Industry Leadership Activities

Board Member:

  • Canadian Film Centre (CFC) - 2017-2024; Currently on the Founders Board as an Emeritus Member
  • Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) - 2004-2020
  • City of Toronto – Mayor’s Film Board - 2008-2016
  • Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), 2007-2013

Advisory Board Member:

  • Canadian Film Centre 2016-Present; first "Producer Chair," supporting the organization's mentorship and training initiatives for Canadian talent
  • 3D FLIC program at York University
  • 3D Animation Program at Humber College
  • Concordia University Department of Communication Arts

Guest Lecturer “The Business of Film” at:

  • National Screen Institute
  • TIFF Studio
  • U.S.C.
  • U.C.L.A. Extension
  • N.Y.U.
  • Concordia University – Montreal
  • University of Toronto
  • Seneca College,Toronto
  • Canadian Film Centre
  • York University - Film Studies Program

Mentor at:

  • REELWorld Film Festival – Toronto
  • POV Film Program - Toronto

Member of:

  • Producers’ Guild of America (PGA)
  • Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA)
  • Directors Guild of America (DGA)
  • Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmys)
  • Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT
  • Writers Guild of Canada (WGC)
  • Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
  • FilmOntario

Languages

  • Bilingual in English and French
  • Working knowledge of Italian