Board of Directors
PACT is a member-run organization and as such our board of directors is made up of representatives from member companies. The board is made up of officers (President, Past President, Vice-President and Treasurer) and directors who each oversee a portfolio that the board and membership deem important. Board terms are three years each and the officers and directors are elected in different years in an effort to ensure continuity and stability for both the board and for PACT.
The current board members and portfolios are:
President
Kathryn Westoll
Executive Director
Geordie Productions (Montreal, QC)
Vice President
Sarah Kitz
Artistic Director
Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa, ON)
Co-Past President
Nina Lee Aquino
Artistic Director
National Arts Centre - English Theatre (Ottawa, ON)
Co-Past President
Mike Payette
Artistic Director
Tarragon Theatre (Toronto, ON)
Treasurer
Evan Klassen
Executive Director
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
Advocacy
Nick Tracey
Senior Director of Administration
Young People’s Theatre (Toronto, ON)
Caucus Advisory
Alex Currie
Director of Artistic Operations
Theatre Calgary (Calgary, AB)
Environmental Stewardship
Laura Caswell
Director of Education
Neptune Theatre (Halifax, NS)
Health & Safety
Pragna Desai
Director, Community Engagement and Outreach
Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)
Human Resources
Danny Everson
Executive Director
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia (Windosr, NS)
International Relations
Kevin Matthew Wong
Senior Producer and Artistic Associate
Why Not Theatre
(Toronto, ON)
Labour Relations
Lisa Li
Executive Director
Tarragon Theatre (Toronto, ON)
Regional Advisory
Marnie Hamagami
General Manager
Theatre NorthWest (Prince George, BC)
We have been fortunate enough to have board Presidents over the years with an immense amount of experience and expertise. They are:
2018 - 2024
Nina Lee Aquino
2015 – 2018
Jay Dodge
2009 – 2015
Eric Coates
2005 – 2009
Nancy Webster
2002 – 2005
Andy McKim
1996 – 2002
Jerry Doiron
1995 – 1996
Peter Zednik
1993 – 1995
Arthur Milner
1989 – 1993
Mallory Gilbert
1985 – 1989
Michael Dobbin
1983 – 1985
Andis Celms
1979 – 1983
Maurice Podbrey
1978 – 1979
Linda Zwicker
1976 – 1978
Gregory Poggi