Team Member Title Project Manager

Melissa Fillmore

Melissa is an implementer at heart and thrives on making ideas become a reality. She is an innovative problem solver and a clear thinker.  Over the years she has developed her skill set in administration, program development, small business management and graphic design through varied opportunities in multiple countries. In addition to private sector endeavours in the United States, Melissa volunteered for five years in Africa, helping to establish an orphanage in Mozambique, and later assisting in the development and coordination of an agricultural and business adult education program in South Africa. Currently, as owner of Past to Present Photos, Melissa utilizes her graphic design, interpersonal, and organizational skills by assisting individuals in the curation of their personal histories through their photo collections.

Andrea Vandenboer

Andrea has what you want in a project or event coordinator, a videographer, and an award-winning filmmaker – a background of international travel, music, theatre and digital arts that have led her and her company The Visual Blueprint Productions (and Theme Room Films co-partner) to become a visual story-telling force to be reckoned with. Her quick sense of humour, clarity and fiercely compassionate nature will find you wanting to see your event come to life under her skilful guidance or your own story told through the lens of her camera.

Andrea has produced, directed, edited, coordinated and filmed for documentaries, live events, promotional videos, fiction, animation, and numerous research projects. Her independent films often result in screenings at local and global venues with official selections for International Film Festivals and featured at educational institutions, conferences and events. The Centre for Local Prosperity documentary Climate Change and the Human Prospect produced and directed by Andrea earned her a Women in Film and Television Atlantic Best Director nomination at the 2019 Screen Nova Scotia Awards.

Andrea also has a history of creating memorable conferences, events, festivals, focus group planning and workshop coordination. She has experience in the supervision and training of others, including, teachers’ aide for video editing, set etiquette and film production roles in schools, and the planning and coordination of scheduled educational programs and program development with Women in Film and Television Atlantic.

Andrea is a proud member of Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE), Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative (AFCOOP), Women in Film & Television Atlantic (WIFT-AT), and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC).

Olivia Langille

Liv was born and raised in what she describes as the “deep dark country woods” of Pictou County (and loved it!). She is passionate about climate change and biodiversity loss mitigation, and has become increasingly interesting in how agriculture and food systems impact and are impacted by these phenomena.

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