Andrea Vagianos has held a variety of positions in the cultural sector over the past twenty years. She was Education Coordinator at the Shaw Festival in the 1991-1992 season; Assistant Producer of First Night Toronto ’94; Education Coordinator at the Canadian Opera Company 1994-97; and Arts Programme Coordinator at the Laidlaw Foundation 1997-2000.

Ms. Vagianos was Managing Director of Dancemakers from August 2000 until August 2005, during which time she helped the organization eliminate its accumulated deficit and increase its earned and raised income. In addition to producing the company’s annual Toronto productions and coordinating its touring engagements, she negotiated and managed the company’s move to and leasehold improvements of (Dancemakers) Centre for Creation in the Distillery Historic District. More recently, she held the position of Acting Arts Education Officer at the Ontario Arts Council from August 2006 through May 2007, and was General Manager of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre from June 2007 until December 2009.