OUR TEAM

President, Board of Directors

For decades, Jerry has been active as a trainer, coach, consultant, educator, professor and leader – management of the professional theatre training program at Humber College, for close to a decade, and founding the college’s post diploma certificate programs (full time and part time) in
Arts Administration/Cultural Management.

Jerry’s experience includes a wide range of work on Boards of Directors; President of Arts Consultants Canada (ACCA), President of Theatre Ontario; Chairmanship of the South Etobicoke Cultural Plan, Presidency of Lakeshore Arts, Chairman of the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra; inaugural Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Assembly Hall; selected as a Volunteer of the Year as well as Cultural Champion, Toronto.

Past President, Board of Directors

Trevor has over 40 years of involvement in the arts across a wide range of disciplines. Trevor has been an actor, director, producer, set designer, lighting designer, writer and so much more. From 2013-2015, he was the General Manager of Oshawa Little Theatre before returning to Kimberley BC where he has been the Production Manager of the Cranbrook Community Theatre for the last 5 years. Trevor’s creativity and operational acumen now take on the new challenge and adventure of a cross-country leadership role with Theatre on the Ridge.

Marketing, Board of Directors

Marion Meyers is an encaustic painter and quilt artist showing her work at Scugog Arts Space and on studio tours in Scugog, Uxbridge and Prince Edward County. She has 40 years of experience in the fields of advertising, marketing, brand development and strategic planning for a wide range of companies including long stints at Shoppers Drug Mart, Coca Cola and her own brand development company. Marion is the president of Scugog Council for the Arts and has served on the Theatre on the Ridge board since its inception.

Outreach, Board of Directors

Susan is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design with over 25 years experience as a multi-disciplinary visual artist, working in acrylic painting, sculpture, illustration, photography, video creation and puppet-making. As Co-founder of Chasing Shadows Productions (an award-winning, independent theatre company/artistic collective) Susan has “worn many hats and wrangled many cats.” Working as a Producer, Stage Manager, Backdrop Painter and Puppet/costume/prop Maker has provided many opportunities for her to utilize her various artistic skills and imagination.

Returning to her hometown of Oshawa after several years of living and working in Toronto and Hamilton, Susan is excited to connect Durham Region audiences with awe and wonder by experiencing the productions of Theatre on the Ridge.

Vice President, Board of Directors

Martha joins us from over a 30 year career in senior administration at both Humber and Niagara Colleges. Through her international work she had the opportunity to work in over 30 countries and to connect students from all over the world. Through both tangible and support involvement, she was also responsible for the admission of hundreds of students to college music and theatre programs.

Martha’s local commitment has involved significant volunteer work as a board member or leader for the Building Youth Capacity (BYC) organization, the Seniors Advisory Committee and over two terms for the Housing Advisory Committee to Scugog Council. She has also recently been appointed as a Community Director for the North Durham Family Health Team.
Dubbed by the Toronto Star, Martha is probably best known as one of the original four “Golden Girls of Port Perry” for their creative shared-ownership home on Perry Street.

Treasurer, Board of Directors

Angela is a designated CPA and has worked in the accounting and finance industry for 10 years. She is currently the manager at Elevation CPA Professional Corporation, where she has a background in working with various non-profit organizations, charities and small businesses to meet their financial needs and goals. Angela hopes to use her attention to detail and expertise in the accounting industry to facilitate the steady financial growth of Theater on the Ridge.

Play Development, Board of Directors

Uju Umenyi is an emerging writer for stage and screen. In 2022, she was a Creative in Residence with Ontario Culture Days and Theatre on the Ridge in Port Perry, developing a first draft of a play about Samuel Stout, the town’s first Black resident. Uju’s writing interests include stories about community, home, and belonging. For screen, Uju is one of the writers of ‘ESL’, a digital series in development.

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 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 an independent theatre adjudicator and arts educator​. She also serves as the Chair of the Scugog Tourism Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the Township of Scugog.