Board & Staff

Our Distinguished Patrons

Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, CM, OM, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba
His Worship Brian Bowman, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg
Mr. William H. Loewen & Mrs. Shirley E. Loewen, WSO Directors Emeritus

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Board of Directors

Curt Vossen, President	Marten Duhoux	Uri Kraut
Daniel Friedman, Vice President	Steven Dyer	Gail Loewen
Rob Kowalchuk, CPA, CA, Treasurer	Dr. Selena Friesen	Robin MacMillan
Michael D. Kay, Corporate Secretary	Margaret Harvie	Julia Ryckman
Terry Sargeant, Past President	Micah Heilbrunn	Marlene Stern
Lucienne Blouw	Robin Hildebrand	Daniel Raiskin, Ex Officio
Emily Burt, MBA, CFA	Edward Jurkowski	Angela Birdsell, Ex Officio
James Cohen	Margaret Kellermann McCulloch
Arlene Dahl	Sotirios Kotoulas

  The WSO is a chartered non-profit organization operated by a voluntary Board of Directors.   Official Auditors: Deloitte LLP Canada  

The WSO proudly acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; Canadian Heritage; Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage; Manitoba Arts Council; the Winnipeg Arts Council; and The Winnipeg Foundation.

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Staff Directory

Angela Birdsell (starting July 5, 2021)	Executive Director	(204) 949-3956
Lori Marks	Confidential Executive Assistant	(204) 949-3956

ARTISTIC

Daniel Raiskin	Music Director
Julian Pellicano	Associate Conductor
Naomi Woo	RBC Assistant Conductor, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Sistema Winnipeg
Harry Stafylakis	Composer-in-Residence, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Co-Curator, Winnipeg New Music Festival

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS, EDUCATION & COMMUNITY 

Jean-Francois Phaneuf	VP Artistic Operations	(204) 949-3975
James Manishen	Artistic Operations Associate	(204) 949-3960
Laura Lindeblom	Production Manager	(204) 949-3966
Sheena Sanderson	Stage Manager
Greg Hay	Orchestra Personnel Manager
Greg Hamilton	Principal Librarian	(204) 949-3954
Aiden Kleer	Assistant Librarian	(204) 949-3954
Brent Johnson	Director, Education & Community	(204) 949-3967

 

FINANCE & ADMNISTRATION

Lyn Stienstra	VP Finance & Administration	(204) 949-3969
Sandi Mitchell	Manager, Payroll & Finance	(204) 949-3962
Oscar Pantaleon Jr	Finance & Volunteer Coordinator	(204) 949-3976

MARKETING

Brent Phillips	VP Marketing & Communications	(204) 949-3981
Claudia Garcia de la Huerta	Marketing & Communications Manager	(204) 949-3970
Mark Saunders	Brand & Design Manager	(204) 949-3987
S. Thompson Designs Inc.

DEVELOPMENT & SPONSORSHIP

Beth Proven	VP Development	(204) 949-3989
Carol Cassels	Development Manager	(204) 949-3965
Theresa Huscroft	Development Coordinator	(204) 949-3979
Shenna Song	On leave	(204) 949-3973

SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES

Ryan Diduck	VP Sales & Audience Services	(204) 949-3974
Jen Skelly	Director, Sales & Audience Services	(204) 949-3972
Rachel Himelblau	Box Office Coordinator	(204) 949-3998
Jeffrey Acosta	Manager, Education & Sistema	(204) 949-3995

PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES:

Allison Challes

Shoshana Goldberg

Paul Longtin

Chenoa McKelvey

Kelsey Rosentreter

Anna Scheider

Stephanie Wilson

Lindsay Woolgar   Stephanie Van Nest

HONORARY STAFF

Alexander Mickelthwate – Director Emeritus

Bramwell Tovey – Conductor Laureate