Staff

Rehearsal Directors, Principal Coaches
Rex Harrington, O.C. D.Litt
Xiao Nan Yu

Rehearsal Directors
Stephanie Hutchison
Lise-Marie Jourdain

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

Artistic Advisor
Magdalena Popa

Director of Artist Development Programmes
Robert Binet

Choreographic Associates
Robert Binet
Ethan Colangelo
Guillaume Côté

Guest Répétiteurs
Rhapsody
Amanda Eyles

Silent Screen
Jorge Nozal
Roger Van der Poel

Giselle
Christopher Saunders 

The Leaves are Fading
Amanda McKerrow
John Gardner

Morpheus’ Dream
Ludovico Pace

The Four Seasons
Rebecca Gladstone
Christiane Marchant
Courtney Richardson

Anna Karenina
Ivan Gil-Ortega
Katie Wünsche

Guest Teachers
Yannick Boquin
Jose Carreño
Sofiane Sylve

Artistic Administrator
Gerard Roxburgh

Senior Manager, Artistic Operations
Jennifer Bennett

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director and Administrative Associate
Andreea Olteanu

Manager, Artistic Scheduling
Sophie Letendre

Company Manager
Nidhi Baadkar

Intimacy Consultant
Anisa Tejpar

Cultural Consultant
Phil Chan

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison
Nikki Johnston, CHRL
Alexis Patch (on leave) 

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

Reception Supervisor
Rochelle Gomes

Senior Representatives, Audience and Donor Services
Claire Browne
Patty Pedersen

Receptionists
Alannagh Maciw
Marissa Radman
Kyle Yim

Audience and Donor Services Representatives

Director of Marketing and Communications
Belinda Bale

Associate Director, Communications and Content Strategy
Catherine Chang

Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing
Vicki Munton-Davies

Art Director
Carmen Wagner

Archivist and Digital Asset Manager
Katie Wilson

Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager
Sean Leonard

Communications Manager
Kate Dresser

Graphic Designer
​Miriam Altamira

Public Relations Specialist
Anastasia Kolotova

Communications Coordinator
Sarah Johnsen

Web and E-Communications Coordinator
Jade Araya

Marketing Coordinator
Kara Austria

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

Head Athletic Therapist
Paul Papoutsakis

Company Athletic Therapists
Barbara Paraskevakos
Gianluca Perfetti

Company Physiotherapists
Patrick Lavoie

Company Massage Therapists
Cesar Cruz
Ron Mulesa
Je-an Sales
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 (UHN), Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, the Medcan Clinic (150 York Street, Toronto), and to Eardley Sports and Regenerative Medicine (1849 Yonge St, 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.

Director of Development
Diana Reitberger, CFRE

Associate Director, Strategic Philanthropy and Donor Stewardship
Joanna Ivey

Associate Director, Individual and Legacy Giving
Richard Lefebvre, CFRE

Senior Manager, Development Communications
John Hart

Specialist, Donor Engagement
Sandra Dow

Senior Manager, Major Gifts
Kelly Labbett

Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Hodge

Manager, Patrons' Council
Nicholas Melymuk

Senior Writer
Caroline Dickie

Officer, Development Communications
Rhea Daniels

Officer, Prospect Research
Nipun Kudalkar

Officer, Friends' Corps and Ballet365
Joanne Kwok

Officer, Legacy Giving and Endowment Foundation
Amy McMullen

Officer, Special Events
Martha Buss

Officer, Corporate Partnerships
Zoe Favrin

Assistant to the Director of Development
Liza Beharry

Associate, Strategic Giving and Donor Stewardship
Zoe Lin

Gift Management Coordinator
Lucy White

Coordinator, Individual Giving
Livia Savoy

Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement
Lisa Robinson

Director, In Studio
Kate Kernaghan

Coordinator, Education and Community Engagement
Ysabel Garcia

Senior Teaching Artist
Annemarie Cabri

Dance Educator/Teaching Artist
Tanya Howard

Interim Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Amanda Ram

Senior Financial Analyst
Myra Chong

Payroll and Benefits Manager
Jenny Mah

General Accountants
Winnie Li
Demitrios Prevenas
Pooja Rao

Payroll and Accounts Payable Specialist
Julian Whitaker

Director, Human Resources
Kathleen Matatya

Officer, Human Resources 
Erika Pugsley

Director of Technology
Christopher Sonnemann

Associate Director, Web Technology Services
Stephen Cunningham

Associate Director, Software and Applications Services
Mohiuddin Faruqe

Senior Manager of Technology
Andrew Anderson

Solutions Developer
Kruti Shah

Senior Business Analyst
Bethany Bleile

Systems Coordinator
Maninder Singh Sekhon

Facilities Manager
Emil Mishriky

Building Maintenance Supervisor
Henry Martins

Cleaners
Violeta Parreno
Willie Santiago

Conductor
Julian Pellicano

Pianists
Edward Connell
Andrei Streliaev
Zhanna Vaszilenko
Zhenya Vitort

Orchestra Personnel Manager
and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard

Associate Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Leah Heidenheim

Operations Coordinator
Nadiya Ried

Director of Production
Christopher Dennis

Associate Director of Production
Yvette Drumgold

Technical Director
Peter Eaton

Stage Managers
Jeff Morris
Alex Wommack

Lighting Coordinator
Jeff Logue

Production Workshop

Head Carpenter
Sandy Middleton

Assistant Carpenter
Mike Ellenton

Shop Technician
Chuck Theil

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

Properties Supervisor
John Miracle

Assistant Properties 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

Head of Wardrobe Production
Stacy Dimitropoulos

Revival Workroom Manager
Robyn Clarke

Footwear and Dye Workroom Manager
Lacey Hammond Harrington

Wig Maker, Hair and Make-up Manager
Jacqueline Robertson Cull

Assistant Revival Workroom Manager
Lauren Pietrowski

Revival Workroom Technician
Bianca Laudadio

Assistant Head of Wardrobe Production
Allie Marshall

Footwear Inventory Coordinator
Hollis Wilson

Resident Cutters
Christine Audet
Marlee Bygate
Christopher Read

Senior Resident Stitchers
Susan Howse
Lisa Novielli

Production Travelling Crew

Head Carpenter
Jim Nutt

Head Electrician
Ashley Rose

Head of Properties
Mike 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