Leadership
Artistic Director
Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.
Executive Director
Barry Hughson
Music Director and
Principal Conductor
David Briskin
Artistic
Associate Artistic Director
Christopher Stowell
Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh
Principal Artistic Coach
Magdalena Popa
Artistic Director,
YOU dance/Principal Ballet Master
Lindsay Fischer
- Senior Ballet Master
- Peter Ottmann
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- Artists-in-Residence
- Rex Harrington, O.C.
- Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont.
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- Choreographic Associates
- Robert Binet
- Guillaume Côté
- Alysa Pires
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Pointe Shoe Manager/
Assistant Ballet Mistress
Stephanie Hutchison
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Administrative Manager
Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire
Manager, Artistic Scheduling
Sophie Letendre
Associate, Artistic Administration
Sarita Dotan
Associate, Artistic Scheduling
Andreea Olteanu
Guest Artists
Guest Principal Character Artists Etienne Lavigne
Jonathan Renna
Tomas Schramek
- Guest Rehearsal Assistants and Teachers
- Beverly Bagg
- Joanna Berman
- Felipe Diaz
- Jurgita Dronina
- Michel Faigaux
- Stephanie Hutchinson
- Ruben Martin
- Chelsy Meiss
- Alejandra Perez-Gomez
- Kevin Pugh
- Rebekah Rimsay
- Piotr Stanczyk
- Trinidad Vives
- Xiao Nan Yu
Administration
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Alexis Patch
Audience and Donor Services
Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services
Veronica McLellan
Senior Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services
Tal Hebdon
- Ticket Operations Manager
- Stephen Barber
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- Assistant Sales Operations Manager
Emily Gibson
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
Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications
Belinda Bale
Senior Manager, Communications
Catherine Chang
- Marketing Manager
- Vicki Munton-Davies
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Manager, Graphic Design
Carmen Wagner
Archivist
Katherine Wilson
Senior Officer, Digital Communications
Ashley Haraburda
Senior Officer, Web and Digital Media
Sean Leonard
- Coordinator, Communications & Media Relations
Anastasia Kolotova
Junior Graphic Designer
Anna Lew
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 Therapist
Ron Mulesa
Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist
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.
Development
Director of Development
Diana Reitberger, CFRE
- Deputy Director of Development
- Mary Koutsoubos
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Associate Director, Major Gifts
Joanna Ivey
Senior Manager, Development Communications
John Hart
Senior Manager, Development Operations
Leah Heidenheim
Senior Manager, Special Gifts
Richard Lefebvre
- Manager, Major Gifts
- Marielle Bryck
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Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Hodge
- Development Relations Manager
- Nicholas Melymuk
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Officer, Writer
Caroline Dickie
- Officer, Individual Giving
- Marisa Kelly (on leave)
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- Officer, Individual Giving
- Joanne Kwok
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- Officer, Assistant to the Director of Development
- Amy McMullen (on leave)
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- Officer, Research
Laurie Nemetz
- Associate, Development Communications
- Rhea Daniels
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- Data Analyst
- Sara Motalebi
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- Associate, Major Gifts
Kelsey Muldoon
- Development Coordinator
- Zoe Favrin
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Coordinator, Gift Management
Lucy White
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Education and Community Engagement
Manager, Education and Community Engagement
Lisa Robinson
Creative Producer, CreativAction
Robert Binet
Director, In Studio
Kate Kernaghan
- Artist Educators
- Nicole Rose Bond
- Annemarie Cabri
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Finance
Chief Financial Officer
Amanda Ram
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Jenny Mah
General Accountants
Sandra Gandola, CB
Demitrios Prevenas
Shu Zhang, CPA, CGA
Human Resources
Associate Director, Human Resources
Kathleen Matatya
Human Resources Consultant
Nikki Johnston
HR Associate
Julian Whitaker
Receptionists
Hannah Crawford
McKenzie Grey
Information Technology
Director of Technology
Christopher Sonnemann
Senior Manager, Web Technology Services
Steve Cunningham
Senior Manager, Software and Applications
Mohiuddin Faruqe
Manager of Technology
Andrew Anderson
Business Analyst
Bethany Bleile
Maintenance
Facilities Manager
Emil Mishriky
Building Maintenance Supervisor
Henry Martins
Music
Pianists
Edward Connell
Andrei Streliaev
Zsanna Vaszilenko
Zhenya Vitort
Orchestra Personnel Manager
and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard
- Conductor-in-Residence
- Maria Seletskaja
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Production
Director of Production
Barney Bayliss
Associate Director
of Production
Yvette Drumgold
- Technical Director
- Peter Eaton
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Stage Managers
Jeff Morris
Liliane Stilwell
Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue
Production Workshop
Construction Supervisor
Sandy Middleton
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
Properties constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.
Wardrobe
Wardrobe Supervisor
Stacy Dimitropoulos
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Cassandra Spence
- Resident Cutters
- Christine Audet
- Christopher Read
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Assistant to Cutters
Susan Howse
Costume Rental Coordinator
Bianca Laudadio
Footwear Coordinator
Lacey Hammond Harrington
Stitchers
Lisa Novielli (on leave)
Production Travelling Crew
Master Carpenter
Paul McNamara
Head Electrician
Ashley Rose
Property Master
Michael Ellenton
Assistant Carpenter
Scott Clarke
Assistant Carpenter/Flyman
Geoff Kay
Assistant Electricians
William Fallon
Cecilia Waszczuk
Wardrobe Head
Grant Heaps
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Carrie Cooley Barbour
Wig and Make-up Supervisor
Charles Seminerio
Footwear Assistant
Leslie Brown