Staff
Full-time staff
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Lucy Eveleigh
Executive Director
416-966-1062 x 224
lucy (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herLucy oversees the direction of the entire organization, envisioning and ensuring it fulfills its mission and mandate. She is also the current President of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF).
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Laura Paduch
Managing Director
416-966-1062 x 223
laura (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herLaura 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.
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Tessa Cernik
Projects & Operations Manager
416-966-1062 x 222
tessa (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herTessa manages a number of projects and programs that we run throughout the year, including POSTSCRIPT, box office systems, and the digital festival "venues" on our website.
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Carly Chamberlain
Communications Manager
416-966-1062 x 225
carly (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herCarly manages all communications and marketing for the organization, including planning brochures and ads, communicating with artists, and managing the communications team throughout the festival.
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Suzanne Wilkie
Associate Producer
suzanne (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herSuzanne 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.
contract & part-time staff
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Lucy McPhee
Metcalf Intern - Executive Managment
lucy.mcphee (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her/they/themIn Lucy's one-year internship supported by The Metcalf Foundation, they will be learning about and supporting with strategic planning, program development, outreach and community engagement.
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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).
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Damien Nelson
Publicist & Partnerships Manager
damien (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herDamien is our Festival Publicist, facilitating media coverage for both festivals, as well as overseeing the needs of our partners and sponsors.
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Caitlin Farley
Festival Production Manager
production (at) fringetoronto.com
she/herAs Festival Production Manager, Caitlin oversees the production needs for both festivals, collaborating with our venues, technical team, producing staff, and artists.
2023 Producer Pod Mentors

From left to right, top row: Byron Abalos, Andrea Mapili, Victoria Laberge, Aaron Jan. Second row: Julia Nish-Lapidus, Ashley Perez, Andrew Seok, and Velvet Wells.