Provincial Task Forces
Each provincial initiative is supported by a volunteer group known as the Provincial Task Force which helps develop connections and partnerships with other initiatives, networks and sectors. As part of the role they play in helping to promote and develop provincial events, representatives from each Provincial Task Force are also encouraged to connect with their counterparts in other provinces to encourage continuity, collaborative learning, and to exchange ideas and strategies.
ALBERTA | BRITISH COLUMBIA | MANITOBA | NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR | NEW BRUNSWICK | NOVA SCOTIA | ONTARIO | PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | SASKATCHEWAN
Alberta
Sarah Iley
Chair, Alberta Task Force
Vice President, Programming
The Banff Centre
Claire-Simone Becq
Ceramic Artist
Alberta College of Art + Design Student
Sarah Blue
Market and Community Outreach
Cambrian House
Rick Curtis
Executive Director
Alberta Recreation & Parks Association
Robert Davis
Executive Director
Rosebud Theatre
Colin Jackson
President
Hands at Work Africa
John Mahon
Executive Director
Edmonton Arts Council
Erica Mattson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Calgary Arts Development Agency
Tom McCabe
CEO, Theatre Calgary
Chair, Premier's Council on Arts & Culture
Alexander Middleton
Co-Chair
ArtsScene
Penny Ritco
Executive Director
Citadel Theatre
Terry Rock
President & CEO
Calgary Arts Development Agency
Tom Thackeray
Ex officio Task Force member
Assistant Deputy Minister
Government and Program Support Services Division, Services Alberta
and
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture & Community Spirit, Culture Division
Alison Turner
Communications Director
Edmonton Arts Council
Contact the Alberta Task Force via email
British Columbia
Lucille Pacey
Chair, B.C. Task Force
Chief Executive Officer
Arts Umbrella
Amir Ali Alibhai
Executive Director
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts & Culture
Mary Bennett
Administrator
Community Arts Council of Vancouver
Diane Brown
Artistic Director
Ruby Slippers
Ian Case
General Manager
Intrepid Theatre
Caroline Farquar
Administrator
Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists,
B.C. Chapter
Andrea Henning
Executive Director, Arts and Culture
B.C. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
Liesl Jauk
Manager, Cultural Development
Arts, Culture and Heritage Services
Community Services Department
City of Richmond
Howard R. Jang
Executive Director
Arts Club Theatre
Wendy Newman
Executive Director
Arts Starts
Sadira Rodrigues
Director, Continuing Studies
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Junko Sakamoto
Executive Director
Assembly of B.C. Arts Councils
David Shefsiek
Executive Director
Pacific Opera Victoria
Donna Spencer
Artistic Producer
Firehall Theatre
Trudy Van Dop
BC Culture Crawl
Owner, Van Dop Gallery
Scott Walker
Coordinator
Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria
Andrew Wilhelm-Boyles
Former Executive Director
Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts & Culture
Gillian Wood
Acting Executive Director
B.C. Arts Council
Mirna Zagar
Executive Director
The Dance Centre
Contact the British Columbia Task Force via email
Manitoba
Jean Giguère
Co-Chair, Manitoba Task Force
Past Chair
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Sylvianne Lanthier
Co-Chair, Manitoba Task Force
Executive Director
Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre
Sam Baardman
Arts Management Consultant
Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
Director
Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art
Gerry Couture
Past Chair
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Dorothy Dobbie
Chair
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Debra Fehr
Manager, Communications and Marketing
The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Gary Hannaford
Chair
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Jeff Herd
Executive Director
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Cherry Karpyshin
General Manager
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Crystal Kolt
Cultural Coordinator
Flin Flon Arts Council
Dominic Lloyd
Project Manager
Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada
Winnipeg Arts Council
Shandra MacNeill
Chair (Acting Executive Director)
Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival
Carol Phillips
Executive Director
Winnipeg Arts Council
Pat Sanders
Program Consultant
Manitoba Arts Council
Trudy Schroeder
Executive Director
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Javier Schwersensky
Director of Marketing, Sales and Programs
The Manitoba Museum
Thomas Sparling
Executive Director
Arts and Cultural Industries Association
Barbara Warrack
Music Division Team Teacher Leader
Seven Oaks School Division
Contact the Manitoba Task Force via email
Newfoundland and Labrador
Amy House
Chair, Newfoundland & Labrador Task Force
Chair
Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland & Labrador
Gaylene Buckle
General Manager
Theatre Newfoundland Labrador
Gillian Davidge
Manager, Education and Public Programming Unit
The Rooms
Eleanor Dawson
Director of Arts, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Newfoundland and Labrador Government
Dr. Smita Joshi
Director
NL Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Patricia Parsons
Manager – Central Division
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
Labrador Cultural Outreach Officer
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Mona Rossiter
Commercial Coordinator
Suncor Energy
Reg Winsor
Executive Director
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Contact the Newfoundland and Labrador Task Force via email
New Brunswick
Susan Chalmers-Gauvin
Co-Chair, New Brunswick Task Force
Founder and CEO
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada
Marie-Thérèse Landry
Co-Chair, New Brunswick Task Force
General Director
Conseil provincial des sociétés culturelles
Lynne Beaulieu
City of Edmundston
Wayne Burley
Director Heritage Branch
Wellness, Culture and Sport Department
Nathalie Dubois
Director, Arts Development
Wellness, Culture and Sport Department
Pierre Gaudin
Vice-President
Association francophone des municipalités du N.-B.
Sandy Mackay
Executive Director
ArtsLink NB
Vanessa Moeller
Deputy Managing Officer
ArtsNB
Denise Violette
NB Foundation for the Arts
Angela Watson
Cultural Development Officer
City of Fredericton
Contact the New Brunswick Task Force via email
Nova Scotia
Nancy Morgan
Chair, Culture Days Nova Scotia Task Force
Independent Arts Management Consultant
Outreach Coordinator, Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre
Interim Administrator, Performing Arts Lodge Halifax
Dartmouth, NOVA SCOTIA
Greg Guy
Senior Communications Officer
CBC Nova Scotia
Susan Jeffries
Community Development Officer
Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage
Jennie King
Sales and Marketing Manager
Neptune Theatre
Charlie Rhindress
Associate Artist
Neptune Theatre
Ontario
Warren Garrett
Chair, Ontario Task Force
Executive Director
CCI - Ontario Presenting Network
Noelle Allen
Wolsak and Wynn
Nichole Anderson
Executive Director
Business for the Arts
Randi Apple
Ontario Arts Council
Gelek Badheytsang
Co-Director
Drebu
Katrina Balmazan
Immigrant and Culture Association
John Brotman
Executive Director
Ontario Arts Council
Anita Brunet-Lamarche
Consultant
Regional Services Branch, Government of Ontario
Antoni Cimolino
General Director
Stratford Festival
Sam Coghlan
Library Director and CEO
Stratford Public Library
Noah Cowan
Artistic Director
Bell Lightbox
Adele Dobkowsky
Executive Director
Arts Build
Kalsang Dolma
Co-Director
Drebu
William Duron
Chief Executive Officer
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
James Fleck, O.C.
Chairman
Business for the Arts
Denise Fujiwara
Artistic Director
CanAsian Dance Festival & Fujiwara Dance Inventions
Anita Gaffney
Administrative Director
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Simone Georges
4th Line Theatre
Kirsten Gunter
Director of Communications
Ontario Arts Council
Andrea Halwa
Executive Director
London Arts Council
Beth Hanna
Director, Heritage Programs & Operations
Ontario Heritage Trust
Peter Honeywell
Executive Director
Council for the Arts in Ottawa
Claire Hopkinson
Executive Director
Toronto Arts Council
Adonis Huggins
Program Director
Regent Park Focus
Cindy Jennings
Workers Arts and Heritage, Hamilton
Astero Kalogeropoulos
Arts & Culture Program Officer
City of Guelph
Betty Anne Keller
Manager
Cultural Development
City of Waterloo
Kerri King
Manager of Tourism
Durham Tourism
Jacoba Knaapen
Executive Director
Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
Bruce Kuwabara
Partner
KPMB Architects
Marie Lalonde
Executive Director
Ontario Museum Association
Yvette Lam
Community Partnership Manager
Sponsorship consultant / Toronto Arts Foundation
Shannon Litzenberger
Former Executive Director
Canadian Dance Assembly
Ingrid Mayrhofer
Red Tree Open Studio
Jeth Mill
Executive Director
Windsor Symphony
Dewi Minden
Executive Assistant
Toronto Arts Council
Don Monet
Owner - Cube Gallery
Stephen Near
Program Director
Arts Hamilton
Catherine O'Grady
Executive Producer
Ottawa Jazz Festival
Shelagh Paterson
Executive Director
Ontario Library Association
Janice Price
President and CEO
Luminato
Ana Serrano
Director
Canadian Film Centre Media Lab
Kathleen Sharpe
Executive Director
Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
Aleisha Sheehan
Community Social Plan Facilitator
Peterborough County
Charles Smith
Project Lead
Cultural Pluralism in the Performing Arts in Ontario (CPPAMO)
Donna-Michelle St-Bernard
General Manager
Native Earth
Jini Stolk
Executive Director
Creative Trust
Genevieve C. Twomey
Executive Director
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Stephanie Vegh
Executive Director
Arts Hamilton
Lucy White
Executive Director
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
Robert Williams
President
Municipal Cultural Planning Inc.
Helen Yung
Consultant
Contact the Ontario Task Force via email
Prince Edward Island
Henk van Leeuwen
Chair, Prince Edward Island Task Force
Executive Director
Culture PEI
Ann Carriere
Cultural Capital of Canada Designation Coordinator
City of Charlottetown
Peggy Reddin
Director of Arts Education
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Penny Walsh-McGuire
Director of Sales, Marketing & Guest Services
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Becka Viau
Project Coordinator
this town is small
Contact the Prince Edward Island Task Force via email
Saskatchewan
Rose Gilks
Chair, Saskatchewan Task Force
General Manager
SaskCulture Inc.
Diane Ell
Communications Manager
SaskCulture Inc.
Susan Hetu
Executive Director
Culture and Heritage
Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
David Kyle
Executive Director
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Stéphane Rémillard
Executive Director
Conseil culturel fransaskois
Shelly Sundholm-Vonau
Director of Communications & Strategic Partnerships
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Contact the Saskatchewan Task Force via email