Three new members have been appointed to the board of directors at DOC Atlantic, the East Coast chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC).

Joining the board are producer-writer Tanya Preyde (member-at-large, pictured centre) and film communications specialist Amy Saunders (member-at-large, pictured right), representing New Scotia, and documentary creator Julien Cadieux (pictured left), representative for New Brunswick.

DOC Atlantic represents documentary creators from all four provinces in the Atlantic Region, with board members hailing from P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador

Cadieux has directed the docuseries Imaginons une ecole pour tous (AMI-tv) and Bientot Dans Nos Hopital (Radio-Canada); Preyde’s projects include The Hands That Feed Us (Super Channel), Dancing on the Elephant (Indiecan Entertainment) and The Last Waltz (CBC); and Saunders has worked with the Atlantic International Film Festival, Canadian Content Studios, TVO, CBC Docs and more.

Outgoing board members are Sandy Hunter, former New Brunswick representative; Lian Morrison of St. John’s, former Newfoundland & Labrador representative; and Sylvia D. Hamilton, former Hot Docs board member and member-at-large.

“DOC Atlantic is pleased to welcome our newest board members who are committed to and passionate about the documentary industry in Atlantic Canada and across the country,” said DOC Atlantic board chair Chuck Lapp in a statement. “Tanya, Amy and Julien all offer a variety of skills and strengths that we believe will help DOC Atlantic in reaching its membership and support the growth of the Atlantic doc-making industry.”

The current DOC Atlantic board consists of Lapp, Ariella Pahlke (vice-chair and national rep), Louise Lalonde (treasurer), Millefiore Clarkes (secretary and P.E.I. rep), Israel Ekanem (Nova Scotia rep) and Jessica Brown (Newfoundland rep).

All board positions will be up for election in February 2025.

Image courtesy of DOC Atlantic