Jay Katz
Executive Director at Psychedelic Association of Canada- Claim this Profile
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Vicky Kyriaco
Jay Katz is the quintessential Executive Director. His exceptional leadership qualities drive him to nurture personal relationships with stakeholders, engaging individuals to reach beyond their usual capacity to achieve more that even they thought possible. I attribute a great number of my successes to Jay’s talent for finding people’s strengths and capitalizing on them. Succession planning, for him, is not only about finding great leaders, but also in developing them. Jay’s meticulous attention to the quality of the WSO’s product, its value proposition to the customer and the resulting positive impact on the community placed the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a premier Arts organization in Canada and the pride of a blue-collar city.
Shelley Bynum
It is rare that you find a manager who is both knowledgeable and perceptive. Jay Katz is both. I had the pleasure of working for Jay at the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for five years, and under his leadership the WSO experienced impressive growth and gained international recognition. He is insightful, creative, and unafraid to jump in and roll up his sleeves. Jay possesses the ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and offer creative solutions that generate exceptional results, inspiring his team to reach further and achieve more.
Vicky Kyriaco
Jay Katz is the quintessential Executive Director. His exceptional leadership qualities drive him to nurture personal relationships with stakeholders, engaging individuals to reach beyond their usual capacity to achieve more that even they thought possible. I attribute a great number of my successes to Jay’s talent for finding people’s strengths and capitalizing on them. Succession planning, for him, is not only about finding great leaders, but also in developing them. Jay’s meticulous attention to the quality of the WSO’s product, its value proposition to the customer and the resulting positive impact on the community placed the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a premier Arts organization in Canada and the pride of a blue-collar city.
Shelley Bynum
It is rare that you find a manager who is both knowledgeable and perceptive. Jay Katz is both. I had the pleasure of working for Jay at the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for five years, and under his leadership the WSO experienced impressive growth and gained international recognition. He is insightful, creative, and unafraid to jump in and roll up his sleeves. Jay possesses the ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and offer creative solutions that generate exceptional results, inspiring his team to reach further and achieve more.
Vicky Kyriaco
Jay Katz is the quintessential Executive Director. His exceptional leadership qualities drive him to nurture personal relationships with stakeholders, engaging individuals to reach beyond their usual capacity to achieve more that even they thought possible. I attribute a great number of my successes to Jay’s talent for finding people’s strengths and capitalizing on them. Succession planning, for him, is not only about finding great leaders, but also in developing them. Jay’s meticulous attention to the quality of the WSO’s product, its value proposition to the customer and the resulting positive impact on the community placed the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a premier Arts organization in Canada and the pride of a blue-collar city.
Shelley Bynum
It is rare that you find a manager who is both knowledgeable and perceptive. Jay Katz is both. I had the pleasure of working for Jay at the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for five years, and under his leadership the WSO experienced impressive growth and gained international recognition. He is insightful, creative, and unafraid to jump in and roll up his sleeves. Jay possesses the ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and offer creative solutions that generate exceptional results, inspiring his team to reach further and achieve more.
Vicky Kyriaco
Jay Katz is the quintessential Executive Director. His exceptional leadership qualities drive him to nurture personal relationships with stakeholders, engaging individuals to reach beyond their usual capacity to achieve more that even they thought possible. I attribute a great number of my successes to Jay’s talent for finding people’s strengths and capitalizing on them. Succession planning, for him, is not only about finding great leaders, but also in developing them. Jay’s meticulous attention to the quality of the WSO’s product, its value proposition to the customer and the resulting positive impact on the community placed the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a premier Arts organization in Canada and the pride of a blue-collar city.
Shelley Bynum
It is rare that you find a manager who is both knowledgeable and perceptive. Jay Katz is both. I had the pleasure of working for Jay at the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for five years, and under his leadership the WSO experienced impressive growth and gained international recognition. He is insightful, creative, and unafraid to jump in and roll up his sleeves. Jay possesses the ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and offer creative solutions that generate exceptional results, inspiring his team to reach further and achieve more.
Experience
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Psychedelic Association of Canada
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Canada
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Alternative Medicine
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Jan 2022 - Present
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OHTN
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Lead, Hub Development
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2020 - 2021
- Incubated the launch of HQ Health Hub, a one-stop shop for health and wellness, using state-of-the-art technology and the latest research-driven data to provide holistic and person-centred care. - Established project budget and timelines, oversaw site construction. - Negotiated Memoranda of Understanding with community partners. - Recommend governance structure adopted by Board of Directors. - Incubated the launch of HQ Health Hub, a one-stop shop for health and wellness, using state-of-the-art technology and the latest research-driven data to provide holistic and person-centred care. - Established project budget and timelines, oversaw site construction. - Negotiated Memoranda of Understanding with community partners. - Recommend governance structure adopted by Board of Directors.
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Executive Director
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2015 - 2020
- Served as CEO of the Windsor Jewish Federation, the Windsor Jewish Community Centre and the I.L. Peretz House Seniors Residence. - Served as COO of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of Windsor charitable foundation. - Achieved a 48% increase in the asset value of the Endowment Fund, mostly through major gifts. - Revitalized operations, reversed years of declining revenues and returned organization to profitability. - Conceived first-ever fundraising, cultural and educational events. - Produced events that drew record attendance, raised record revenues and reached out to communities never before in attendance at the WJCC. - Established new partnerships with Windsor Police, Windsor Islamic Association, Catholic and Public school boards, Art Gallery of Windsor, refugee settlement organizations, Ontario Jewish Archives, Holocaust memorial museums in Detroit, MI and Washington, D.C., St. Clair College, the University of Windsor and the Canadian and Mexican governments. - Updated and re-wrote bylaws for two non-profit organizations, each for the first time in 40 years. - Established emergency protocols and procedures. - Used media expertise to raise the profile of the JCC in numerous media interviews for mainstream print and broadcast media Show less
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Executive Coach
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2008 - 2015
- Founded a consulting practice, specializing in strategic planning and implementation, in revenue generation and community engagement, in governance and board development and in team-building. - Executive Coach, with a specialization in first-time CEOs and C-suite executives, working in the finance, social services, performing arts, law, visual arts, architecture and design, health services, insurance, mining, arts service organizations and automotive sectors - Grew corporate sponsorship by 400% at an all-volunteer non-profit organization. - Increased sponsorship of annual major donor stewardship LGBTQ event by 350% over two years. - Re-branded an LGBTQ community service organization through a series of fully-sponsored elite donor events in some of Toronto’s most noted private homes. - Co-hosted an ongoing pre-eminent Salon Series with a leading philanthropist, attended by thought leaders from across many sectors and disciplines Show less
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Windsor Symphony Orchestra
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Canada
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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2001 - 2007
- Increased subscription sales by 105% and operating budget by 75%, while maintaining successive operating surpluses, as CEO of the WSO.- Won the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Arts twice, for developing exceptional community and private sector support, with the highest artistic quality.- Added six new subscription series, to expand total ticket inventory by 50%, while also increasing subscription levels from 45% to 66% of all available seats, effectively doubling subscription sales.- Transformed an under-attended local concert into the Windsor Canadian Music Festival, one of the premier contemporary music festivals in the country, nationally broadcast annually by CBC Radio.- Created the pioneering WSO Music Therapy program, creating partnerships with the University of Windsor Music Therapy School, the Windsor Regional Hospital Corporation and private funders.- Oversaw the founding and ongoing operations of the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra.- Negotiated two contracts with the American Federation of Musicians, successfully avoiding strikes.- Conceived and released a commercial CD recording, which earned a Juno Award Nomination.- Developed media profile to garner headlines and news flashes in dozens of media interviews for mainstream print and broadcast media Show less
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Sales and Marketing Manager
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1998 - 2001
- Increased subscription ticket sales by 45% in the first year as Sales and Marketing Manager, and by 70% over a three-year period in that role, reversing a six-year decline.- Devised an advertising campaign that made international news for its creativity.
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Education
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Ivey Business School at Western University
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University of Windsor
BA, Political Science
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