BOARD OF DIRECTORS   Jean Fortier President Through his time working within the public service, Jean Fortier has accumulated experience in human resources management, finance, business management, and most recently has been working in social policy. Originally from Quebec City, Jean moved to Ottawa to attend the University of Ottawa where he received his B.A. in Economics as well as his M.B.A. In 2000, with a desire to contribute to his community, Jean began his involve-ment with the Council for the in Arts in Ottawa where he has held various administrative and executive positions including his current appointment as president of the board of directors. Jean is also a founding member and treasurer of ‘X’, Festival of Photography in Ottawa. Education MBA International, Ottawa University, On Master Studies Economics, Laval University, Qc B.A. Honors, Economics, Ottawa University, On Work Experience Government of Canada Policy Analyst, Seniors Secretariat, Human Resources & Skills Development Senior Policy Analyst, Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada Senior Policy Analyst, Rural Secretariat, Agriculture Canada Council for the Arts in Ottawa Director of communication Canada Post Corporation Finance Manager, National Sales and Marketing Finance Manager, Northern Services Division Finance Manager, Corporate Planning, Operations, Finance Manager, Corporate Finance, Corporate Plan Development Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance, Labour negotiation support Compensation and Benefits Research Officer, Industrial Relations Research, Other Council for the Arts in Ottawa, President Festival of photography in Ottawa, X, Founding member and Treasurer   Phil Gabriel Board Member at large Philip Gabriel, educated as an architect and interior designer, has practiced lighting design for over 40 years in New York City, Ohio and Canada. His firm, Gabriel Mackinnon provides professional consultant services as specialists in architectural lighting and has completed projects including urban centres, offices, schools, museums, restaurants, hotels, churches and historic restorations. Mr. Gabriel is a Fellow and Past President of both the International Association of Lighting Designers and the Ottawa Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society. He is also a member of the Professional Lighting Designers Association and the IALD Education Trust. Recent lighting projects by Gabriel Mackinnon include: Canada's Parliament Hill, National Gallery and Supreme Court; the Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa Airports; Hilton and Fairmount Hotels; and major shopping malls in 10 Canadian cities. Please see website, Gabriel Mackinnon for more information. The firm has received awards from the International Association of Lighting Designers, the Illuminating Engineering Society, Canadian Architect and the Canadian Historical Association. Philip Gabriel, FIALD, PLDA, FIES Gabriel Mackinnon Employment Gabriel Mackinnon, Ottawa, Ontario, 1972 - present Principal Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1969 - 1972 Assistant Professor, Architecture & Design I.S.D. Incorporated, New York, New York, 1967 - 1969 Senior Project Designer Marcel Breuer and Associates, New York, New York, 1966 - 1967 Interior Designer Edward Larabee Barnes, New York, New York, 1965 - 1966 Head of Interior Design Eero Saarinen and Associates, New Haven, Connecticut, 1964 - 1965 Designer Education Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 1961 - 1963 Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts Hershey College, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1960 - 1961 Degree: Associate of Arts Pennsylvania State University, Penn., 1957 - 1960 Major: Architecture Professional Societies International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), 1977 - present Past International President Illuminating Engineering Society ⟨IES⟩, 1977 - present Past Section President Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage ⟨CIE⟩, 1992 - present Museum Lighting Committee     Sonia Pescatore Vice President Ottawa-born pianist Sonia Pescatore holds pedagogy and performance diplomas ⟨ARCT⟩ from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Her post-secondary study began at Carleton University and continued at the University of Ottawa with Cynthia Floyd. After several successful competitions, Sonia studied on scholarship with Christina Petrowska in Toronto and completed her Bachelor of Music (University of Montréal⟩ in performance with Natalie Pepin. She is co-founder of Camerata Music - a unique teaching studio in Ottawa, well-known for its support of contemporary music and its programming based on an individual learning style. Sonia has been heard in concert as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician, including appearances with OPEN SCORE in co-production with the CBC, several performances for Les Concerts Ponticello, and recitals for various chamber music associations including established concerts series "Les Amis" in Toronto. In 2007 she co-hosted and co-founded the BORDER CROSSING concert series at the NAC ⟨fourth stage⟩ with the premise to promote annual performances of alternative styles of music including Classical/Jazz fusion and compositions by Canadian artists. In order to encourage the exposure of contemporary music, she has enjoyed facilitating workshops for the University of Ottawa, The Suzuki Association, as well as adjudicating the Contemporary Showcase Festival 2005 in Ottawa, Montreal in 2006, and in North Bay in 2007. Sonia's latest efforts have earned her a Master's degree at the University of Ottawa with Andrew Tunis, highlighting her particular love of New Music and the contemporary idiom in general. Her recitals focused on chamber and solo works mainly by Canadian composers, including Alexina Louie, Jean Coulthard, Ann Southam, and a major piano work composed especially for her by the late Patrick Cardy. Sonia's playing has been described as having a "gorgeous, luminous sonority.." and her choice of repertoire as being far from cliché.   Khalia Scott Secretary Khalia Scott was born in Berkeley California in 1964, moved to Ottawa as a child, and has lived and worked there for most of her life. She has taken both private and public schooling, and pursued in an autodidactic manner, a variety of art and craft media including jewellery-making, millinery, photography, film, and printmaking. In 1986, while working on a science degree in Biology, she started Ear Gear, a business designing and creating women's accessories. Ear Gear began as a booth in Artist's Alley, and has grown and evolved over the years, continuing still to feature its own handmade pieces and other Canadian designed accessories under new ownership and a new name Eclection. Khalia started creating photographic images in 1983 and began a rigorous program of self-education in photography. In 1994 Khalia scaled down her business involvement to concentrate on developing her photographic projects. She has since been associated with the Salon Claque and other creative bodies that have produced a wide spectrum of photo-based projects. Khalia is co-founder and director of the School of the Photographic Arts; Ottawa, and instructs there in the full time Portfolio Program while curating SPAO's Red Wall Gallery. Khalia is president and co-founder of X Ottawa Photography Festival and the head of its programming committee, and sits on the board of the Byward Market BIA. Her photographic work can be found in private collections in both the U.S. and Canada. Organizations School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa Est. August 2005 Co-founder and Director www.spao.ca X Ottawa Photography Festival Est. November 2006 Co-Founder and President www.festivalx.ca     Michael Tardioli Treasurer For almost 20 years, Michael Tardioli has been a professional, award-winning photographer in the Ottawa region. During this time he developed new techniques in printmaking to enhance the presence of black and white photographs. The success of these techniques was made evident by the numerous prestigious commissions he received. Clients included such public figures as Mitchell Sharp, Margaret Trudeau, and Roberta Bondar, among many others. During this time a reputation developed that led to acquisitions of his work for public and permanent display at the National Archives, the National Arts Centre, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario; the latter resulting in a published book of fine-art portraits of children. The success he experienced as a portraiture photographer has led to two different and significant directions in his career: the development of his teaching skills and commercial photography incorporating elevated production values. Significant clients he has worked with include the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Canadian Museum of Nature. His digital work has also been recognized, notably through receipt of the 2003 Canadian Applied Arts Award for his unpublished photograph of singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Tardioli's teaching career began in 2000 when he was first approached to teach a Continuing Education course in black and white photography at Algonquin College. In 2005 Michael co-founded SPAO to create an intensive photographic experience for those seeking to hone their skills or pursue an artistic or professional photographic practice.   Barbara Warren Board Member at large Barbara Warren is sole proprietor of Barabra B. Warren - Refined Building, an Ottawa based renovation and heritage renovation contractor. Ms. Warren trained in the Heritage Carpentry and Millwork program at the Perth campus of Algonquin College from 1994-1996, graduating top of her class. Upon graduation she apprenticed with a local renovation firm and has run her own successful renovation firm ever since. During that time she had a brief stint with the Heritage Conservation Directorate of Public Works Canada, where she worked on a number of prominent Federal buildings including the East Block of Parliament Hill and Bank of Montreal building on Wellington Street. A community minded individual, Ms. Warren is past Vice chair of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee ⟨LACAC⟩ for the City of Ottawa. During her time with LACAC, Ms. Warren fought hard for saving the built heritage of downtown communities, particularly that of Lowertown. She has also been involved with the Lowertown Community Association.