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We want to thank everyone at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity who has supported the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition - from feeding our audience and quartets, to booking tickets, creating awareness, fundraising, and ensuring the highest quality experience for all who attend and participate. We couldn't do it without you!

Many thanks to all Banff Centre staff who have contributed to BISQC in the administration, marketing, production, guest services, food and beverage services, and audience services departments.

BISQC Team

Kerry Stauffer, Managing Director, Events, Production, Marketing and Communications
Barry Shiffman, Director, BISQC
Lisa Ramsey, Manager, BISQC
Jane Russell, Coordinator, BISQC
Marian Johnston-Harvie, Coordinator, BISQC

Audience Services

Rob Lillington, Audience Services Manager
Lev Nesterov, Audience Services Coordinator
Natalia Bohorquez, Audience Services Coordinator

Development

Andrea McManus, Chief Advancement Officer
Shannon Evans, Development Coordinator
Laurie Harvey, Sponsorship and Fundraising Manager 
Babur Jahid, Senior Development Officer 
Jennifer Knorr, Manager, Stewardship, Research and Events 
Corey McKeown, Interim Senior Development Officer 
Andrea McLellan, Senior Development Officer 
Candice Noakes, Director, Grants, Awards and Operations 
Christine Prescott, Development Writer 
Kate Semrau, Grants Coordinator 
 

Hospitality

Mark Reid, Director of Rooms, Guest Services, and Food & Beverage
Leandro Vega, Executive Chef
Todd Clarkson, Manager, Program Services
Emily Colluney, Guest Services Manager
Daniel Dery, Executive Housekeeper
Kaoru Goto, Conference Services Manager
James Lapierre, Chief Steward
Theresa Manns, Conference Services Manager
Derek Moon, Manager, F&B
Jason Ponee, Senior Manager, F&B
Carl Trautman, Manager, F&B
Justine Watts, Conference Services Manager

Marketing & Communications

Marie-Helene Dagenais, Director, Marketing
Casey Peirce, Director, Communications
Hayden Browne, Digital Marketing Specialist
Danae Cosijn, Marketing Coordinator
Shannon Fidler, Graphic Designer
Kyla Jacobs, Marketing Officer, Social Media
Nicky Lynch, Marketing Officer
Christine Majer, Graphic Design Lead
Seamus O'Farrell, Digital Marketing Specialist
Carla Snow, Marketing Officer

Operations

Kameko Higa, Managing Director Program Management and Coordination and Resources Management
Jim Olver, Director, Customer Service
Tambry Kopp, Program Manager, Presenting and Events
Nate Spasiuk, Program Delivery Specialist, Program Coordination

Production

Kerry Stauffer, Executive Producer
Lauren Acheson, Stage Carpenter
Chaz Anderson, Production Coordinator
Juan Anez, Stage Carpenter
Blair Atkinson, Intermediate AV Tech
Nicole Bergen, Stage Manager
Bronwyn Bowlby, Assistant Technical Director
Brendan Briceland, Head of Projection Technology
John Brigham, Senior AV Tech
Court Brinsmead, Lead Animator
Jackson Buchanan, Lighting Technician
Ben Chaisson, Projectionist 
Jennifer Chiasson, Lead Video Technician
James Clemens-Seely, Senior Recording Engineer
Charles Culver, Assistant Head of Sound
Martin Finnerty, Camera Director
Lyle Fish, Head of Sound
Matt Flawn, Head of Electrics
Solana Frebold, Music Score Prompter
Pouya Hamidi, Senior Recording Engineer
Tom Heemskerk, Stage Carpenter
Samantha Hindle, Technical Director
Heather Jordan, Page Turner
Jozef Karoly, Senior Video Editor
Brandon Kern, Mastering Technician
Tara Kiely, Assistant Production Manager 
Jeffrey Kynoch, Senior Recording Engineer
Carey Lees, Wardrobe Shops Facilitator
Marcia Liber, Stage Manager
John Limbrick, Stage Carpenter
Darcy Locke, Maintenance Technologist, Video
Tyler Los-Jones, Production Manager, Artist Support
Allison Lynch, Production Assistant 
Woody Macphail, Senior Technical Producer
Jarret Mayo, Sound Technician
Genvieve Nevin-Jones, Production Coordinator
Henry Ng, Audio and Music Technician
Jordan Pal, Music Score markups for video
Albert Picknell, Head Piano Technician
Raj Rathore, Assistant Head Stage Carpenter
Brett Rayner, Head Stage Carpenter
Nerida Ross, Production Assistant 
Andrew Sayer, Video Engineering Support
Donna Sharpe, Stage Manager
Darrell Shaw, Assistant Head of Lighting
Rita Taylor, Photographer
Raffi Tchalikian, AV Tech
Mark Tierney, Mastering Technician