Hello everyone,

As we continue to stay focused on our audience, manage through this pandemic and deliver on our financials, I have made the difficult decision to restructure the LT Team and make changes to the role of Deputy Director & Chief of Education and Programs. This position is currently held by Heidi Reitmaier who will be leaving the AGO as of June 16, 2020.

In her time at the AGO, Heidi has been a key member of AGO’s Leadership Team. In addition to leading the Public Programming & Learning division, she has represented the AGO in the wider museum field and worked to cultivate corporate and major gift supporters of the Gallery. Her strategic thinking has been important to shaping the direction of the AGO.

Her energy and creativity have contributed to work that she and her team have accomplished with internal colleagues and community partners including:  delivering on commitments to TD and RBC; securing support for programming for Illusions: The Art of Magic and Hito Steyerl: This is the Future; and leading the renewal of the AGO’s 3-year school commitment with TDSB. Heidi and her team have also been committed to reflecting our community through employing eight new Indigenous Education Officers; supporting the artist-in-residence program with Toronto artists creating socially engaging experiences in Walker Court; and the commissioning of a forthcoming wall work for AGO’s new Blue Lounge with Rajni Perea. While the AGO has been closed due to the pandemic, Heidi and her team have worked with colleagues cross-functionally to develop AGOU and to design virtual content and conversations that are meaningful to our audience.

The position will be replaced with a new Richard & Elizabeth Currie Chief of Education and Programs. I am eliminating the Deputy Director aspect of this role.

I would like to consult with members of the PP&L team before making any decisions.

Please join me in thanking Heidi and in wishing her the best of luck and success in the future,

Stephan