Board & Staff
Our Distinguished Patrons
Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, C.M., O.M., 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, Directors Emeritus
Board of Directors
| Curt Vossen, President | Arlene Dahl | Sotirios Kotoulas |
| Daniel Friedman, Vice President | Marten Duhoux | Uri Kraut |
| Rob Kowalchuk, CA, Treasurer | Steven Dyer | Gail Loewen |
| Michael D. Kay, Corporate Secretary | Dr. Selena Friesen | Robin MacMillan |
| Terry Sargeant, Past-President | Margaret Harvie | Julia Ryckman |
| Sandra Altner | Micah Heilbrunn | Marlene Stern |
| Lucienne Blouw | Robin Hildebrand | Daniel Raiskin, Ex-Officio |
| Emily Burt, MBA, CFA | Edward Jurkowski | Trudy Schroeder, Ex-Officio |
| James Cohen | Margaret Kellermann McCulloch |
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.
Staff Directory
| Trudy Schroeder | Executive Director | (204) 949-3956 |  |
| Lori Marks | Confidential Executive Assistant | (204) 949-3956 | |
ARTISTIC
| Daniel Raiskin | Music Director | |
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| Julian Pellicano | Associate Conductor | |
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| Naomi Woo | RBC Assistant Conductor, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Sistema Winnipeg |
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| Harry Stafylakis | Composer-in-Residence, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Co-Curator, Winnipeg New Music Festival |
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ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
| Jean-Francois Phaneuf | VP Artistic Operations & Community Engagement | (204) 949-3975 | |
| James Manishen | Artistic Operations Associate | (204) 949-3960 | |
| Laura Lindeblom | Production Manager | (204) 949-3966 | |
| Tatiana Carnevale | Operations Coordinator | (204) 949-3964 | |
| Sheena Sanderson | Stage Manager | |
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| Stuart Bremner | Stage Supervisor | |
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| Greg Hay | Orchestra Personnel Manager | |
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| Greg Hamilton | Principal Librarian | (204) 949-3954 | |
| Aiden Kleer | Assistant Librarian | (204) 949-3954 | |
| Brent Johnson | Education & Community Engagement Manager | (204) 949-3967 | |
FINANCE & ADMNISTRATION
| Lyn Stienstra | VP Finance & Administration | (204) 949-3969 | |
| Sandi Mitchell | Payroll & Accounting Administrator | (204) 949-3962 | |
| Oscar Pantaleon Jr | Finance & Administration Assistant | (204) 949-3976 | |
MARKETING
DEVELOPMENT & SPONSORSHIP
| Beth Proven | VP Development | (204) 949-3989 | |
| Carol Cassels | Development Manager | (204) 949-3965 | |
| Theresa Huscroft | Development Coordinator | (204) 949-3973 | |
| Chelsey Hiebert | Sistema & Special Events Manager | (204) 949-3977 | |
SALES & AUDIENCE SERVICES
| Ryan Diduck | VP Sales & Audience Services | (204) 949-3974 | |
| Jen Skelly | Audience Development Manager | (204) 949-3972 | |
| Jeffrey Acosta | Group Events Representative | (204) 949-3995 | |
| Rachel Himelblau | Box Office Coordinator | (204) 949-3998 | |
PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES:
| Allison Challes | Meg Dolovich | Sandesh Fernandez | Shoshana Goldenberg | Laura Gow | Paul Longtin | Chenoa McKelvey |
| Lindsay Woolgar | Stephanie Van Nest |
HONOURARY STAFF
| Alexander Mickelthwate – Director Emeritus | Bramwell Tovey – Conductor Laureate |
