The National Ballet of Canada

Staff

Artists of the Ballet practicing Les Sylphides
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Artists of the Ballet practicing Les Sylphides

Artistic

Artistic Director
Karen Kain

Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh

Artist-in-Residence
Rex Harrington

Artistic Director, YOU dance / Ballet Master
Lindsay Fischer

Principal Artistic Coach
Magdalena Popa

Senior Ballet Master
Peter Ottmann

Senior Ballet Mistress
Mandy-Jayne Richardson

Pointe Shoe Manager/Assistant Ballet Mistress
Lorna Geddes

Assistant to the Artistic Director/Project Manager
Joanna Ivey

Personal Assistant to the Artistic Director/Administrative Manager, Artistic Department
Pamela Steele

Scheduling Coordinator
Sophie Letendre

Resident Scenic Artist
John Borg

General Practitioners
Dr. Talitha Arndt
Dr. Jim Wheler

Consulting Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Michael Clarfield

Consulting Orthopaedic Specialist
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

Consulting Physician
Dr. Julia Alleyne

Athletic Therapist
Paul Papoutsakis

Company Massage Therapists
Brian Bastedo
Vlodek Kluczynski
Lydia Majerle
Ron Mulesa
Catherine Rose

Resident Pilates Teacher
Je-an Salas

Consulting Physiotherapist
Ginette Hamel

Consulting Podiatrist
Dr. Nicholas Durand

Consulting Chiropractor
Cameron Borody

The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to Sports Medicine Specialists (150 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto) and the Toronto Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics for the provision of medical and physiotherapy services in Toronto; and to those physicians who have generously donated their time to the National Ballet.

Music

Music Director and Principal Conductor
David Briskin

Principal Pianist
Janis Neilson

Pianists
Edward Connell
Andrei Streliaev

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Jean Verch

Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager
Raymond Tizzard

Library Assistant
Lucie Parent

Administration

Executive Director
Kevin Garland

Director of Finance and Administration
Barry Shour

Director of Human Resources
Leigh Ann Layno

Executive Assistant/Board Secretary
Pamela Ouzounian

Payroll & Benefits Supervisor
Jenny Mah

General Accountants
Sandra Gandola
Shu Zhang
Demitrios Prevenas
Liz Ye

Business Analysts
Fernando Margueirat
Mohiuddin Faruqe

ICT Consultants
JSO Consulting
Jeffrie Owen
Rob Townsend
Avin Gobin

Company Management Assistant
Sarita Dotan

Receptionist
Seta Nigoghossian

Communications

Director of Communications
Julia Drake

Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services
Veronica McLellan

Senior Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Bethany Bleile

Senior Public Relations Manager
Catherine Chang

Senior Manager, Web &
Digital Media
Stephen Cunningham

Senior Manager - Education and Archives
Sharon Vanderlinde

Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Susan Eissler

Manager of Telesales
James Pereira

Graphic Designer
Joanna Lee

Marketing Associate
Derek Fast

Audience and Donor Services Assistant Manager
Bethany Lifeso

Audience and Donor Services Coordinator
Nicole Ascroft

Archives Coordinator
Adrienne Nevile

Audience and Donor Services Coordinator
Patty Pedersen

New Media Marketing Coordinator
Johnny Vong

Publicity Intern
Christina McGrath

Development

Director of Development
Diana Reitberger, CFRE

Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Susan Rutledge

Senior Manager, Major Gifts and Gift Planning
Teri Worthington Coombs

Manager, Individual Giving
Jennifer Burton

Manager, Communications
John Hart

Manager, Special Events
Jennifer Zimmerman

Senior Development Officer, Friends' Corps Programme
Leah Heidenheim

Officer, Special Events
Kristina Evans

Officer, Writer
Kristina Getz

Officer, Major Gifts, Gift Planning and Stewardship
Meredith Meads

Officer, Administration
Len Milley

Officer, Research
Laurie Nemetz

Officer, Patrons' Council
Lennox Toppin

Development Coordinator
Lucy White

Production

Production Director
James Thornley

Manager of Production Services
Yvette Drumgold

Stage Managers
Ernest Abugov
Jeff Morris

Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue

Assistant Production Director
Kevin Winson

Master Carpenter
John Alexander

Head Electrician
Stephen O'Connor

Property Master
Neil Fennell

Assistant Carpenter
Paul McNamara

Assistant Carpenter/Flyman
Geoff Kay

Assistant Electricians
Ron Gorveatt
Chris Brooks

Assistant Stage Manager
Kim Bujaczek

Production Workshop

Construction Supervisor
Gord Graham

Assistant Carpenter
Sandy Middleton

Property Supervisor
John Miracle

Assistant Scenic Artist
Mark Reid

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Supervisor
Marjory Fielding

Wardrobe Coordinator
Barbara de Kat

Resident Cutters
Ruth Bartel
Christopher Read

Assistant to Cutters
Mary Hurley

Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator
Grant Heaps

Seamstress
Susan Howse

Wig and Make-up Supervisor
Charles Seminerio