MASC Newsletter Winter 2019-20 English 2019 Newsletter in single pages | Page 3

New Board
Members
Amanda West Lewis (Interim Chair) was the
Executive Director of The Ottawa School of Speech
and Drama before founding her own school, The
Ottawa Children’s Theatre. Amanda has a BFA in
theatre, an MFA in Creative Writing, a background
as a calligraphy instructor, and author of seven
books for young people. Her professional life has
been dedicated to youth arts education. Colin Henein is a Manager and Senior Policy
Advisor at Transport Canada. Colin previously chaired
the board of 2 Women Productions Storytelling. He is
an amateur photographer and volunteers at the
campus-community radio station CKCU-FM, where
he is the webmaster and hosts Music from the Glen,
a program of traditional music from the British Isles
and beyond..
Norman Adams (Treasurer), has been a small
business and tax management accountant who
has been active in the Ottawa region for 47 years.
He is pleased to bring his expertise to the MASC
team. Jessica Ruano is an Ottawa-based director,
producer, and writer with a passion for live
performance. She is perhaps best known for her
award-winning production of The Ghomeshi
Effect, a documentary dance-theatre performance
addressing sexual violence and the legal system.
She is currently the Venue Manager at allsaints
event space in Sandy Hill.
Gerald Dragon (Secretary), is a Community
Development Worker at the Sandy Hill Community
Health Centre. His work supports children, youth,
families and neighbourhoods to provide services
and programs. He is also the producer and host of
a long running radio show on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Stefan Keyes is a news anchor with CTV Ottawa
and works diligently to give back to the
community. His focus is on minority issues, youth,
and the arts. His is also a vocalist and actor, who
has performed for diverse crowds in Canada, the
United States and Jamaica.
Claire Speed is co-founder of a local network for
Arts, Health & Community. She was Director of
Music Education at the National Arts Centre and
has an MBA from York, an MMus from U of T and a
BMus and BEd from Queen's. Claire is very happy
to be part of the MASC board where she will be
able to connect her love of the arts and education.
Guy Poirier joined the board in July 2019 and
brings his strong Human Resources and
Operations background to MASC. Guy has worked
extensively within the Aboriginal Community,
promoting human resources best practices to
First Nations and Inuit communities and to
provincial and territorial organizations. His
experience brings a unique perspective that is
very valuable to the MASC team.
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Jennifer Boudewyn is a visual artist and arts
instructional coach/teacher in public education
who is passionate about empowering children,
teens and grown-ups to celebrate their unique
strengths through creativity and art education.
She believes that exploring one's own creativity
through art is a portal to discover more about
ourselves and learn about each other. She is very
excited to be able to join the MASC board and
bring her experiences from her teaching
background.
Akuol Luala is a natural leader who since 2010
has participated in many Awesome Arts youth
programs. Akuol was chosen to be an Awesome
Arts Youth Intern to work with a professional video
artist on a number of Awesome Arts projects.
Currently, Akuol works at the Treasury Board
Secretariat. Akuol’s belief in the power of the arts
to make change in a community makes her a
perfect addition to the MASC Board!
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