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

Holly Courchene

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 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

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

Andrea Ocampo
Collections Assistant

Jordan Reimer
Collections Assistant

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

Mohammed Joy
Event Assistant

Yuchuan Li
Event Assistant

Addison Sutherland-Dyck
Event Assistant

Thomas Steur
Event Assistant

Rachel Erickson
Director of Learning & Engagement
RErickson@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

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

Dhuranka Wijesinghe
Learning Facilitator

Janelle LeGal
Learning Facilitator

Julien Nayet-Pelletier
Learning Facilitator

Katya Godwin
Learning Facilitator

Victoria Holmberg
Learning Facilitator

Adriana “Dray” Sedlak
Science Communicator

Alexandre Préfontaine
Science Communicator

Deni Desautels
Science Communicator

Emma Rannie
Science Communicator

Justine Dyker
Science Communicator

Ray Saltel
Science Communicator

Rhianna Cohen
Science Communicator

Thomas 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

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

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

Astrid Morales
Visitor Experience Associate

Crystal Cann
Visitor Experience Associate

Jason Williams
Visitor Experience Associate

Jobelle Borja
Visitor Experience Associate

Matty Kolthof
Visitor Experience Associate

Tyler Trautwein
Visitor Experience Associate