Kemptville Campus Announces New Executive Director

NORTH GRENVILLE, ON – Following an extensive search, the Kemptville Campus Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Ms. Annie Hillis has been appointed Executive Director of the Campus. She will take up her duties on November 12, 2024. Ms. Hillis succeeds Bruce Jackson, who served as the Interim Director following the departure of the previous Executive Director, Ms. Liz Sutherland, in July. 

“The Board of the Kemptville Campus is thrilled to make this announcement,” said Board Chair Brian McKee. “Annie Hillis has the positive energy, inspiring vision and vast professional experience we need to lead the Kemptville Campus into the next exciting phase of our development.”

Annie Hillis has worked across Canada for over 25 years on a wide range of adaptive reuse, urban infrastructure and creative placemaking projects. She began her career at The Banff Centre for the Arts, where she spent 5 years. Subsequently, she has worked with non-profit and private developers on heritage redevelopments (Toronto’s Wychwood Barns), shared space initiatives (Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation), community hubs (Val-David’s Centre Culturel Lézarts Loco), mixed-use buildings (Ottawa’s Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre), and more.