We are pleased to announce the list of nominees standing for election to the 2026-2027 Board of Directors and Regional Council.

Office	Candidate	Status
President	Patrick Carter	Returning Board Member
President-Elect	Andrew Forrest	New (Bio below)
Director-at-Large (Chair of Governance)	Kim Reinhart	Returning Board Member
Director-at-Large (Chair of Programming)	Colin Redekop	New (Bio below)
Director-at-Large (Chair of Marketing)	Ben Dobyns	Returning Board Member
Representative of Regional Councillors	Juanita Maldonado	Returning Board Member
Region 2 (Québec and Eastern ON) Councillor	Owen Spicer	Returning Regional Councillor
Region 4 (Southern ON) Councillor	Juanita Maldonado	Returning Regional Councillor
Region 6 (Manitoba and NW ON) Councillor	Dorcas Windsor	Returning Regional Councillor
Region 8 (Pacific and eRCCO) Councillor	Angelique Po	Returning Regional Councillor

 

Andrew Forrest is Executive Director of the Canadian International Organ Competition, providing strategic leadership, implementing its artistic mandate, and promoting the competition’s international profile. 

Andrew previously held senior leadership roles for over two decades at Orgues Létourneau. He oversaw the design and manufacture of custom-built pipe organs for institutions around the world, as well as represented the company within professional, cultural, and media circles.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Carleton University. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Organ Historical Society, having served as a director since 2023.

 

Colin Redekop (CRCCO) has served the RCCO as both Secretary and President of the Calgary Centre, member of the 2018 Calgary Organ Festival Steering Committee, and Regional Director. As a Travelling Clinician, he presented workshops and recitals in Windsor, Winnipeg, and Thunder Bay.

Before moving to Calgary in 2007, he served on the board of the Winnipeg Centre. In his USA years, Colin was a board member of the Treasure Coast chapter of the AGO, and has maintained dual membership with the RCCO and AGO since then. He holds degrees from Southern Seminary (Master of Church Music) and the University of Calgary (Master of Music).