Who's Who @ Queer West?
Media & Public Relations - Parul Pandya outexpressions@gmail.com
President & Secretary - Michel F. Paré queerwestinfo@gmail.com
Vice President - Literary Events - Philip Cairns fullmoon@auracom.com
Vice President & Treasurer - Jaclyn Alia Isen qwshout@gmail.com
News & Listing Editor - OUTeXpressions Newspaper outexpressions@gmail.com
Web Site Content Editor - Michel F. Paré torontodigitalq@yahoo.ca
Queer West Arts & Culture Festival - Program Coordinator - Jaclyn
Alia Isen queerwestfest@gmail.com
Queer West Film Festival - Program Director - Casey Reid qwfilmfest@gmail.com
shOUT Young Adult (Un)Conference Series- Project Director - Jaclyn Alia
Isen qwshout@gmail.com
Arts Festival ( Aug 7-15 - 2010) Contact Information:
Festival Program Coordinator & Volunteers - Jaclyn Isen - queerwestfest@gmail.com
Film Festival Program Director - Casey Reid - qwfilmfest@gmail.com
Advertising / Sponsorships & Web maintenance- Michel Paré - queerwestinfo@gmail.com
Literary Events - Philip Cairns - fullmoon@auracom.com
Media & Public Relations - Parul Pandya - queerwestfestmedia@gmail.com
Visual Arts Curator - Brian McCurdy - qwfingerpaint@gmail.com
Graphic Designs & Print Media - Cait Jones - cait@caitjonesdesign.com
website: caitjonesdesign.com
Festival Event Coordinators: Brian, Philip, Michel P., Michel L., Cait,
Casey, Jacqulin, Jaclyn, Kailee, Jane, Parul, Regina and Sarah.
Community Information & Helpline
Main Phone Number: 416-879-7954
Write Us at: queerwestinfo@gmail.com
All Postal Mail : Box 204 Stn C. Toronto ON M6J 3M9 (Trinity Bellwoods
neighbourhood)
Special Delivery & Fedex, UPS call: 416-879-7954
Corporate Office - Dufferin St. (Brockton Village) By Appointment Only
416-879-7954
Oh your looking for the Arts Centre? Facts: The 519 city runn community
centre with a 30 million dollar budget has a lovely building. We have a 0 budget
and no office space. Pride Toronto has a 4 million budget and puts on a big
3 day weekend. We have 0 budget and put on a day nine day Arts Festival. Are
we ashamed? Absolutely NOT! We are a nascent community and we love having fun.
Gay West Community Network Inc. (queerwest.org) is a not-for-profit organization
serving in west central Toronto, Ontario, since 2000, managed by a Board of
Directors. The Queer West Arts Collective: is responsible for performing arts
events and festivals for the purposes of educating and advancing the public’s
understanding and appreciation of performing arts and to educate artists, through
participation in such festivals and related workshops.
I want to help
Many of our Volunteers are Gen Y’ers ( ages 23 to 28) The Shout Youth and Young
Adult Program. Contact Jaclyn Alia Isen, Vice President of Queer West at qwshout@gmail.com
Were also looking for three new volunteer members for our Board of Directors
- The best board candidates for Queer West are people who are capable of advancing
the organization's goals and have enough time in their schedule to meet the
demands of active board involvement.
- We are on the lookout for candidates with legal, accounting, and marketing,
fundraising, and even human resource backgrounds.
- Connections matter when it comes to being a Queer West Board Member. We
are looking for someone who has expertise the organization can use and is
well-connected in the community.
- Passion is the most important quality Queer West is looking for in potential
board members. You believe you can make a difference. Queer West won’t settle
for anything less in the people, who will work alongside us, to make our nonprofit
a success.
- Must understand and be in agreement with the mission of our programs. It
is expected that each board member attend meetings and other board functions;
serves on Arts Collective is a spokesperson and an advocate for our programs;
uses their professional skills and expertise in the service of our programs;
serves as a source of advice and support for our President; becomes informed
about our programs financial situation and makes responsible decisions on
the organization's behalf.
- Should have at least BA or MA in a Humanities discipline, Public Administration,
or Business Administration; The Arts, Law, Women's Studies, Adult Education,
Social Work, Films Studies and other combinations of experience and/or formal
education that meet the minimum qualifications may be substituted.
- Minimum of 1-3 years successful experience in fundraising, donor cultivation,
grant writing, marketing, contracts management and volunteering for special
events, preferably for a queer not-for-profit organization.
- Financial management experience including budget development and oversight;
financial reporting.
- Willingness to work outside the strict job description parameters and think
creatively about how to fulfill the multi-faceted job description.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with
key external contacts.
- Ability to raise funds from diverse sources, including major gifts from
individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to lead and manage large-scale projects and a demonstrated poise
and grace under pressure, demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness, superior
judgment and demonstrated leadership ability and comprehensive understanding
of the social, economic, cultural, and political contexts in which the Queer
West community exists and the ability to cultivate and build relationships
throughout all communities.
If interest in joining the Arts Collective or serving on the Board.
Email queerwestinfo@gmail.com
|416-879-7954 | About the: Collective
Board meetings are held every two months. Arts Collective Meetings Monthly.
