BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors provides leadership and oversight for the organization, working together to advance CPD’s mission and support its programs, initiatives and growing national community.

ROSE LAGACÉ

An award-winning Production Designer with over 20 years in film and television, Rose’s credits include Baroness von Sketch Show, Blood and Water, Cows Come Home, and The Shaman. She also designed Nicole Holofcener’s Worried, which premiered at Sundance in 2026, and is a dedicated industry advocate for production design and Canada’s art department community.

President, Co-Founder

OLGA DEVUYST

A Production Designer with a background in interior design, Olga brings a strong understanding of space and visual storytelling to film and television. Her credits include Canada Shore, F Marry Kill, The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Puppy Love, and Deadly Invitations.

Vice President, Co-Founder

Second Vice President, Co-Founder

LIZ BISCHOF

Liz’s film and television credits include The Surgeon, World’s Best, Son of a Critch, and A Nice Indian Boy, for which she won the 2025 DGC Award for Best Production Design. Her work has screened internationally at festivals including Cannes, TIFF, SXSW and BFI.

Secretary, Co-Founder

YOLA VAN LEEUWENKAMP

Drawing on a multidisciplinary background in photography, costume design and directing, Yola’s production design credits include Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful, Richelieu, Antigone, Bête Noire, and In Memoriam, for which she won a 2025 Prix Gémeaux for Best Production Design.

Treasurer

HELEN KOTSONIS

With over a decade of experience creating worlds for film and television, Helen’s credits include Motherland, Robyn Hood, Astrid & Lilly Save the World, Islands, and I Was Lorena Bobbitt. A two-time DGC Award nominee, her work has been featured at festivals including TIFF, SXSW and Sundance.

Ontario Regional Representative

MATTHEW MIDDLETON

Over more than 20 years in scripted entertainment, Matt has designed productions including Man Seeking Woman and Patch Town, served as Supervising Art Director on Star Trek: Discovery, and worked as a Set Designer on The Expanse, Pacific Rim, and Crimson Peak. He was Emmy-nominated for his Art Direction on Annedroids.