Staff

Leadership

Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director
Hope Muir

Executive Director
Barry Hughson

Music Director and
Principal Conductor
David Briskin

Artistic

Senior Répétiteur
Peter Ottmann

Rehearsal Director, Principal Coach
Rex Harrington, O.C. D.Litt
Xiao Nan Yu

Assistant Rehearsal Director
Stephanie Hutchison

Artist-in-Residence
Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont.

Artistic Advisor
Magdalena Popa

Choreographic Associates
Robert Binet
Guillaume Côté

Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh

Senior Manager, Artistic Operations
Jennifer Bennett

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director and Administrative Associate
Andreea Olteanu

Curator and Producer, CreativAction
and Special Initiatives
Robert Binet

Manager, Artistic Scheduling
Sophie Letendre

Associate, Artistic Administration
Sarita Dotan

Cultural Consultant
Phil Chan

Guest Répétiteurs
The Collective Agreement
Meredith Webster

Concerto
Julie Lincoln

Symphony in C
Colleen Neary
Joysanne Sidimus
Sofiane Sylve

Maddaddam
Jenny Tattersall

Anima Animus
Rebecca Gladstone
Christiane Marchant

Romeo and Juliet
Aleksandar Antonijevic

Guest Teachers
Felipe Diaz
Sofiane Sylve

Administration

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison
Alexis Patch

Audience and Donor Services

Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services
Veronica McLellan

Manager, Ticket Operations
Katy James

Manager, Patron Services
Anne Meighan

Assistant Patron Services Manager
Heather Thompson

Audience and Donor Services Operations Supervisor
Susie Eissler

Senior Representatives, Audience and Donor Services
Claire Browne
Patty Pedersen

Receptionists
Rochelle Gomes
Sarah Johnsen
Alannagh Maciw
Marissa Radman

Audience and Donor Services Representatives

Communications

Director of Marketing and Communications
Belinda Bale

Associate Director, Communications and Content Strategy
Catherine Chang

Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing
Vicki Munton-Davies

Archivist and Digital Asset Manager
Katherine Wilson

Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager
Sean Leonard

Communications Manager
Kate Dresser

Public Relations Specialist
Anastasia Kolotova

Graphic Designer
Klara Vanzella Yang

Graphic Designer Consultant
Carmen Wagner

Web and E-Communications Coordinator
Jade Araya

Marketing Coordinator
Nadiya Reid

Social Media and Communications Coordinator
Brittany Pleshcan

 

Dancer Wellness Programme

Director of Dancer Health and Wellness
Marla Pichler

Company Sports Medicine Physicians
Dr. Michael Clarfield
Dr. Ryan Eardley

Company Orthopaedic Surgeons
Dr. Norah Matthies
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

Company Athletic Therapists
Paul Papoutsakis
Barb Paraskevakos
Gian-Luca Perfetti

Company Physiotherapists
Ginette Hamel
Patrick Lavoie

Company Massage Therapists
Cesar Cruz
Ron Mulesa
Danielle Tobias

Company Psychiatrists
Dr. Pat Colton
Dr. Carla Edwards

Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist
Tammy Baruch
Lesley Lustig

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

Urgent Care and Medcan Liaison
Dr. Janice Weiss

Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist
Je-an Salas

Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Melissa Piercell

The National Ballet of Canada is
grateful to the Midtown Sports Medicine Clinic (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

Assistant to the Director of Development
Liza Beharry

Associate Director, Major Gifts
Joanna Ivey

Associate Director, Individual and Legacy Giving
Richard Lefebvre

Senior Manager, Development Operations
Leah Heidenheim

Senior Manager, Development Communications
John Hart

Senior Writer
Caroline Dickie

Officer, Development Communications
Rhea Daniels

Intern, Development Communications
Lidia Haderaj

Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Hodge

Officer, Special Events
Jessica Worosz

Coordinator, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships
Zoe Favrin

Intern, Special Events
Frieda Gervacio

Manager, Patrons' Council
Nicholas Melymuk

Officer, Major Gifts
Kelsey Muldoon

Officer, Turnout & Patrons' Council
Marisa Kelly

Officer, Friends' Corps & Ballet365
Joanne Kwok

Officer, Legacy Giving and Endowment Foundation
Amy McMullen (on leave)

Specialist, Donor Engagement
Sandra Dow

Officer, Prospect Research
Nipun Kudalkar

Data Analyst
Sara Motalebi

Gift Management Coordinator
Lucy White

Coordinator, Individual Giving
Queenie Abia

Education and Community Engagement

Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement
Lisa Robinson

Associate, Education and Community Engagement
Sakhshi Khanduja

Director, In Studio
Kate Kernaghan

Senior Teaching Artist
Annemarie Cabri

Dance Educator/Teaching Artist
Manpreet Singh Virdi

Finance

Chief Financial Officer
Amanda Ram

Payroll and Benefits Manager
Jenny Mah

General Accountants
Winnie Li
Demitrios Prevenas
Markus Thiart

Human Resources

Director, Human Resources
Kathleen Matatya

Senior Officer, Human Resources
Julian Whitaker

Human Resources Coordinator
Erika Pugsley

Information Technology

Director of Technology
Christopher Sonnemann

Associate Director, Software and Applications
Mohiuddin Faruqe

Senior Manager, Web Technology Services
Steve Cunningham

Senior Manager of Technology
Andrew Anderson

Solutions Developer
Kruti Shah

Business Analyst
Bethany Bleile

Systems Coordinator
Maninder Singh Sekhon

IT Intern
Bogun Pathmaraj

Maintenance

Facilities Manager
Emil Mishriky

Building Maintenance Supervisor
Henry Martins

Cleaners
Violeta Parreno
Lawrence Puig
Willie Santiago

Music

Pianists
Edward Connell
Andrei Streliaev
Zhanna Vaszilenko
Zhenya Vitort

Orchestra Personnel Manager
and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard

Music Librarian
Jacques Forest

Conductor-in-Residence
Maria Seletskaja

Production

Director of Production
Barney Bayliss

Associate Director
of Production
Yvette Drumgold

Technical Director
Peter Eaton

Stage Managers
Jeff Morris
Liliane Stilwell

Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue

Production Workshop

Head Carpenter
Sandy Middleton

Assistant Head Carpenter
James Fulton

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

Assistant Proerty Supervisor
Christina Hantos

Head Scenic Artist
Kelly Palmer

Assistant Head Scenic Artist
Will Leskevich

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
Allie Marshall

Resident Cutters
Christine Audet
Marlee Bygate
Christopher Read

Assistant to Cutters
Susan Howse

Costume Rental Coordinator
Bianca Laudadio

Footwear Coordinator
Lacey Hammond Harrington

Footwear Inventory Coordinator
Hollis Wilson

Wardrobe Coordinator
Robyn Clarke

Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator
Lauren Pietrowski

Hair and Make-up Coordinator
Jacqueline Robertson Cull

Resident Stitcher
Lisa Novielli

Stitchers
Victoria Arnold
Deanna Willings
Samara McAdam
Cindy Rusak
Paul Schofield

Assistant Milliner/ Wardrobe Assistant
Kira Duff

Production Travelling Crew

Head Carpenter
Jim Nutt

Head Electrician
Ashley Rose

Property Master
Michael Ellenton

Assistant Carpenter/Flyman
Scott Clarke

Assistant Carpenter
Cory Hudson

Assistant Electricians
William Fallon
Cecilia Waszczuk

Video Technician
Kimmel Stephenson

Wardrobe Head
Grant Heaps

Assistant Wardrobe Head
Carrie Cooley Barbour

Hair and Make-up Head
Jillian Walker

Footwear Assistant
Leslie Brown