Our Team
FACTOR maintains an office and staff in downtown Toronto, along with 11 Regional Education Coordinators (RECs) located across Canada. We are governed by a Board of Directors with representatives from both the radio broadcast and the independent music sectors, with consultation from our National Advisory Board (NAB) comprised of representatives from all provincial and territorial music industry associations, the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), the Music Publishers Canada, and the Music Managers Forum (MMF).
Board of Directors
Under FACTOR’s current constitution, the Board of Directors is comprised of a volunteer group who represent the independent music industry and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
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Steve Parsons
Chair
CAB Appointee
Stingray Radio
National Director of Programming
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Amy Eligh
Vice-Chair
MPC Appointee
Arts & Crafts Publishing
Director, Publishing & Licensing
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Justin West
Treasurer
CIMA Appointee
Secret City Records
President
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John Lewis
Secretary
Independent Radio Representative
SiriusXM Canada
Senior Vice-President, Programming and Operations
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Sarah Cummings
Board Member
Bell Appointee
Bell Media
CHUM FM Program Director - Regional Program Director Ontario & Atlantic Canada
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Julien Paquin
Independent Music Industry Representative
Elected Member
Paquin Artists Agency
President
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Tim Potocic
Board Member
CIMA Appointee
Sonic Unyon
Co-Founder
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Julisa Ly
Board Member
Rogers Appointee
Rogers
Program Director, JACK 96.9 Calgary
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Gayatri Thirunadarajah
Board Member
Corus Appointee
Corus
Director of Finance, Planning & Analysis
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Tegan Quin
Board Member
Elected Member
Tegan and Sara
Artist/Advocate
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Chris Smith
Board Member
Elected Member
Chris Smith Management
President
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Jermayne Clayton
Board Member
MMF Appointee
Awesome Productions & Management
Co-Owner/President Management Division
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Andrina Turenne
Artist Representative
Elected Member
Singer/Songwriter
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Sean McManus
Observer
NAB Representative
Manitoba Music
Executive Director
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Kwende Kefentse
Observer
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Representative
CKCU FM 93.1
Executive Director
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Duff Roman
Director Emeritus
Duff Roman Media Inc.
President & CEO
FACTOR Staff
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Evelyn Cream
Manager, Collective Initiatives, Sponsorship, & Outreach
Email Evelyn CreamPhone ext 219
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Regional Education Coordinators
FACTOR is committed to serving Canada’s regions from coast to coast to coast. This is why we work with 13 Regional Education Coordinators (RECs) across the country. With the exception of Quebec, each of the RECs is associated with a provincial or territorial Music Industry Association. RECs are engaged in providing one-on-one consultation about FACTOR and its programs to local artists and music entrepreneurs, running local workshops and seminars, and in recruiting and training FACTOR jurors.
