Board & Staff Directory

Executive

Douglas Tkach, Chair

Jackie Wild, Vice Chair and Chair, Executive Committee

Harun Kibirige, Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee

Heather Bertnick, Secretary and Chair, Human Resources & Compensation Committee

Brigitte Sandron, Past-Chair and Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee

Cary Miller, Chair, Indigenous Advisory Circle

Board members at large include:

Jason Bryk

Mohamed El Tassi

Vinh Huynh

Cora Jalonen

Kathryn McBurney

Trudy Schroeder

Nicole Stewart

Dorota Blumczyńska, CEO (ex-officio, non-voting)            

Dorota Blumczyńska
CEO
DBlumczynska@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0630

Maia Woodbury
Executive Assistant
MWoodbury@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0668

Tabitha Harper
Museum Advisor on Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
THarper@ManitobaMuseum.ca
204-988-0569

Zoë McQuinn
Director of Development
ZMcQuinn@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0656

Cassidy Nicholls
Partnerships & Events Manager
CNicholls@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0629

Cindi Steffan
Grants Manager
CSteffan@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0662

Alma Cruz
Development Coordinator
ACruz@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0571

Seema Hollenberg
Director of Research, Collections & Exhibits
SHollenberg@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0635

Emma Maione
Research, Collections & Exhibits Administrative Assistant
EMaione@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204)988-0612

Research

Dr. Amelia Fay
Curator of Anthropology & HBC Museum Collection
AFay@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0563

David Finch
Curator of Archaeology
DFinch@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0681

Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson
Curator of Botany
DRobson@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0653

Dr. Joseph Moysiuk
Curator of Palaeontology & Geology
JMoysiuk@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0648

Dr. Randy Mooi
Curator of Zoology
RMooi@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0659

Dr. Roland Sawatzky
Curator of History
RSawatzky@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0634

Collections & Conservation

Aro van Dyck
Collections Technician (Natural History)
AVDyck@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0654

Dr. Brigit Tronrud
Collections Management Specialist (Natural History)
BTronrud@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0620

Carolyn Sirett
Senior Conservator
CSirett@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0567

Cortney Pachet
Collections Technician (Human History)
CPachet@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0646

Estelle Girard
Assistant Conservator
EGirard@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0694

Nancy Anderson
Collections Management Specialist (Human History)
NAnderson@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0607

Sonya Hauri-Thiessen
Collections Registration Associate
SHauriThiessen@ManitobaMuseum.ca

Exhibits

Anastasiia Mavrina
Exhibit Designer
AMavrina@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0673

Rhiannon Leier Blacher
Director of Marketing, Sales & Visitor Experience
RLeierBlacher@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0638

Brandi Hayberg
Manager of Marketing & Communications
BHayberg@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0614

Rebecca Watson
Digital Media & Marketing Coordinator
RWatson@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0686

Tyler Trautwein
Interim Buyer, Merchandiser & E-commerce Administrator
TTrautwein@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0606

Bukola Akinola
Manager of Rentals & Events
Rentals@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0665

Matty Kolthof
Rentals Booking Coordinator
Rentals@ManitobaMuseum.ca
204-988-0660

Luong Bui
Event Assistant

Stefano De Sordi
Event Assistant

Addison Sutherland-Dyck
Event Assistant

Rachel Erickson
Director of Learning & Engagement
RErickson@ManitobaMuseum.ca
204-988-0685

Tashina Houle-Schlup
Head of Indigenous Programming & Engagement
THouleSchlup@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0642

Anya Moodie-Foster
Manager of School & Public Programs
AMoodieFoster@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0688

Corinne Antoniuk
Learning & Engagement Producer
CAntoniuk@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0671

Erin Buelow
Learning & Engagement Producer
EBuelow@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0690

Deni Desautels
Learning & Engagement Producer, Science & Climate Action
DDesautels@ManitobaMuseum.ca

Mike Jensen
Programs & Volunteer Coordinator
MJensen@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0613

Scott Young
Planetarium Astronomer
ScYoung@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0627

Fiona Sime
Programs & Reservations Coordinator
Programs@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0626

Carrie Goulet
Programs & Reservations Coordinator
Programs@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0626

Carol Beaulieu
Indigenous Protocols Advisor
CBeaulieu@ManitobaMuseum.ca

M Howell-Favell
Indigenous Learning Facilitator

Birdie Holmberg
Learning Facilitator

Dhuranka Wijesinghe
Learning Facilitator

Ena Mallarino
Learning Facilitator

Melina Nielsen
Learning Facilitator

Adriana “Dray” Sedlak
Science Communicator

Annick Dionne-Floc’h
Science Communicator

Chris Beauvilain
Science Communicator

Ray Saltel
Science Communicator

Rhianna Cohen
Science Communicator

Maas Steur
Exhibit Attendant

David Sierhuis, CPA, CA
Director of Finance & Operations
DSierhuis@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0632

Germine Awad
Financial Controller
GAwad@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0622

Kathy Moran
Business Office Assistant
KMoran@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0623

Omodele Ayanniyi
Payroll & Benefits Administrator
OAyanniyi@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0624

Sean Workman
Operations Supervisor
SLWorkman@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0644

Paul Martin
Operations Technician
PMartin@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0560

Cesar Robayo
Carpenter/Cabinetmaker
Workshop@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0664

Douglas Colban
Operations Assistant
DColban@ManitobaMuseum.ca

Ruel Espinoza
System Administrator
REspinoza@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0675

Adelana Adeleye-Olusae
Director of Human Resources
LAdeleyeOlusae@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0667

Noreen Hees
Volunteer & Employee Relations Manager
NHees@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0633

Kaitlin Aiello Fox
Membership and Data Coordinator
KAiello@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0647

Natalie Marion
Visitor Experience Supervisor/Superviseur de l’Expérience des Visiteurs
NMarion@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0617

Andrea Ocampo
Visitor Experience Associate

Crystal Cann
Visitor Experience Associate

Jobelle Borja
Visitor Experience Associate

Luong Bui
Visitor Experience Associate

Matty Kolthof
Visitor Experience Associate

Sasha-Blue O’Reggio
Visitor Experience Associate

Tyler Trautwein
Visitor Experience Associate