Meet the Board of Directors

  • Sarah Edwards

    President

  • Val Bogan

    Vice President

  • Trina Malcolmson

    Secretary

  • Oksana Kavera

    Treasurer

  • Juli Heney

    Director

Sarah Hegger

A graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand Drama School Bachelor of Arts Dramatic Arts (Hons), Sarah worked professionally in South Africa for a number of years in both theatre and television productions, including Uproar in the House, Tropical Heat, MMG Engineers, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. More recently, she has been working both on stage and off for Kanata Theatre. She now lives a double life as Sarah Hegger, the author of over 30 published novels.

Val Bogan

Val Bogan has been working in theatre in the Ottawa area for over 35 years.  She began her career as part of a props crew and has done almost everything there is to do in theatre since.  A long time Stage Manager at both the community and professional level, Val has also dabbled in directing from time to time.  Val currently holds positions on three boards of Directors, including the Eastern Ontario Drama League, Kanata Theatre and is now very happy to be involved in the re-imagining of the Valley Players of Almonte.  

Trina Malcolmson

Catriona (Trina) works as a Human Resources Director. She has had a love of theatre since her parents took her to see the pantomime, Peter Pan, when she was five years old.  Born in Scotland, her childhood consisted of highland, jazz and tap dance classes, writing and performing plays and horse-back riding. When her family moved to Canada, her parents thought it best that Trina volunteer as stage crew at Centrepointe theatre to keep the teenager out of trouble! Since 2008, Trina has been involved with several community theatres in the Ottawa area, having produced more than 70 productions. 

Oksana Kavera

Oksana was born in Ukraine, raised in Canada, and is involved with the Ukrainian community in many different organizations. She has many talents, including financial record keeping skills, and uses different skills with each different volunteer group. She was introduced to theatre by a friend (Trina) and became fascinated by team work of theatre. She is looking forward to working with the Valley Players Almonte team to both offer her financial skills support and to discover magic of theatre work behind the curtains.

Juli Heney

Juli has spent over two decades on stage and more recently in production teams across much of the Ottawa Valley. She brings knowledge and experience of directorship on non-profit boards, including community theatre and community health centers. She is a Certified Inclusion Professional with a focus on creating safe places to play that include Inclusivity, Diversity, Equitability, Accessibility, and Sustainability (IDEAS).

  • Art and Community at Play

  • Valley Players Almonte aspires to connect our communities through theatre.

  • We are committed to making theatre available to all.

    We are committed to a culture of creative IDEAS (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Sustainability)

    We are committed fostering culture of new and loyal membership.