Adrian Thiessen, President, St. Catharines
Adrian has been a member of the St. Catharines community since 2005. He moved to the Niagara Region from Quispamsis, New Brunswick to Attend the Film Studies Program at Brock University. As current president of local new media company Fourgrounds Media Inc. he has been an artist, advocate, entrepreneur, and pioneer in the video and interactive media sector.

Deanna Lynn Jones, Vice President, St. Catharines
Deanna Jones is a multi-disciplinary artist, with a particular focus in theatre and performance. She is a co-founder of Suitcase in Point, a local collective of theatre, music and visual artists. She has been actively involved with the NAC for the last six years.

Berndt Meyer, Treasurer, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Berndt is an active fundraiser for NAC and assists in gallery installations and renovations. He is interested in connecting the NAC to new private and public revenue sources.

Maud Rostaing, Secretary, St. Catharines
Maud lives and works in downtown St. Catharines since 2003. She moved to the Niagara Region from Paris, France. She has a Bachelor in American literature and civilization, and a teaching specialty for Special Needs students. She now teaches in a downtown french school. Maud is also a photographer inspired by the many cities she has lived in or visited through-out the world. She enjoys local theater, did some DJ work at a local radio station, has participated in various installations within the city, shown her work, and promoted others. She enjoys being an active volunteer to different events.

Dan Brown, St. Catharines
Bio coming soon

Jon Jouppien, St. Catharines
Bio coming soon

Lindsay LeBlanc, St. Catharines
Bio coming soon

Athena Madan, Toronto
Athena moved to St. Catharines in 2006. She is an arts therapist, with a bunch of degrees. The first one was in visual and performing arts (stage design and media art); the second was in art and counselling psychology; now she's all about using art for transformative practise / community transformation. She appreciates NAC's presence in, commitment to, and vision for the Niagara region. Athena is also the Ontario representative for the Art Therapy chapter of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. (Exhibition Selections Committee, Aboriginal & Diversity Working Group)

Greg Redden, St. Catharines
Born, raised and educated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Greg received his Master of Architecture degree, from Dalhousie University (formerly the Technical University of Nova Scotia). Prior to moving to the Niagara Region in 2002, he has lived and worked for architectural firms in Hamilton, Bermuda and Annapolis, Maryland. Greg has spent the last ten years enjoying his work and life in Niagara and is now a Partner at Macdonald Zuberec Ensslen Architects Inc, St. Catharines. He received his license to practice architecture from the Ontario Association of Architects in 2003 and achieved recognition as a Leader in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional from the Canada Green Building Council in 2005. As a member, and former Chair of the Niagara Society of Architects, he and other Society members have been working with the Bi-National Tourism Alliance in developing an expanded Doors Open Niagara event.

Eric Schmaltz, St. Catharines
Eric Schmaltz is a graduate student, experimental poet, reviewer, and curator. He is currently completing an M.A. degree at Brock University in the English language Text/Community/Discourse program with a focus on Canadian Modern, Experimental, and Avant-Garde literatures. His recent critical work is forthcoming from Open Letter and Rampike, while his creative work has been featured in a number print and digital periodicals including Poetry is Dead, ditch, poetry, and The Incongruous Quarterly. In March 2011, Eric worked as the assistant-coordinator for the NAC’s The Bird is the Word exhibition. Eric lives in St. Catharines, Ontario where he curates the Grey Borders Reading Series.

Dennis Soron, St. Catharines
Bio coming soon

Scott Warren
Scott Warren returned to the Niagara area in 2003 after spending six years living in Toronto. As a songwriter and musician Scott has played stages from New York City to Nashville. He currently makes music under the name Bronx Cheerleader. Scott is also the owner of Prints Buster Design, a St. Catharines-based company specializing in graphic design and screen printing.

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