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Trustees
| Kevin Breit |
Kevin Breit is an award-winning Canadian guitarist who has worked with such artists as Holly Cole, Celine Dion, Molly Johnson, Norah Jones, Marc Jordan, k.d. lang, Barra MacNeils, Natalie MacMaster, Quartette, as well as many other international artists. |
| Rik Emmett |
Rik Emmett is a founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. An award-winning, multi-genre
guitarist, he enjoys a prolific and successful solo career. Rik also writes for Guitar Player
magazine and teaches a music business course at Humber College in Toronto. |
| John Harris |
John Harris is the founder and president of Harris Institute, an internationally recognized music industry school based in Toronto, and of Metronome Canada, the award-winning initiative to build "Canada's music city" on the Toronto waterfront. |
| Shawne Jackson-Troiano |
Shawne Jackson-Troiano is the former wife of Domenic Troiano. She is currently developing a one-woman show on the life of famed jazz singer of Billie Holiday. |
| Bernie LaBarge |
Bernie LaBarge is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and composer. He has worked with such artists as Long John Baldry, Sass Jordan, Kim Mitchell, John Sebastian, The Irish Rovers, and many others. An award-winning artist, Bernie has also played on internationally released television shows, movies, and jingles. Currently, Bernie is lead guitarist for The Dexters, The Stickmen, David Clayton-Thomas, and Danny B and the R&B All-Stars. |
| Alex Lifeson |
Alex Lifeson is a Canadian guitarist, composer, and founding member of the world-renowned rock
group Rush. The winner of numerous music awards, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada along with
his Rush band mates in 1996. Alex has also released a solo album entitled Victor. |
| Jim Norris |
Jim Norris is President of Norris-Whitney Communications, founded in 1979, publishers of Canadian Musician, Canadian Music Trade, Professional Sound and Professional Lighting & Production magazines, in addition to Music Directory Canada.
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| Frank Troiano |
Frank Troiano, younger sibling of Domenic, worked with his brother on various music-industry pursuits in the 1970s and '80s. He is currently the president of Troiano Mortgage Investments Company and is a husband and father of two children. |
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