Vancouver Opera Guild Executive
President – Jennifer Ann Coté
Vice-President – Vacant
Secretary – Edward Mornin
Treasurer – Bernadette Cheung
Board of Directors
Regina Boxer – Co-Chair, Special Events
Lis Dawson – Chair, Tours
Pat Hancock – Co-Chair, Education
Lore Hoffman – Co-Chair, Education
Lorna Mochinski – Co-Chair, Special Events
Alex Volkoff – Chair, Awards
Patricia Plackett – Co-Chair, Guild Centre
David Plackett – Co-Chair, Guild Centre
Linda Siegel – Chair, Membership
Vacant – Chair, Marketing
David Steiner – Chair, Newsletter
Committees – Chairs
Awards: responsible for the Career Development Grant program, and scholarships and bursaries to promising students based in British Columbia.
Chair: Alex Volkoff
Education: assists with rehearsal receptions for the Vancouver Opera In Schools program.
Co-Chairs: Lore Hoffmann and Pat Hancock
Guild Centre: staffs the Guild table in the Queen Elizabeth theatre during opera productions to promote Guild activities and encourage membership.
Co-Chairs: Patricia and David Plackett
Membership: oversees membership activities such as recruitment, recognition and maintenance of databases.
Chair: Linda Siegel
Newsletter: publishes a newsletter three times a year, obtains, edits and collates materials and arranges distribution.
Chair: David Steiner
Marketing: helps publicize the Guild and its events and tour etc.
Chair: Vacant
Special Events: plans and oversees events and other initiatives to raise funds for the Guild.
Co-Chairs: Regina Boxer and Lorna Mochinski
Tours: plans and organizes interesting opera tours as Guild fundraisers.
Chair: Lis Dawson