Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Fred Withers, Chair
Chief Development Officer (Ret.), Ernst & Young LLP
Judith Korbin, Vice Chair
Arbitrator
Etienne Bruson, Treasurer
Managing Partner, British Columbia, Deloitte
Diane Hodgins, Secretary
Director, Century Group Lands Corporation
Suzanne Anton, Q.C.
Corporate Director
Debra Finlay
Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Michael L. Fish
President, Pacific Surgical Limited
Cathy Grant
Senior Vice President, Coromandel Properties Ltd.
Hein Poulus, Q.C.
Partner, Stikeman Elliott
Jill Tipping
President & CEO, BC Tech Association
James Carter
President, Carter GM Northshore
Doug Christopher
President, Montrose Development Ltd.
Elisabeth Finch
Partner, PwC
David Garofalo
President & CEO, Goldcorp Inc.
Doug Hart
Vice President, Sales & Officer (Ret.) Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance
Sam Lee
Managing Director – Global Mining Group, CIBC World Markets
Alexandra Mauler
President, A.M.S Petrography Ltd.
AJ McLean
Managing Broker, Blanca Realty Ltd.
Monique Mercier
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Telus Corporation
Roy Millen
Partner, Blakes
Fred Pletcher
Partner, Chair of the National Mining Group, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Stanis Smith
Executive Vice President, Buildings, Stantec
Melvyn R. T. Tanemura
President, M.R.T. Tanemura CPA Inc.
Musician Representatives
Cristian Márkos, Cello
Vern Griffiths, Principal Percussion
Honorary Life President
Ronald L. Cliff, C.M.
Honorary Life Vice Presidents
Nezhat Khosrowshahi
Gerald A.B. McGavin, C.M., O.B.C.
Ronald N. Stern
Arthur H. Willms
The Vancouver Symphony Foundation Board of Trustees
Ronald L. Cliff, C.M., Chair
Dallas Brodie
Marnie Carter
Lindsay Hall
Irene McEwen
Gerald A.B. McGavin, C.M., O.B.C
Alan Pyatt
Arthur H. Willms
Fred Withers
Tim Wyman
Staff
Kelly Tweeddale, President
Mehgan Atchison, Executive Assistant
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Mary-Ann Moir, CA, Vice-President, Finance & Administration
Debra Marcus, Director, Information Technology & Human Resources
Diane Liu, Accountant
Amanda Silva, Applications & Systems Specialist
Ray Wang, Payroll Clerk & IT Assistant
MARKETING, SALES & CUSTOMER SERVICE
Neil Middleton, Vice-President, Marketing & Sales
Matthew Baird, Public Relations Manager & Assistant to the Music Director
Elyse Bannerman, Marketing Coordinator
Castine Breckwoldt, Manager of Gift Shop & Volunteer Resources
Katherine Houang, Group Sales, Patrons’ Circle Concierge & Special Ticket Services Manager
Kenneth Livingstone, Database Manager
Cameron Rowe, Director, Audience & Ticket Services
Jason Ho, Senior Customer Service Representative
Taylor Beaumont, Senior Customer Service Representative
Kathy Siu, Box Office Shift Captain
Stacey Menzies, Assistant Gift Shop Manager
Shawn Lau, Customer Service Representative
Mark Sutherland, Customer Service Representative
Seamus Fera, Customer Service Representative
Samantha Tchir, Customer Service Representative
Aniria Sanz, Customer Service Representative
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & EDUCATION
Angela Elster, Vice-President, VSO School of Music and Community Programs
Misha Aster, Vice-President, Artistic Planning & Production
Christin Reardon MacLellan, Director, Education & Community Programs
Francesca Fung, Director, Artistic & Orchestra Administration
Alex Clark, Assistant Librarian & Artistic Operations Assistant
Aaron McDonald, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Kaylie Hanna, Artistic Operations & Education Assistant
Nicholas Jacques, Interim Production Manager
Ryan Kett, Artistic Operations & Education Assistant
Duncan Watts-Grant, Community Engagement Specialist
Minella F. Lacson, Music Librarian
DEVELOPMENT
Leanne Davis, Vice-President, Chief Development Officer
Mary Butterfield, Director, Individual & Legacy Giving
Natalina MacLeod, 100th Anniversary Campaign Director
Rebecca Allard, Development Assistant
Pegah Behnammoradi, Development Officer, Special Projects
Jason Hulbert, Manager, Corporate Programs
Kyle Tiney, Director, Annual Giving
Ann True, Development Officer, Direct Response
Lauren Watson, Manager, Annual Giving and Stewardship