Working Groups
A number of important Working Groups and Committees help focus and champion components of the Culture Days project. We thank the many members of these Working Groups and Committees for volunteering their valuable time, expertise and resources to help boost the impact of the collective, national initiative.
Fund Development Committee
Antoni Cimolino
Chair, National Steering Committee
General Director
Stratford Festival
ONTARIO
Axel Conradi
Co-Chair, B.C. Task Force
Former Advocacy Co-Chair
Canadian Arts Summit
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Al Cushing
Chair, Yukon Task Force
Chief Executive Officer
Yukon Arts Centre
YUKON
James Fleck, O.C.
National Steering Committee member
Chairman
Business for the Arts
ONTARIO
Jean Giguère
Chair, Manitoba Task Force
Past Chair
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
MANITOBA
Peter A. Herrndorf, O.C.
National Steering Committee member
President & Chief Executive Officer
National Arts Centre Corporation
ONTARIO
Sarah Iley
National Steering Committee member
Alberta Task Force member
Vice President, Programming
The Banff Centre
ALBERTA
Colin Jackson
Chair, Alberta Task Force
President
Hands at Work Africa
ALBERTA
Michel Leduc
Vice President, Public & Corporate Affairs
Sun Life Financial
ONTARIO
Linda MacKenzie
Director, Philantropy
Sun Life Financial
ONTARIO
David Moss
Project Director, Culture Days
President
zicatelARTS management and consulting
QUÉBEC
Janice Price
Chair, Ontario Task Force
President and CEO
Luminato
ONTARIO
Louise Sicuro
National Steering Committee member
Directrice générale
Culture pour tous
QUÉBEC
Culture Days Web Advisory Committee
Paul Artiuch
Director
nGenera
ONTARIO
Sarah Bagnall
Account Executive
Plank
QUÉBEC
Sarah Blue
Alberta Task Force member
Market and Community Outreach
Cambrian House
ALBERTA
Roger Chilton
British Columbia Task Force member
Board Director
Community Arts Council of Vancouver
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Keith Durrant
Bizman
Ecentricarts
ONTARIO
Kirsten Gunter
Ontario Task Force member
Director of Communications
Ontario Arts Council
ONTARIO
Susan Kennard
Director & Executive Producer
Banff New Media Institute
ALBERTA
Kim Lymburner
Special Advisor, Communications
Canada Council for the Arts
ONTARIO
Erica Mattson
Alberta Task Force member
Director of Marketing & Communications
Calgary Arts Development Agency
ALBERTA
Daphnée Nostrome
Communications Coordinator
Ontario Arts Council
ONTARIO
Sandra O'Connor
Director of Communications
Culture Montréal
QUÉBEC
Maurizio Ortolani
Producer, New Media
National Arts Centre
ONTARIO
Ana Serrano
Ontario Task Force member
Director
Canadian Film Centre Media Lab
ONTARIO
Javier Schwersensky
Manitoba Task Force member
Director of Marketing, Sales & Programs
The Manitoba Museum
MANITOBA
Grace Thrasher
Communications Manager
Canada Council for the Arts
ONTARIO
Perry Voulgaris
Director, Digital Media Programming
CBC
ONTARIO
Warren Wilansky
Principal & Founder
Plank
QUÉBEC
National Launch Committee
Al Cushing
Chief Executive Officer
Yukon Arts Centre
YUKON
Amir Ali Alibhai
Executive Director
Alliance for Arts & Culture
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Amy Doerksen
Manager, Public Affairs
GNWT Education, Culture and Employment
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Amy House
Chair
Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland & Labrador
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Boris Atamanenko
Manager Community Programs - Culture & Heritage Department
GNWT Education, Culture & Employment
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Chris Shore
Executive Director
Theatre Nova Scotia
NOVA SCOTIA
Colin Jackson
President
Hands at Work Africa
ALBERTA
Darrin White
Executive Director
Prince Edward island Council of the Arts
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Dan Wall
Publicist
Confederation Centre of the Arts
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Diane Ell
Communications Manager
SaskCulture Inc.
SASKATCHEWAN
Edward Atkinson
A. Director - Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
Government of Nunavut
NUNAVUT
Grace Thrasher
Communications Manager
Canada Council for the Arts
ONTARIO
Hélène Bélanger
Communications and Marketing Director
Culture pour tous
QUEBEC
Jeff Herd
Executive Director
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
MANITOBA
Kevin Dale McKeown
Director of Communications
Alliance for Arts & Culture
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Keltie MacPherson
Communications Officer
Alberta Culture and Community Spirit
ALBERTA
Kirsten Gunter
Director of Communications
Ontario Arts Council
ONTARIO
Louise Sicuro
President and CEO
Culture pour tous
QUEBEC
Penny Walsh
Director of Marketing & Guest Services
Confederation Centre of the Arts
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Rachelle Lanteigne
Atlantic Ballet Operations
NEW BRUNSWICK
Rick Walters
Director of Special Projects
Alberta Foundation of the Arts
ALBERTA
Sarah Iley
Vice President of Programming
The Banff Centre
ALBERTA
Susan Chalmers-Gauvin
Founder and CEO
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada
NEW BRUNSWICK
Support Team
Alison King
President
Media Profile
Shauna Simons
Account Director
Media Profile
Leslie Jackson
Account Coordinator
Media Profile
Barry Avrich
President
Endeavour Marketing
Keith Baguley
Account Director
Endeavour Marketing
Amy Burstyn
Account Executive
Endeavour Marketing
David Moss
Project Director
Culture Days
Helen Yung
Community Engagement Manager
Culture Days
Christine Harris
Ontario Task Force Coordinator
Culture Days
Aubrey Reeves
Culture Days Coordinator/Animator
Ontario Arts Council
Nicole Matiation
Project Manager
Manitoba Culture Days