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Kerry Swanson is an arts administrator and fundraiser who has been dedicated to creating opportunities for Indigenous artists in Canada for over sixteen years.  She is Managing Director of the Indigenous Screen Office, a funding and advocacy organization promoting Indigenous narrative sovereignty on screen.  She has served as both Board Chair and Executive Director of the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content.  She is a co-founder of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO), a biennial festival at Harbourfront Centre.  Kerry was Associate Director of Granting at the Ontario Arts Council, where she launched the Indigenous Culture Fund, a $5 million annual program. She launched a number of innovative arts funding programs at the Toronto Arts Council, including the TAC Cultural Leaders Lab at the Banff Centre, Indigenous Arts Program, and the Open Door Fund.  Kerry has a Masters in Communication and Culture from Ryerson University.  She was born and raised in northern Ontario in a family of Cree/Ojibwe, Irish and French heritage.  She is a band member of Michipicoten First Nation with familial ties to Chapleau Cree First Nation.