Who’s Who
HONORARY PATRON
Evgeny Kissin
Pianist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nora Kelly, President
Writer; Past President, Strathcona Residents’ Association
Hazel Currie, Secretary
Former President, Alliance for Arts and Culture; General Manager, Pacific Cinematheque; Executive Director, Granville Island Cultural Society
Shamsh Kassam, CA, Treasurer
Chartered Accountant. Former Vice-President and CFO at Western International Communications, and currently Chief Financial Officer and Vice President at Stern Partners.
Douglas Berg, Director
IT and design advisor; Technology manager, Vancouver
Jon Festinger, QC, Director
Attorney, intellectual property specialist. Managing partner, Jon Festinger Law Strategy LLP. Former Senior Vice President, CTV. Former Executive Vice President, Vancouver Canucks and GM Place
Jaap Nico Hamburger, Director
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital; composer; soloist degree in piano, Royal Conservatorium of Music, Amsterdam; President and CEO, Orange Music Inc., a Vancouver music production company
Janet Lea, Director and Artistic Administrator
Arts Manager; former Director of Cultural Programs for British Columbia, CBC; former Area Head for Music, CBC Toronto
The Board of City Opera Vancouver meets monthly in the board room of the Canadian Music Centre.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Sir Charles Mackerras, CH, AC, CBE (deceased)
Music Advisor, 2006-2010
Stephen R. Burri
Legal Advisor
Robert Eberle
Production Manager
Bob Baker
Canadian Music Advisor
Colin Miles
Canadian Music Advisor
Eleanor Sleath
Financial Advisor
STAFF
Dr Charles Barber, BMus (UVic). MA, DMA (Stanford)
Conductor and Artistic Director
Dr Greg Caisley, BMus (UVic). DMA (USC)
Company coach
David Boothroyd, BA (Mount Allison Univ). MA (Univ of Western Ontario)
Company pianist
Kevin Dale McKeown
Director of Marketing and Communications
www.publicityplus.ca
Tom Durrie, BA (UC Santa Barbara). MA (Prescott). MMus (UBC)
Director of Development
www.tomdurrie.com