Who we are

Founded in 2017, Industrial Parks Collective is a community-based producer of creative projects that reflect the diverse narrative of the Atlantic Region. We provide resources, collaboration, and learning opportunities for artists and creative professionals seeking project support and career development.

What we do

We help local creatives to earn a living doing what they love. Whether it’s new or emerging artists seeking funding for their dream project, or local creatives looking for freelance opportunities, we provide the tools and resources to help you to make the next step in your career as an artist.

Board of Directors

Raven Blue (he/him)
Board Member, Executive Director

A longtime resident, organizer, and activist in Saint John, Raven has been making experimental films and music from an early age and has a devoted affinity for taking photographs in his own neighborhoods. Raven brings a background of 25 years in music, film, design, and community arts programming.

Jeff Cook (he/him)
Board Member

Jeff is a musician, mentor, journalist, with multiple contributions to the local music scene, Jeff leads an anarchist open mic and mentors youth in music at the Teen Resource Centre

Marc Gosselin (he/him)
Treasurer

Marc has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years working in production. His extensive experience covers a wide spectrum of work, including instructing recording arts in post-secondary, studio production, live audio mixing, broadcast production, touring director and most recently video production/editing.

Don Higgins (he/him)
Vice-President

Don is a thought leader and innovation strategist with a diverse background in science, law, technology, communications, social media, manufacturing, broadcasting, human resources, and leadership. In his recent roles, Don led initiatives to make the delivery of justice services more straightforward, outcomes-focused and accessible for all, by working to better understand the needs of the broader community and in particular those communities which are especially vulnerable—the underserved indigenous, newcomer, diversity and neuro-divergent communities, as well as isolated persons.

Kayla Johnson (she/her)
President

Kayla Johnson is a highly passionate and creative business professional living in Saint John, New Brunswick. She is also an Indigenous woman with family roots in Neqotkuk First Nation, also known as Tobique. Kayla has spent the last 7+ years focusing her career on entrepreneurship and event management and continues to do so through Kayla & Co. Kayla is excited to continue to use her experience gained over the last 7+ years to continue her efforts toward a thriving Indigenous economy and an inclusive ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.

Jeff McLennan (he/him)
Board Member

Jeff is a Saint John artist, photographer, and musician. He has made numerous contributions to the local arts scene through community radio, film festivals, and collaborative art projects. As a visual artist, Jeff is interested in capturing unique textures. He started painting after a long exploration of photography – and those textures carried on into his new work. Experimentation and play are always present in his work.