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Melissa Bubb-Clarke Named To CARAS Board

At this week’s Annual General Meeting, CARAS announced its new board member, Melissa Bubb-Clarke, Vice President of Music & Live Events at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, bringing CARAS

Melissa Bubb-Clarke Named To CARAS Board

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At this week’s Annual General Meeting, CARAS announced its new board member, Melissa Bubb-Clarke, Vice President of Music & Live Events at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, bringing CARAS one step closer to its goal of gender parity on the Board of Directors by 2020.


 With twenty years of entertainment industry experience, Bubb-Clarke oversees event programming and production at Scotiabank Arena and Coca-Cola Coliseum, as well as Live Nation Canada’s corporate partnerships agency.

Her team has garnered several awards for their innovative sponsorship programs including two Awards of Distinction from the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada and a Canadian Marketing Association Award. She also sits on the board for the Unison Benevolent Fund, is part of the Communications Committee for Music Canada Live, and has served on the Toronto Music Advisory Council and the advisory committee for War Child Canada. 

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CARAS Board of Directors

Chair – Mark Cohon

Executive Chairman, Georgian Bay Spirits Company

1st Vice Chair – Steve Kane

President, Warner Music Canada

2nd Vice Chair – Erik Hoffman

President, Live Nation Toronto

Secretary – Jeffrey Remedios

President & CEO, Universal Music Canada

Julie Adam

Senior Vice President Radio, Rogers Communications

Bruce Allen

President, Bruce Allen Talent

Joel Carriere

Owner, Bedlam Music Management/Dine Alone Records

Shane Carter

President, Sony Music Entertainment Canada

Jeff Craib

President, The Feldman Agency

Christina Litz

Senior Vice President Marketing & Content, Canadian Football League

Melissa Bubb-Clarke

Vice President of Music & Live Events at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

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OutStanding Music to Launch as New National Organization Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Music Professionals in Canada​
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OutStanding Music to Launch as New National Organization Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Music Professionals in Canada​

The organization providing mentorship, advocacy, professional development and visibility will launch on Oct. 1 at BreakOut West 2026 in Victoria, B.C.

OutStanding Music is stepping in as a new voice for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Canadian music.

The new national organization is dedicated to inviting 2SLGBTQIA+ voices into the Canadian music landscape and allow them to thrive within it, and is set to launch on Oct. 1 at the BreakOut West festival and conference in Victoria, B.C. OutStanding is looking to build with queer artists and industry personnel by providing them with mentorship, advocacy, professional development and visibility, fostering relationships and resources. The aim is to build an advocacy organization for 2SLGBTQIA+ music professionals in Canada akin to ADVANCE for Black professionals or The Indigenous Music Office for Indigenous music.

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