ABMF Board Directors
President — Winnie Yiu-Young
Vice President — Lynn Cook
Treasurer — Dorothy Chan
Secretary — Jessica Liu
Trustee — Fran Armstrong
Trustee — Debby Waldman
Trustee — Mary Lee
Trustee — Mary Yiu
Trustee — Brian Dunsmore
Trustee — Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
Trustee — John Tessier
Trustee — Janice Wan
Vice President — Lynn Cook
Treasurer — Dorothy Chan
Secretary — Jessica Liu
Trustee — Fran Armstrong
Trustee — Debby Waldman
Trustee — Mary Lee
Trustee — Mary Yiu
Trustee — Brian Dunsmore
Trustee — Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp
Trustee — John Tessier
Trustee — Janice Wan
Friends of ABMF Executives
President — Lynn Cook
Vice President — Brian Dunsmore
Treasurer — Dorothy Chan
Secretary — Jessica Liu
Vice President — Brian Dunsmore
Treasurer — Dorothy Chan
Secretary — Jessica Liu
Winnie Yiu-Young — President (ABMF)
Winnie was one of the founding members of the ABMF and has served on the board since 1979. She was appointed President of the Board in 2013.
Winnie has a BCom and MBA. She served as the Chief Financial Officer for Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation for 13 years before retiring after 32 years of service in the Government of Alberta. Since then, Winnie has become the President of the ABMF. She also sits on the volunteer board for the Chinatown Multi-level Care Foundation.
Winnie has a BCom and MBA. She served as the Chief Financial Officer for Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation for 13 years before retiring after 32 years of service in the Government of Alberta. Since then, Winnie has become the President of the ABMF. She also sits on the volunteer board for the Chinatown Multi-level Care Foundation.
Lynn Cook — Vice President (ABMF); President (Friends of ABMF)
Lynn’s passion for supporting talented young musicians brought her to the ABMF over five years ago. She also serves as the President of the Friends of ABMF. She is retired.
Brian Dunsmore — Vice President (Friends of ABMF)
Brian joined the Board in 2016. He worked as a radio host, interviewer, writer, and finally Program Director and Executive Producer, specializing in the Arts, Education, and Culture. Brian is now retired, but continues to participate in many community activities.
Dorothy Chan — Treasurer (ABMF); Treasurer (Friends of ABMF)
More info to come.
Jessica Liu — Secretary (ABMF); Secretary (Friends of ABMF)
Jessica joined the Board in 2016. She took piano lessons for 10 years and is passionate about the Arts and supporting other young musicians. Jessica obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Queen’s University and is now an Associate with Brownlee LLP in the area of Insurance Litigation.
Janice Wan — Trustee (ABMF)
Janice has been with the ABMF Board for over 6 years. Her brother, violinist Andrew Wan, had been a recipient of the ABMF Scholarship while he completed his music degrees at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Janice currently works for the City of Edmonton.
Fran Armstrong — Trustee (ABMF)
Fran has been a devoted supporter of the ABMF for many years as she was a good friend to the late Jenny Diment, one of the founding members of this organization. Fran has served on the Board for over five years. She is retired.
Debby Waldman — Trustee (ABMF)
Debby joined the Board in 2022. She comes from a musical family and took violin lessons for 11 years. Since obtaining a degree in journalism, Debby has worked as a newspaper reporter, taught essay and creative writing, authored several books, and now works as an editor and freelancer for a variety of publications and websites.
Mary Lee — Trustee (ABMF)
Mary is one of the founding members of the ABMF and has been serving on the Board for over 35 years. She is an avid supporter of young musicians. She is retired.
Mary Yiu — Trustee (ABMF)
Mary is one of the founding members of the ABMF and has been serving on the Board for over 35 years. She has been actively volunteering in many capacities for the foundation and has recruited many supporters. Mary is retired after 25 years’ service with the Physics Department at the University of Alberta.
Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp — Trustee (ABMF)
Viktoria joined the Board in 2018. She is an internationally renowned pianist, and the only winner of the highest Canadian scholarship, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, to be specializing in performance. In addition to performing as a soloist, with orchestras, and in various chamber music formations, Viktoria has extensive teaching and vocal coaching experience.
John Tessier — Trustee (ABMF)
John joined the Board in 2018. He is a Juno Award winning tenor who has performed with notable musicians on stages all around the world. He is also an award winning professor at the University of Alberta and is in high demand for coaching, master classes, and private consultations.
Past Board Directors
The Anne Burrows Music Foundation is extremely grateful to the people who have given their time to support the dreams of young musicians:
Anne Burrows, Chair of ABMF Board - 1980 to 2002
Faqir Khanna, Chair of ABMF Board - 2002 to 2013
Sig Plach
Philippe Bourigault
Jacques Despres
Patty Glover
Joan Greabeiel
Julie Kennedy
Cora Molstad
David Prestley
Elaine McCoy
Hugh Dawe
Jenny Diment
Joyce Law
Ken MacDonald
Mary MacNab
Dr. Martine Jaworski
Michael Massey
Pat Mcdonald
Paul Bourret
Ralph Thurn
Richard Cook
Ted Power
Patricia Walker
Malcolm Smith
Rhodora Funcion
Ann Hammond
Melanie Duhaime