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

As the ACTRA Toronto staff continue to work on a hybrid model, all in-person appointments must be scheduled in advance by E-mail. To schedule an in-person appointment, please use the Staff Directory section of our website to find the E-mail address of the appropriate staff member.

While in-person services are offered by appointment only, staff continue to be available to provide service by E-mail, phone and Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE: The ACTRA Toronto office is a mask-friendly workplace.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Office Location:

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 DIRECTORAlistair Hepburn
ahepburn@actratoronto.com
416-642-6719
DIRECTOR, CONTRACTS & PRODUCTIONGail Haupert
ghaupert@actratoronto.com
416-642-6709
MANAGER, CONTRACTSGrace Hawkins
ghawkins@actratoronto.com
416-642-6712
COORDINATOR, CONTRACTSKaren Lee
klee@actratoronto.com
416-642-6703
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT INTERPRETATIONS
Reporting to Director, Contracts & Production

Commercial Business RepresentativeKelly Davis
kdavis@actratoronto.com
416-642-6707
Commercial Business RepresentativeCathy Wendt
cwendt@actratoronto.com
416-642-6714
Senior Commercial CoordinatorTammy Boyer
tboyer@actratoronto.com
416-642-6739
Commercial ExaminerShelby Payne
spayne@actratoronto.com
647-475-1379
Commercial ExaminerKaitlyn 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 MediaClare Johnston
cjohnston@actratoronto.com
416-642-6746
Business RepresentativeTricia Clarke
tclarke@actratoronto.com
416-642-6738
Business RepresentativeBridget Deer
bdeer@actratoronto.com
416-642-6728
Business RepresentativeAnisha Gliddon
agliddon@actratoronto.com
647-475-1055
Business RepresentativeHeather Holditch
hholditch@actratoronto.com
416-642-6727
Business RepresentativeMoona Thomas
mthomas@actratoronto.com
416-642-6708
Associate Business RepresentativeNada Abbass
nabbass@actratoronto.com
416-642-6718
Associate Business RepresentativeJonathan Balanay
jobalanay@actratoronto.com
416-642-6711
Associate Business RepresentativeArika Jiang
ajiang@actratoronto.com
416-642-6734
Associate Business RepresentativeEdith Li
eli@actratoronto.com
416-642-6735
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of CommunicationsAvia Allen
aallen@actratoronto.com
416-642-6726
Public Relations OfficerLuca De Franco
ldefranco@actratoronto.com
416-642-6755
Public Relations OfficerJennifer McGibbon
jmcgibbon@actratoronto.com
416-642-6710
FINANCE
Director of FinanceAugust Lew
alew@actratoronto.com
416-642-6722
INCLUSION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Director, Inclusion & Community DevelopmentLuisa Alvarez Restrepo (she/her)
LAlvarezRestrepo@actratoronto.com
416-642-6733
MEMBER EDUCATIONGeneral Enquiries
me@actratoronto.com
416-928-2278
MEMBER SERVICESGeneral Enquiries
membership@actratoronto.com
Director of Member Services, ACTRA Toronto Charging OfficialNicole Fournier (formerly Valentin)
nfournier@actratoronto.com
416-642-6720
Senior Membership CoordinatorBrenda Howard
bhoward@actratoronto.com
416-642-6715
Membership AdministratorShirley Kwan
skwan@actratoronto.com
416-642-6736
Membership AdministratorSusie Luxman
sluxman@actratoronto.com
416-642-6732
Assistant, Member ServicesGrace Blair
gblair@actratoronto.com
416-642-6741
OUTREACH & INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Director, Outreach & Industry DevelopmentTaisa Lynn Dekker
tdekker@actratoronto.com
416-642-6740
OMBUDSPERSON John McGrath
ombudsperson@actratoronto.com
416-642-6759