what does the future of organizational planning look like NOW?
A Mass Culture Digital Gathering
This Digital Gathering, in partnership with Arts Consultants Canada (ACCA), took place live on Zoom on April 20, 2020.
Topic
The Future of Organizational Planning
In Conversation

About the Conversation Starters
Umair Jaffar
Executive Director, Small World Music
Umair Jaffar is the Executive Director of Small World Music; Board Member, CAPACOA; Board Member, North York Arts; Faculty Member, Arts Management Post-Graduate Programme, Centennial College; 2017 TAC Cultural Leaders Lab Fellow. Umair looked at financial / funding models.
Gracia Dyer Jalea
Executive Director, Toronto Ward Museum
Gracia Dyer Jalea is the Founding Executive Director of the Toronto Ward Museum; previously Programming Director for Friends of the Pan Am Path; 2017 June Callwood Award, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration; 2018 Promising Leadership Award, Ontario Museum Association. Gracia looked at the question of professional development for staff, including mental health / self-care.
Robin Sokoloski
Executive Director, Playwrights Guild of Canada
Robin Sokoloski is the Executive Director of the Playwrights Guild of Canada; Co-Founder & Board Member, Mass Culture; President, East End Arts; Advisory Committee Member, Centre for Free Expression, Ryerson University. Robin looked ay the future of networks and membership-based organizational models.
Clayton Windatt
Clayton Windatt is the ex-Executive Director of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective/ Collectif des commissaires autochtones; Co-Founder & Board Member, Mass Culture; Trustee, National Gallery of Canada; Director, Zakide Artist-Run. Clayton will examine organizational hierarchies and staffing structures.