Acting: Film
MENORCA Supporting Far Point Films / John Barnard
AMERICAN GIRL: McKenna Shoots for the Stars Supporting Velma Productions / V. Marcello
THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD Supporting TVA Films/IFC Films / Guy Maddin
SOMBRA DOLOROSA (short) Lead Bravo! / Guy Maddin
SEVEN TIMES LUCKY Principal Odeon Films / Gary Yates
THE BIG WHITE Principal Capital Films / Mark Mylod
HELL ON HEELS: THE BATTLE FOR MARY KAY Principal CBS / Ed Gernon
VAMPIRE SEASON Supporting Independent / Paul Andrich
SWIMMING THE DREAM Lead Independent / Ryan Souter
THE BLESSING(short) Lead Independent / Shira Newman
WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBOURS SAY (short) Lead Independent / Kellie Thomson
BLOW ME (short) Lead Independent /Jaimz Barton
PORCELAIN DREAMS (short) Lead Independent/Michael Reisacher
DAD (short) Lead Independent / Talia Pura
TIT FOR TAT (short) Lead Independent / Angela Froese
LATE (short) Lead Independent / Talia Pura
THE STRAWBERRY CONFESSION (short) Lead Independent / Talia Pura
I DREAM OF YOU (short) Lead Independent / Talia Pura
COLLECTIONS (short) Lead Independent / Talia Pura
LONG LOST LOVERS (short) Lead Independent / Corey King
FAMILY PORTRAITS (short) Lead Independent / Sean Simms
LADY OF THE HOUSE (short) Lead Independent / Damien Ferlan
VIOLETS ARE BLUE Supporting Independent / Talia Pura
INTEL Supporting Independent / Talia Pura
THE DANCER Supporting Independent / Talia Pura
DID JESUS EVER LAUGH Lead Independent / Roman Buchok
Acting:
New Media & Television
KEYHOLE PROJECT - THE HAUNTINGS, E5 Lead Web Series / Guy Maddin
CASHING IN - Season Three Co-Star - recurring APTN / Norma Bailey
CASHING IN - Season Two Principal APTN / Norma Bailey
NUMBER ONE WEST (pilot) Lead Nosmanda Prod. / Adamson
ELIJAH Featured CTV / Paul Unwin
CHRISTMAS HEART Featured Hallmark Productions / Yates
Acting: Theatre
FOR LOVE OF MU$IC Kitty Labinger Productions, Santa Fe METAMORPHOSIS Solo - various Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe THE WALLS HAVE EARS Tsurah Labinger Productions, Santa Fe THE CRADLE WILL ROCK Dauber New Mexico Actors Lab DEMONS OF THE MIND Marie Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
THIS I HAVE BELIEVED solo Manhattan Repertory Theatre
PERFECT LOVE various Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
THE PASSION OF ETHEL ROSENBERG Ethel Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
THE WATER ENGINE various Oasis Theatre Company
METAMORPHOSIS Solo - various Adobe Rose Theatre, Santa Fe
JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL The Bogle Santa Fe Playhouse / Golding
ANNA IN THE TROPICS Ofelia Desert Rose Playhouse / Jay
ALL TOO HUMAN Madamé Solame Warehouse 21 / Zibart Prod.
ROPE Mrs. Atwater Wpg. Fringe Festival / T. Toles
AT A SNAIL’S PACE Maisy Snowball Festival – NYC
SHABBAT Shekinah Wpg. Jewish Theatre / S.Martin
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Puck SIR / Arne McPherson
MARY ROSE Mrs Amy/Mrs. Ottery Wpg. Fringe Festival / G. Toles
HARRIET BOSSE Harriet Bosse RMTC StrindbergFest
SOME KIND OF LOVE STORY Angela RMTC MillerFest / C. Gray
QUEEN OF MY HEART Mrs. Patrick Campbell RMTC ShawFest/TheatreonTAP
MATA HARI: EROTICISM & ESPIONAGE Mata Hari Wpg. Fringe Festival
PRAIRIE SPIRITS& THE GOOD DAUGHTER Mrs. Quin Wpg. Fringe Festival / Loc Luc
DEMONS OF THE MIND Marie Wpg. Fringe Festival
METAMORPHOSIS Various/solo drama Wpg. Fringe Festival
SURPRISE, SURPRISE Laurette RMTC TremblayFest / J. Burleson
THE SANDBOX Grandma RMTC AlbeeFest / J. Burleson
CONFESSIONS OF AN ART SCHOOL MODEL Model NYC. T.O, Minnesota & Wpg. Fringe Festivals
BETTE DAVIS EYES Bette Davis Wpg. Fringe / Theatre on TAP
TRIP’S CINCH Val Greco Wpg. Fringe / Jessica Burleson
CHEAP GOODS Various roles Wpg. Fringe / Theatre on TAP
3 PORTRAITS Mary/Kathy/Linda Independent/ Cairn Moore
ATTRACTIONS & A VIRGIN Various roles Collective – Wpg. Fringe
ADAM'S EVE Woman P.T.A.M./ Helene Rouppe,
THE REUNION Mona Dinner Theatre / Frank Adamson
AS YOU LIKE IT Phoebe Shakespeare in the Park Gary Schellenberg
ROMEO AND JULIETTE Juliette Shakespeare in the Park / G. Gary Schellenberg
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Moth Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Arif Hasnian
Aerial Dance: silks
Reflections Solo Meow Wolf, Santa Fe
Aerial Artistry Solo CLC Convention, Montreal
Aerial Artistry Solo Nuit Blanche – Le Cercle Moliere
Reflections Solo Girls, Girls, Girls - Gas Station
Tools of the Trade Solo Girls. Girls, Girls - Gas Station
Aerial Artists Solo Literary Festival - The Pas
Aerial Artistry Solo Manitoba Cultural Days – The Forks
Aerial Artistry Solo Manitoba Showcase - Concert Hall
Aerial Artistry Solo Brandon Folk Festival
Aerial Artistry Solo PortageDistrict Arts Centre
Aerial Artistry Solo - video CODE - Vancouver Olympics
Ether 1 Solo Girls. Girls, Girls - Gas Station
Ether 1 Solo Element Sircus - Winter Solstice
Black Water Solo Girls. Girls, Girls - Gas Station
Demons of the Mind Marie Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Midsummer Night’s Dream Puck Shakespeare in the Ruins
Metamorphosis Solo Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Dangerous One Solo Alana Levandoski Concert
Ether 1 Solo WSO - New Music Festival
Sweet Sixteen Solo CancerCare Gala Fundraiser
Flying Solo SIR Fundraising Gala
Modern Dance
This I Have Believed Solo WPIC, Cape Town, S.A.
Der Holzweg Duet/ Jason Hillyard Choreographed by Brent Lott
Art Opening Solo <SITE> Gallery
Ancient Voices Solo Concert by Holly Harris
On New Ground Solo Groundswell
Nativity Duet/Brent Lott DeFehr Foundation Event
Song of the Earth Solo William Pura’s Sonic Circuits
People of Spirit Solo Wind and Fire Conference
Cheryl’s Song Solo P.D.S. Fund Raiser
Behind the Mask Solo Winnipeg Fringe Festival
On the Margins Solo CAPPE National Conference
Filmmaking (director/writer/
producer)
Dad 2015 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
Can I Buy You a Drink? 2015 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2015 Crocus Award
The Dancer 2019 Screened at Santa Fe Film Festival
2015 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase Distribution with The Winnipeg Film Group
LATE 2014 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2014 Pink City International Short Film Festival, Jaipur, India
Violets are Blue 2013 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2013 – licensing agreement, CBC T.V.
Intel 2012 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2012 – licensing agreement, CBC T.V.
Aerial Artistry 2010 CODE Commission -Vancouver Olympics
Screened at:
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
2010 Bell Mobility
2010 Air Canada in-flight Entertainment
2010 UK Olympic promotion - public
2010 Gimli Film Festival
2011 NSI on-line Film Festival
2011 ACTRA MB Showcase
2012 Flin Flon Cultural Days
2012 Rag Pickers Film Festival
I Dream of You 2009 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2012 Rag Pickers Film Festival
The Strawberry Confession 2008 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
2009 Manitoba Aboriginal Film Festival
2009 Winnipeg Fringe Film Festival
2010 NSI on-line Film Festival
2010 Gimli Film Festival
2011 Show me your Shorts - U of Calgary
2012 NSI ‘Fearless Female Director’ fest.
Collections 2007 Screened: ACTRA MB Showcase
Hearing Diversity Co-director 2014 ACTRA diversity film challenge
Playwriting
No Promises 2020
The Appointment 2020
Gymnasiye 2020
Race Day 2019 Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
Meet the Authors 2017 Benchwarmers Festival, Santa Fe Playhouse
A Friend for Life 2016 published byPlaywrights Guild of Canada Press
Amazonia 2016 for International Theatre Institute conference
EMILY 2016 commission from The UnSlut Project / Emily Lindin
2017 reading: Women’s Voice Theatre Festival, Santa Fe
On Point 2016 Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, Ontario Canada
Allein in Einer Grossen Stadt 2016 for 365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project
Lovers of the Enlightenment: Emilie & Voltaire 2015
This I Have Believed 2015 WPIC, Cape Town, S.A.
2019 Manhattan Repertory Theatre, NYC
2019 Solobration - Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
Perfect Love 2018 Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
- readings 2013 Canada Council reading – Winnipeg
2013 Minneapolis Playwrights Centre
2013 Sarasvati’s FemFest
2014 MB Theatre Projects
2014 Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
2014 Theatre by the River
2015 MAP: MB Association of Playwrights
Cry After Midnight- readings 2019 Fearless Female Voices: new play festival, Santa Fe
2014 published by the University of
Michigan - Mennonite Writings
2013 Canadian War Museum - Ottawa
2012 WPIC – Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Sarasvati’s FemFest
2012 MAP: MB Association of Playwrights
2012 PGC: Playwrights Guild of CN, AGM
2012 CN Women 4 Women in Afghanistan
Cry After Midnight (monologue) 2012 Produced by Sarasvati Productions
Queen of My Heart 2012 Equity Co-op - RMTC’s ShawFest
Ten O’clock 2011 Sarasvati’s FemFest
2012 PAL Studio Theatre - Vancouver
2016 Benchwarmers Festival, Playhouse - Santa Fe
The Bride (monologue) 2011 Theatre by the River - reading
Harriet Bosse 2011 Equity Co-op - MTC’s StrindbergFest
Mata Hari: Eroticism & Espionage 2009 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
Demons of the Mind 2008 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
2009 2nd place–BottleTree Playwriting Contest
2019 Blue Raven Theatre, Santa Fe
Metamorphosis 2007 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
2017 Adobe Rose Theatre, Santa Fe, NM
The Ostrich Club 2007 produced by Dial M for Murder
Mother Of Mine 2006 – MAP reading, Playwright Colony
2017 - Aux Dog, X-Space, Albuquerque - reading
Strawberry Monologue 2005 published in Monologues for Women, by Women,
edited by Tori Haring –Smith. Published by Heinemann. USA
2006 produced by Sarasvati Productions
2000 produced by Venus.com Wpg. Fringe
2011 Mennonite Writers - reading
CHEAP GOODS: an auction adventure 2004 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
2007 excerpt published in Manitoba Writers’ Guild anthology
Bette Davis Eyes 2002 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
Confessions of an Art School Model 2001 Equity Co-op Wpg. Fringe Festival
2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival
2002 NYC Fringe Festival- Juried
2003 Toronto Fringe Festival
Hillary 2000 commissioned by C.B.C. radio
Forever 2000 ‘One Night Stand’ Sarasvati series
Dances With Sheep 1999 produced by Dial M for Murder
Violet 1997 produced by Hamm It Up Productions
Strawberry Jam 1997 produced by See Shore Productions
Don't Answer that call 1997 produced by See Shore Productions
Delivery 1995 published in Instant Applause II Anthology
by Blizzard Publishing
1997 produced by See Shore Productions
Transcona Heights 1993 produced by See Shore Productions, Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Dracula 1992 produced by Kildonan East Collegiate
2005 produced by John Taylor Collegiate
2010 produced by Salt Spring Island H. S.
2013 Holy Redeemer Catholic H.S. - Edson
Love Me or Leave Me... 1990 produced by See Shore Productions, Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Just Don't Slam the Door
Directing
For Love of Mu$ic Labinger Productions Cat’s Pajamas Teatro Paraguas The Walls Have Ears Labinger Productions Perfect Love Blue Raven Theatre
six short plays Labinger Productions, staged readings
Ordinary People Almost Adult Productions, staged reading
Charming Billy Labinger Productions, Theatre Walk, Santa Fe
Strawberry Jam Blue Raven Theatre, Theatre Walk, Santa Fe
The Scorpion & The Songbird Benchwarmers Festival, Santa Fe Playhouse
Waiting in the Wings Blue Raven Theatre, staged reading
The Scorpion and the Songbird Benchwarmers Festival, Santa Fe Playhouse
Collections Blue Raven Theatre, Theatre Walk, Santa Fe
Same Time Next Year Almost Adult Productions, staged reading
Pigeons Benchwarmers Festival, Santa Fe Playhouse
All Too Human Zibart Productions, Santa Fe
This I Have Believed WPIC – Cape Town, S.A.
At a Snail’s Pace Snowball Festival, NYC
Cry After Midnight Fearless Female Voices - Santa Fe
CN War Museum – Ottawa, CN
CW4WA – Winnipeg, CN
PGC – Winnipeg, CN
The Wood Demon PAL ChekhovFest, staged reading
Waiting in the Wings PAL CowardFest, staged reading
Harriet Bosse Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Cheap Goods Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Demons of the Mind Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Queen of my Heart Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Metamorphosis Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Bette Davis Eyes Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Mata Hari Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN
Transcona Heights See Shore Productions, Winnipeg, CN
Love Me or Leave Me See Shore Productions, Winnipeg, CN
Macbeth River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Romeo and Juliette River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
A Midsummer Night’s Dream River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
The Wiz River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
And the Beat Goes On River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Dracula Kildonan East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
A Lamp, a Rose and a Kiss Kildonan East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
A Christmas Carol Kildonan East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Dances with Sheep Dial M for Murder, Winnipeg, CN
The Ostrich Club Dial M for Murder, Winnipeg, CN
Confessions of an Art School Model Theatre on TAP, Winnipeg, CN, Minneapolis, Toronto, NYC.
Numerous Devised Theatre Pieces River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Dakota Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Kildonan East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Popular Theatre Alliance, Winnipeg, CN
Sisler High School, Winnipeg, CN
Glenlawn Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (youth program) Winnipeg, CN
Musical Theatre Choreography
The Wiz River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
And the Beat Goes On River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Adam’s Eves Popular Theatre Alliance, Winnipeg, CN
Lil’ Abner Vincent Massey Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Grease Glenlawn Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
A Chorus Line Glenlawn Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
West Side Story Glenlawn Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Dracula Kildonan East Collegiate
A Lamp, A Rose and a Kiss Kildonan East Collegiate
Music Man Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Natural High Active Word Productions, Winnipeg, CN
The Journey Active Word Productions, Winnipeg, CN
Company III, IV, VIII – XII Tech Voc High School, Winnipeg, CN
A Mouthful of Birds Black Hole Theatre, Winnipeg, CN
Adam's Eves Popular Theatre Alliance, Winnipeg, CN
Costume and/or Set Design
ROOMMATES Adobe Rose Theatre, Santa Fe
THE CRUCIBLE Ironweed Productions, Santa Fe
MOONLIGHT and MAGNOLIAS Adobe Rose Theatre, Santa Fe
BUS STOP Adobe Rose Theatre, Santa Fe
PIGEONS Benchwarmers Festival, Santa Fe
ALL TOO HUMAN Zibart Productions, Santa Fe
THIS I HAVE BELIEVED WPIC – Cape Town, S.A.
QUEEN OF MY HEART MTC’s ShawFest / Theatre on TAP
MATA HARI: EROTICISM & ESPIONAGE Wpg. Fringe Festival / Theatre on TAP
DEMONS OF THE MIND Wpg. Fringe Festival / Theatre on TAP
METAMORPHOSIS Wpg. Fringe Festival / Theatre on TAP
SURPRISE, SURPRISE MTC’s TremblayFest / Theatre on TAP
THE SANDBOX MTC’s AlbeeFest / Theatre on TAP
CONFESSIONS OF AN ART SCHOOL MODEL NYC. T.O, Minnesota & Wpg. Fringe / Theatre on TAP BETTE DAVIS EYES Wpg. Fringe Festival / Theatre on TAP
CHEAP GOODS Wpg. Fringe Festival / Theatre on TAP
3 PORTRAITS Venue XIII / Theatre on TAP
ROMEO AND JULIETTE River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
AND THE BEAT GOES ON River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
MACBETH River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
THE WIZ River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, CN
Writing
NON-FICTION
75 Monologues Kids Will Love! (co-written with Joyce Storey) 2018
STAGES: Creative Ideas for Teaching Drama 2002
Published by: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc.
Revised Second Edition 2013
CUES: Theatre Projects from Classroom to Stage 2013
Published by: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc.
MAGAZINE
Water By The Spoonful - review
THE Magazine - Winter 2019
The Passion of Ethel Rosenberg (co-written with Edward Morris)
Legacy newsletter Volume 32 - number 3 2018
Art on the Canvas - Manitoba BusinessJanuary/February 2000
Deeper than Words - Sophia Volume 10 - number 2 2000
Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz – review
Center for Mennonite WritingVolume 3 – number 4 2011
FICTION
The Visit - Sophia Volume 10 - No. 1 2000
Emails to Anna - Prairie FireVolume 31 - No. 3 2010
ON AIR RADIO JOURNALISM
First Person Singular – CBC Radio 2000
PICTURE BOOK
Alexia Wants To Fly 2015
Published by LilyStar Press
Teaching
University of Winnipeg - Instructor II 1999 – 2015
Department of Education
-Theatre, Performance Production and Creative Drama - Curriculum and Instruction
Designed courses, and instructed at the Winnipeg campus and in Bangkok, Thailand and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
River East School Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba - Teacher 1991-1999
- 1991-1995- Kildonan East Collegiate: Drama, English, Theatre Production, Dance.
- 1995-1999- River East Collegiate: Drama, English.
Taught courses, Directed Dramas, Devised Theatre, Shakespeare, Modern Dramas, Choreographed musicals.
Fort Garry School Division - Teacher, Term Position. 1985-1986
- Fort Richmond Collegiate: Drama, Geography, Special Education
St. Vital School Division - Teacher, Term Positions. 1983-1985
- 1983/84- Dakota Collegiate: Drama.
- 1985- Glenlawn Collegiate: Drama, English.
Substitute Teaching in all areas, from K-12 1986 - 1991, 2000 - 2010
Various Winnipeg and Rural Manitoba School divisions
Supervised Student Teachers for University of Winnipeg 1999 - 2015
Workshop Clinician
Devised Theatre Workshop - Colombo, Sri Lanka 2018
Children's Theatre Summer Camp - Santa Fe Community College 2017
Women Playwrights International Conference – Cape Town, South Africa
- Workshop – Devised Theatre for social justice issues 2015
Playwrights Colloquium 2014, 2013
- Workshop Presentations: Choreography, Creative Drama, Devised Theatre
- Lectures: Plot, Playwriting, Screenwriting
- Universities of Manila, Bacolod, Silliman and Iloilo, The Philippines
Language and Literacy Conference University of Georgia, Athens 2013
- “Addressing Social Issues through the Creation of Collage Collectives"
Community Collaborations Conference, ACI. 2013
- “Devised Theatre for Social Justice”
SAGE – Special Area Groups Educators
MB Drama Teachers Association 2014, 2012
MATE – MB Association of Teachers of English 2011, ’10, ‘09
Early Childhood Educators 2008, 2007
CODE – Conference of Drama and Dance Educators – Ontario 2010, 2013
University College of the North, in The Pas 2013
Vincent Massey Drama and Dance Teachers 2012
Lertlaw teachers, campus 3 – Bangkok, Thailand 2012
The Pas Players 2011-2013, 2008, 2009
Manitoba Hutterite Colonies 2011
Sisler High School Aboriginal Program 2011/12
Playwright Leader of Uth Ink. - Playwrights Guild of Canada 2010/11
Adjudicator and Workshop Clinician for an average of four Drama, Dance or Speech Arts Festivals per year throughout Central Canada 1987 – 2015
Jury member for Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council, Winnipeg Film Group, University of Manila film festival and others 2000 - 2015
Administration:
working with youth
Coordinator – Youth in the Arts Mentorship Program: ACI MB 2007 – 2015
(Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba)
Matched youth with local arts professionals for seven-month mentorship experience
Matched two rural youth with local mentors for five-month mentorship experience
Partnered with Winnipeg Film Group, Manitoba Music, Winnipeg Folk Festival and the Millennium Library, for group mentorship programs in filmmaking, music management, stage management & sound, and creative writing
Through the years I refined the program to meet the needs of youth wishing to establish or explore careers in the arts and cultural sector, supporting the youth and mentors to achieve their goals.
National Academic Advisor – Nacel (Student Exchange Program) 1995 – 2007
Hired and trained coordinators across Canada
Represented the organization at annual international meetings
Organized and conducted student orientation conferences
Acted as liaison between students, foreign agencies, Canadian schools and parents
Placed hundreds of students in homes and schools for short and long term programs
Designed and implemented evaluation and supervision schedules and reports
Choreographer - National Women's Team of Puerto Rico 1979 - 1981
Working Board Member
Member at Large - TSF 2016 - 2018
President 2019 - present
(Theatre Santa Fe – a collaborative organization for all live theatre organizations and professionals in Santa Fe)
Organize events for members, fundraisers, awareness campaigns
Member at Large - SAG-AFTRA New Mexico branch council 2019 - present
New Mexico Ambassador - Dramatists Guild of America 2019 - present
Member at Large - ISC 2016 - 2017
(International Shakespeare Center of Santa Fe – an organization supporting the advancement of Shakespearean knowledge, production and training of actors in NM.)
Organize training opportunities and public events
Engage in fundraising
President & National Councillor – ACTRA Manitoba Branch Council 2009 – 2015
(ACTRA is the union for screen actors in Canada)
Created the Wayne Nicklas Award for outstanding service to ACTRA Manitoba
Created the annual Member Initiated Projects Showcase
Initiated the bi-annual Performance Awards Gala
Created the Victor Cowie Lifetime Achievement Award
Created the International Women’s Day recognition award
Served on the National ACTRA Council for six years and National Executive for two years
President - Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers 2009 - 2010
Member at Large 2008 - 2009
Support artistic and administrative staff of the dance company
Plan and engage in fundraising events and campaigns
ACTRA rep - Film Training Manitoba 2009 - 2010, 2012 - 2013
Plan actor training opportunities
Support activities and lobbying effort of the film industry in Manitoba
President - Manitoba Association of Playwrights 2003 - 2005
Member at Large 2001 - 2003
Planned events and opportunities for our members
Planned and supported fundraising efforts on behalf of the organization
President - Panthers Gymnastics Club 1996 - 1999
(parent owned and operated competitive gymnastics Club)
Oversaw budget
Supervised coaching and administrative staff
Planned events and fundraisers for members
President - Interact Dramatics 1984 - 1991
Oversaw budget
Coordinated grant writing for funding
Planned training opportunities for members
Coordinated workshops
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