Board of Directors

At twenty-two Dana launched a career in film and television, twenty two years later her life in the circus continues as director, producer and life coach. She’s worked on hundreds of film and television projects, has a bright and feisty career in advertising and spends most of her time with clients mapping lives that deliver their agenda

Mark Hoffe wrote and directed Spiritual (2001) – his first short film – with assistance from The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative’s (NIFCO) First Time Filmmaker Program. Since then he wrote and directed Snarbuckled (2010) – his second short film – which premiered at the 30th Atlantic Film Festival. Mark holds numerous television credits as writer for seasons two and three of the children’s show Mickey’s Farm, researcher for Soccer Shrines, and head writer for season one of The Pet Network’s docudrama series Pet ER.

Paul Dean is the retired CEO of the Johnson GeoCentre. A geologist, he worked for many years with the Department of Mines and Energy as Assistant Deputy Minister and was the Deputy Minister of the Department of Environment with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Paul is a noted traditional singer and storyteller whose original stories have been published by The Newfoundland Quarterly.