Who’s Who

HONORARY PATRON

Evgeny Kissin
Pianist

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nora Kelly, President
Writer; Past President, Strathcona Residents’ Association

Janet Lea, Secretary and Artistic Administrator
Arts Manager; former Director of Cultural Programs for British Columbia, CBC; former Area Head for Music, CBC Toronto

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, BC Hydro, 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

 

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

Jayson McLean
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

David Boothroyd, BA (Mount Allison Univ). MA (Univ of Western Ontario)
Company pianist

Radhika Yeddanapudi, BA Hons (Univ of Delhi). MS (Virginia Tech). Dipl Planning and Negotiation (SFU)
Chair, City Opera Fundraising Committee

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