Team
Kenn Mainville began his tenure as President & CEO of the internationally acclaimed New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and its Sistema NB program in early 2024.
Since August 2010 Delgado has been the Musical Director and conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) and in 2011 led the NBYO to 1st place in the orchestra division, with outstanding distinction, of the “Summa Cum Laude” International Youth Music Competition, held in Vienna, Austria.
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.
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.
Born and raised in Lloydminister, Saskatchewan, Jonathan has since come to make New Brunswick home; working alongside the dedicated team at Sistema NB. Jonathan began his role as Chief Operations Officer in August of 2023.
Ken is the former founder and President of KMA Consultants, a consulting firm specializing in fundraising and communications for non-profit organizations, serving charitable organizations throughout Canada.
Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nicole began playing the cello in the Halifax All-City Schools String Program. In Halifax she studied privately with Colin Matthews and was a member of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra under the direction of Gregory Burton from 2003-2005.
Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nicole began playing the cello in the Halifax All-City Schools String Program. In Halifax she studied privately with Colin Matthews and was a member of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra under the direction of Gregory Burton from 2003-2005. In 2005 moved to Montreal to pursue a Bachelors of Fine Arts at Concordia University under the tutelage of Hélène Gagné, graduating in 2010 with a specialization in Music Performance and a minor in Psychology.
Mojde Eghbalpour is the HR Director at the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Inc., bringing a wealth of experience in human resources, leadership, and organizational management.
Born in Venezuela, Carlos started his musical path in a Nucleo called La Rinconada, part of the large group of El Sistema Centers that serve the city of Caracas, where he grew up playing in an orchestra and singing in a choir.
Rachel Kidd grew up in Saint John, N.B. and played with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and Symphony NB before moving to Montreal. She attended McGill University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance and also studied Mathematics and Film-Score Composition.
Born in Mexico City, Swan Serna was appointed the Sistema New Brunswick Richibucto Center Director in 2012 and in 2016 he was also the Centre Director in Elsipogtog First Nation noon program.
Sébastien Sirois is a double bassist from New Brunswick now established in his native region, Madawaska county. He has been involved with Sistema NB since 2011 as a double bass teacher and was also a member of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra for several years, which was of great importance to him.
Sébastien Sirois is a double bassist from New Brunswick now established in his native region, Madawaska county. He has been involved with Sistema NB since 2011 as a double bass teacher and was also a member of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra for several years, which was of great importance to him.
Seán O’Brien first joined the Sistema NB and NBYO family in September of 2020, serving as a temporary cello Teaching Artist in Richibucto and Elsipogtog during the pandemic.
Shuchen Jiang is a dedicated violinist and educator with a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in violin performance from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where he also holds a cognate in violin pedagogy.
Born in 1984, in Mexico City, Jaime Alfonso is a Mexican violinist whose passion for music has shaped a remarkable career. He graduated from the Escuela Superior de Música at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, studying under maestro Savarthasiddh Uribe.
Alexandra Basque began her musical journey at the age of six with the violin, eventually expanding her expertise to include the viola. With a passion for both instruments, she pursued a Fine Arts degree at St-Thomas University in Fredericton.
Vanessa has been part of the Sistema NB Richibucto team since December 2023, teaching violin and viola. She was a strings teacher in Brazil for 8 years, has a degree in music (Unimes – Brazil) and a postgraduate diploma in Strings for the 21st century (Unifahe – Brazil).
