Staff

Artistic

Artistic Director
Karen Kain, C.C.

Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh

Artist-in-Residence
Rex Harrington, O.C.

Principal Artistic Coach
Magdalena Popa

Artistic Director, YOU dance / Ballet Master
Lindsay Fischer

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
Jones Henry
Sophie Letendre (on parental leave)

Resident Scenic Artist
John Borg

Guest Répétiteurs
La Fille mal gardée
Grant Coyle and Christopher Carr
Hamlet
Rolando D’Alesio*
Song of a Wayfarer
Maina Gielgud

Guest Teachers and Coaches
Patrick Armand*
Yannick Boquin
Roberto Campanella
Michel Faigaux
Robert Glumbek
Patrick Armand
Matjash Mrozewski
Sergiu Stefanschi
Tomas Schramek
Tatiana Tchernova

*Made possible by a generous donation from The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation

Dancer Wellness Program

Director of Dancer Wellness
Marla Pichler

Sports Medicine Physicians
Dr. Julia Alleyne
Dr. Michael Clarfield

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

Family Practitioners
Dr. Talitha Arndt
Dr. Julia Hamilton
Dr. Janice Weiss

Psychologist / Kinesiologist
Dr. Doug Misener

Company Athletic Therapist
Paul Papoutsakis

Company Massage Therapists
Peter Blatz
Murray Howerth
Vlodek Kluczynski
Ron Mulesa

Resident Pilates Teacher
Je-an Salas

Consulting Physiotherapist
Ginette Hamel

Consulting Foot Specialist / Chiropodist
Dr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M.

Consulting Opthamologist
Dr. Michael Easterbrook

Consulting Chiropractor
Dr. Cameron Borody

Registered Nutritional Consultant
Trionne Moore

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
Zhenya Yesmanovich, YOU dance

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Jean Verch

Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager
Raymond Tizzard

Librarian
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 (on parental leave)
Demitrios Prevenas
Li Ye (on parental leave)
Tammy Tan
Daisy Lee

Business Analysts
Fernando Margueirat
Mohiuddin Faruqe

Human Resources Officer
Kathleen Matatya

ICT Consultants
JSO Consulting
Jeffrie Owen
Rob Townsend
Avin Gobin

Application Support Analyst
Kruti Shah

Company Management Assistant
Sarita Dotan

Facilities Manager
Stephen Chadwick

Receptionist
Seta Nigoghossian

Communications

Director of Communications
Julia Drake

Senior Associate Director, Communications
Belinda Bale

Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services
Veronica McLellan

Senior Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Bethany Bleile

Senior Public Relations and
Publications Manager
Catherine Chang

Senior Manager, Web &
Digital Media
Stephen Cunningham

Senior Manager - Education and Archives
Sharon Vanderlinde

Senior Manager of Telesales 
James Pereira

Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Susan Eissler

Senior Graphic Designer
Joanna Lee

YOU dance Artist Educator/Administrator
Lisa Robinson

Audience and Donor Services Assistant Manager
Bethany Lifeso

Assistant Manager of Telesales
Alison Moss

Administrative Assistant Telesales 
William Bruce

Publicity Coordinator
Christina McGrath

Social Media Coordinator
Dana Al-Dajani

Audience and Donor Services Coordinators
Nicole Ascroft
Patty Pederson

Web and Digital Media Coordinator
Anita Neufeld

Archives Coordinator
Adrienne Nevile

Junior Graphic Designer
Marta Ryczko

Telesales Representatives
Rob Anderson
Zoya Boruchov
Stephan Carmichael
Mike Hancock
Bill McGee
Brian Ravok

Development

Director of Development
Diana Reitberger, CFRE

Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
Kate Halpenny

Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Susan Rutledge

Senior Manager, Special Events
Jennifer Zimmerman

Manager, Individual Giving
Michelle Brome, CFRE

Manager, Communications
John Hart 

Manager, Development Systems and Friends’ Corps
Leah Heidenheim

Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts, Gift Planning and Stewardship
Meredith Meads

Senior Officer, Special Events
Kristina Schreiber

Officer, Writer
Kristina Getz
Caroline Dickie

Officer, Research
Laurie Nemetz

Officer, Patrons’ Council
Lennox Toppin

Coordinator, Major Gifts
Sarah McLaughlin

Coordinator, Individual Giving
Deanna Underwood

Coordinator, Administration
Lucy White

Coordinator, Special Projects
Heather Blom

Executive Assistant to the Director of Development
Margie Pacini

Production

Production Director
James Thornley

Production Services Manager
Yvette Drumgold

Stage Managers
Ernest Abugov
Jeff Morris

Stage Manager, YOU dance
Shelby-Jai Flick

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

Production Workshop

Construction Supervisor
Gord Graham

Assistant Carpenter
Sandy Middleton

Scenery constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.

Property Supervisor
John Miracle

Assistant Scenic Artist
Mark Reid

Properties constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Supervisor
Marjory Fielding

Wardrobe Coordinator
Barbara de Kat

Assistant to the Wardrobe Supervisor
Carol Holland

Resident Cutters
Ruth Bartel
Christopher Read

Assistant to Cutters
Susan Howse
Mary Hurley

Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator
Grant Heaps

Wig and Make-up Supervisor
Charles Seminerio

Wardrobe Assistant/ Footwear Coordinator
Micaila Murray

Additional Wardrobe Staff
Lisa Di Quinzio