The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC announces a change in leadership effective immediately. Sid Katz, Managing Director, begins his transition to other roles at UBC following a one-year administrative leave of absence. Long-time Chan Centre staff members Joyce Hinton and Cameron McGill take centre stage as Co-Managing Directors of the arts organization and award-winning facility.
Hinton and McGill are both original staff members hired during the opening of the Chan Centre in the mid-1990s. They have most recently served as Associate Managing Directors of Programming and Administration and of Facilities and Operations respectively. They bring to their new roles combined expertise in the dual function of the Chan Centre as both an arts presenter and as a venue. This expertise, coupled with a strong commitment to uphold the current strategic plan as drafted in 2009 by Katz and the organization’s 22 full-time staff members, will permit a smooth leadership transition.
Katz came to the Chan Centre in 2002 succeeding the original Managing Director, Michael Noon, when he retired. Prior to leading the Chan Centre, Katz served as Executive Director of Science World British Columbia and the Director General and CEO of the Ontario Science Centre.
