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| Board of Directors | |
| Caroline Crate (Advisor) | |
| Jackie Diasio | |
 In 1979 a South Shore Theatre production of "Boeing Boeing" introduced me to community theatre in I was a volunteer at the Red Barn, and also sat on the board of the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation. I’m proud to have been invited as member of the Board of the Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery. |
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| Darren Gingras (Chair) | |
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| Ruth Higgins | |
 Ruth Higgins has been a Director & Head of Costumes for the past six years with the Queensville Players Theatre Musical Group. Her costume Team has won two “Act-co Thea” awards for “Brigadoon” & “Grease”. Ruth has also done costumes for the Red Barn Theatre and helped with costuming for “Aladdin Jr.” at Fairwood Public School.
Mrs. Higgins is currently a Director for the Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery where she also volunteers with the GAC “Tuesday Lunch” and other functions when needed. In 2005 Ruth received from the town of Georgina the “Arts & Culture Recognition Award” |
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| Trish Kozar | |
| Elizabeth McLean | |
 Doctor Elizabeth McLean also know as “Widit” came to Sutton in 1970, to work at the Georgina Medical Clinic. Elizabeth ended up staying for 37 yrs, and raised her two daughters here.
Dr. McLean is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians and is very active in the community: the York County Medical Staff executive for 3 years, the hospital board for 2 yrs, the York Region Emergency Health Services Committee for 7 yrs (including 4 yrs. as Chairperson), and the board of Hospice Georgina for 4 yrs. Doctor McLean is still practicing at the Georgina Medical Clinic.
Dr. McLean joined the GAC board in 2003 and has represented Georgina on the York Region Artslink board for the past three years, and currently sits on the York Region Cultural Planning Steering Committee. In her spare time, Dr. McLean (Widit) enjoys buying, giving & making art. |
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| John McLean (Advisor) | |
| Laurence Ritchie (Past Chair) | |
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| Barbara Rogers (Treasurer) | |
 Born and raised in Winnipeg, Barbara Rogers then lived in Montreal for 12 years during which time she acquired her teaching degree. Aside from 9 months in Europe Barbara has lived in Ontario for over 20 years.
In Sutton since ' 93, Rogers teaches at the high school, primarily as an arts teacher (drama and visual art ) as well as philosophy, history and English. She has also worked in professional theatre as an Equity Stage Manager and for a company now called National Book for a dozen years before Rogers returned to her first love “teaching”. |
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| John Sibbald | |
 Mr. John Drinkwater Sibbald is the joint recipient of the Town of Georgina Municipal Award for 2006 “Citizen of the Year”.
John Sibbald was also the fundraising Chair for York County Hospital, a member of the Sutton Public School Board, President of the Sutton Minor Hockey League, the founding President of the Lake Simcoe Tourist Association to promote tourism and rescue a declining Lake Simcoe environment, founded the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation to restore and promote the Red Barn Theatre, a past executive director of the Red Barn Theatre, a past president of the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation, past-chairman of Tourism Ontario, sat on the York Region Tourist Board/York Region Marketing Agency, was a Governor of the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain and a Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Provincial Parks Council. John is a past officer of the Kinsman Club of Sutton, Warden of Saint George’s Anglican Church in Sutton, President of the Briars Community Association and has been a member of Resorts Ontario since 1956. John was awarded The Ontario Bicentennial Medal for many activities including The Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation. |
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| Suzanne Smoke (Native Issues Advisor) | |
 Suzanne is pictured here with Cedar who also helps out at the gallery. |
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| Iris Staniscia | |
| Joan Tadier | |
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| Pat Tadier (Vice Chair) | |
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