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 | John Peterson |
| Daniel Friedman, Vice-Chair | Steven Dyer, Musician Rep. | Thor Richardson |
| Jon Kliewer, Treasurer | Hannah Humphries | Marlene Stern |
| Julia Ryckman, Corporate Secretary | Margaret Kellermann McCulloch | Karl Stobbe, Musician Rep. |
| Terry Sargeant, Past Chair | Robin MacMillan, Musician Rep. | Kelly Wallace |
| Alex Conway, Musician Rep. | Matthew Narvey | Daniel Raiskin, Ex Officio |
| Paul Ong | 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, CEO WSO and Pantages
Sarah Witiuk, Corporate Administrative Assistant | executive@wso.mb.ca
Artistic
Daniel Raiskin, Music Director
Monica Chen, Assistant Conductor & Sistema Winnipeg Music Director | mchen@wso.mb.ca
Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis, Composer-in-Residence | hstafylakis@wso.mb.ca
Artistic Operations & Community Engagement
Simeon Rusnak, Director of Artistic Planning | [email protected]
Sharon McIntyre, Director of Production & Operations | [email protected]
Héctor Pinzón, Manager of Sistema Winnipeg | [email protected]
Kara Joseph, Manager of Education & Community Engagement | [email protected]
James Manishen, Artistic Consultant | jmanishen@wso.mb.ca
Isaac Pulford, Orchestra Personnel Manager | personnel@wso.mb.ca
Paige Lewis, Stage Manager | [email protected]
Troy Rayner, Stage Supervisor
Michaela Kleer, Music Librarian | library@wso.mb.ca
Aiden Kleer, Assistant Librarian | library@wso.mb.ca
Laura Lindeblom, Operations Coordinator | operations@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, Director, 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, Manager of Digital Marketing & Engagement | imoreno@wso.mb.ca
Mallory Gallant, Public Engagement Specialist | [email protected]
Sean Piche, CRM & System Integration Specialist | [email protected]
Theresa Huscroft, Development Coordinator | thuscroft@wso.mb.ca
Meg Specht, Audience Development Coordinator | [email protected]
Isaac Tate, Public Engagement Coordinator | [email protected]
Christopher Douglas, Patron Services Representative
Mackenzie Easton, Patron Services Representative
Alixe Edwards, Patron Services Representative
Kyler Humble, Patron Services Representative
Paul Longtin, Patron Services Representative
Zairyl Pacheco, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Van Nest, Patron Services Representative
Stephanie Wilson, Patron Services Representative
