Artistic
Artistic Director
Karen Kain, C.C.
Associate Artistic Director
Christopher Stowell
Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh
Principal Artistic Coach
Magdalena Popa
Artistic Director,
YOU dance/Principal Ballet Master
Lindsay Fischer
Artist-in-Residence
Rex Harrington, O.C.
Senior Ballet Master
Peter Ottmann
Senior Ballet Mistress
Mandy-Jayne Richardson
Choreographic Associates
Robert Binet
Guillaume Côté
Pointe Shoe Manager/
Assistant Ballet Mistress
Lorna Geddes
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Administrative Manager
Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire
Manager, Artistic Scheduling
Sophie Letendre
Associate, Artistic Administration
Sarita Dotan
Guest Répétiteurs
Anna Karenina
Vladimir Kocic
Ivan Urban
The Dream
Christopher Carr
Paquita
Joanna Berman
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Jacquelin Barrett
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
Kathryn Bennetts
Approximate Sonata
Agnès Noltenius
The Second Detail
Noah Gelber
The Merry Widow
John Meehan
Steven Woodgate
Guest Teachers and Coaches
Giorgio Galli
Michael Faigaux
Matjash Mrozewski
Piotr Stanczyk
Xiao Nan Yu
Dancer Wellness Programme
Director of Dancer Wellness
Marla Pichler
Company Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Michael Clarfield
Company Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris
Company Physician
(Family & Sports Medicine)
Dr. Julia Hamilton
Performance Psychologist
Dr. Doug Misener
Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist
Lesley Lustig
Company Athletic Therapist
Paul Papoutsakis
Company Physiotherapist
Ginette Hamel
Company Massage Therapists
Brian Bastedo
Ron Mulesa
Resident Pilates Teacher
Je-an Salas
Urgent Care
Dr. Janice Weiss
Psychiatrist
Dr. Pat Colton
Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Melissa Piercell
Consulting Physician
Dr. Julia Alleyne
Consulting Chiropractor
Dr. Cameron Borody
Consulting Foot Specialist/
Chiropodist
Dr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M.
Consulting Ophthamologist
Dr. Michael Easterbrook
Consulting Dental Surgeon
Dr. Lancelot Brown
The National Ballet of Canada is
grateful to the Sports Medicine Specialists (150 Eglinton Avenue
East, Toronto); the University
Health Network,
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine;
and the Medcan Clinic (150 York
Street, Toronto) for their continued support of the Dancer Health
and Wellness Programme; and to
those physicians who have
generously donated their time to
The National Ballet of Canada.
Music
Music Director and
Principal Conductor
David Briskin
Pianists
Edward Connell
Andrei Streliaev
Zsanna Vaszilenko
Zhenya Vitort
Orchestra Personnel Manager
and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard
Librarian
Lucie Parent
Administration
Executive Director
Barry Hughson
Chief Financial Officer
Amanda Ram
Director of Technology
Christopher Sonnemann
Senior Manager, Web Technology Services
Steve Cunningham
Manager of Technology
Andrew Anderson
Manager, Software and Applications
Mohiuddin Faruqe
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Jenny Mah
Manager, Human Resources
Kathleen Matatya
Facilities Manager
Emil Mishriky
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Patricia Gelinas
Board Secretary
Pamela Ouzounian
Business Analyst
Bethany Bleile
Solutions Developer
Kruti Shah
SQL Developer
Srikanth Kamithkar
General Accountants
Sandra Gandola, CB
Ronan Finlay O'Donnell
Demitrios Prevenas
Shu Zhang, CPA, CGA
HR Associate
Julian Whitaker
Systems Coordinator
Jeffrey Lo
Building Maintenance Supervisor
Henry Martins
Receptionists
McKenzie Grey
Alexis Patch
Communications
Director of Communications
Julia Drake
Senior Associate Director, Communications
Belinda Bale
Associate Director,
Audience and Donor Services
Veronica McLellan
Senior Manager,
Communications
Catherine Chang
Senior Operations Manager,
Audience and Donor Services
Tal Hebdon
Director, In Studio
Kate Kernaghan
Sales and Service Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Rebecca Hall
Development Relations Manager
Nicholas Melymuk
Education and Outreach Manager
Lisa Robinson
Publicity Manager
Victoria Schwarzl
Manager, Graphic Designer
Carmen Wagner
Archivist
Katherine Wilson
Senior Officer, Digital Communications
Ashley Haraburda
Web and Digital Media Officer
Sean Leonard
Assistant Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Erin Rose Macleod
Marketing Operations Associate
Devon Klaas
Junior Graphic Designer
Michaela Halpern
Publicity Coordinator
Kate Welfred
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Deanna Galati
Communications Intern
Ambika Pundir
Artist Educator
Annemarie Cabri
Audience and Donor Services Operations Supervisor
Susie Eissler
Audience and Donor Services Relations Supervisor
Anne Meighan
Senior Representative, Audience and Donor Services
Patty Pedersen
Audience and Donor Services Representatives
Development
Director of Development
Diana Reitberger, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
Kate Halpenny
Senior Manager, Development Communications
John Hart
Senior Manager, Development Operations
Leah Heidenheim
Senior Manager, Major Gifts
Joanna Ivey
Senior Manager, Special Gifts
Richard Lefebvre
Senior Manager, Individual Giving
Deanna Underwood
Manager, Major Gifts
Marielle Bryck
Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Hodge
Officer, Writer
Caroline Dickie
Senior Officer, Digital Philanthropy
Nima Naik
Officer, Special Events
Alexandra Folkes
Officer, Research
Laurie Nemetz
Associate, Major Gifts
Connie Guan
Associate, Development Communications
Sayana Izmailova
Associate, Individual Giving
Marisa Ortega
Executive Assistant to the Director of Development
Margie Pacini (on leave)
Jennifer Scott
Coordinator, Special Events
Brennyn Bauer
Coordinator, Gift Management
Lucy White
Production
Production Director
James Thornley
Associate Director
of Production
Yvette Drumgold
Technical Director
Barney Bayliss
Stage Managers
Jeff Morris
Liliane Stilwell
Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Lewandowski
Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue
Master Carpenter
Paul McNamara
Head Electrician
Ashley Rose
Property Master
Michael Ellenton
Assistant Carpenter
Scott Clarke
Assistant Carpenter/Flyman
Geoff Kay
Assistant Electricians
Ron Gorveatt
William Fallon
Production Workshop
Construction Supervisor
Sandy Middleton
Assistant Carpenter
Larry Pratt
Shop Technician
Chuck Theil
Scenery constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.
Property Supervisor
John Miracle
Resident Scenic Artist
Kelly Palmer
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
Stacy Dimitropoulos
Wardrobe Coordinator
Barbara deKat
Assistant to the Wardrobe Supervisor
Cassandra Spence
Resident Cutters
Christine Audet
Christopher Read
Assistant to Cutters
Susan Howse
Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator
Grant Heaps
Costume Rental Coordinator
Bianca Laudadio
Wig and Make-up Supervisor
Charles Seminerio
Footwear Coordinator
Lacey Hammond Harrington
Stitchers
Victoria Arnold (on leave)
Carolyn Kasperski
Lisa Novielli
Sheila Ramsay
Footwear Assistant
Leslie Brown