Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181110034633/@comment-4010415-20181122230206

Yeah, one thing a lot of people don't get is that everyone who got a role in RWBY had to audition first, no matter who they were and no matter how important they were. Even Monty auditioned for the role of Ozpin and ended up deciding Shannon did better in the audition. Even Matt Hullum, CEO of the company, had to audition to make an attempt at the role of Ozpin and to get the role of a character who will appear later.

So, people's complaints about who voices Winter have no ground to stand on because every voice actor in RWBY had to audition for their roles, no matter what.