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, Corporate Secretary |
lkarras@wso.mb.ca
Artistic
Daniel Raiskin, Music Director |
draiskin@wso.mb.caJulian Pellicano, Associate Conductor |
jpellicano@wso.mb.caMonica Chen, RBC Assistant Conductor & Sistema Winnipeg Music Director |
mchen@wso.mb.caHaralabos [Harry] Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence |
hstafylakis@wso.mb.ca
Artistic Operations & Community Engagement
Jean Francois (JF) Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Planning |
jfphaneuf@wso.mb.caMichael Falk, Director of Production & Operations |
mfalk@wso.mb.caJames Manishen, Artistic Consultant |
jmanishen@wso.mb.caIsaac Pulford, Orchestra Personnel Manager |
personnel@wso.mb.caMichaela Kleer, Music Librarian |
library@wso.mb.caAiden Kleer, Assistant Librarian |
library@wso.mb.caLaura Lindeblom, Operations Coordinator |
llindeblom@wso.mb.caArmand Birk, Stage Manager |
stagemanager@wso.mb.caBrent Johnson, Associate Director of Education & Community |
bjohnson@wso.mb.caJeffrey Acosta, Sistema & Education Manager |
jacosta@wso.mb.ca
Finance & Administration
Maria Conde, Senior Director of Finance & Administration |
mconde@wso.mb.caSandi Mitchell, Finance & Payroll Manager |
smitchell@wso.mb.caApril Chen, Finance & Administration Coordinator |
frontdesk@wso.mb.ca
Public Engagement
Ryan Diduck, Senior Director Public Engagement |
rdiduck@wso.mb.caLynne Stefanchuk, Director of Development & Advancement |
lstefanchuck@wso.mb.caJody Tresoor, Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications |
jtresoor@wso.mb.caIvan Moreno Cisneros, Marketing Strategist |
imoreno@wso.mb.caJustin Hickmott, CRM Database Specialist |
data@wso.mb.caRachel Himelblau, Box Office Manager |
rhimelblau@wso.mb.caTheresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator |
thuscroft@wso.mb.caRussell Kunz, Audience Development Coordinator & Group Sales |
rkunz@wso.mb.caKeith 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