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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.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 of Sistema, Education & Community | 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

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