Alethea Bakogeorge (she/her) is a physically disabled access professional, fundraiser, and artist. As the Director of Development and Performing Arts at the National accessArts Centre, she is part of the senior management team and leads all fundraising and performing arts strategy for Canada’s oldest and largest disability arts organization. Prior to joining the NaAC, Alethea worked in fundraising and access for The Musical Stage Company from 2019 to 2024. In 2021, she became the first full-time Accessibility Manager to be appointed at a Canadian theatre company, and in that role, she developed and implemented a variety of access policies and initiatives serving The Musical Stage Company’s artists and audiences. She is in-demand as a disability consultant, and has taught and lectured across the continent on disability representation in the performing arts, meeting access needs, and disability-inclusive organizational change. She has also held roles as an artist and an administrator at Canadian and American theatre companies including the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Theatre Aspen, and Theatre Gargantua. Alethea maintains an active acting career as a disabled voiceover and theatre actor. Some favourite credits include recurring as Mercedes Cohen-Davis on Lyla in the Loop (PBS Kids) and originating the role of Chrissie in Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for a Day (US National Tour). Alethea holds a BFA in Music Theatre and a BFA in Arts Administration from Viterbo University, as well a Professional Development Award in Leadership in Accessibility and Inclusion from Toronto Metropolitan University. She lives in Toronto.