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

Delphine Hervot (Vice President)

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.

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

Christopher Gobeil (Secretary)

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

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.

Joel Fishbane

Joel Fishbane is an author of fiction and theatre whose work has been seen in various theatres and literary magazines in Canada, the US and overseas. He has a diabetic cat and sometimes plays the clarinet.

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 with KPMG in Montreal. She often speaks and writes on tax topics pertaining to executive compensation.

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.

Lizbeth Lopez

Lizbeth Lopez is a tax accountant with TELUS. 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.

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.