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Jean Malavoy to head up the CCA
Ottawa , March 17, 2004 - The Canadian Conference of the Arts ( CCA ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Malavoy as its new National Director. A search committee composed of members of the Board of Governors and former st af f conducted a national competition to find a successor for Megan Davis Williams, who announced her intention to leave the CCA af ter serving as National Director since 1998. Mr. Malavoy will assume the reins of Canada primary arts advocacy organization from Megan Davis Williams in mid-June.
Mr. Malavoy brings an impressive wealth of experience in the cultural sector to the CCA . He is currently the Executive Director of La Nouvelle Scène, a multidisciplinary arts venue that serves four francophone performing arts groups in Ottawa . His past work includes 12 years at the Ontario Arts Council, as well as stints at the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Bureau des regroupements des artistes visuels en Ontario (BRAVO), and the Conseil des organismes francophones du Toronto métropolitain. Mr. Malavoy also worked as a consultant in the cultural sector through his company, Jean Malavoy & Associés.
“ Jean Malavoy is passionate about Canadian culture and the place of the artist within our society” said Denise Roy, President of the CCA 's Board of Governors. “We believe his strong vision and activist orientation will serve the CCA and its membership very well.”
“I would also like to express the deep appreciation of the CCA Board of Governors for the exemplary service of the outgoing National Director Megan Davis Williams,” said Roy . “She has guided the organization for the past six years with both wisdom and zeal.”
The transition in leadership comes at a time when the CCA is heavily engaged in several key policy files, including:
• the threat to free expression posed by Bill C-12,
• the creation of a national strategy on arts and education, and
• the promotion of an international convention on cultural diversity.
For more information on the CCA 's current advocacy work, please visit our website at www.ccarts.ca .
For more information:
Kevin Desjardins
Communications and Public Relations Manager
(613) 238 3561 ext.11
Fax (613) 238 4849
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