Marissa McHugh
Cultural Professional
Country: Canada
Cohort: CCL Canada 2022
About
Marissa McHugh is a Programme Officer at the Canada Council for the Arts, where she currently works in sector innovation and development. She has a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Regina, where she studied acting for stage and film. During her MA in Drama and Literature at the University of Guelph, she developed her dramaturgical and directing skills. She then taught theatre at Ridley College before obtaining her PhD in English Literature. She has presented her research in Canada and abroad and worked at various arts organizations in the Ottawa region. She is originally from Saskatchewan, but has made Gatineau, Quebec her home.