Staff

Rachel Kennedy

Executive Director, Co-Lead
416-966-1062 x 224
rachel (at) fringetoronto.com
she/they

Laura Paduch

Managing Director, Co-Lead
416-966-1062 x 223
laura (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

Laura oversees the management of the organization’s work, and produces the performance festivals. She ensures policies and systems are in place for a successful organization. 

Tessa Cernik

Communications Manager
416-966-1062 x 225
tessa (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

Tessa manages the Fringe's marketing and communications, including putting together all published materials, outreach, and social media. 

Suzanne Wilkie

Programming Manager
416-966-1062 x 228
suzanne (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

Suzanne supports the production of the performance festivals, and coordinates ancillary programming throughout the year with a focus on participant experience. She also coordinates a number of administrative needs of the organization.

Kevin Yue

Projects & Operations Manager
416-966-1062 x 222
kevin (at) fringetoronto.com
he/him

Lucy McPhee

Development Coordinator
lucy.mcphee (at) fringetoronto.com
416-966-1062 x 227
she/her/they/them

Beth Airton

Metcalf Intern - Executive Management
intern (at) fringetoronto.com
they/them

Damien Nelson

Festival Publicist
damien (at) wantandable.ca
she/her

Damien is our Festival Publicist, facilitating media coverage for both festivals. Please reach out with any media requests.

Tanya Rintoul

TENT Program Director
tent (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

Tanya programs, facilitates and administrates the Fringe's Theatre Entrepreneurs Networking & Training program (TENT). 

The Disability Collective

Accessibility Coordinators
access (at) fringetoronto.com

The Disability Collective (TDC) is the only fully disability-led performing arts organization in Toronto. Founded in late 2020, The Disability Collective is led by disabled artists, advocates, and producers Emily Maxwell, Nathan Sartore, and Ali Hand. Dedicated to celebrating and showcasing work created solely by disabled artists, TDC strives to de-stigmatize disability and challenge perceptions of disability by providing disabled artists with paid opportunities to share their work in a variety of forms, along with actively advocating for and improving accessibility and inclusion in the Canadian arts community by providing disability consultation services.

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Caitlin Farley

Festival Production Manager
production (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

As Festival Production Manager, Caitlin oversees the production needs for both festivals, collaborating with our venues, technical team, producing staff, and artists.

Elm Reyes

Marketing Associate
he/they
marketing (at) fringetoronto.com

Kayleigh Mundy

Emerging Festival Producer
ep (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her