our board & Staff
Ruth Spearing - President, Board of Directors
Ruth Spearing is a retired school superintendent with a long history of community involvement in Port Perry and Scugog. She is past president of the Port Perry Hospital Foundation and a past board member of Town Hall 1873. She strongly believes that the arts, and theatre, are an integral part of any community and is an active supporter of many local cultural events and organizations.
Ruth Spearing is a retired school superintendent with a long history of community involvement in Port Perry and Scugog. She is past president of the Port Perry Hospital Foundation and a past board member of Town Hall 1873. She strongly believes that the arts, and theatre, are an integral part of any community and is an active supporter of many local cultural events and organizations.
Marion Meyers – Vice President, Board of Directors
Marion Meyers is a encaustic and quilt artist, with 25 years experience in brand development and strategic facilitation for a wide range of companies including Shoppers Drug Mart and Coca Cola. Marion is currently also a member of the Port Perry Patchers, the Colborne Art Gallery and president of the Scugog Council for the Arts.
Marion Meyers is a encaustic and quilt artist, with 25 years experience in brand development and strategic facilitation for a wide range of companies including Shoppers Drug Mart and Coca Cola. Marion is currently also a member of the Port Perry Patchers, the Colborne Art Gallery and president of the Scugog Council for the Arts.
Amy Barron – Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors
Amy Barron has worked in the field of museum education and interpretation for over twenty years and presently teaches Museum Studies at Fleming College as well as serving as Program Coordinator for the Clarington Museums and Archives. Amy is a past programs coordinator and curator for the Scugog Shores Museum and is still a board member of the Scugog Historical Society. She has a PhD in ancient history and archaeology and has excavated in the Middle East and elsewhere while travelling to various remote parts of the world from Peru to China.
Amy Barron has worked in the field of museum education and interpretation for over twenty years and presently teaches Museum Studies at Fleming College as well as serving as Program Coordinator for the Clarington Museums and Archives. Amy is a past programs coordinator and curator for the Scugog Shores Museum and is still a board member of the Scugog Historical Society. She has a PhD in ancient history and archaeology and has excavated in the Middle East and elsewhere while travelling to various remote parts of the world from Peru to China.
Carey Nicholson – Artistic Director/General Manager, Staff
Carey has been engaged in performing arts for over 40 years. Originally from St. Catharines, Carey moved to Toronto to pursue professional dance studies with Lois Smith, O.C. at George Brown College, and the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre, graduating from both professional programs and becoming a faculty member at STDT for 15 years before moving to Durham region. She has been involved with community and professional theatre companies in Durham, York region and elsewhere as a board member, producer, director, choreographer, performer, instructor, set and costume designer. She has received several awards for her work in the performing arts, including a Durham Art of Transition Creative Award for her contribution to theatre in Durham. Her past, and ongoing, theatre studies include programs and courses at George Brown College, Toronto Dance Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, the Stratford Festival and Off The Wall Theatre Alliance, and most recently was an auditing director with Obsidian Theatre (production: hang, directors: Philip Akin, Kimberley Rampersad).
Carey’s arts administration experience includes past Administrative Manager for the Toronto Centre for the Promotion of Fashion Design, past co-owner of META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery and past Executive Director of the Scugog Council for the Arts. Carey is also a member of the Theatre Ontario Talent Bank, an independent theatre adjudicator and arts educator
Carey has been engaged in performing arts for over 40 years. Originally from St. Catharines, Carey moved to Toronto to pursue professional dance studies with Lois Smith, O.C. at George Brown College, and the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre, graduating from both professional programs and becoming a faculty member at STDT for 15 years before moving to Durham region. She has been involved with community and professional theatre companies in Durham, York region and elsewhere as a board member, producer, director, choreographer, performer, instructor, set and costume designer. She has received several awards for her work in the performing arts, including a Durham Art of Transition Creative Award for her contribution to theatre in Durham. Her past, and ongoing, theatre studies include programs and courses at George Brown College, Toronto Dance Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, the Stratford Festival and Off The Wall Theatre Alliance, and most recently was an auditing director with Obsidian Theatre (production: hang, directors: Philip Akin, Kimberley Rampersad).
Carey’s arts administration experience includes past Administrative Manager for the Toronto Centre for the Promotion of Fashion Design, past co-owner of META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery and past Executive Director of the Scugog Council for the Arts. Carey is also a member of the Theatre Ontario Talent Bank, an independent theatre adjudicator and arts educator