NAOMI LAWSON-BAIRD
PRESIDENT
Naomi has been involved in the arts for most of her life, starting off acting and dancing at a young age and continued dancing throughout her life. She started booking talent for the Calgary Stampede in 2017 where she found her passion for supporting artists and entertainers with their career and performance development. She moved to Edmonton in Summer of 2022 and joined Skirts A Fire as a member of the fundraising committee shortly after. Naomi currently works as an Event Producer and also runs Inclusive Heels Dance classes through her company – Nova Movement Dance.
Naomi Lawson-Baird
President
KIM-ANN WILSON
VICE PRESIDENT
Kim-Ann Wilson is a business owner, event host, and public speaker, originally from Jamaica. She was recently nominated as one of Alberta’s Woman Entrepreneur by AWE in 2022. She was also recognized as 1 of 50 ‘Top to Top Future Woman Leader of Tomorrow’ awarded by HSBC in 2011. She’s the owner of SASS Marketing Agency which was recently voted as 1 of the Best Branding & Marketing Agencies in Edmonton in 2022, by Best in Edmonton. She’s also a co-owner of Eat Jamaican, a Jamaican grocery store on the Southside of the city. Her favorite quote is: “If your opinion doesn’t put food on my table, then it’s irrelevant”.
Kim-Ann Wilson
Vice President
LILLI CHEVRIER
DIRECTOR
Lilli has had a rewarding career supporting and guiding organizations implementing business changes; driving change adoption to improve overall success. She works in both public and private sectors, leading changes to IT, financial services, higher education, municipal, provincial and federal government to realize business benefits.
As a member of the Board, Lilli brings commitment, engagement through active participation and collaboration, financial literacy and knowledge of implementation strategies.
Lilli Chevrier
Director
TREVA SWICK
PAST PRESIDENT
Treva is a white heritage settler who is ecstatic championing the vibrant space(s) of SkirtsAfire Festival on Treaty Six Territory in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Treva’s ancestors homesteaded on the ancient and unceded Coast Salish Territory between Katzie and Kwantlen First Nation from Finland, Iceland, and Scotland early in the twentieth century. During childhood, her family moved to unceded Syilx Okanagan Nation and later she moved to Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) where she raised a family, worked in the retail sector, and completed her capstone MA at the University of Alberta studying the history of art, design and visual culture.
Treva Swick
Past President
Founding Board of Directors
Marie Gynane-Willis
Sharla Matkin
Christy Morin
Holly Turner
Nadien Chu
Gina Puntil
Annette Loiselle
Robina Zyp