Who We Are

The IATSE is the largest union in the entertainment industry, representing behind-the-scenes workers across film, television, live performance, and tradeshow. From cinematographers to costume designers, or riggers to ushers, our members are the people who make sure the show goes on. We ‘get’ the gig lifestyle of arts & entertainment workers, because that’s exclusively who we represent. And we’ve been doing it for well over a century.

Canadian Department

The IATSE’s Canadian Department is spread across the country. They function as a tight team, and each person has a specialty or two. Read on for who does what!

John M. Lewis

International Vice President
Director of Canadian Affairs

John (he/him) operates from the Canadian Office in Toronto. He leads the Canadian Department, and also serves as one of two Canadian Vice Presidents on the IATSE General Executive Board.

International

Damian Petti

International Vice President

Damian (he/him) is based out of Calgary and works full-time within the Canadian Department assisting all types of local unions.

He is one of two Canadian Vice Presidents on the IATSE General Executive Board and is also the President of IATSE Local 212.

Amanda Bronswyk

CLC Delegate

Amanda (she/her) is the current President of IATSE Local 891 in Vancouver.

She is the elected CLC delegate for the IATSE.

International Representatives

Cindy Jennings

International Representative

Cindy (she/her) operates out of the Canadian Office in Toronto and her work occurs largely with stagecraft locals in District 12 (Western Canada).

Isabelle Lecompte

International Representative

Isabelle (elle/she/her) based out of Montreal and she works mainly with film production in the province of Quebec.

She can assist in both French and English.

Jason Vergnano

International Representative

Jason (he/him) operates out of Montreal and his work occurs largely with stagecraft locals in District 11 (Eastern Canada).

He can assist in both English and French.

Jeremy Salter

International Representative

Jeremy (he/him) is based in Toronto and he leads the IATSE's efforts in Canada in helping unrepresented workers to join the IATSE.

He can assist in both English and French.

Jiaming Li

International Representative

Ming (she/her) works out of Vancouver and her work involves helping unrepresented workers to join the IATSE, with a focus on animation and gaming.

Monty Montgomerie

International Representative

Monty (he/him) is based out of the Canadian Office in Toronto and he works mainly with film production locals in District 11 (Eastern Canada).

Will Gladman

International Representative

Will (he/him) is located in Vancouver and he helps unrepresented workers in getting their voices heard by coming together to join the IATSE.

Canadian Full-Time Staff

Nate Richmond

Operations Manager

Nate (he/him) works out of the Canadian Office in Toronto and is the person working behind the scenes to make sure the department runs smoothly.

He is also the Chair of the IATSE Pride Committee.

Mitch Cocroft

Administrative Assistant

Mitch (he/him) is our Admin Assistant at the Canadian Office in Toronto. He comes from the production office and is always ready to assist with whatever comes up.

Leadership & Structure

The leadership of the IATSE is elected every four years at our International Conventions. Using input from Department Directors, International Representatives, Local leaders and IATSE members, they are the people who chart the course.

https://www.iatse.net/about-ia/leadership

IATSE Canada

IATSE Canada

Who We Are

Canadian Department

John M. Lewis

International

Damian Petti

Amanda Bronswyk

International Representatives

Cindy Jennings

Isabelle Lecompte

Jason Vergnano

Jeremy Salter

Jiaming Li

Monty Montgomerie

Will Gladman

Canadian Full-Time Staff

Nate Richmond

Mitch Cocroft

Leadership & Structure

About Us

Committees

Member Benefits

How to Join

VFX Survey

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