Board & Staff
Our Distinguished Patrons
Her Honour the Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Honourable Heather Stefanson, 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 | Steven Dyer, Musician Rep. | Marlene Stern |
| Daniel Friedman, Vice-Chair | Robin Hildebrand | Daniel Raiskin, Ex Officio |
| Jon Kliewer, Treasurer | Edward Jurkowski | Angela Birdsell, Ex Officio |
| Julia Ryckman, Corporate Secretary | Margaret Kellermann McCulloch | |
| Terry Sargeant, Past President | Matthew Narvey | |
| James Cohen | Robin MacMillan, Musician Rep. | |
| Arlene Dahl, Musician Rep. | Thor Richardson |
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 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.ca
Julian Pellicano, Associate Conductor, jpellicano@wso.mb.ca
Naomi Woo, Assistant Conductor & Sistema Winnipeg Music Director, nwoo@wso.mb.ca
Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence, hstafylakis@wso.mb.ca
Artistic Operations & Community Engagement
Jean Francois (JF) Phaneuf, Director of Artistic Planning, jfphaneuf@wso.mb.ca
Michael Falk, Director of Production & Operations, mfalk@wso.mb.ca
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, llindeblom@wso.mb.ca
Sheena Sanderson, Production Stage Manager, stagemanager@wso.mb.ca
Aidan Clarke, Technical Coordinator, aclarke@wso.mb.ca
Brent Johnson, Associate Director of Education & Community, bjohnson@wso.mb.ca
Jeffrey Acosta, Sistema & Education Manager, jacosta@wso.mb.ca
Finance & Administration
Maria Conde, Senior Director of Finance & Administration, mconde@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
Lynne Stefanchuk, Director of Development & Advancement, lstefanchuk@wso.mb.ca
Olya Vrublevsky, Senior Manager of Grants and Sponsorships, ovrublevsky@wso.mb.ca
Jody Tresoor, Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications, jtresoor@wso.mb.ca
Claudia Garcia de la Huerta, Marketing & Communications Manager, communications@wso.mb.ca
Ivan Moreno Cisneros, Marketing Strategist, imoreno@wso.mb.ca
Justin Hickmott, CRM Database Specialist, data@wso.mb.ca
Rachel Himelblau, Box Office Manager, rhimelblau@wso.mb.ca
Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator, thuscroft@wso.mb.ca
Russell Kunz, Audience Development Coordinator | Group Sales, rkunz@wso.mb.ca
EmilyAnn Dueck, Patron Services Representative
Mackenzie Easton, Patron Services Representative
Paul Longtin, Patron Services Representative
Chenoa McKelvey, Patron Services Representative
Meg Specht, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Van Nest, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Wilson, Patron Services Representative
