The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) announced Thursday the addition of three new members to its board of directors.
Gina Power is a former programming and operations director at The Walt Disney Company in Canada, who currently teaches entertainment law at Yorkville University. She is also the board director for Women in Film and Television, Atlantic Canada.
“Serving on the CRFC Board is a genuine privilege. I look forward to contributing to a future where every community has the resources to tell its own story; a future where local stories are not merely preserved but flourish,” she said in a release.
Corrine Stephanie is an indigenous senior human resources leader who “champions Indigenous perspectives and ensures all voices are heard in shaping strong, sustainable organizations,” a release bio reads.
“Championing the inclusion of all voices is why serving on the CRFC Board is a genuine privilege,” she said in the release. “I am committed to advancing a future where Indigenous communities and those historically underrepresented have the resources and authority to tell their own stories—stories that are protected, amplified, and able to flourish.”
Finally, Jonathan Parenteau is a strategic indigenous executive with over a decade of experience in “governance, economic revitalization, professional standard setting, Indigenous media, public policy, and Indigenous self-determination,” the release said.
“Serving on the Community Radio Fund of Canada is a chance to put real weight behind local voices,” he said in the release. “It means stewarding resources with care so community stations can keep telling the stories that don’t always make it into mainstream channels; stories that strengthen culture, connection, language, and belonging. It’s a responsibility I take seriously: to help build a media ecosystem where community leadership, public trust, and local impact are not side projects, but the point.”
Meredith Lister, president of the board, added in the release: “At a time when strong local media matters more than ever, the addition of these outstanding individuals to our Board will help the CRFC continue the momentum and growth of the past several years.”
The CRFC provides community and campus radio stations with financial resources and provide grants to indigenous broadcasters for local indigenous programming. It receives tangible benefits from broadcasting transactions approved by the CRTC.
