Cynthia Lickers-Sage [Kanienkeha:ka] is a proud recipient of the Governor-General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross. Following her graduation at the Ontario College of Art and Design, she Co-Founded The Centre for Aboriginal Media, imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, and is the sole proprietor of Clickers Productions.

She has spent the last two decades working in the not-for-profit arts sector as the former Executive Director at the Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts, and the General Manager at Kaha:wi Dance Theatre where she gained valuable skills to take on her current position as the Executive Director at the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance.

Candace Scott-Moore (Wilde) [Anishinaabe – Ojibwe Potawatomi] is a graduate from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and The Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.

Her Festival Producer and Project Manager roles have contributed to many successful events. With over 20 years of industry experience, selected career highlights include: Producer of Tkaronto Music Festival, imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival Awards, Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards; Associate Producer & Head Talent Coordinator of the Indspire Awards, Artistic Associate at Planet IndigenUs, Host/Emcee at Message Stick Festival at the Sydney Opera House. Production Stage Manager for Indigenous Arts Festival, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, IPAA’s InterTribal Gatherings, Ontario Contact Showcases, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, Nuit Blanche, Aboriginal Pavilion at the Pan-Am Games, Tkaronto Music Festival, and Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival.

Candace has a strong connection to culture and community. As an active volunteer within her community and the arts community, she is passionate about her work. Candace has served on the Board of Directors with the Centre for Indigenous Theatre, imagineNative Film & Media Arts Festival, South Western International Film Festival, Kettle & Stony Point Pow-Wow Committee, & her local Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point Mino Bimaadiziwin Optimist Club. Candace continues to create projects with the Wiiwkwedong Arts Collective & the 50/50 Performing Arts Collective.

Conor McSweeny [Irish-Italian] is an arts administrator, musician, and photographer with a passion for connecting people through the arts.

After finishing his MA in Popular Music and Culture at the University of Western Ontario, he spent three years at 918 Bathurst Centre as the administration and production manager helping to produce hundreds of events. In 2019, he left 918 Bathurst to become the City Director for pop-up concert company, Sofar Sounds Toronto.

He has spent the last four years with the TKMF Team producing events for clients such as TikTok, Nuit Blanche and imagineNATIVE Festival, and is also the Technical Director of Muse Arts’ HAPPENING Festival.

When he’s not producing events, you can usually find him behind a camera, or in front of a loud band.