One World Arts is managed by a team composed of a dedicated Volunteer Administrator and a passionate group of volunteers who form the Board of Directors.
Staff
Rainer Lichtenfels
Volunteer Administrator
rainer.lichtenfels@oneworldarts.ca
Board of Directors
Passionate about film, the arts, and social justice issues? Looking for an opportunity to make a difference in your community? Join the One World Arts Board! While we are particularly interested in those with a legal or bookkeeping background, all expressions of interest from those who appreciate documentary films are welcome. Contact our Volunteer Administrator at rainer.lichtenfels@oneworldarts.ca to find out more about how you can become a part of our team.
Our current board members are:
Gerald Schmitz (President) is an international policy analyst who worked for the Parliamentary Information and Research Service from 1981-2011, including as principal analyst for international affairs and as research director for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade/Development from 1994 to 2008. Gerald is the longtime film critic for the Saskatchewan-based weekly journal The Prairie Messenger where his “Screening & Meanings” columns appear in print and online. He is also an ambassador member of the Canadian Film Institute. He has volunteered with the One World Film Festival since 2011.
Emrys Ijaola is a business development consultant, with specialisations in enterprise risk management, business analysis and innovation, and business relationship management. He has a background in Economics and Marketing, and has had over a decade’s experience in various mid and senior management roles in banks and ICT infrastructure development firms in Africa. As a consummate social change agent, he is passionate about impacting his environment through politics, education, arts and sports, and versed in enterprise and not-for-profit corporate governance. He sits on the board of three other NGOs in Nigeria, and is also a member of the Speakers Bureau of Volunteer Ottawa (Canada).
Sharon Goldhawk is a Communications Consultant, with specializations in Educational Media, International Development projects, Social Justice Activism and Cultural Diplomacy. She has multiple University degrees in Theatre, Documentary Film&Video Production, as well as a Masters in Education in Instructional Technology. Co-Founding One World Film Festival in 1989, while working at SAW Video Co-op and serving on SAW Gallery Board, she has been working overseas (1998-2017) as an international cultural affairs contractor and community educator. She immigrated in 1987 to Canada from the USA, to work on contract with Global Affairs Canada for a variety of geographic sectors (desk officer for: Malaysia, Singapore, India, Vietnam). She has worked overseas in all sectors of Canadian Embassies, coordinating Team Canada Trade Missions in Asia & Australia, and was the Communications Officer for the United Nations Security Council Campaign. Late in 2017, she returned to Ottawa from South Africa and rejoined the Board of One World Arts. In 2019, initiating the relocation of OWA to the Bronson Centre during OWFF’s 30th anniversary year, she helped to reorganize, rebrand and rejuvenate OWA & OWFF, by innovating more community based programming. Her company: “Media Resource Associates”, has researched & developed international cultural education projects overseas in 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & North America (1998-2017). With over 2 decades of experience in developing educational media and training for government & organizations, she is a networker and bridge builder between cultural organizations, passionate about making social justice change through activist film programming and interactive discussions leading to community action. Career highlights include: International Director of the WOW (World of Women) Film Festival in Australia & Mongolia, producing multicultural Caravan Theatre shows in Bangkok, breaking new ground producing multicultural Musical Theatre at the first non-State run Theatre in Mongolia (Black Box Theatre), curating cultural programming for the 40th anniversary of Diplomatic relations between Australia & Mongolia and creating a Cultural Diplomacy Mural project between Canada & Mongolia for the Canadian Embassy’s 40th anniversary. Since 2015, she continues to collaborate each year with South African activists/filmmakers on projects with Global Girl Media South Africa, teaching storytelling, literacy & short film production with disadvantaged youth in Townships of Johannesburg for the High Commission of Canada in South Africa. Sharon is passionate about developing collaborative OWA projects with Ottawa’s cultural community, while helping to market/fundraise/program for One World Film Festival.
One World Arts est géré par une équipe comprenant un dévoué Coordonnateur du bénévolat et un groupe de bénévoles passionnés qui constituent le Conseil d’administration.
Personnel
Rainer Lichtenfels
Coordonnateur du bénévolat
rainer.lichtenfels@oneworldarts.ca
Conseil d’administration
Passionné(e) du cinéma, des arts et des enjeux liés à la justice sociale ? Vous souhaitez contribuer à la collectivité ? Devenez membre du Conseil d’administration de One World Arts ! Bien que nous accordons un intérêt tout particulier aux candidat(e)s possédant de l’expérience en matière de droit ou de tenue de livres, toutes manifestations d’intérêt provenant de gens passionnés par le genre documentaire sont les bienvenues. Veuillez contacter notre Coordonnateur du bénévolat à l’adresse rainer.lichtenfels @oneworldarts.ca pour en savoir davantage sur la démarche pour devenir membre de notre équipe.