Executive Director: Melissa Kaestner
(613) 321-3513, m.kaestner (@) communityradiofund (.) org
Melissa has many roots in radio and music as well as a strong passion for theatre and community. Her radio background includes: NCRA/ANREC National Coordinator, CHUO Ottawa volunteer, CHRY Toronto Music Director, CHSR Fredericton Development Director (Fundraising, Events, Sales, Promotions, Recruitment), and WQDY Calais (Maine) Announcer/Music Director.

Resource Development: John Harris Stevenson
John Harris Stevenson currently works to steward tech innovation at the International Development Research Centre and develop grass-roots media. At IDRC he manages projects in Internet communications, online collaboration, and knowledge sharing. John has been innovating on the Internet since 1994, for many years as a strategist for IDRC's Web sites and as creative Web producer for many successful Webs, including for the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. A graduate of the University of King's College Foundation Year Programme, he holds a Bachelors in theatre directing from Dalhousie University, an MA from Concordia University in Media Studies, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Centre. John has been involved in community media for more than twenty years, working at CKDU-FM Halifax, CFRU-FM Guelph, as president of the National Campus and Community Radio Association, and is currently the president of CHUO-FM Ottawa.