CIMA Committees

Internal Committees 2023-2024

Board of Directors

For a complete listing of CIMA's Board of Directors, please see CIMA Leadership.

Executive Committee

  • Chair: Tim Potocic (Acclaimed) (Sonic Unyon Records)
  • Vice-Chair (Government Affairs): Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records)
  • Vice-Chair (Equity): David Cox (CLK Creative Works)
  • Treasurer: Kieran Roy (Arts & Crafts Productions)
  • Vice-Chair: Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records)
  • Vice-Chair: Simon Mortimer-Lamb (Nettwerk Music Group)
  • Vice-Chair: Justin West (Secret City Records)

Equity Committee

  • Chair: David Cox (CLK Creative Works)
  • Meagan Davidson (Tiny Kingdom Music)
  • Kesi Smyth (604 Records)
  • Sandy Pandya (Pandyamonium/ArtHaus)
  • Ryhna Thompson (Envision Management & Production)
  • Andrea Aguilar (Six Shooter Records)
  • Trung Hoang (Quiet As Kept)
  • Eman Safadi (THOT Nation)
  • Duane Gibson (Northstarr Entertainment Inc)
  • Teon Gibbs (100 Collective & Culture Con)
  • Matt Maw (Red Music Rising)
  • Kesh Sharpe (Gems Management)
  • Tim Potocic (ex officio) (Sonic Unyon Records)

Finance and Audit Committee

  • Chair (Treasurer): Kieran Roy (Arts & Crafts Productions)
  • Tim Potocic (ex officio) (Sonic Unyon Records)
  • Kevin Dales
  • Andrew Cash

Government Affairs Committee

  • Chair: Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records)
  • Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records)
  • Gourmet Délice (Bonsound)
  • Simon Mortimer-Lamb (Nettwerk Music Group)
  • Iain Taylor (Cadence Music Group)
  • Daniel Turcotte (Monstercat)
  • Tim Potocic (ex officio) (Sonic Unyon Records)

Membership Affairs Committee

  • Chair: Meagan Davidson (Tiny Kingdom Music)
  • Susan de Cartier (Starfish Entertainment
  • Daniel Turcotte (Monstercat)
  • Melina Amegbleame (Moonshine Music)
  • Anne Vivien (Musique select Inc)
  • Bill Garrett (Willymac Productions)   
  • Tim Potocic (ex officio) (Sonic Unyon Records)

Governance Committee

  • Iain Taylor (Cadence Music Group)
  • Susan de Cartier (Starfish Entertainment)
  • Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records)
  • Tim Potocic (ex officio) (Sonic Unyon Records)

External Committees

FACTOR Board of Directors

  • Kesi Smyth (604 Records)
  • Sandy Pandya (Pandyamonium/ArtHaus)

Radio Starmaker Board of Directors

  • Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records)
  • Kesi Smyth (604 Records)
  • Simon Mortimer-Lamb (Nettwerk Music Group)

Connect Music Licensing (formerly AVLA) Board of Directors

  • Jake Gold (The Management Trust)

Ontario Media Development Corporation Industry Advisory Committee:

  • Andrew Cash
  • Emy Stantcheva

Re:Sound Board of Directors

  • Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records) 
  • Andrew Cash 

WINTEL Board of Directors

  • Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records) 

ADVANCE Board of Directors

  • David Cox (CLK Creative Works)

If you're interested in joining any CIMA Committees, please contact Administrative Coordinator Kaiesha Grey for more information.