Our Staff

Administration

Leadership

Rachel Peake
Artistic Director
rpeake [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Lyndee Hansen
Executive Director
x 253
lhansen [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Artistic Administration

Christine Gruenbauer
Producer
x 354
cgruenbauer [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Vanessa Spence
Associate Producer & Company Manager
x 257
vspence [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Education & Community Engagement

Breanne Ritchie
Director of Education & Community Engagement
x 224
britchie [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Administration

Barb Whang
IT Director
x 303
bwhang [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Britt Duncan
Tessitura Administrator
x 233
bduncan [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Ben Leibovitz
Executive & Administrative Assistant
x 260
bleibovitz [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Finance

Magdi Osman
Senior Manager of Finance
x 248
mosman [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Pauline Hare
Finance Assistant
x 226
phare [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Beatriz Alvarenga (Parental Leave Cover)
Finance Associate
x 225
balvarenga [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Payroll Inquiries: payroll [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Accounts Payable Inquiries: accountspayable [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Marketing & Digital Strategy

Lia Karidas
Director of Marketing & Digital Strategy
x 280
lkaridas [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Gwen Blackwell
Digital Marketing Specialist 
x 262
gblackwell [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Allison Oliveira
Marketing Project Manager
x 267
aoliveira [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Melissa Mae Shipley
Communications & Public Relations Manager
x266
mshipley [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Development

Heather Siskind-Levite 
Director of Development
x 251
hsiskind-levite [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Monica Coddington
Director of Business Development
x 252
mcoddington [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Farrell Tremblay
Individual Giving Coordinator
x 246
ftremblay [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Jacob Wiley
Business Development & Rentals Coordinator
x 245
jwiley [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Patron Services

Front of House

Ali Samuel
Front of House/Patron Services Manager
x 265
asamuel [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
 
Haley Helm
Show Manager
 
hhelm [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Box Office

Denise Hay
Audience Services Supervisor
x 402
dhay [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Trinity Harrison
Representative
x 406
tharrison [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Brittney-Lee Lowey
Representative
x 405
blowey [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Karen McDonald
Representative
x 401
kmcdonald [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Cheryl Willison
Representative
x 403
cwillison [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Production

Paul Fujimoto-Pihl
Director of Production and Operations
x 259
pfujimotopihl [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Sonja Niedermaier
Technical Director – Stage
x 269
sniedermaier [at] grandtheatre [dot] com 
Julia Callon
Technical Director – Scenic
 x 359
jcallon [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Jim Doucette
Production Driver
x 358
jdoucette [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Properties

Natalie Kearns
Head of Props
x 235
nkearns [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Natalie Tsang
Props Builder/Buyer
x 238
ntsang [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Wardrobe

Lisa Wright
Head of Wardrobe
x 244
lwright [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Meghan Choma
Assistant to the Head of Wardrobe
x 240
mchoma [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Elisabeth Mastrandrea
Wardrobe Cutter
x 243
emastrandrea [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Scenic Carpentry

John-Michael Plester
Head Scenic Carpenter
x 122
jmplester [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Zac Barker
1st Scenic Carpenter
x 122
zbarker [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Jonathan Tschirhart
2nd Scenic Carpenter
x 122
jtschirhart [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Scenic Art

Richard Lawler
Head Scenic Artist
x 123
rlawler [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Craig Guthrie
Senior Scenic Artist
x 123
cguthrie [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Spriet Stage Crew

Rory Leydier
Head Stage Carpenter
x 236
rleydier [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Aaron Ouellette
Head of Audio
x 258
aouellette [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Jared Whitty
Head of Flys
x 264
jared.whitty [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Liam Arbogast
Head of Lighting
x 279
larbogast [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Sarah Tracy
Head Stage Wardrobe
x 229
stracy [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Auburn Stage Crew

Steve Allen
Head Technician
x 228
sallen [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Operations

Mike MacDonald
Building Manager
x 232
mmacdonald [at] grandtheatre [dot] com
Aaron Simmons
Assistant Building Manager
x 232
asimmons [at] grandtheatre [dot] com

Housekeeping

Patricia Sexsmith
Ben Storie
x 237
 

Security

Ankit
Shannon Goneau
Marty Peterson
John Whitty
x 237