Our Leadership
Elizabeth is a strategic leader with a background in Child and Youth Care and over a decade of experience in program development, marketing, and community engagement.
As the founder of Handshake Marketing, she equips small and mid-sized businesses with marketing strategy plans and support that drive growth and sustainability. Her work has spanned both the nonprofit and business sectors, where she has led impactful initiatives, trained teams, and facilitated workshops focused on branding, leadership, and outreach.Â
Throughout her career, Elizabeth has remained deeply committed to supporting vulnerable populations, particularly youth and families. As someone who has spent years developing programs that empower families, she has seen how access to the arts can transform lives. She is excited to support an organization that uses creativity not just as a form of expression, but as a tool and space for healing, connection, and community transformation. Surrounded by creativity and the arts throughout her life, Elizabeth brings not only professional expertise but also a personal passion to her role.Â
Being part of a Christian arts organization like Trinity Experience Arts Centre resonates deeply with her values and vision. She is honoured to contribute her leadership, creativity, and faith-driven purpose to help further its mission of using the arts to uplift, inspire, and unite communities.
With over 20 years of management experience at McDonald’s, Steven has developed a strong foundation in various operational areas. His responsibilities have spanned
ordering inventory, budget management, and scheduling, while overseeing cost management and staff training. He has also been entrusted with managing daily cashflow, balancing tills, and ensuring safe handling practices as the designated Health and
Safety Lead. Steve pursued studies in accounting and plans to further his education by working
toward his CPA designation.
Steve has an appreciation of the arts and is thankful for the opportunities he has gotten to see a variety of artforms from different theatrical performances, to concerts etc.
As an uncle and reflecting back on his life Steve recognizes the impact media and arts has on children youth and even adults young people and is excited to be apart of an organization’s thats brings Cristian values into creativity
He is excited to support Amanda as the Treasurer for the Trinity Experience Arts
Centre, confident that his skills will contribute to the center’s positive impact in the
community.
With a heart for people and a passion for community, Jennifer joins the Trinity Experience Arts Centre Board of Directors with over 20 years of experience in career development, youth counseling, and community support. She currently serves as a Service Delivery Assistant with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development (MLITSD), and as a Direct Care Worker with Quad County Support Services, offering frontline support in workforce development and care for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities.Â
Over the years, she’s supported countless individuals in navigating education, employment, and life transitions through roles in career services, health system navigation, and youth counseling. Deeply connected to the arts, she is a worship leader and mentor at Impact Church and a proud member of the London Gospel Collective, where music becomes a powerful way to build community and inspire hope. Her dedication to equity and inclusion is reflected in their work with MLITSD’s Advanced ETD Anti-Racism Working Group. Certified in Career Development and trained in leadership, mental health, and Indigenous cultural competency, she brings not only expertise but also empathy, enthusiasm, and a genuine desire to uplift others.Â
She is honored to contribute her voice, experience, and energy to the Trinity Experience Arts Centre’s mission and look forward to helping shape its continued growth and impact.
Where It All Began
My love of the arts began with dance.
From a young age, my mom and aunties would remind me how I would sing and dance anywhere I could—especially in the salon while my mom got her hair done. That joy followed me into high school, where I was blessed to attend a school with both dance and musical theatre programs.
I got a part-time job so I could afford formal training, and with encouragement from my teachers, I stepped into acting and singing. I started auditioning for leading roles, not just staying in the dance ensemble—and my passion for the arts deepened.
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The Power of Storytelling
“Is this where their story ends? Who will tell their stories?”
During high school, I experienced the heartbreaking loss of a few classmates—friends whose lives ended far too soon. I couldn’t shake the question: Who will keep their stories alive?
That moment marked a turning point. It drew me deeper into acting—not just to perform, but to preserve the voices and memories of those we’ve lost.
Training & Awakening
After high school, I went on to study in the Theatre Performance Program at Humber College. There, I fell in love with collective creation—developing new works that reflected Canada’s true diversity.
But in the professional world, that diversity was hard to find.
Stages were often cast with predominantly white actors. If you were Black, Asian, or Indigenous, you were expected to find your way to a culturally specific company—while mainstream stages didn’t reflect our stories.
Creating Space
As a Black artist, I gravitated toward companies like b current, Obsidian Theatre,, and Piece of Mine Arts. These spaces nurtured my voice and gave me the confidence to create meaningful work.
I’m incredibly grateful for their influence. But even with that support, something still felt missing.
A Pause, A Calling
As life evolved, I stepped away from the arts to raise my children—and began a healing journey that led me to a personal relationship with Jesus.
Not religion. Not ritual. But a deep discovery of who I am in Him, and what He has called me to do with the gifts He’s placed in me.
The Birth of Trinity Arts Center
“A space where Christian artists don’t have to compromise to create.”
That journey birthed Trinity Arts Center—a place where:
Authentic and diverse stories can be shared—including the goodness of God.
Christian values are at the core of every show, class, and gathering.
Parents can confidently send their children to explore the arts and learn about the love of God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Christian artists can create without compromising their beliefs.
My heart longed for a space like this—for myself as an artist, as a mother, for our community, and for the next generation.
For God’s Glory
With a burden on my heart and the leading of the Holy Spirit, Trinity Arts Center was born.
“This is just the beginning.”
My prayer is that this center will live far beyond me—that others will carry the vision forward and reclaim the arts and entertainment space for God’s glory.