LSA is excited to announce the appointment of Annie Katsura Rollins (she/they) as our new Executive Director.
“I have long admired Lakeshore Arts and their community arts work in South Etobicoke. What a pleasure it is to join the team and get to work!” – Annie Katsura Rollins
Annie Katsura Rollins (she/they) is a community arts worker, researcher, and puppetry artist. Finding a sense of much needed belonging in community theatre as a young person, she pursued understanding this feeling of connectedness through the arts with degrees in performance (BFA), theatre performance, direction, and puppetry (MFA) and finally a study in traditional lineages of folk puppetry in China (PhD). She concurrently tested this understanding through over 20 years of professional work in art education, facilitation, and community building. Since moving to Toronto in 2017, Annie has worked in the community arts sector and co-founded and co-curates with Concrete Cabaret, Toronto’s only experimental puppet slam. Annie is a professor in the University of Connecticut graduate certificate program in puppetry arts. She believes that having the arts in our everyday lives is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Nadijah Robinson, who served as our Interim Executive Director for the past 2 years, for her ongoing dedication and leadership.
Danielle Lewis, our Operations Coordinator, has unfortunately had to step out of her role due to unforeseen circumstances, we wish her all the best. Nadijah will now be covering the remainder of our Operations Manager’s parental leave.
Join us in giving Annie a warm welcome, and thanking Nadijah for her hard work!
