschwartz@wso.mb.ca
Keith Cadieux, Patron Services Representative
Rachel Cote, Patron Services Representative
Mackenzie Easton, Patron Services Representative
Paul Longtin, Patron Services Representative
Meg Specht, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Van Nest, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Wilson, Patron Services Representative
