Sistema People
The students at Sistema Winnipeg are impacted by the many wonderful, talented and caring staff in the program! Thanks to the partnerships with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO), Seven Oaks School Division (SOSD), and Winnipeg School Division (WSD), we are fortunate to have staff and supporters from all partners working with Sistema Winnipeg! These individuals are educators, inspirations for the students, and freelance performers and teachers in the Winnipeg music community!
If you are interested in booking any of the Sistema Winnipeg team to perform at your event, please contact Jeffrey Acosta, Education & Sistema Manager at jacosta@wso.mb.ca.
Elwick Community School - Seven Oaks School Division
Donn Navidad, Divisional Teacher – Strings
Kari Chastko, Divisional Teacher – Strings & Choir
Evgeny Vishnevsky, Divisional Teacher – Winds & Brass (on leave)
Julia Garcia, Site Administrator, Sistema EL Gmail Email
Candy De Lemos, Site Administrator, Sistema EL Gmail Email
Lindsay Woolgar, Teaching Artist – Violin
Magdalena Milovanovic, Teaching Artist – Violin & Viola
Michael Scholz, Teaching Artist – Viola
Luis Guilherme Walder de Almeida, Teaching Artist – Cello & Double Bass
Bery Filsaime, Teaching Artist – Cello & Double Bass
John Mark Baron, Teaching Artist – Cello & Double Bass
James Paluk, Teaching Artist – Flute
Meg Specht, Teaching Artist – Clarinet
Michiko Singh, Teaching Artist – French Horn
Matheus Coelho do Nascimento, Teaching Artist – Ensemble
King Edward Community School - Winnipeg School Division
Leah Ross Divisional Teacher – Strings & Choir
Heidi Poetker Divisional Teacher – Strings & Choir
Julia Garcia Site Administrator, Sistema KE Gmail Email
Meg Specht Site Administrator, Sistema KE Gmail Email
Bokyung Hwang Teaching Artist – Violin
Cathy JiYoung Lee Teaching Artist – Violin
Magdalena Milovanovic Teaching Artist – Violin & Viola
Tatiana Friesen Teaching Artist – Viola
Bery Filsaime Teaching Artist – Cello & Double Bass
John Mark Baron Teaching Artist – Cello & Double Bass