Staff

Lucy Eveleigh

Executive Director
416-966-1062 x 224
lucy (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her

Lucy 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).

Laura Paduch

Managing Director
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

Associate Producer
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

Metcalf Intern - Executive Managment
lucy.mcphee (at) fringetoronto.com
she/her/they/them

In 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.

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.

Anthony Allan

Festival Technical Coordinator
tech (at) fringetoronto.com
he/him

Oliver Pitschner

Next Stage Content Coordinator
outreach (at) fringetoronto.com
he/him

Jules Vodarek Hunter

Community Support Coordinator
community (at) fringetoronto.com
they/them