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 | Paul Ong |
| Daniel Friedman, Vice-Chair | Hannah Humphries | Thor Richardson |
| Jon Kliewer, Treasurer | Derek Johannson | Marlene Stern |
| Julia Ryckman, Corporate Secretary | Margaret Kellermann McCulloch | Karl Stobbe, Musician Rep. |
| Terry Sargeant, Past Chair | Robin MacMillan, Musician Rep. | Daniel Raiskin, Ex Officio |
| Alex Conway, Musician Rep. | Matthew Narvey | Angela Birdsell, Ex Officio |
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
Sarah Witiuk, Corporate Administrative Assistant | executive@wso.mb.ca
Artistic
Daniel Raiskin, Music Director | draiskin@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
Michael Falk, Senior Director of Artistic Operations | mfalk@wso.mb.ca
Simeon Rusnak, Director of Classical Programming
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 | operations@wso.mb.ca
Ntara Curry, Stage Manager
Jeffrey Acosta, Manager, Sistema | jacosta@wso.mb.ca
Russell Kunz, Community & Education Coordinator | rkunz@wso.mb.ca
Finance & Administration
Maria Conde, Senior Director of Finance & Administration | mconde@wso.mb.ca
Marcie MacDonald, Senior Manager, Human Resources | mmacdonald@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, Associate Director of Development | kyablecki@wso.mb.ca
Jody Tresoor, Associate Director 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
Leigh Karras, Development Officer | lkarras@wso.mb.ca
Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator | thuscroft@wso.mb.ca
Meg Specht, Audience Development Coordinator | mspecht@wso.mb.ca
Keith Cadieux, Patron Services Representative
Rachel Cote, Patron Services Representative
Mackenzie Easton, Patron Services Representative
Paul Longtin, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Van Nest, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Wilson, Patron Services Representative
