About Us

Kathy Morrison (Scottish/Anishinaabe/French) is General Manager at Red Sky Performance. She has two decades of experience in arts management with a strong focus on Indigenous arts and cross-cultural collaboration. She began her career at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity where she served as Program Manager in Literary Arts for four years. Following a writing sabbatical, she returned to the Banff Centre as the Program Manager for Indigenous Arts for eight years. Under the leadership of Sandra Laronde, she helped deliver exceptional programming for Indigenous storytellers, musicians, singers, dancers, writers, and filmmakers across Canada and beyond.

From 2017-2019, she worked at ILBIJERRI Theatre in Melbourne, Australia's leading First Nations theatre company. She holds a BA from McGill University and a Master of Science in Writing & Cultural Politics from the University of Edinburgh. Kathy has lived and worked in Canada, Japan, Scotland, Mexico, and Australia, bringing a global perspective to her work. With her passion for cultural integrity, community engagement, and the arts, she is instrumental in driving the company’s vision and sustainability.

Emma Walker is the Financial Administrator at Red Sky Performance, where she brings extensive experience in both arts and financial management. She has worked with several esteemed charities and non-profits, including Toronto Dance Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, and the Heliconian Club, contributing her expertise to the sustainability and growth of the arts sector. In addition to her administrative work, Emma is a dedicated educator, teaching in the Arts Management program at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Emma holds an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business, with a specialization in non-profit management, arts administration, and public policy. Her academic background also includes a Master’s degree in Dance, as well as Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in both Dance and Music, reflecting her deep and ongoing commitment to the arts.

Albert Plant III is Anishnaabe, Salish, and Kootenai. He was born in Little Current, Ontario, and raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. From a young age, Albert has been immersed in powwow culture—dancing on the trail since he could walk. Each summer, he traveled between Montana and Ontario, participating in powwows across the region. These gatherings have remained a central and grounding force in his life.

In the past five years, Albert has expanded his work into social services. His journey began during the height of the pandemic, working at an overnight warming center. He then joined the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy, where he discovered a deep passion for cultural outreach—connecting people with traditional teachings, local elders, and crafting skills.

Today, Albert serves as a Cultural Resource Developer with the Wiikwemkoong Heritage Organization. In this role, he continues his commitment to community empowerment by supporting cultural revitalization through powwows, educational initiatives, and hands-on workshops. He is also a fancy dancer with Red Sky Performance and most recently became an Associate Artist.

Siobhan Quinn is the Project Manager of Special Projects at Red Sky Performance, with over 25 years of experience in commercial production, post-production, theatre, dance and short-form content. She has held senior roles at Publicis Toronto and worked with a wide range of Canadian and U.S. companies. Her expertise spans large-scale campaigns, experimental and culturally specific projects and marketing. She is also expanding her work into audio and AI-integrated productions.

At Red Sky, Siobhan contributes to major dance, theatre, and live performance projects. Known for her attention to detail and team-building skills, Siobhan brings deep production knowledge, creative thinking, and a passion for storytelling to every project.

Yui Ugai is thrilled to join Red Sky Performance as Administrative Assistant. She is a Toronto-based movement artist originally from Hiroshima, Japan. She holds a BFA in Dance and Music from Kobe Jogakuin University and an Honours BFA and MFA in Dance at York University in Toronto.

Yui is passionate in her pursuit of arts administration and supporting dance companies, artists, and community with her experience as a dance artist and an educator.

Ashley Huston is excited to join the team, bringing her passion and expertise to our Aki Creators platform. With over 20 years of experience in advertising sales, she has built strong relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit organizations, including the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, the Ontario Native Women’s Association, and the Chiefs of Ontario.

Originally from Manitoba, Ashley’s deep connection to nature has shaped her personal and professional journey. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, hiking, and exploring new destinations. She also volunteers as a Community Connector and Champion for the Moose Hide Campaign.

Niigaanipinens izhiniikaazo, Makwan ododeman (Don Kavanaugh) is Anishinaabe from the Lake of the Woods and lives in Animakee Wa Zhing First Nation. Don currently works as a Mineral Development Advisor for Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council. He became involved in theatre in 1996 while working as the Executive Director for the Lake of the Woods Ojibway Cultural Centre.

As a participant of traditional powwow dance for more than four decades, Don is a firm believer in his culture and its traditional teachings. Since 1991, his work has been integral to arts and cultural development in the Kenora area where he supports artists and community members to pursue arts activities. Don has been a Cultural Advisor, instructor and performer at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre’s Summer South Program at Trent University, and at the Summer West Program at the University of Lethbridge.

Following a 7-year hiatus from arts, Don returned to pursue the arts in a more supportive role. In 2016, he supported the Lake of the Woods Ojibway Cultural Centre’s arts programming revitalization efforts and in 2017, he was involved in 2 projects- No Wilderness: This Is Home and Summer Stories: The Northwest Angle- Treaty 3 Territory.

Luana Shirt is Plains Cree - Anishinaabe kwe. Born in Treaty 6 Territory in Alberta, Luana's family relocated east in her early years and she was raised in Toronto among her Great Lakes relatives, the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Nations.

In the 1980s, she graduated from Wandering Spirit Survival School, Canada’s first urban Indigenous school, founded by her parents on the principle of ‘Self-Determination through Native Way Education’. A visual artist, chartered herbalist, and Indigenous language curriculum developer, Luana is deeply committed to promoting Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

Her work centers on Indigenous language advocacy, women’s holistic health and wellness, the arts, and the revitalization of traditional medicines. A mother of two, she currently resides in the Simcoe County region.