- YMCA PEACE MEDAL (2019)
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s Victim Services Award of Distinction
- Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Nomination – Far From the Heart
- Best Shorts Festival, Award of Merit – Far From the Heart
- Accolade Film Festival, Award of Merit – Far From the Heart
- City of Owen Sound Cultural Award
- Bluewater District School Board: Award of Excellence in Education – Be Our Ally (2014), Snow Wonder (2008)
- Ontario Presents: Community Engagement for Performing Arts Presenters (2014) – advisory group
- Bluewater District School Board GSA conference, "Diverse Voices"– facilitator / presenter
- SPARC Symposium, Performing Arts in Rural Communities (2104) ) – presenter
- World Forum Theatre Festival, Graz, Austria (2009) – presenter
- Group of 7 Roadshow (2005) – presenter
- Telling Our Stories: Community Arts Ontario conference (2005) – facilitator / presenter
- Cultural Capitals of Canada, Owen Sound award (2004-5) – core partner
- Tom Thomson Days Festival (2002-2005) – presenter
- The Time of Our Lives International Festival of Reminiscence Theatre, London UK (2000) – facilitator
- The Trillium Foundation’s Caring Communities Conference (1998) – facilitator / presenter
- The Ripple Effect International Festival (1997) – facilitator
- Three Fires Sacred Assembly (1997) – presenter
- The Michigan Women’s Music Festival (1994) – facilitator / presenter
- Bread & Butter International Popular Theatre Festival (1989) – presenter
- International Forum Theatre Festival, Paris, France – presenter