RCCO Staff, Officers and Committees

Royal Canadian College of Organists
Collège royal canadien des organistes

National Office

202-204 St George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2N5

Tel: 416 929 6400
Fax: 416 929 2265
E-mail: manager@rcco.ca
Web site: www.rcco.ca

Office Hours: Monday to Friday,
9:00 am - 1:00 pm ET

STAFF
General Manager: Sharon Adamson
Bookkeeper: Mary Tersigni
Communications Editor*: Bruce Cross

Assistant to the Editor*: Christine Kempthorne
*Communications staff work Mondays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET

OFFICERS
Patron
His Excellency The Right Honourable David Johnston, CC, CMM, COM, CD
Governor General of Canada

Honorary Patrons

Dame Gillian Weir, Angela Hewitt

Honorary President

Norman Brown

Honorary Vice Presidents

Barrie Cabena, Walter Kemp
President: Nicholas Fairbank
Past President: Gilles Leclerc

First Vice President: James Bailey

Second Vice President: Peter Bishop

Chaplain to the College:
Treasurer: Brian R Sweetman
Registrar: Faye Grinberg
Secretary: Patrick Carter
Chair of Trustees: Peter Partridge
Archivist: Margaret Leask

Chair of Examinations : David Cameron

Registrar of Examinations: Sharon Adamson

COMMITTEES OF THE COLLEGE

Trustees
Peter Partridge (Chair)
Simon Irving
Ronald Jordan

STANDING COMMITTEES MANDATED BY NATIONAL COUNCIL

Competitions
William Wright (Chair)
Marnie Giesbrecht
Rachel Laurin
Frances Macdonnell

Conventions
Rick Morgan (Chair)

Norma Blanchet

Thomas Leslie

Mark Toews

Professional Development
Simon Irving (Chair)
Sam Balden
Debbie Fingas

Examinations
David Cameron (Chair)
Jordan de Souza
Karen Holmes
Frances Macdonnell
Ian Morton
Jonathan Oldengarm
Philip Sarabura
Lorne Swan

Choral Subcommittee: Giles Bryant (Chair)
Stephanie Martin
Peter Nikiforuk
Mark Sirett

Board of Examiners:
Gordon Johnston (Chair)

Historic Organs
William Wright (Chair)
Thomas Fitches
Andrew Forrest
Alan Jackson
Andrew Mead
Karl Raudsepp
Alan Reesor

Honorary Awards
Mark Toews(Chair)
Jacobus Kloppers

Rachel Alflatt

David Palmer

Membership
Deirdre Piper (Chair)
David Cameron
Neil Cockburn
Eric Dewdney
Nicholas Fairbank
Frederick Francis
Valerie Hall
Frances Harkness
Gilles Leclerc
Rick St Germain

Music Publications
Michael Capon (Chair)
Bruce Cross
Karen Holmes
Ross Jewell
Peter Nikiforuk

Religious Denominations Liaison Committee
Randy Mills (Chair)
David Cameron
Fred Graham
Valerie Hall
Ian Morton
Grace Scott

Professional Support
Patricia Wright (Chair)
Neil Cockburn
Nicholas Fairbank
Fred Graham
Christopher Grocholski
Rev Dr Daniel Hansen
Tanis Kolisnyk
David Rosevear
Douglas Wiseman

STANDING COMMITTEES MANDATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scholarships and Bursaries

Jonathan Oldengarm (Chair)

Finance and Administration
Brian Sweetman (Chair)
Nicholas Fairbank
Gilles Leclerc

James Bailey

Development

Peter Bishop (Chair)

By-Laws
Lorne Swan (Chair)

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Region 1 (Atlantic) Norma C. Blanchet

Region 2 (Quebec & Eastern Ontario) Donald G. Marjerrison

Region 3 (Central Ontario) Joanne Hart

Region 4 (Southern Ontario) Christopher Hunt

Region 5 (Western Ontario) Judith M. Boutin

Region 6 (Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario) Kerrine Wilson

Region 7 (Prairies) Wendy Nieuwenhuis

Region 8 (British Columbia) Sam Balden

CENTRES AND THEIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

REGION 1
Atlantic
Norma Blanchet, Director

ANNAPOLIS VALLEY, NS
David A Skidmore (President)
Marian Ward (Secretary/Membership Convenor)
Eric Jackson (Treasurer)

AVALON, NL
vacant (President)
David Peters (Treasurer)

FREDERICTON, NB
Peter Waterhouse (President)

HALIFAX, NS
John A Walter (President)
Margaret C Machum (Secretary)
Kevin Parks (Treasurer)
Lynette Wahlstrom (Membership Convenor)

MONCTON, NB
Douglas Steeves (President/Treasurer)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Rev H Alan Stewart (President)
Elizabeth Borman (Secretary)
Darlene Harding (Treasurer)

SAINT JOHN, NB
Norma Blanchet (President)
Christopher Lane (Secretary/Treasurer)

REGION 2
Québec and Eastern Ontario
Donald Marjerrison, Director

KINGSTON
Ian Bevell (President)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Secretary)
Joan Egnatoff (Treasurer/Membership Convenor)
Carol Ramer (Professional Support)

MONTRÉAL, QC
Rafael De Castro (President)
Suzanne Ozorak (Secretary)
Edward Brown (Treasurer)
Pierre Cabana (Membership Convenor)
Christopher Grocholski (Professional Support)

OTTAWA, ON
Moira Hayes (President)
Zachary Windus (Secretary)
Ross Jewell (Treasurer)
Donald Marjerrison (Membership Convenor)
Rev. Daniel Hansen (Professional Support)

REGION 3
Central Ontario
Joanne Hart, Director

DURHAM, ON
vacant (President)
Linda Kellington (Secretary)
Ronald Kellington (Treasurer)

NORTHUMBERLAND, ON
Rod McAvoy (President)
Randy Mills (Secretary)
Neil Blacklock (Treasurer)
Carolyn Hyma (Membership Convenor)

SIMCOE-MUSKOKA, ON
Jeffrey Moellman (President)
Susan Walma (Secretary/Treasurer/Membership Convenor)

TORONTO
Elisa Mangina (President)
William Wright (Secretary)
Ronald Jordan (Treasurer)
Hazel Ogilvie (Membership Convenor)
Patricia Wright (Professional Support)

REGION 4
Southern Ontario
Christopher Hunt, Director

BRANTFORD, ON
Lawrence Lougheed (President)
Roger Bayley (Secretary)
Dwight Carpenter (Treasurer)

HAMILTON, ON
Susan Ricketts (President)
Marilyn Repchuck (Secretary)
Christopher Hunt (Treasurer/Membership Convenor)
Stillman Matheson (Professional Support)

NIAGARA PENINSULA, ON
Dianne Humann (President)
Marjorie Slinn (Secretary)
James van den Brink (Treasurer)
Ruth Schappert (Membership Convenor)

WATERLOO-WELLINGTON, ON
Scott Knarr (President/Professional Support)
Elizabeth Hackett (Secretary)
Richard McFadden (Treasurer)
Kathleen King Martin (Membership Convenor)

REGION 5
Western Ontario Ontario
Judith Boutin, Director

CHATHAM, ON
vacant (President)
Keith Groen (Secretary/Treasurer)

GREY-BRUCE, ON
Richard Smith (President)
Marjorie Tite (Secretary)
Hilery McAlpine (Treasurer)
John Tite (Membership Convenor)

LONDON, ON
Gregg Redner (President)
Lorraine Clark (Secretary)
Cathy Slaa (Treasurer)
Ralph Thorn (Membership)
Bert Van der Hoek (Professional Support)

STRATFORD, ON
Earl Clark (President)
William Cameron (Treasurer)

WINDSOR, ON
David Palmer (President)
Jane Ann Callow (Secretary)
Ben Schinkel (Treasurer)
Bonnie Currie (Membership Convenor)

REGION 6
Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario
Kerrine Wilson, Director

THUNDER BAY, ON
Dave Bythell (President)
Susan Marrier (Recording Secretary)
Verna Puhalski (Treasurer)
Betty White (Professional Support)

WINNIPEG, MB
Linda Fearn (President)
Sharon McCullough (Secretary)
Lynne Mavins (Treasurer)
Nancy Nowosad (Membership Convenor)
Tanis Kolisnyk (Professional Support)

REGION 7
Prairies
Wendy Nieuwenhuis, Director

CALGARY, AB
Chellan Hoffman (President)
Colin Redekop (Secretary)
Howard Janzen (Treasurer)

EDMONTON, AB
Marnie Giesbrecht (President)
Debi Harris (Treasurer)
Wendy Nieuwenhuis (Membership Convenor)

REGINA, SK
Robin Swales (President/Secretary)
Sandra Cosbey (Treasurer)

SASKATOON, SK
Janet Weaver (President)
John Botari (Secretary)
Diane Bestvater (Treasurer)

REGION 8
Pacific
Sam Balden, Director

VANCOUVER, BC
Rachel Alflatt (President/Membership Convenor)
Haruyo Shikano Abramson (Secretary)
Tamar Genossar (Treasurer)