Julia Dickson (she/her) is a performing arts manager, educator, and producer with a passion for creating supportive spaces that prioritize the artists behind the art and their working experience, working to eliminate the barriers for audiences and for artists to experience live performance. She is currently the General Manager of the Paprika Theatre Festival, which is a professional development program and Festival for young and emerging artists. She has worked with companies such as Why Not Theatre, 1s1 Theatre, Studio 180, Single Thread Theatre Company, Young People’s Theatre, and County Stage. She has a post-graduate certificate in Arts Administration and Cultural Management from Humber College, and a Bachelor of Education with a focus on Artist in the Community Education from Queen’s University. Julia will never say no to an ice-cream run.