Along our journey from Vera Causa Opera to Fuse, we’ve added some new faces to our team! At this time last year (March 2020) we had four team members – we’ve now grown to over 25 members! All of Fuse’s team members are volunteers that are passionate about the arts. Fuse has created five new departments including:
Arts
Education
Marketing
Community Engagement
Administration, Research & Development
Each volunteer in every department brings unique skill sets to our organization, helping to further our goal of making arts more accessible to all!
Let’s take a moment to meet the folks that make Fuse tick!
Alex Wright
Director, Education
"I own more books than I do clothes!"
Ashley Dobson
Director, AARDvark
"I play in two dungeons and dragons campaigns on the weekends!"
Autum McDougald-Ashby
Social Media Coordinator
"Slowly turning my room into a jungle with each plant I buy."
Billy Bao
Programmer
"I'm a huge fan of pixel art and am learning how to draw it!"
Breanna Lalonde
Director, Marketing
"I’m watching all the Star Trek series/movies for the first time, in chronological order! So far, I’ve made it to Season 2 of Deep Space Nine. "
Christine Langille
Senior Designer
"I was a figure skater for 21 years!"
Ciera Bisch
Social Media Coordinator
"One of my favourite things to do is dance. I grew up dancing at Carousel Dance Centre in Waterloo ON!"
Debra Langan
Editor
Dhara Chauhan
Merchandise Coordinator
"My favourite comfort go-to TV shows are Friends and Modern Family. "
Dylan Langan
Executive Director
"I like disco way more than opera."
Emma Verdonk
Educator Suite Coordinator
"I'm bilingual. My second language is Dutch, but I've never actually been to the Netherlands. "
Gorika Mehta
Outreach Coordinator
"Some of my favourite things to do are exploring different cultures, meeting new people, and finding excitement in every day!"
James Chapeskie
Video Coordinator
"I put on light shows in my backyard for my friends and family to watch!"
Jorge Trabanco
Symmetry Program Coordinator
"I'm a board game designer and a former Brazilian swimming champion."
Kennedy Dale-Johnson
Director, Arts
"I love the fibre arts. Ask me about knitting, crocheting or hand spinning yarn and I will talk for hours. "
Nancy Pham
Tech Initiative Coordinator
"Prior to the pandemic, I lived in seven different cities in five years!"
Lovekirandeep Kaur
Media Relations Coordinator
"I love travelling. I travel every chance I get. My dream is to go on a world tour!"
Rachel Arseneau
Music Coordinator
"Since the start of the pandemic, I've been really into crocheting!"
Rebecca Chapeskie
Music Coordinator
"I like hamsters, dark chocolate, and Handel."
Roland Kessler
Director, Community Engagement
"I fell in love with opera as a direct cause of making rap music for fun for three years!"
RJ Johnston
Podcast Coordinator
Safa Al-Sammarraie
Designer (Internal)
"I love long walks in nature and different cultures and traditions. Brown sugar milk boba is the king of drinks - none of those Starbucks drinks please! "
Samantha Nemec
Content Writer
"I'm a Mario Kart champion and self-proclaimed gourmet home chef. I am also passionate about connecting our community through it's social infrastructure!"
Tahnee Hipel
Marketing Strategist
"I was on Romper Room when I was a wee little Tahnee, and have written a digital marketing book!"
Zach Daza
Senior Music Coordinator
"I was raised playing Asteroids, Space Invaders and Wonder Boy on my dad's old laptop. I still have a love for video games - particularly the older ones!"