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Board of Directors:
Mike Steinhauer, President
Mike’s museum experience spans across the wide range of the
cultural field: from King Ludwig's castles in Bavaria to the
Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa.
As a graduate of the Applied Museum Studies Program (Intensive
Stream) at Algonquin College Mike was responsible for the concept
and exhibition design of the Sabra - Portrait of a Spinster exhibit
at the Billings Estate Museum. Mike's undergraduate studies took him
to Edmonton, AB and Florence, Italy.
He is an avid painter and photographer and several of his works have
been used on book and catalogue covers. Mike is a Loans Officer,
within the department of Collections Management, at the National
Gallery of Canada.
Carolyn Cook,
Vice-President
Carolyn has an MA in Muséologie from l'Université de Montréal
and a BA in Canadian Studies and Art History from York University.
In 2005 Carolyn was awarded the Prix Roland-Arpin from the Musée de
la civilisation in Québec City for her research pertaining to the
relationships developed between Australian museums and Aboriginal
communities
Bob Acton, Secretary
Bob is a founder and principal of Pathwords Audio Publications,
which produces audio tours of museums, galleries and historic sites.
Henriette
Riegel, Treasurer
Since August 2003, Henriette has been the Director of Visitor
Services at the Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada. She holds a
BA from McGill and an MA from the University of Western Ontario with
degrees in Anthropology, a Masters in Museum Studies (Toronto), as
well as having ABD status in the doctoral program in Social
Anthropology at York University. Her academic specialty is in
open-air museums.
Her previous experience includes work as a visitor researcher with
the Institute for Sociology at the University of Karlsruhe, a
consultant with LORD Cultural Resources, an instructor at the Museum
Studies Program in Toronto, a project manager at EXPO2000 in
Hannover (in both the Thematic Area exhibitions and in Operations
and Security) as well as free-lance consultant on cultural projects
in Europe and the Middle East.
Francis Beaulieu, Director
Francis is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada
and has worked in performing arts management and administration for
Sur Scène & En Coulisses, Latitude 45 Arts Promotion, and Montréal
Danse. He was responsible for the administration, human resources,
fund raising and grant application writing, marketing and
international market development. Francis has also worked as a
consultant doing strategic planning.
He was the Executive Director of Centre culturel Frontenac in
Kingston until Spring 2004 until his appointment as the first
Executive Director of the Muséoparc Vanier Museopark in January
2005. Francis sits as a member of the City of Ottawa’s Arts,
Heritage & Culture Advisory Committee.
Tanya Woods B.A.,
LL.B., LL.M., LL.M., Director
Tanya received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and
Spanish Studies from the University of Ottawa in 2001
and subsequently pursued legal studies at the London School
of Economics in England (2003-05), the University of Ottawa
(2005-08), and American University Washington College of
Law in Washington D.C (2008-09).
Her primary areas of
interest are copyright law, the regulation and licensing of
digital content on the Internet, and international IP and
cultural property protection.
She has worked with a number of organizations including the
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), the Copyright
Board of Canada and the Canadian Conference of the Arts
where she worked on a lobby proposal to include community
arts activities in the Federal Fitness Tax Credit regime.
Pamela Cook, Director
Pamela obtained a Bachelor of Journalism degree from
Carleton University and a scriptwriting certificate from
Algonquin College. She has been active in Ottawa’s
heritage community since 2004. Pamela is also currently
enrolled in the Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector
Management certificate program through Ryerson
University.
Jean Yves
Pelletier, Director
Jean Yves has been active in Ottawa’s heritage community
since the early 1980s. He is a founding member of the
Ottawa branch – Régionale Samuel-de-Champlain – of the
Société franco-ontarienne d’histoire et de généalogie,
the Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine
franco-ontarien and CHOO/COPO. He has worked as a
heritage resources consultant and grants officer with
the Ontario Heritage Trust, the Ontario Ministry of
Culture and the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and as a
heritage consultant for the City of Ottawa, the
Muséoparc Vanier Museopark and the Conseil des écoles
catholiques du Centre-Est. He is currently a Board
member of the Friends of the City of Ottawa Archives,
Alliance française d’Ottawa and the University of
Ottawa’s Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture.
Staff:
Meg Hamilton, Executive Director
Meg is a graduate of McGill University (Bachelor Arts, and
Certificate in Public Relations Management). She also holds a
Diploma in Applied Museum Studies (Intensive Stream) from Algonquin
College.
Since May 2004, Meg has held the position of Executive Director of
CHOO/COPO. She has a wide network of contacts within the local
heritage & museum community. Meg has also taught Museum Business
Management as a part-time instructor in the Applied Museum Studies
Program at Algonquin College.
Meg sits on the Board of Directors of the Bytown Museum and is a
member of the Canadian Museums Association, Ontario Museums
Association, and the Canadian Association of Conservators. She sat
as a member of the City of Ottawa’s Museums Sustainability Plan
Steering Committee.
Erin Snow, Communications and Training Coordinator
Erin holds a BFA from Concordia University and is a
graduate of the Applied Museum Studies Program
(Intensive Stream) at Algonquin College. Her
involvement with CHOO/COPO began when she was employed
as a Young Canada Works student in the summer of 2004,
and continued in a volunteer capacity. She previously
worked at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and is a
strong advocate for arts and heritage.
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