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
Leigh Karras, Manager, Executive and Corporate Advancement |
lkarras@wso.mb.ca
Artistic
Daniel Raiskin, Music Director |
draiskin@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
Michael Falk, Senior Director of Artistic Operations |
mfalk@wso.mb.caSimeon Rusnak, Director of Classical Programming
James 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 |
operations@wso.mb.caNtara Curry, Stage Manager
Jeffrey Acosta, Manager of Sistema, Education & Community |
jacosta@wso.mb.caRussell Kunz, Community & Education Coordinator |
rkunz@wso.mb.ca
Finance & Administration
Maria Conde, Senior Director of Finance & Administration |
mconde@wso.mb.caMarcie MacDonald, Senior Manager, Human Resources |
mmacdonald@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.caKatie Yablecki, Associate Director of Development |
kyablecki@wso.mb.caJody Tresoor, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications |
jtresoor@wso.mb.caRachel Himelblau, Box Office Manager |
rhimelblau@wso.mb.caIvan Moreno Cisneros, Marketing Strategist |
imoreno@wso.mb.caApoorv (Avi) Bhatt, Communications Specialist |
communications@wso.mb.caJustin Hickmott, CRM Database Specialist |
data@wso.mb.caTheresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator |
thuscroft@wso.mb.caMeg Specht, Audience Development Coordinator |
mspecht@wso.mb.caKeith 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