Staff Directory
ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, the union of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media across Canada.
ACTRA Toronto Service Update
To schedule an appointment with ACTRA Toronto staff (available in person, by phone or Zoom), please use the Staff Directory below to find the E-mail address of the appropriate staff member.
PLEASE NOTE: The ACTRA Toronto office is a mask-friendly workplace.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Office Location:
- 625 Church Street, 1st and 2nd Floors
- Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2G1
- Reception: 416-928-2278
- Toll-free: 1.877.913.2278
- Fax: 416.928.2852
- Membership email: membership@actratoronto.com
- Other inquiries: info@actratoronto.com
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday
Please see our Accessible Customer Service Plan.
Staff Contacts by Department
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Alistair Hepburn ahepburn@actratoronto.com 416-642-6719 |
| DIRECTOR, CONTRACTS & PRODUCTION | Gail Haupert ghaupert@actratoronto.com 416-642-6709 |
| MANAGER, CONTRACTS | Grace Hawkins ghawkins@actratoronto.com 416-642-6712 |
| COORDINATOR, CONTRACTS | Karen Lee klee@actratoronto.com 416-642-6703 |
| COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT INTERPRETATIONS Reporting to Director, Contracts & Production | |
| Commercial Business Representative | Kelly Davis kdavis@actratoronto.com 416-642-6707 |
| Commercial Business Representative | Cathy Wendt cwendt@actratoronto.com 416-642-6714 |
| Senior Commercial Coordinator | Tammy Boyer tboyer@actratoronto.com 416-642-6739 |
| Commercial Examiner | Kaitlyn Smith kmsmith@actratoronto.com 416-642-6721 |
| FILM, TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA – Independent Production Agreement (IPA) Reporting to Director, Contracts & Production | |
| Senior Advisor, Film, Television & Digital Media | Clare Johnston cjohnston@actratoronto.com 416-642-6746 |
| Business Representative | Tricia Clarke tclarke@actratoronto.com 416-642-6738 |
| Business Representative | Bridget Deer bdeer@actratoronto.com 416-642-6728 |
| Business Representative | Anisha Gliddon agliddon@actratoronto.com 647-475-1055 |
| Business Representative | Heather Holditch hholditch@actratoronto.com 416-642-6727 |
| Business Representative | Moona Thomas mthomas@actratoronto.com 416-642-6708 |
| Associate Business Representative | Matthew Turner maturner@actratoronto.com 416-642-6718 |
| Associate Business Representative | Jonathan Balanay jobalanay@actratoronto.com 416-642-6711 |
| Associate Business Representative | Arika Jiang ajiang@actratoronto.com 416-642-6734 |
| Associate Business Representative | Edith Li eli@actratoronto.com 416-642-6735 |
| Adminstrative Assistant | Shelby Payne spayne@actratoronto.com |
| COMMUNICATIONS | |
| Director of Communications | Avia Allen aallen@actratoronto.com 416-642-6726 |
| Public Relations Officer | Luca De Franco ldefranco@actratoronto.com 416-642-6755 |
| Public Relations Officer | Jennifer McGibbon jmcgibbon@actratoronto.com 416-642-6710 |
| FINANCE | |
| Director of Finance | August Lew alew@actratoronto.com 416-642-6722 |
| INCLUSION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
| Director, Inclusion & Community Development | Luisa Alvarez Restrepo (she/her) LAlvarezRestrepo@actratoronto.com 416-642-6733 |
| MEMBER EDUCATION | General Enquiries me@actratoronto.com 416-928-2278 |
| MEMBER SERVICES | General Enquiries membership@actratoronto.com |
| Director of Member Services, ACTRA Toronto Charging Official | Nicole Fournier (formerly Valentin) nfournier@actratoronto.com 416-642-6720 |
| Senior Membership Coordinator | Brenda Howard bhoward@actratoronto.com 416-642-6715 |
| Membership Administrator | Kai Grande kmgrande@actratoronto.com 416-642-6717 |
| Membership Administrator | Shirley Kwan skwan@actratoronto.com 416-642-6736 |
| Membership Administrator | Susie Luxman sluxman@actratoronto.com 416-642-6732 |
| Assistant, Member Services | Grace Blair gblair@actratoronto.com 416-642-6741 |
| OUTREACH & INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT | |
| Director, Outreach & Industry Development | Taisa Lynn Dekker tdekker@actratoronto.com 416-642-6740 |
| OMBUDSPERSON | John McGrath ombudsperson@actratoronto.com 416-642-6759 |