CMC National

Holly NimmonsPresident and CEO
Holly Nimmons is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the organization. She works with the National Board and CMC Regional Directors to implement the strategic goals and objectives of the Centre. She has worked with the Canadian Music Centre since 2018, starting as the Director of Development and Communications until she became the Interim CEO from June to December 2023.

Previously Executive Director of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada for seven years, she implemented innovative programs such as Youth4Music that empowered youth leadership to advocate for the value of music-learning in their lives. She managed an annual celebration of music education that involved music makers of diverse backgrounds and genres in schools and communities across Canada (Music Monday); most notably, a live earth-space singalong with Commander Chris Hadfield in the International Space Station.

Other past roles include Executive Director of the College of Midwives of Ontario for thirteen years, followed by senior management with YWCA Canada and transitional leadership for DAREArts. She led a successful business providing management services to not-for-profit organizations, including organizational transformation such as strategic planning and capacity building.

Nimmons’ father, Phil is a founding member of the Canadian Music Centre and the Canadian League of Composers. She has deep respect for and is inspired by the CMC’s mission, vision and music creation in Canada.

Kevin Liu
Kevin LiuDirector of Finance and Administration
Kevin oversees a wide spectrum of critical functions at the CMC, including human resources management, financial management, grant reporting, information technology, project management, and facility management. Kevin provides the leadership and direction essential for the effective operation, staffing, financial management, and future growth of the CMC.

With over a decade of accounting and financial management experience, Kevin’s expertise spans public accounting firms and industry, including arts organizations. Prior to joining CMC, he played a pivotal role in Casalova, a Toronto-based real estate tech company, where he established and managed the finance function for five diverse, related companies. Kevin’s diverse background also includes contributions to Starvox Entertainment and various public accounting firms.

His seasoned financial acumen and operational finesse drive our organization’s financial stability and growth trajectory.

Peter Gorman
Peter GormanNational Libarian
Having joined the CMC in 2022, Peter oversees all activities of the CMC libraries, helping composers make their music available and helping performers, educators, and other library patrons discover that music.

Peter brings over a decade of experience performing research, cataloguing, digitization, teaching, and reference services in a variety of library roles – at York University, the CBC, the CNIB, and more – in between stints as a bilingual proofreader and copy editor. He holds a Master of Information from the University of Toronto and a BA (Hons) from the University of King’s College.

Born and raised in New Brunswick, Peter has crossed Canada in the back of a tour van and the stern of a canoe, and now calls Toronto home – where he lives just around the corner from the CMC.

Ana-Maria Lipoczi
Ana-Maria LipocziMusic Services Manager
Ana-Maria has been working with the CMC since 2003. A graduate of the University of Music in Bucharest, with a bachelor’s degree in music pedagogy, she is also an alumni of Humber College with a degree in arts administration. She worked at the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation, as both an editor and events coordinator until 2003.

As the Music Services Manager, Ana-Maria works closely with composers, performers and well-established organizations (orchestras and libraries) from across Canada and around the world. She is responsible for managing the music services department and ensuring that requests for scores, orchestral parts and CDs are fulfilled in a professional and timely manner.

Keith Stratton
Keith StrattonMusic Services and Systems Coordinator
Keith has been with the Canadian Music Centre since September 2022. His role comprises various duties including score binding, IT coordination, and assistance with event management.

Originally from Prince Edward Island, Keith has studied classical composition at Acadia and McGill universities and has been performing as a multi-instrumentalist since 2012.

He currently plays guitar for Toronto acts including The Feel Good Band, Kai Samuels, and The Breakables. He lives with his partner Claire and their cat Shinko.

Andrea Ayotte
Andrea AyotteInformation, Web and Library Circulation Manager
Andrea is there to greet you as you walk in the door of the Canadian Music Centre. Juggling a multiple of tasks, she is the primary point of contact at the CMC. If she can’t assist you, she can always point you to someone who can. She manages library circulation, is the content manager of the website, assists composers with media and bio submissions, creates all product pages for the CMC shop, assists with user accounts and can usually answer any questions that come her way.

Originally from the West Coast, Andrea has BFA’s from the University of Victoria and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her music background includes running an electronic music netlabel, writing for Exclaim, Resident Advisor and MusicWorks magazine, was featured in Nylon magazine and was one of the first Juno judges for the best electronic album of the year. In her spare time, she loves to travel with her partner and spends most of her evenings cuddling up with her cat, Pookie.