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

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

Scheduling Coordinator
Sophie Letendre

Resident Scenic Artist
Kelly Palmer

Guest Répétiteurs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Jacquelin Barrett*
Nijinsky
Laura Cazzaniga,
Leslie McBeth &
Sonia Tinnes*

Guest Teachers and Coaches
Roberto Campanella
Brendan Collins
Nicholas Khan
Michel Faigaux
Robert Glumbek
Martine Lamy
Owen Montague
Matjash Mrozewski
Hope Muir
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. Julia Hamilton
Dr. Janice Weiss

Psychologist / Kinesiologist
Dr. Doug Misener

Company Athletic Therapist
Paul Papoutsakis

Company Massage Therapists
Brian Bastedo
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
Raymond Tizzard

Assistant to the Music Director
Jean Verch

Librarian
Lucie Parent

Administration

Executive Director
Kevin Garland

Director of Finance and Administration
Barry Shour, CPA, CA

Director of Human Resources
Leigh Ann Layno

Executive Assistant/Board Secretary
Pamela Ouzounian

Payroll & Benefits Manager
Jenny Mah

Human Resources Officer
Kathleen Matatya

General Accountants
Sandra Gandola
Daisy Lee
Demitrios Prevenas
Li Ye
Shu Zhang

Business Analysts
Fernando Margueirat
Mohiuddin Faruqe

Application Support Analyst
Kruti Shah

ICT Consultants
JSO Consulting
Jeffrie Owen
Avin Gobin
Rob Townsend

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 of Telesales 
James Pereira

Senior Graphic Designer
Joanna Todd

Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Susan Eissler

Archives Manager
Adrienne Nevile

Marketing Operations Associate
Danielle McCann

YOU dance Artist Educator/Administrator
Lisa Robinson

Assistant Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Bethany Lifeso

Assistant Manager of Telesales
Alison Moss

Digital Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
Emma Cunningham

Publicity Coordinator
Christina McGrath

Web and Digital Media Coordinator
Anita Neufeld

Junior Graphic Designer
Marta Ryczko

Coordinators, Audience and Donor Services
Nicole Ascroft
Patty Pederson

Box Office Supervisor, Audience and Donor Services
Ansley Newland

Archives Assistant
Caitlin Dyer

Archives Intern
Erica Gagnon

Publicity Intern
Nima Naik

Audience and Donor Services Representatives
Victoria Banjavcic
Karen Brown
Terry Bursey
Leif Conti-Groome
Denis Couillard
Michael Cursio
Rachel Day
Travis Freeman
Erin McCluskey
Anne Meighan
Lindsey Naft
Melissa O’Neil
Devin Upham
Beth Wolfe

Administrative Assistant Telesales 
William Bruce

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 Development Manager, Communications
John Hart

Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Susan Rutledge

Manager, Development Systems
Leah Heidenheim

Manager, Major Gifts & Gift Planning
Joanna Ivey

Manager, Special Events
Kristina Schreiber

Officer, Writer
Kristina Getz
Caroline Dickie

Officer, Research
Laurie Nemetz

Officer, Patrons’ Council
Lennox Toppin

Officer, Friends' Corps
Deanna Underwood

Executive Assistant to the Director of Development
Margie Pacini

Coordinator, Donor Relations and Stewardship
Sarah McLaughlin

Coordinator, Special Events
Rebecca Hodge

Coordinator, Administration
Lucy White

Junior Coordinator, Special Events
Taylor Lafontaine

Production

Production Director
James Thornley

Production Services Manager
Yvette Drumgold

Stage Managers
Ernest Abugov
Jeff Morris

Stage Manager, YOU dance
Peter Sherk 

Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue

Master Carpenter
John Alexander

Head Electrician
Stephen O'Connor

Property Master
Michael Ellenton

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
Kathleen Johnston

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

Footwear Coordinator
Micaila Murray

Footwear Assistant
Rose Marie Thomas

Additional Cutters
Angela Arana
Terri Dans
Elizabeth Severin

Additional Stitchers
Susy Arnold
Denise Bott
Natalie Crittenden
Lisa Di Quinzio
Lisa Farinaccio
Ilana Harendorf
Carolyn Kasperski
Lynda Kirby
Grace Kim Kris
Lily Messerhuber
Julie Middleton
Krista Nauman
Lisa Pagliaro
Emma Pawchuk
Victoria Shillington
Lela Stairs
Silvia Widmer

Millinery
Deborah Camken
Melinda Clark
Leslie Norgate

Masks and Helmets
Karen Rodd

Painting and Dying
Sue Willis