Welcoming Alana De Florimonte, Chair of the Board

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are pleased to welcome Alana De Florimonte as the new Chair of CPAMO’s Board of Directors.

Alana brings a dynamic blend of executive-level administrative expertise, community engagement, and a deep-rooted commitment to equity and cultural pluralism. With over a decade of experience across finance, real estate, and the arts, she consistently centers people-first approaches and fosters inclusive collaboration in every space she enters.

In her current role as Senior Administrative Assistant at IG Wealth Management, Alana also leads programming for the Black Business Resource Group, curating events that elevate Black artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. She is both a strategic organizer and a natural storyteller and advocate, with a strong ability to build partnerships and meaningfully engage diverse audiences.

Alana’s lived experience as a Black Caribbean woman, combined with her operational expertise and natural ability to bring people together, makes her uniquely suited for this leadership role. Her work—ranging from coordinating Grant Thornton’s inaugural Toronto Caribbean Carnival social, to facilitating conversations on anti-Black racism, and organizing panels for Black History Month and Emancipation Day—reflects a deep and ongoing commitment to building inclusive communities.

Her values strongly align with CPAMO’s vision, and we are excited for the insight, continuity, and care she brings to this next chapter of our leadership. We are confident that Alana will not only support our mission, but help amplify it with integrity and a unwavering commitment to cultural equity.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Alana to the Board.

Board of Directors.


Meet Alana De Florimonte

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Alana De Florimonte is an accomplished administrative leader and equity advocate with over a decade of experience across finance, professional services, real estate, and the arts. She currently serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant at IG Wealth Management, where she also leads community engagement for the company’s Black Business Resource Group. In this role, Alana curates culturally resonant programs and fosters partnerships with Black artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders to advance equity and representation across the organization.

Her career journey reflects a deep commitment to cultural pluralism, with past roles at KPMG and Grant Thornton LLP, where she not only supported executive leadership but also took initiative to create inclusive spaces—most notably organizing Grant Thornton’s first-ever Toronto Caribbean Carnival social. A natural connector and storyteller, Alana has organized internal panels, facilitated dialogue on anti-Black racism, and led programming for events such as Black History Month and Emancipation Day.

Alana’s contributions extend beyond the workplace. She has served on charity event committees such as Bay Street Hoops, co-founded Grant Thornton’s first women’s basketball team, and continues to support grassroots arts and cultural initiatives across Ontario. As a proud Black Caribbean woman, she brings lived experience, strategic insight, and heartfelt dedication to her work in advocacy and the arts.

Alana is passionate about building inclusive communities where diverse voices are heard, celebrated, and empowered—and she is committed to advancing this mission through leadership, storytelling, and meaningful collaboration.

Request for Proposals: Evaluation of CPAMOPOC V

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Introduction:

In 2016, CPAMO designed and delivered its first Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Pluralism Organizational Change Project (CPAMOPOC).  CPAMO has developed and delivered this project to 5 cohorts of diverse arts organizations – arts services, creation-based small, medium and large – involving between 9-16 organizations per cohort.

This project, consistent with CPAMO’s values, promotes a transformation in arts practices, and demonstrates the importance of inclusive arts practices in a rapidly shifting arts eco-system. 

While the core structure and delivery model of CPAMOPOC has remained consistent, each cohort has benefited from improvements informed by external evaluations conducted at the end of the project cycle.

Built on the premise of a ripple effect, the overall goal of the program is to make change with participants, their organizations and the arts/culture sector as a whole.  This recognizes that wide-scale change is needed to shift attitudes and behaviours which takes time for participants to both unlearn what are considered standard Eurocentric approaches to arts and culture and to learn new models based on methodologies that are decolonial, anti-racist, anti-oppressive and pluralist.


About CPAMOPOC Cohort V

Cohort V, launched in winter 2023, includes nine participating organizations. These organizations have not only undertaken internal transformation but have also built the capacity to deliver anti-racism, equity, pluralism, and organizational change sessions to their member organizations.

Several organizations in this cohort also participated in previous cohorts. During this iteration, participants further developed and delivered training—sometimes in collaboration with one another—enhancing shared learning and sector impact.

CPAMO is now seeking an external evaluator to assess CPAMOPOC V and gather insights to inform future program development.

Past evaluations have focused on:

  • Identifying program strengths, challenges, and recommendations for future cohorts
  • Assessing participant experiences and the relevance of program content

Scope of Review:

The evaluator will be responsible for a comprehensive assessment of CPAMOPOC V, including:

  • Understand CPAMOPOC’s Goals, Objectives, Methodologies, resources provided and staffing;
  • Assess the Attendance, Structure And Scheduling of the various sessions, including materials provided by project participants, and CPAMO;
  • Assess Session Design, Tools And Content;
  • Assess Program Impact on participants’ knowledge, commitment and change work supported by CPAMOPOC, including implementation and planning for sustainability.

Timeframes:

The evaluation is expected to take place between February and May 2026.

Applicants should submit a proposal that outlines how they would carry out this evaluation, with particular attention to time required for each section of the review. 

CPAMO is based in Toronto, Ontario; however, the evaluation can be conducted remotely from anywhere in Canada.

The total budget for this project is $12,000 (exclusive of HST).

Proposal Deadline: January 31, 2026
Start Date: Mid to late February 2026

Please submit your proposal to education@cpamo.org with the subject line: “CPAMOPOC V Evaluation”


About CPAMO

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is a movement of Indigenous and racialized artists engaged in empowering the arts communities of Ontario. CPAMO seeks to open opportunities for Indigenous and racialized professionals and organizations to build capacity through access and working relationships with cultural institutions across Ontario that will result in constructive relationships with Indigenous and racialized professionals and organizations. https://cpamo.org



The Work in Culture Catalyst and Transformation (CAT) Fund

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario is excited to receive a CAT grant from Work In Culture to explore Co-Director leadership models for non-profits. With Phase 1 complete, we’re now moving into Phase 2. More details will be shared in our upcoming publication and at the 2026 Gathering Divergence Multi-Arts Festival/Conference.

The Work in Culture Catalyst and Transformation (CAT) Fund provides funding to Ontario-based non-profit arts organizations to explore, identify, and, if applicable, implement significant adaptations in their operations.

Many thanks to Work In Culture, and the fund’s funders: Canada Council for the Arts, City of Toronto, Metcalf Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, and the Azrieli Foundation, with support from the Toronto Arts Council.

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