News Releases - 2003
Melanie Rutledge appointed Head of Writing and Publishing
Ottawa, August 12, 2003 -― The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Melanie Rutledge as Head of Writing and Publishing, effective September 22.
Ms. Rutledge is currently an Acquisitions Editor in the Professional and Trade Division of John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd. She previously worked as Associate Editor at CDG Books Canada Inc., as an Account Executive at Arts & Communications - a sponsorship agency that creates partnerships between Canadian arts organizations, business and government - and at Nicholas Hoare, a Toronto bookseller.
A graduate of McGill Unversity in English Literature and Art History, Ms. Rutledge also has a background in dance and trained for eight years at the National Ballet School. She has been active in the National Ballet School Alumni Association, serving as co-chair of its Communications and Publications Committee. She was also Editor-in-Chief of The Pillar, a student publication, while attending McGill and was an editorial assistant at the university’s alumni magazine, the McGill News.
Mark Watters, the Canada Council’s Secretary-Treasurer, said Ms. Rutledge’s "publishing background and her broad experience in the arts in Canada make her a wonderful addition to the Council."
Ms. Rutledge replaces Gordon Platt, who left the Council earlier this year to become Director of Book Publishing Policy and Programs at the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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