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
Nina Lee Aquino
Artistic Director
National Arts Centre - English Theatre (Ottawa, ON)

Past President
Jay Dodge
Artistic Producer
Boca del Lupo (Vancouver, BC)

Vice President
Mike Payette
Artistic Director
Tarragon Theatre (Toronto, ON)

Treasurer
Evan Klassen
Executive Director
Grand Theatre (London, ON)

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-Vargoz
Director, Community Engagement and Outreach
Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)

Human Resources
Kathryn Westoll
Executive Director
Geordie Productions (Montreal, QC)

International Relations
Sage Wright
Associate Producer
National Arts Centre – Indigenous Theatre (Ottawa, ON)

Labour Relations
Lisa Li
Managing Director
Prairie Theatre Exchange (Winnipeg, MB)

Membership & Engagement
Kathy MacKenzie
Managing Director, Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver, BC)

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:
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