Annalee Adair, Executive Director
Annalee Adair was appointed to lead ArtsSmarts in 2001. With over 20 years experience in arts education, public art, and community cultural development, Annalee has worked both as an arts specialist at the high school level and as a professor of arts education in the Education Faculty at the University of Regina. She held the position of Director of Visual Arts for the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils and Program Director for the City of Ottawa's Public Art Program, where she expanded the department to include a new Community Arts Program and an Arts Leadership for Youth program. Since 1996, Annalee has worked with private and public sector clients on national public art projects and municipal policy through her company, POPart Consulting. She has served on the management board of the Canadian Education Association, and as a member of the Canadian Arts and Learning Network. She holds a Diploma in Fine Craft, a BFA, and a BFA in Art Education (Honours) from NSCAD University and has completed graduate work in arts management and education.

Holly Wagg, Manager of Fund Development and Marketing
Holly has over 14 years of experience in communications and funds development in the voluntary sector.  She specializes in working with smaller organizations, often in their early years of growth and development.  In 2004 Holly co-founded a not-for-profit, the Ten Oaks Project, which engages and connects children and youth of LGBTQ communities through programs and activities rooted in play.  Under five years of her leadership, the organization launched three programs, hired its first staff members, and grew a connected body of engaged and passionate supporters. Today, she continues to be actively involved in the Ottawa community.  She sits on the Board of the Centretown Community Health Centre and volunteers with the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA and Adoption Council of Canada.  Holly is a CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive).

Dr. Lorna Earl, Principal Researcher, Aporia Consulting
Dr. Lorna Earl is a director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a retired Associate Professor from the department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She was the first Director of Assessment for the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office, and she as been a researcher and research director in school districts for over 20 years. Dr. Earl holds a doctorate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, as well as degrees in education and psychology.

Throughout her career, Dr. Earl has concentrated her efforts on policy and program evaluations as a vehicle to enhance learning for pupils and for organizations. She has done extensive work in the areas of literacy and the middle years but has concentrated her efforts on issues related to evaluation of large-scale reform and assessment (large-scale and classroom) in many venues around the world. She has worked extensively in schools and school boards, and has been involved in consultation, research and staff development with teachers' organizations, ministries of education, school districts and charitable foundations.

Susan Elgie, Research Associate, Aporia Consulting
Susan Elgie has a B.A. in Sociology and an M.A. in Measurement and Evaluation, both from the University of Toronto. She has extensive experience as a statistical and research methods consultant, a field in which she worked at OISE, University of Toronto. Now a consultant, Susan has participated in many research projects and evaluation studies. Her current research interests include large-scale testing, English Language Learners and multilevel modeling.

Jodene Dunleavy, Research Writer
Jodene Dunleavy has worked at the Ministry and board levels as a policy advisor and as a freelance education writer for CEA and within the Ontario and Nova Scotia education sectors. Her areas of focus include educational theory and research in board effectiveness and school improvement, and evidence-based policy development. She is currently the National Coordinator of the Canadian Education Association's What did you do in school today? initiative and a freelance education writer. Jodene has a B.Ed and M.A.