President: Brenda Koch
Vice President: Helen Spaxman
Helen has been working as an arts instructor at Britannia Centre for over 25 years. She joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees in 2012 to assist in the Britannia Arts and Culture Office, and has since held other positions for the Britannia Society and Parks Board in Arts Programming, Volunteer Coordination and Facility Rentals/Wedding Liaison.
An avid gardener and multidisciplinary artist, Helen instigates community projects in the neighbourhood such as International Yarn Bombing Day, Children’s Knitting Clubs, Banner Painting, Greening the Bunkers and Mural projects and restorations.
Helen came to the realization that she was in the band in July 2014.
Secretary: Anessa Lang
Treasurer: Yonathan Uriel
Yonathan is a dedicated Carnie clarinetist, having been absorbed into the band one dreamy summer evening in August 2017. Outside of the band, Yonathan plays klezmer and balkan folk music.
When he isn’t playing music, Yonathan works in an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research lab, where he studies insect behaviour and genetics. His favourite bird is the house finch.