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For general information about OAC programs please contact​ reception@arts.on.ca.

Ontario Arts Council
121 Bloor Street East, 7th Floor
Toronto, ON  M4W 3M5

Phone: 416-961-1660 | 1-800-387-0058 (toll-free in Ontario)
 

Office Hours

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OAC is closed on all statutory and civic holidays, and on Easter Monday and Remembrance Day. OAC’s offices also close between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
 

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(B) = French/English Bilingual Staff
 

Executive Office

Carolyn Vesely
CEO
416-969-7458
Randi Apple
Executive Coordinator
416-969-7410
Kim Armstrong
Executive Administrative Assistant
416-969-7406

Communications

Kirsten Gunter - (B)
Director of Communications
416-969-7403
Shoshana Wasser - (B)
Senior Communications Coordinator (Government & Media Relations)
416-969-7434
Emily Jeffers - (B)
Communications Coordinator (Project Management)
416-969-7462
Angela Loh - (B)
Communications Coordinator (Online)
416-969-7439

Granting Administration

Kelly Langgard
Director of Granting
416-969-7428
Jessica Deljouravesh - (B)
Associate Director of Granting
647-258-5077
Chris Black
Associate Director of Granting
437-537-5850
Myron Kozak - (B)
Cross-Sectoral Associate Officer
416-969-7424
Georgia Steele
Granting Programs Coordinator
416-969-7404
Anne Gardé Gravestock - (B)
Granting Process Coordinator
647-258-5078
Kimberly Kinnear
Granting Project Analyst
416-969-7463
Nina Charest - (B)
Granting Content Coordinator
416-969-7417
Shawna Caspi
Program Administrator
416-646-7469
Hind El Ouardi - (B)
Program Administrator
416-646-7468
Olga St-Pierre - (B)
Receptionist
416-961-1660

Granting Areas/Programs


Arts Service Organizations (ASO)

Maura Broadhurst - (B)
Officer
416-646-7467

Awards

Carolyn Gloude
Officer
416-969-7423
Rohana Buzamlak - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7416

Dance

Soraya Peerbaye - (B)
Officer
416-969-7422
Amber Yared - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7461

Deaf and Disability Arts

Bushra Junaid
Officer
416-969-7407
Caroline Caire - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7440

Engaging Communities and Schools

Loree Lawrence
Officer
416-969-7425
Terry Gitersos - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7401

Francophone Arts

Geneviève Trilling - (B)
Officer
416-969-7400
Barbara Gilbert - (B)
Associate Officer
416-969-7427                   
Caroline Caire - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7440

Indigenous Arts

Erika Iserhoff
Officer
416-969-7454
Candice Jacko
Program Administrator
647-258-5075

Literature

Jack Illingworth
Officer
416-969-7438
Rohana Buzamlak - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7416
Lucy Gouveia
Program Administrator
416-969-7432

Majors

David Parsons
Officer
416-969-7452
Jenny Knox
Program Administrator
416-969-7430

Media Arts

Mark Haslam
Officer
416-969-7453
Amber Yared - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7461

Multi and Inter-Arts

Loree Lawrence
Officer
416-969-7425
Myron Kozak - (B)
Cross-Sectoral Associate Officer
416-969-7424
Candice Jacko
Program Administrator
647-258-5075

Music

David Parsons
Officer
416-969-7452
Dwayne Dixon
Officer
647-258-5076
Jenny Knox
Program Administrator
416-969-7430

Northern Arts

Erika Iserhoff
Officer
416-969-7454
Terry Gitersos - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7401

Outreach and Development

Bushra Junaid
Officer
416-969-7407
Alana Forslund
Northwestern Representative
807-632-4575 / 1-866-391-2221

Skills and Careers Development

Bushra Junaid
Officer
416-969-7407
Rohana Buzamlak - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7416

Theatre

Clelia Farrugia - (B)
Officer
416-969-7433
Lucy Gouveia
Program Administrator
416-969-7432

Touring

Soraya Peerbaye - (B)
Officer
416-969-7422
Elizabeth Braoudakis - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7412

Visual Arts and Craft

Zhe Gu
Officer
416-969-7459
Lisa Wöhrle
Associate Officer
416-969-7419
Caroline Cotter - (B)
Program Administrator
416-969-7455

Research

Heather Alinsangan
Director of Research and Evaluation
416-969-7456
Michael Choo
Research Analyst
416-969-7445    
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