BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NSI STAFF & FACULTY
ASSOCIATE FACULTY
Norm Bolen Chair Media and Broadcasting Consultant
John Gill CEO
Susan Alexander Corus Entertainment
Prem Gill Vice-Chair CEO, Creative BC Kim Guise Director of Local and Original Programming, TELUS Vera Houle Director of Community Relations Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Marlene Kendall Finance Chair Director, Internal Audit & Corporate Compliance, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation Jean LaRose CEO, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Michael A. Levine Chairman, Westwood Creative Artists Brad Pelman CEO, The Fremantle Corporation Virginia Thompson President, VĂŠritĂŠ Films Carole Vivier CEO & Film Commissioner Manitoba Film & Music NSI welcomes Kim Guise to the board and thanks Ron Suter, Marcia Martin and Christine Shipton for their longstanding commitment and support.
Laura Friesen Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations Angela Heck Director, Digital & Strategic Initiatives Liz Hover Director, NSI Online Ursula Lawson Manager, Programs & Development Joy Loewen Interim Manager, Programs & Development David Pollock Director, Finance Shelly Quade Manager, Programs & Development Brendon Sawatzky Director, Programming Elise Swerhone Manager, Programs & Development Chris Vajcner Director, Communications & Revenue Development Kaya Wheeler Aboriginal Programs & Administrative Assistant Julie Di Cresce NSI Totally Television Program Advisor Gail Harvey Corus Diverse TV Director Program Advisor Lisa Jackson NSI Aboriginal Documentary Director Advisor Shereen Jerrett Movie Central Script to Screen Program Co-Manager Melissa Kajpust NSI Features First Program Advisor Lisa Meeches Aboriginal Training Programs Advisor Brigitte Sachse NSI Business for Producers Program Advisor Tactica Interactive Creative and Technical Partner Doowah Design Inc. Creative and Technical Partner
David Barlow Writer/producer Shane Belcourt Writer/director Garry Campbell Writer Mark Farrell Screenwriter Mike Fly Director/producer Sturla Gunnarsson Filmmaker Ava Karvonen Director/producer Karen Lam Filmmaker Dan Lyon Telefilm Gary Marcuse Writer/producer Gigi Morin Duncan Moran LLP Alanis Obomsawin Filmmaker Linda Seger Script consultant Tim Southam Directors Guild of Canada Rudy Thauberger Screenwriter Kim Todd Producer, Original Pictures
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