The board members of Oakville Galleries contribute a wide range of expertise and personal lived experiences that bring a diverse view and valued perspective to the board. The board is a non-profit, volunteer group of individuals committed to building a world class contemporary art institution that will engage and inspire individuals from all over the world in pursuit of a more inclusive and just world for all—engaging, educating, and inspiring critical and creative thinking through contemporary art experiences.
Inés is an arts administrator who also brings a deep background in community engagement and project management. She has been involved in the arts community for nearly a decade but has been passionate about the arts since childhood. After graduating from York University’s Honours Graphic Design program, she relocated to Spain where she earned her Master’s in Exhibition Design and Cultural Project Management at ELISAVA, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering.
Currently, at Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network she leads the newcomer artist portfolio, Emergence Symposium, and partnership development for ArtWorksTO’s Alumni Pathways in collaboration with the City of Toronto, OCADU and The Remix Project. Inés is passionate about empowering the voices and work of those creating and existing in intersectionality. Inés is an avid globetrotter and lover of culture, beginning with that of her native Mexico. She believes her experiences working and living in many other parts of the world have greatly benefitted her understanding and respect of many different cultures and forms of artistic expression.
Anne opened the award-winning Studio H interior design firm in the early 1990’s. She is passionate about the arts and enjoys an extensive collection of Canadian and International art, as well as being a fan of theatre and the opera. She also strongly believes in giving back to her community and has volunteered her time extensively for many charitable projects in Oakville and Toronto, including the development of The Lighthouse for grieving children. Anne has extensive interests beyond the world of design and views these as all intertwined in a creative mosaic. She is a resident of Oakville where she and her family have made their home for several decades.
Catherine has been a resident of Oakville since 1986. With a background in art, design and business, she has run Wellness by Design for over twenty-nine years. In addition to her professional pursuits, Catherine contributed extensively to a wide variety of community organizations, including 100WWCO, the Wellspring Cancer Support Centre, Kerr Street Ministries, The Cancer Society, and Appleby College, where she was a committed volunteer in a wide range of capacities for seventeen years.
She also currently serves on the board of the Zonta Club of Oakville since 2000 and the Oakville Arts Council for over seven years. Catherine served on the Oakville Galleries Fundraising Committee 3 years prior to becoming an Oakville Galleries Board Member in 2016.
Dustin Brown (Partner; Head of Strategy: Elemental) is one of Canada’s top advertising professionals leading one of the country’s most awarded independent Toronto creative agencies. Since the beginning of his career, Dustin has led strategy for some of Canada’s biggest brands, including Scotiabank, Starbucks, Canada Goose, Stanfield’s, Herschel Supply & Co, Appleton Estate and OLG.
As an advertising professional Dustin helps brands understand their ‘Why’ and develops brand strategy to help them connect with their target consumer through digital and traditional media. He has held board positions on St. Michael’s Hospital Young Leaders and the Canadian Marketing Association. Dustin moved to Oakville five years ago to raise his family with his wife and two daughters.
Martha worked for many years as in-house legal counsel, initially for the Provincial government, and then for a large multinational corporation. Thereafter, Martha has been working as a business law professor at a college in the business school and the paralegal program. A long-time resident of Oakville, Martha has also spent time living in and travelling to Vancouver B.C and Australia. She has a strong interest in preserving and promoting the arts, in addition to participating in the arts herself as a painter. Martha brings sound business and legal evaluation and advisory skills to the Oakville Galleries’ Board of Directors.
Carlyle is a Professor in the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. An economist by training, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba and has over 15 years of private sector experience as a senior executive and international management consultant. Carlyle is a serious collector of Caribbean art and has built a unique collection of some 200 works over the last 25 years.
He is a passionate supporter of contemporary artists from the Caribbean and has loaned works from his collection to several major international exhibitions, e.g., Caribbean: Crossroads of the World shown at the Queens Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Works from his collection have been exhibited in the recent exhibition Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and will also be exhibited in the upcoming exhibition Fragments of Epic Memory at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Carlyle currently serves on the AGO’s Global Africa Diaspora Curatorial Committee, and he is a long-time resident of Oakville.
Jodi is an experienced community leader who has held numerous art education leadership roles, in particular her creation and leadership of the annual, “Art Attack”, in school art-based program for elementary school aged youth. She is passionate about giving back to her community and has been a key leader of fundraising for the Oakville Trafalgar Hospital Foundation’s own events. Jodi is a partner in her family’s commercial design and development business. Jodi and her family are long term residents of the Oakville community.
Ali Adil Khan is an art critic, curator, writer, and collector based in Oakville. He has organized and curated numerous exhibitions in Canada and abroad, served as an advisor to the Royal Ontario Museum, the Aga Khan Museum, Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Community Arts Initiative, and the Art Gallery of Mississauga. He is the founder and director of SAGA Foundation and the South Asian Gallery of Art (SAGA). He received his education and engineering degree in Karachi. He works as a senior executive at IBM, where he leads Global Strategic Sales and Sustainability.
Prior to that he worked as Associate Vice President and Head of Business Transformation at Capgemini Canada, and in senior Finance and IT roles at Ontario Power Generation. He has an MBA degree in Finance and MIS from the University of Texas at Austin and has completed executive leadership courses at Harvard Business School of Harvard University, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto, and George Washington University.
Catalina is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator that has been an Oakville resident since 2010. Since starting her career at Deloitte, Catalina has had the privilege of working in the health care and energy industries in a variety of roles including transactions, business valuations, budgeting, reporting, and contract management. With a longstanding appreciation of art, Catalina hopes to use her diverse financial experience to help the Oakville Galleries during their next stage of growth.
Bill is an architect and internationally experienced business leader. He is COO of Lumenix, a leading provider of AI technologies in hardware, software, and sensors for the built environment. He was previously the CEO of B+H Architects, a leading global design and consulting firm with a legacy of over 65 years of award-winning work and studios throughout Canada, the US, Middle East, and Asia. Bill is an accomplished architect whose knowledge and passion for the industry resulted in a medal from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) for Innovation in Architecture, as well as being appointed as a Fellow of the RAIC. His experience includes cultural, institutional, healthcare, and educational projects across Canada and Asia, including those in Oakville and Halton Region. He has extensive experience serving on boards for various professional and community organizations.
Joseph is a resident of Oakville and a Canadian and US CPA by profession. Joseph is a US tax partner with Henderson Partners LLP, an accounting firm based in Oakville servicing clients in the community and the greater GTA. Joseph has a master’s degree in US taxation from Villanova University in Philadelphia and handles all the firm matters relating to US taxation planning and compliance. He is an active member of the community and enjoys cycling and hiking. He is married with five children.
Graeme’s career as a Lighting and Set Designer spanned 45 years across multiple platforms including theatre, dance, opera, public art, architectural lighting, and display. Graeme is a recipient of 5 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and has garnered over 20 other nominations for his design work in Toronto. Graeme has been a resident of Oakville since 1989. Graeme’s professional arts expertise and community knowledge is a great asset to the Oakville Galleries board.
