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)

Ari Weinberg

Caucus Advisory

Alex Currie

Director of Artistic Operations, Theatre Calgary (Calgary, AB)

Laura Caswell

Environmental Stewardship

Laura Caswell

Director of Education
Neptune Theatre (Halifax, NS)

Pragna Desai-Vargoz

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)

Sage Wright

International Relations

Sage Wright

Associate Producer
National Arts Centre – Indigenous Theatre (Ottawa, ON)

Labour Relations

Lisa Li

Managing Director
Prairie Theatre Exchange (Winnipeg, MB)

Rohit Chokhani

Membership & Engagement

Kathy MacKenzie

Managing Director, Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver, BC)

Marnie Hamagami

Regional Advisory

Marnie Hamagami

General Manager
Theatre NorthWest (Prince George, BC)