I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Gordon to the position of Business Manager in the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Jennifer's first day in the office will be December 5, 2016. An advocate for sustainable growth in the Canadian arts and cultural sectors, Jennifer has held roles in business development and training, arts administration, and consulting. Her entrepreneurial and consulting experience focuses on leadership placement for a broad range of clients including Access Copyright, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Stage, Dancap Productions, Harbourfront Centre and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Luminato, Ontario Arts Council, Royal Conservatory of Music, The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, and The Walt Disney Company. Jennifer has also served as the Administrative Director for the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP), a charitable and national arts service organization, as well as Program and Membership Manager for Business for the Arts, where she assisted in delivering training in fundraising principles to arts organizations. Active as a volunteer in the arts, Jennifer most notably served as Co-Chair for the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) 25th International Congress, held in Toronto in 2011.  Jennifer maintains her own visual arts practice and is also working on the manuscript of her debut novel. Please join me in welcoming Jennifer to the Humber family.   Steve Bellamy Dean, School of Creative and Performing Arts