About
We provide informed strategic and technical advice to increase the value of Canada’s arts and culture sector
Arts Consultants Canada
Who We Are
A vibrant and sustainable Canadian arts and culture sector.
Arts Consultants Canada / Consultants canadiens en arts (ACCA) is Canada’s only national professional association of qualified arts consultants. We are guided by a code of conduct and professional standards. As a non-profit membership-based organization and a community of practice since 2006, we support Canada’s arts and culture sector by providing services to members and clients across the country.
Values
High Professional Standards and Integrity
Diversity and Inclusion
Progressive/Innovative Approaches
Collaborative Leadership
Our leadership
Board of Directors
Victoria Steele
President
Sandra Thomson
Past President
Andrew Martin
Treasurer
Jane Needles
Secretary
Sue Edworthy
Chair: Marketing and Communications Task Force
Kathleen Darby
Member at Large – West
Committees
Marketing and Communications Task Force
Provides overall guidance and direction for the website, marketing, member communications, and ACCA event promotion.
Chair: Sue Edworthy, Toronto;
Members: Sherri Sadler, Vancouver; Carole Anne Piccinin, Ottawa; Maurizio Ortolani, Ottawa; Cate Proctor, Gatineau
Programming Committee
Recommends and organizes professional development workshops and seminars for ACCA membership.
Co-Chairs: Jane Needles, Montreal; Jewell Goodwyn, London
Members: Annalee Adair, Gananoque; Ann Connors, St. John’s
Membership Committee
Reviews and recommends membership applications for Board approval.
Chair: Vacant
Members: Roger Gaudet, Ottawa; Jenny Ginder, Toronto; Lucy White, Toronto
Nominating Committee
Chair: Sandra Thomson, Nanaimo
Members: Victoria Steele, Ottawa
Supporters
Recent Donors (2019 – 2021)
Janis A Barlow & Associates, Toronto, ON
Jennifer Ginder, Toronto, ON
William Moore, Innisfil, On
Catherine Proctor, Gatineau, QC
Victoria Steele, Ottawa, ON
Leslie Thompson, Vancouver, BC
Sandra Thomson, Nanaimo, BC
Lucy White, Toronto, ON
Strategic Plan 2021 Contributors
Jenny Ginder, Toronto, ON
Peter Lyman, Toronto, ON
Lindy Sission, Coquitlam, BC
Lucy White, Toronto, ON