The Ottawa Festival Network held its successful Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, August 28, at Overflow Brewing Company. Board members, staff, and stakeholders gathered to discuss the year's achievements and outline future goals. We are encouraged by the positive changes on the horizon, including updates to OFN’s systems and structures that are in keeping with the organizations founding values and purpose. These developments are expected to strengthen the OFN’s impact within the festival, special event, and fair community and enhance its ability to support members.
As part of the AGM, we held elections for OFN’s volunteer Board of Directors. We are thrilled to introduce six new Board Members!
Please give a warm welcome to:
Sophia Conradie, Director - Operations Manager at Muséopark Vanier
Matthew Herbert, Director - Independent Director
Diane Meagher, Director - Assistant Area Lead at Ottawa Bluesfest
Fabiola Yzeta-Vincent, Director - Executive Director at Day of the Dead Festival
Melanie Anderson, Director - General Manager at the ByWard Market District Authority
Emily Ramsay, Director - Director at the Digital Arts Resource Centre, Chair of the Board at Digi60 Filmmakers Festival
They join our returning Board Members for the 2024 - 2025 term:
Nathalie Carrier, Chair - Executive Director, ZAC Quartier Vanier BIA
Janet Sellwood, Treasurer - CPA, Kelly Huibers McNeely Professional Corporation
Blair Campbell, Director - Co-Founder, The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival
Kareem Aly, Director - Co-Founder, Marketing Director, Latin Sparks Festival
Emma Francis, Director - Regional Artistic Programming Manager, Ottawa Bluesfest
Isabelle Moroni, Director - Independent Festival Contractor
Patrick Murray, Director - Founder and Executive Director, Irish Film Festival
The combined skills, expertise, vision and passion that this group brings to OFN is outstanding and we're excited to get to work!
We also acknowledge and extend deep appreciation and gratitude to outgoing Directors, Veronica Roy, Toby Whitfield, and Aldo Chiappa - thank you for all the hard work contributed to this organization over the years!
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