BCTC Board Information

Deborah Renz,
Sid Williams Theatre Society
442 Cliffe Avenue
Courtenay, BC, V9N 2J2
www.sidwilliamstheatre.com

Deborah Renz –  is the presenter and venue manager of the Sid Williams Theatre Society in Courtenay BC. She has worked as a publicist, box office/front of house and volunteer with the Sid for many years before becoming the general manager in 2000. Deb serves on many community committees in Courtenay as well as having served on the BCTC board of directors. She holds a B.A. from York University and a M.A. from Simon Fraser University.

Caitlin M McKee,
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Road
Vancouver, BC,V6T 1Z1
www.chancentre.com

Caitlin McKee is the Programming and Partnerships Manager with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC.  She is fortunate to have worked with many amazing arts organizations in Vancouver and Toronto including the Firehall Arts Centre, Dancing on the Edge, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and Dancemakers.  She is a committed arts volunteer and sits on the board of the Dancing on the Edge Festival Society, the programming committee of the Powell Street Festival Society and is pleased to be part of the BC Touring Council board.  Caitlin holds a B.A.(Hons) in Arts Management with a specialist in Music + Culture from the University of Toronto. 

Theresia Reid,
Chilliwack Cultural Centre
Chilliwack, BC
chilliwackculturalcentre.ca

Theresia has been working in professional theatre for over twenty years. She started her career as an Equity Stage Manager at Western Canada Theatre in Kamloops, and then became the Resident Stage Manager for Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna, followed by Theatre North West in Prince George. While working in Kelowna she was a Guest Relations Team Leader and Box Office Ticket Agent for the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. In 2010, Theresia moved to Chilliwack to start a new path as the Rentals Manager for the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, and then in 2022 became the Operations Manager for The Centre.

Paul Hinrichs,
Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival
Kalso, BC
www.kaslojazzfest.com

Paul Hinrichs has always been a live music fan and spent his formative years touring Canada and the USA. Paul started presenting live music concerts in Nelson BC in 2010 and by 2013 Paul founded On The Road Management and Productions to provide artist management to BC based acts Shred Kelly, Shane Philip and The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. In 2014, On The Road Management also began presenting shows from Cranbrook to Kelowna in various theatres. In 2015, Paul became Artistic Director of the infamous Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival, and the following year took over operations of the festival as the Executive Director. The 2016 festival went on to sell out for the first time in 25 years and has continued to sellout every year since! Paul graduated from the Contemporary Music and Technology program at Selkirk College, is a juror for FACTOR, a judge for the JUNOS, and also the mandolin player and songwriter in bluegrass-inspired band The Heavy Lighters.

Lynnda McDougall,
Bulkley Valley Concert Association
Box 3754
Smithers, BC V0J2N0
www.bvca.me

Lynnda (she/her) is a Director on the Bulkley Valley Concert Association Board. Since 2012, she has held various executive positions and represented the BVCA to the Northern Presenters Group. She has been an adjudicator for BCTC’s grant applications and for the Pacific Contact Artist Selection Committee. Lynnda has lived on Witsuwit’en territory in the Bulkley Valley since 1971. For the last 20 years she has worked at the Smithers Public Library. Prior to that, she was a logging contractor, bartender, secondary school teacher on-call, bookkeeper and financial manager. She attended New Brunswick Teachers’ College. A passionate advocate for the performing arts, she hopes to shine a lens on the challenges of presenting in Northern and other small, remote and rural communities.

David Gonella,
Salmon Arm Roots&Blues Festival
Box 21
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2
rootsandblues.ca

A MFA graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Film Department David Gonella moved to Salmon Arm from East Vancouver in 2006 after working in the movie and music video industry as a writer, director and producer. Between film gigs David served two years as the Guest Coordinator for the Vancouver International Film Festival. Upon his arrival in the Shuswap David joined the Salmon Arm Roots&Blues Festival as its Volunteer Coordinator. Spending the next ten years with the annual music festival, David progressed through the organization, serving as the Site Manager, Production Manager, Festival Director, and in the fall of 2017,  promoted to lead the organization as the Executive Director. Cultural and financial success are important indicators, David believes that long term organizational sustainability must include a deep and sincere connection to the Secwepmec community in the Shuswap region.

Justine Murdy,
Scrap Arts Music
Victoria, BC
www.scrapartsmusic.com

Justine Murdy’s experiences range from material culture enthusiast to artistic director, producer, writer, and designer (lighting, costume, marketing, instruments). In 1998, Justine brought her world of design to Gregory Kozak’s world of music. They established Scrap Arts Music to create “Sculptural Music from the Materials Around Us.” Using recycled and salvaged materials of a harbour city in the midst of a massive construction boom as “source” for the instruments, Scrap Arts Music explores concepts of “transformation” through materials, processes, design, movement and sound – while having a great time!
Justine is thrilled to be a BC Touring Council director.