Andrew Cuk (President) Please see Letter from the President below

Andrew Cuk is the Artistic Director of the Montreal theatre company Canis Tempus and has been a professional theatre artist and musician for over 30 years. A native of New York City, he received his Ph.D. from the University of California and is currently on the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Music at John Abbott College. Two of his plays, Quixote and Elektra, premiered in 2008

Lizbeth Lopez (Vice President)

Lizbeth Lopez is a tax accountant with Emergis Inc. (TSX: EME), an IT leader in Canada that focuses on the health and financial service sectors. Liz attended business school at John Molson School of Business, where she graduated with distinction. She holds a graduate degree in accounting and is currently working towards the completion of a graduate certificate in taxation at McGill University. In addition to working in the field of taxation, she has external and internal auditing experience. Lizbeth was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but spent her formative years in Miami, Florida. She now calls Montreal home.

Paul Garellek (Treasurer)

Paul Garellek is a CPA with Ernst & Young LLP.  He is a senior manager in the U.S. Corporate tax department.  Born and raised in Montréal, he lives in NDG with his wife and daughter. Being part of the PWM will allow him to utilize his knowledge while gaining a greater appreciation for the arts

Rebecca McLeod (Secretary)

Rebecca McLeod is a member of the corporate law practice sector of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, and has participated in transactions relating to the areas of mergers, acquisitions and private financings.  Before entering into the legal profession, Rebecca studied History at the Mcgill University and went on to complete a Master of Philosophy in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at the University of Cambridge. Rebecca finally rounded out her academic indecision by completing a degree in law at McGill University. 

Ned Cox

Ned Cox is an established playwright in London, England, but lives in Montreal. When he was in the U.K., he was Literary Manager and Director of Writing for the Red Room producing company, a founding member of the Literary Managers’ Action Group, served on the Advisory Panel for the Man in the Moon Theatre (Chelsea) and as a regular guest lecturer at the University of Central London. His play I Die for None of Them won the Fringe First award at the Edinburgh Festival and his other play Pontifications was nominated for the Fringe First award at Edinburgh. His plays (Walking the Cyclone, Purgatory Rise and Bastardz) have also been produced in Kennington, at London’s White Bear Theatre and at the Montreal Fringe Festival.

Christopher Gobeil

Chris Gobeil is a Chartered Accountant and financial planner, and has his own professional practice based in Hudson.  He has been a volunteer in the charity sector for many years, and is currently Treasurer of the Quebec Branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.  He has also been writing, directing and performing radio comedy since the mid-1980s

Ana-Luiza Georgescu

Ana-Luiza Georgescu holds a Bachelor of Law and a Graduate Diploma in Private Law from the University of Bucharest in Romania, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Oxford Brookes University and a Master of Laws from McGill University. Ana-Luiza is a Senior Manager in the Human Capital – Performance & Reward group with the accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP in Montreal. She often speaks and writes on tax topics pertaining to executive compensation.

Delphine Hervot

Delphine Hervot is the Senior Director of the Montreal division of Deluxe Digital Studios. This Home Entertainment division provides subtitling and dubbing services for major film and television studios.  Born and raised in France, Delphine has been living in Montreal for 10 years.

Barb Kelly

Barbara Kelly has been teaching full-time and directing at Dawson College in the Professional Theatre Department since the early nineties.  She holds a master’s degree in Theatre from the University of Oregon and a second masters in English Studies from the University of Montreal.  Outside of work, she has written two plays and many poems, two of which were recently published in a Montreal anthology.  She also likes to snow-shoe, cross-country ski and hike.

Julie Tamiko Manning

Julie Tamiko Manning has been a professional stage actor for 14 years, working with companies like Nightwood Theatre and The Lorraine Kimsa Theatre in Toronto, Chëyikwe Performance, Urban Ink Productions and Rumble Theatre in Vancouver, Carousel Players in St-Catharines, Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay, at the Magnetic North Festival in Ottawa, and with Teatro Comaneci, Projet Porte Parole, Imago Theatre, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, Black Theatre Workshop, The Other Theatre, Youtheatre, Geordie Productions, Strange Fish Productions and at Le Festival Théâtre des Amériques in Montreal. She is presently co-writing her first play called, Mixie and the Halfbreeds.

Sandra Patiño

Sandra Patiño is a consultant at McKinsey & Company, in Montreal. She attended business school at INSEAD, both in France and Singapore. She holds a Master's degree in sciences and one in engineering from her two engineering schools, Ecole Polytechnique and ENSTA, in France. Sandra was born in Lima, Peru and lived in South America for over 16 years. Being part of Playwright's Workshops is a way to contribute to the theatre world and life, which have been close to her heart for a long time already.

Jonathan Villahermosa

Jonathan Villahermosa received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Honors Co-operative Chartered Accountancy Studies from the University of Waterloo. He has extensive experience in international business, having spent the last 10 years with large multinational corporations. He has been an advocate of volunteering his efforts with Right to Play, Acceuil Bonneau, and the Refugee Resettlement Program.