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Judy Harquail (she/her)
Director of Programs
Judy has over 35 years of experience working in the performing arts including organizational development, strategic planning, financial management, arts marketing, funding, and tour management, working in collaboration with an extensive range of arts organizations and arts professionals across Canada, the United States, and throughout the world.
In 2011 Judy produced the ISPA Congress in Toronto and produced the 2016 Toronto IAMA Conference. She is the 2007 recipient of the National Arts Centre award for distinguished contribution to touring in Canada and the 2011 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture in Ontario.
Jane Marsland (she/her)
Project Lead
Jane Marsland has been an articulate advocate for the arts for many years and has served on a wide range of boards, advisory groups and committees. Jane was a co-founder of For Dance and Opera, co-founder and Director of Technical Assistance of The Creative Trust: Working Capital for the Arts, as well as co-founder and director of ARTS 4 CHANGE. She has been the recipient of two arts community awards: a “Harold” in 2001 and the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts in 2002. Jane has managed arts organizations since 1970, and was General Manager of the Danny Grossman Dance Company from 1982 to 1999. In 1995, she received the first M. Joan Chalmers Award for Arts Administration for outstanding leadership in the arts. In 2011 she was awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Rita Davies and Margo Bindhardt Cultural Leadership Award.
Her work with the small to mid sized arts organizations has involved the design, structure, and interaction of the organizational format, equation and the planning and organizational learning processes. She believes that it is important to develop new approaches and methods of working to emphasize agile and adaptive organizational responses that are informed by knowledge of constant environmental changes.
Joanne Churchill (she/her)
Interim Administrative Director
Joanne Churchill brings over 25 years of experience working with arts organizations across disciplines, including festivals, arts service organizations, and municipal performing arts centres. She has long championed increased access to the performing arts for both artists and audiences throughout Ontario. Her expertise spans project development, management, strategic planning, and resource development—all grounded in a deep commitment to collaboration and teamwork.
In addition to her role as Interim Administrative Director at Ontario Presents, Joanne will continue to serve as Project Lead for the New Young Audience Presenter Project, supporting the revitalization of young audience presenting in rural, remote, and underserved communities across the province.
Ceilidh Wood (she/her)
Program Manager - Slow Touring
Ceilidh Wood (she/her) is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies program and has worked in various areas of arts administration at Massey Hall, Canadian Stage, and Festivals Kelowna. As Program Associate with Ontario Presents, she has coordinated many programs to support the dissemination of the performing arts, including young audience block booking, Theatre Connects, the World Music Development program, and the development of the Arts Touring Connector. She is now the Project Lead for the Slow Touring Project, which explores ways to make touring & presenting more sustainable, healthier, and more relationship-focused. Outside of work, she co-created the activist group ACMJIS (Artists for Climate & Migrant Justice and Indigenous Sovereignty), and sits on the board of the More Co-operative Housing Collective. Ceilidh has a complex chronic illness and is interested in incorporating themes of crip time and resistance to urgency culture into her work and art.
Noor Kahn (she/they)
Program Manager
Noor Khan (b. 1994, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and producer of Central and South Asian descent. Their practice spans image, sound, text, and object—working across photo, film/video, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, and writing—to examine how human-made systems, such as infrastructure, architecture, policy, and material culture, shape cultural, social, and economic life. Rooted in lived experiences of migration and a lineage of nomadism, Khan’s work draws on critical texts such as Ghassan Hage’s White Nation, approaching art as a research method and a relational tool—a way to reconnect with land, people, and global Indigenous knowledge systems.
Khan holds an MFA in Community Arts and a Certificate in Art Education from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), a Certificate in Digital Art from OCAD University, and a BA in Community Development from the University of Toronto. Noor has been artist in residence at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (North Adams, MA), the Doris McCarthy Gallery (Toronto, ON), Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (Toronto, ON) and a fellow at Cranbrook Academy of Art (Detroit, MI). Their work has been recognized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and Scarborough Arts, and has been supported by the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR Canada, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Khan’s projects have been presented at major festivals and institutions including Nuit Blanche (Toronto), AWAKENINGS at Toronto History Museums, and MUTEK (Montreal).
Cynthia Lickers-Sage
Indigenous Liaison
Cynthia Lickers-Sage is a proud recipient of the Governor-General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross. Following her graduation at the Ontario College of Art and Design, she Co-Founded The Centre for Aboriginal Media, imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, and is the sole proprietor of Clickers Productions. She has spent the last two decades working in the not-for-profit arts sector as the former Executive Director at the Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts, and the General Manager at Kaha:wi Dance Theatre where she gained valuable skills to take on her current position as the Executive Director at the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance.
Liam Sanagan (he/him)
Communications Associate
Liam Sanagan is a Toronto-based designer, strategist, and communications specialist working in the arts and culture sector. With a focus on digital storytelling, branding, and audience engagement, he supports organizations in presenting their work clearly and creatively across platforms. Outside his professional practice, Liam is also an independent songwriter and multidisciplinary artist.
Email: liam [at] ontariopresents.ca (liam[at]ontariopresents[dot]ca)
Deb Daub
Senior Accountant
Email: bedmasbookkeeping [at] gmail.com (bedmasbookkeeping[at]gmail[dot]com)
Ontario Presents 2025-2026 Board of Directors
Jahn Fawcett
Chair
Jahn is the Portfolio Manager of the Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa, where he has worked since 2012. Previously, he worked in production for theatres and festivals in Ottawa, Montreal and Calgary. Jahn is a graduate of the Production Program at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Cultural Planning Program at the University of British Columbia.
Dan Misturada
Treasurer
Dan is the Director of Programming and Events at Capitol Centre Theatre in North Bay, where he has been since 2019. Over his 20+ year history in the industry, Dan has held positions with Mirvish Theatres, Roy Thompson / Massey Hall and the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Nicole Rochefort
Secretary
Nicole Rochefort is the owner/founder of AIM Booking Agency, a leading independent agency dedicated to building sustainable, long-term touring careers for artists across Canada and beyond. Over two decades, Nicole has played a vital role in strengthening Canada’s touring circuits, representing award-winning musicians and performing artists at festivals and performing arts centres across the country.
Alyson Martin
Alyson Martin has been a volunteer member of the Sioux Hudson Entertainment Series, based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Along with other committee roles early on, she has been the Chairperson for a number of years. She is an active member of the Northwestern Ontario Presenters Group, along with 8 other communities, who work collectively on block booking endeavours, to ensure professional artists are able to tour in remote/rural communities. Participating in the Ontario Presents network both on and off the board, has built long-standing relationships with presenting colleagues across Ontario and Canada. Relationships are the cornerstone of the work we do and the performing arts are the heartbeat of any community.
Dan Watson
Dan Watson is an arts leader, producer, and community builder based in Huntsville, Ontario. Executive Director of the Huntsville Festival of the Arts and co-founder of Edge of the Woods Theatre, he champions Canadian artists and community-based projects. His work with Ahuri Theatre featured innovative collaborations and productions with artists from the disabilities community, reflecting his passion for inclusive storytelling.
Debora Johns
Debora Johns has spent over 25 years managing and developing premier arts and cultural facilities in Canada. She is currently the Manager of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, where she was brought in to lead the team through post-pandemic opening in 2021. Debora is passionate about delivering high-quality cultural experiences and inspiration to every member of the community. Originally from BC, she has worked across the country including the Royal & McPherson Theatres, Mary Winspear Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, National Arts Centre, numerous other regional theatres and produced many different arts festivals.