Meet Our Board!
Scott Cameron
Chairperson
Returning to A-Spire Players after a 7-year hiatus, Scott has performed and remains involved with almost every aspect of amateur theatre and is currently the Treasurer of ACT Manitoba. Scott is best known for his work in some of A-Spire Players' most successful productions including Noises Off!, Check Please!, Art of Murder, 12 Hr Life, Anniversary, Snowed Under, and 37 Postcards.
Anthony Ducharme
Vice Chair
Anthony (Tony) has been a member of the A-Spire Players Theatre group for a number of years in various roles and has been in the entertainment world for over twenty-five years. His roles at the A-Spire have included lighting and sound tech., set designer and builder, actor, director, reservations and box office sales. He has also filled roles on the executive board as the treasurer, secretary, vice president and president. The A-Spire Players are blessed with a home, a supportive community, and a great group of actors both past and present.
Cairn A. Moore
Vice Chair
Cairn has been teaching and inspiring first-year acting students at the University of Winnipeg for over 30 years! She is the former Associate Artistic Director of FemFest & the founder and proud owner of Actors Studio—(Acting classes for Adults). Cairn is the editor and writer of Generation NeXt (Scirocco). Her award-winning play SHIKSA premiered with the Jewish Theatre (2016). Cairn is currently writing a new play called Shinny—a story of the brave and determined Canadian women who fought a 125-year battle to play professional hockey. Cairn is also in the final stages of her new book, “Born Ready: A Guidebook for Developing Actors, (Scirocco), which will launch in November 2025. (Available at Amazon and Tergesen's!) Cairn is currently directing Almost, Maine, coming soon to the charming A-Spire Theatre (July 11- 13th, 2025).
Kim Malchuk
Treasurer & Summer Programmer
Kim is returning to the A-Spire Theatre with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and energy. Her entrance into the theatre world began when she was surprisingly approached by a gentleman at a local public fundraising event whose opening line was “Have you ever been on stage?” After she stopped laughing, he explained that he was directing a local play at the A-Spire and was looking for cast members. Always willing to try something new, she went to the auditions and later starred in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. The “acting bug" took hold and her performances that followed were Suppressed Desires, Chance Encounters, The Christmas Variety Show, and 37 Postcards. Kim, along with the other board members, are committed to keeping the arts alive and well in the historical Unitarian Church of Gimli that the A-Spire Theatre is lucky to call home.
Leah Young Martin
Secretary
Leah is new to community theatre and relatively new to Gimli having moved here just over 4 years ago in the midst of COVID. Prior to living in Gimli, she lived in Lynn Lake Manitoba, Uranium City, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. She is a retired social worker and has spent innumerable hours role-playing and training new social workers for success in the field. She joined A-Spire last year, loving every minute of learning to be a stage manager while also making good friends. She appreciated the patience and care that fellow members showed to her as she entered the world of stage management. She has a background in music and deep love of both musicals and stage productions. This appreciation piqued her interest in joining the world of the A-Spire Players. She is dedicated to working with the Board to “make all our productions solid gold!”
Indiana Humniski
IT & Social Media Manager
As a lifelong resident of Gimli, Indiana is passionate about keeping the Arts alive in the Interlake with her continued involvement with the A-Spire Theatre since 2016. From stage management to line-prompting to media design, she has treasured her time getting to know the A-Spire space, stage, and stars. She has previously created both digital and physical content locally for the A-Spire Theatre, New Iceland Heritage Museum, Icelandic Festival, Interlake Real Estate, and various groups in Gimli High School. During her academic life spent in Winnipeg, she has built her social media management experience through her dedicated work with the University of Manitoba's English Department, English Film Theatre Student Association, Digital Media Tutoring Team, Arts Student Body Council, Arts Tribune Magazine, and Crafting Communities.
Jeffrey Freedman
Member - At - Large
Jeffrey is a fixer. Which makes sense because he’s also a doctor. But, he doesn’t just fix people, he can fix just about anything, which is probably why he’s made so many new friends on Willow Island. When he’s not busy fixing his neighbours' stuff he enjoys snowmobiling, Sea Dooing, and astronomical photography. Jeff looks forward to making himself useful fixing more stuff on the A-Spire Board of Directors.