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A complete list of Dora Awards Committee members is available here.

Amy Mushinski, Headshot

Amy Mushinski

Associate Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Opera Company
Advocacy Committee
Bageshree Vaze, Headshot

Bageshree Vaze

Artistic Director, Pratibha Arts
Social Justice Committee

Brian Sewell

Producer, Mirvish Productions
Commercial Theatre Committee
Carrie Sager, Headshot

Carrie Sager

Director of Marketing and Communications, Crow's Theatre
Commercial Theatre Committee
Chris Goddard, Headshot

Chris Goddard

Founder, Craft Brand Company + Brunswick Bierworks
TAPA Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Fundraising Committee
President, PAIS Board of Directors
Chair, 2023 Dora Review Working Group
Collin Rivers, Headshot

Colin Rivers

Senior Partner, Marquis Entertainment
TAPA Board of Directors
Communications Committee
Commercial Theatre Committee
Gayle Matthews, Headshot

Gayle Matthews

Business Development Consultant
Communications Committee
PAIS Board of Directors

Gerard Roxburgh

Artistic Administrator, National Ballet of Canada
TAPA Board of Directors
Finance Committee
Communications Committee Chair, Advocacy Committee

Gloria Mok

Managing Producer, Nightswimming
Social Justice Committee
Indie Caucus
Dora Jury Selection Committee

Heather Young

Principal, Young Associates, Staff Support
Finance Committee
Jacoba Knaapen, Headshot

Jacoba Knaapen

Executive Director
Executive Director

Janet Gates

General Manager, Ontario Place
Commercial Theatre Committee
Jerry Smith, Headshot

Jerry Smith

General Manager, First Stage
Advocacy Committee
Joe Borowiec, Headshot

Joe Borowiec

Independent
Finance Committee
Treasurer, PAIS Board of Directors

John Karastamatis

Director of Sales and Marketing, Mirvish Productions
Communications Committee

Jonathan Heppner

Executive Producer, Soulpepper Theatre Company
TAPA Board of Directors
Finance Committee

Julie Tepperman

Co-Artistic Director, Convergence Theatre
TRIP Committee
Kelly Straughan, Headshot

Kelly Straughan

Executive Director, Theatre Aquarius
President, TAPA Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Social Justice Committee

Kendra Bator

Associate General Manager, Mirvish Productions
TAPA Board of Directors
Advocacy Committee
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Kevin A. Ormsby

Artistic Director, KasheDance
TAPA Board of Directors
Chair, Social Justice Committee

Laura Paduch

Managing Director, Toronto Fringe
Advocacy Committee
Lisa Marie DiLiberto, Headshot

Lisa Marie DiLiberto

Artistic Director, Theatre Direct
Social Justice Committee
Lucy Eveleigh, Headshot

Lucy Eveleigh

Executive Director, Toronto Fringe Festival
TAPA Board of Directors
Chair, TRIP Committee
Co-Chair, Indie Caucus Chair, Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award Committee
Mark Garner, Headshot

Mark Garner

Executive Director, Downtown Yonge BIA
Communications Committee

Michael Rubinoff

Commercial Theatre Producer
Commercial Theatre Committee
Dora Jury Selection Committee
Michael Sinclair, Headshot

Michael Sinclair

General Manager, Obsidian Theatre
TAPA Board of Directors, Vice-President
Executive Committee

Advocacy Committee
Dora Jury Eligibility Committee 2023 Dora Review Working Group Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award Committee
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Mitchell Marcus

Artistic & Managing Director, The Musical Stage Company
Communications Committee
Natalie Sandassie, Headshot

Natalie Sandassie

Senior Development Officer, Canadian Opera Company
TAPA Board of Directors, Secretary
Executive Committee

Fundraising Committee
Dora Eligibility Committee 2023 Dora Review Working Group

Nick Tracey

Senior Director of Administration, Young People’s Theatre
Advocacy Committee

Owais Lightwala

Assistant Professor in the School of Performance, Faculty of Communication and Design, Ryerson University
Commercial Theatre Committee

Sedina Fiati

Program Associate, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts
Social Justice Committee
Sherrie Johnson, Headshot

Sherrie Johnson

Executive Director, Crow's Theatre

Chair, Communications Committee
Steve Beatty, Headshot

Steve Beatty

President, Front Row Insurance
Trip Committee
Susan Wright, Headshot

Susan Wright

Deputy Director, Toronto Arts Council
Communications Committee
Tenny Nigoghossian, Headshot

Tenny Nigoghossian

Fundraising and Strategic Consultant
PAIS Board of Directors
Fundraising Committee
Theresa Gerrow, Headshot

Theresa Gerrow

Membership and Sponsorship Manager (she/her)
TRIP Committee
Fundraising Committee
Social Justice Committee
Close Up Square Headshot Of Victor Pokinko, Holding Glasses And Wearing Grey Blazer Over Button Down Shirt

Victor Pokinko

Executive Producer, Bad Hats Theatre | Creative Producer, Bad New Days
Co-Chair, Indie Caucus
William Milne, Headshot

William Milne

Vice President of Finances and Administration, TO Live
Treasurer, TAPA Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Chair, Finance Committee
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