Diane Davy named executive director of Cultural Careers Council of Ontario

Diane Davy, a longtime player in the Canadian magazine and book publishing industry, has been appointed as the executive director of the Cultural Careers Council of Ontario. She succeeds Robert Johnston who is retiring after 10 years. She will assume her new post mid-September.

“We are delighted to have Diane join us at CCCO. Her track record of leadership and growth in the cultural industries will be a huge asset to us as we move forward,” said Micheline McKay, the chair of the board.

Davy has in recent years been running her own consultancy, Castledale Inc., specializing in the business side of the cultural industries. She has run several book and magazine publishing operations including the Owl Group, publishers of Owl, Chickadee and Chirp magazines, Key Porter Books Ltd., and Greey de Pencier/OWL Books. She has also been active in PEN Canada and served as treasurer of the Canadian Children's Book Centre and was chair of the board of the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association (CMPA), the precursor to Magazines Canada.

CCCO is an arts service organization whose key communication service is its website: www.workinculture.ca that links job seekers, employers and human resources professionals with tools and resources on working in the arts and the cultural industries in Ontario .