Amir Ali Alibhai
Chair of the Education Committee (Ontario) 2011 — 2014 In January 2012, Amir Ali Alibhai moved to Toronto as consultant for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s project to establish the Aga Khan Museum, scheduled to open in October 2013. For three years prior to this move, Amir served as executive director of the Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture. Amir is well known to most artists throughout the Lower Mainland in BC, and across the province and the country through his work as an artist, curator, educator, volunteer and...
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Governor (Nova Scotia) Erika Beatty is CEO of Symphony Nova Scotia, one of the most broadcast and recorded orchestras in the country. Erika has worked in the arts for more than 20 years and for the past 15 years, has held leadership positions with orchestras in New Brunswick, Mississauga, Niagara and Winnipeg before making Nova Scotia her home in 2007. She is also a volunteer board member for Orchestras Canada, served on the Cultural Policy Advisory Committee for the City of St. Catharines and the Regional Municipality of Niagara and...
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Vice President & Chair of the Governance Committee (Quebec) Since 2006, Luc Fortin has been president of the Quebec Musicians’ Guild, a professional association of more than 3200 freelance musicians. A partner of the American Federation of Musicians and member of the International Federation of Musicians, the Guild defends and promotes the economic, social, moral and professional interests of its members. Fortin is also a board member for the Canadian Conference of Musicians, which unites Canadian...
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Secretary (Quebec) André Leclerc is co-founder and partner at Gagné Leclerc Groupe Conseil. He has more than 25 years of experience in the cultural sector. As a consultant, he specializes in strategic management and planning for a number of public administration and cultural organizations at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. He has a vast knowledge of the arts sector, having been managing director of programs at the Conseil des Arts et des letters du Québec (CALQ) and later, a member of the board of...
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Chair of the Membership Committee (Alberta) Tom McFall is the executive director of the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta’s largest provincial arts service organization. The Council operates the second largest public gallery in Edmonton and the only gallery in Alberta dedicated to craft culture. The Craft Council organizes 15 to 20 exhibitions annually for Edmonton, Calgary, provincial and occasionally national or international audiences. The Council also provides a wide range of career and marketing services for...
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Governor (Newfoundland) George Murray is an accomplished writer and arts administrator living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Artistically, he is recognized worldwide as a a poet with five acclaimed books and a publishing record spanning all continents. He also writes arts journalism for magazines and news papers such as Maisonneuve, the Globe and Mail, The Guardian, the Toronto Star, etc. In 2009, George was a judge for the Governor General’s Literary Award and has himself been nominated for several prestigious prizes in...
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Kathleen Sharpe
President & Chair of the Audit Committee (Ontario) Kathleen Sharpe is a senior manager and administrator in government and the cultural sector. She has been executive director of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund since its inception in 1999. The Fund, a unique program established to support cultural tourism attractions through a combination of grants and loans, has committed over $40 million to almost 400 organizations around the province. Prior to OCAF, Kathleen was director of the Culture Division of the...
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Governor (Ontario) In May 2011, Jason van Eyk was named Executive Director of ArtsSmarts — an innovative model of arts-centred, in-school partnerships that push the boundaries of learning, redefine the environment of schooling, and re-imagine student success. Jason may be new to ArtsSmarts, but he is no stranger to the transformational power of the arts, personally and professionally. While his first love is music – Jason holds an M.Mus from the Eastman School of Music – his practice has been aligned with arts education and...
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Governor (British Columbia) 2011–2013 Since April 2011, Ivan Habel is general manager for The Belfry Theatre, dedicated to producing contemporary plays, with an emphasis on Canadian works. Previously, Ivan was director of Green Thumb Theatre, a company specializing in touring new productions for youth across the country. Ivan has held various arts administration posts including director of planning and education at the Stratford Festival, director of production at the Shaw Festival and...
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