ARC Board Of Directors.


Looking to build your leadership skills?

Grow your professional and social networks?

Create a tangible impact with your expertise and time?

 

Consider joining our Board of Directors.

 

We are seeking diversely skilled, passionate participators who live in the Greater Toronto Area and wish to serve as volunteer Directors for a two-year renewable term on the ARC Board of Directors.

 

If interested, please email a CV and cover letter to our Board Chair.

 

Build your skills.

Build your passion.

Build with ARC.

ARC’s Board of Directors is an engaged and committed core of volunteers responsible for financial and administrative oversight of the company, as well as providing fundraising, marketing, and production support.

The current members are:

 

Madeleine Brown (Chair)

Madeleine Brown is a playwright and actor. Recent productions include: Margaret Reid (Here For Now Theatre) and Give ’em Hell (Theatre Direct/4th Line Theatre/Prairie Fire, Please). She was a recipient of the Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award and a member of Driftwood Theatre’s Beyond the Bard Playwrights Unit and 4th Line Theatre’s Interdisciplinary Residency Program. She is Theatre Direct’s Next Draft Producer and a volunteer with L’Arche Toronto Sol Express and Loran Scholars Foundation. Outside of theatre, she performs stand-up around Toronto, including as co-producer and co-host of Ladies First Open Mic and Ladies First Comedy SHEbang! (@LadiesFirstTO). Madeleine is a graduate of UofT Mississauga/Sheridan College, Second City Training Centre and CB Pro. thatmadeleinebrown.com
Jennifer Toh (Secretary)

Jennifer grew up in Winnipeg, and discovered her calling as a theatre audience member through attending the annual Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Shakespeare in the Ruins, and the Manitoba Theatre Centre’s notable 1995 production of Hamlet – featuring Keanu Reeve’s most excellent adventure in Winnipeg. In her professional life, Jennifer is an Information Technology professional with nearly twenty years of experience working with clients to solve problems in organizations’ information processes and technology.  She currently is the Director of Delivery at Grantbook, an IT consultancy that focuses on the philanthropy sector.

Jennifer has found the opportunity to use her skills and experience as a board member of ARC since 2015 to be extremely gratifying. Each show ARC has put on keeps raising the bar and she is excited to support where ARC will go next.

Ivy Luu (Treasurer)

Ivy Luu is a strategic leader with expertise in procurement, risk management, and operations across industries like financial services, retail, and consumer goods. As Vice President of Global Procurement Strategy & Operations at Scotiabank, she drives ESG initiatives, oversees a global team, and implements transformative programs to optimize efficiency. Known for her results-focused approach, Ivy has a proven track record in process improvement, policy development, and team leadership. She holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her beloved dog Momo, her friends and family and staying active.

Jeff Keay

Jeff is one of Canada’s leading media relations, communications and issues management professionals, having served as a senior strategy advisor, speechwriter and national media spokesperson for some of Canada’s best-known institutions and brands, including Deloitte, CBC-Radio Canada, TD and Royal banks and York and Windsor universities. He’s also a life-long theatre-goer and enthusiast and is delighted to have joined the ARC board.
Mikhail Kellz

Mikhail is one the newest board members and treasurer of the ARC organization. With over 10 years of experience in the film and broadcasting industry, he brings a variety of skills to the ARC team.

From small community projects to international projects; Mikhail prides himself on his ability to connect with any community. As a real estate agent, he understands the importance of networking and community longevity. Mikhail’s been a huge fan and is thrilled at the opportunity to support the ARC organization, team, artist, and community.
Michelle Mohammed

Michelle is a Toronto-based artist working both nationally and internationally as an actor, director, and arts leader. Michelle is committed to storytelling that bridges borders and nurtures a more empathetic global culture.

She is currently working as an Associate Artist at Why Not Theatre, a leading International theatre company based in Toronto, where she previously served as Associate Artistic Director and contributed to landmark projects including Mahabharata. Michelle collaborates with many of Canada’s most acclaimed artists, companies, and productions, placing her at the forefront of the country’s professional performing arts.  Internationally, Michelle participated in the Theatertreffen International Forum (Berlin, Germany 2025), a prestigious residency for the world’s most exciting emerging theatre-makers, and she recently worked with Katie Mitchell at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London, UK 2024).

In addition to performance, Michelle has worked as a director and assistant director with leading Canadian companies and is also a frequent guest artist, facilitator, and adjudicator across Canada.

Her stage credits further include A Poem for Rabia (Tarragon), Trident Moon (NAC/Crow’s), Orphans for the Czar (Crow’s), Chitra (Shaw Festival), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare BASH’d). Her screen work includes roles in Murdoch Mysteries, The Handmaid’s Tale, Ruby and the Well, and the Disney+ holiday feature A Very Jonas Christmas.

Driven by the belief that theatre, film, and television can interrogate humanity’s complexities, Michelle’s multifaceted practice continues to expand artistic boundaries while cultivating transformative experiences for audiences and collaborators alike.

For more information, visit: michellemohammed.com

 

If you’d like to know more about the Board – or if you would like to get involved – you can contact the Board Chair.