Donald Matheson, Director of Community Engagement

Don Matheson has been Executive Director of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra since 2008.  He has led in the development of the provincial orchestra program which received numerous honors, including, Arts Organization-of-the-Year Award from the NB Foundation for the Arts in 2010 and, in 2011, a first place win in the prestigious SCL International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria.  Don has been instrumental in the implementation of the NBYO's Sistema NB program.

Don has devoted over thirty years to sales management, business development, marketing, consulting, and not-for-profit administration.

Don's other community engagement includes Mount Royal United Church, Scouts Canada, Camp Centennial, Moncton Kiwanis Minor Basketball Association, Irving Men’s Hoop Classic, Greater Moncton Dragon Boat Festival, Canadian Cancer Society, Terry Fox Run, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.

Contact: 506-866-7920; drmatheson@nbyo-ojnb.com