Awards and Grants
I feel honoured that distinctive accomplishments in my career have been recognized, and that institutional grants have supported key developments in my professional and academic career.
Donald B. McCaskill Award for Marketing Excellence
The American Marketing Association, Toronto Chapter, 1988: Donald B. McCaskill Award for Marketing Excellence, in recognition of excellence as Marketing and Development Director of The National Ballet of Canada.
Grants from the Canada Council for the Arts
B Grants:
Participation in
Institute in Arts Administration, Harvard University, Summer 1977;
M.B.A. studies, York University, 1978 to 1981.
Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Imagining Canada’s Future:
Management of the Arts and Culture: Something borrowed, something new…, $25,450, 2015-16, Principal researcher with Renaud Legoux (co-researcher).
Insight grant:
Behind the Curtain: A Study of High-Performance Action Teams in Professional Theatre, $75,585, 2011-2014, Co-researcher with Mary Waller as Principal researcher.
Fonds de recherche de la société et de la culture au Québec (FRQSC)
Research grant to an early career researcher:
Transition to philanthropic revenue in non-profit arts organizations: A study of governance and cultural change, $39,600, 2013-2016, Principal researcher.
HEC Montréal
Support to produce an edited book:
Co-leadership in the Arts and Cultural Sector, $7,500, 2018, Principal researcher.
Support for starting a research project:
Philanthropy and fundraising as identity work in non-profit arts institutions across Canada, $7,500, 2016, Principal researcher;
When ‘talent’ becomes executive leadership: Competing values and dynamics in a role transition, $5,000. 2013, Principal researcher;
Behind the Curtain: A Study of High-Performance Action Teams in Professional Theatre, $4,500, 2010. Co-researcher with Mary Waller, York University, Toronto.