Board & Staff Directory

The Board of Governors 2023-24

Brigitte Sandron, Chair

Doug Tkach, Vice-Chair and Chair, Executive Committee

Sam McLaughlin, Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee

Jackie Wild, Secretary

Penny McMillan, Past-Chair and Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee

Kathryn McBurney, Chair, Human Resources & Compensation Committee

Cary Miller, Chair, Indigenous Advisory Circle

 

Board members at large include:

Heather Bertnick

Jason Bryk

Beverley Edmondson

Rachel Erickson

Buffy-Pearl Handel

Cora Jalonen

Harun Kibirige

Dwight MacAulay

Cindi Steffan

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

The Manitoba Museum Foundation Board of Directors 2023 -24

Penny McMillan, President, Past Chair, Board of Governors

Scott Craig, Vice-President

Merv Gunter, Treasurer

Jeoff Chipman, Secretary

William F. Baines

Bob Dolyniuk

Kan Fanstone

Brigitte Sandron, Chair, Board of Governors

Executive Office

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

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

Fund Development

Charwin Dahl
Director of Development
CDahl@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

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

Research, Collections, & Exhibits

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

Emma Skrumeda
Research, Collections & Exhibits Administrative Assistant
ESkrumeda@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

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

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

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

Exhibits

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

Marketing, Sales, and Visitor Experience

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

Kyla Klassen
Merchandiser & Buyer
KKlassen@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0606

Learning & Engagement

Zoë McQuinn
Director of Learning & Engagement
ZMcQuinn@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0638

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

Mika Pineda
Learning & Engagement Producer Youth Climate Action
MPineda@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0570

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
Museum Program Developer (BOSF Gallery Renewal)
CBeaulieu@ManitobaMuseum.ca

Annick Clément
Learning Facilitator

Dhuranka Wijesinghe
Learning Facilitator

Janelle LeGal
Learning Facilitator

Victoria Holmberg
Learning Facilitator

Adriana “Dray” Sedlak
Science Communicator

Deni Desautels
Science Communicator

Emma Rannie
Science Communicator

Olivia Cassie
Science Communicator

Ray Saltel
Science Communicator

Rhianna Cohen
Science Communicator

Finance Office

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

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

Operations

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

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

Marc Hébert
Carpenter/Cabinetmaker
Workshop@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0664

Information Technology

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

Human Resources & Volunteer Services

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

Visitor & Member Services

Logan Stefanson
Membership and Data Coordinator
LStefanson@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 988-0647

Natalie Marion
Visitor Experience Supervisor/Superviseur de l’Expérience des Visiteurs
NMarion@ManitobaMuseum.ca
(204) 956-2830

Andrea Ocampo
Visitor Experience Associate

Astrid Morales
Visitor Experience Associate

Crystal Cann
Visitor Experience Associate

Jason Williams
Visitor Experience Associate

Jobelle Borja
Visitor Experience Associate

Lauren McNaughton
Visitor Experience Associate

Matthew Kolthof
Visitor Experience Associate

Tyler Trautwein
Visitor Experience Associate