Ann Watts

Ann Watts is the Founder and Executive Director of Starting Arts, a position held since December 2000, where responsibilities include overseeing Accounting, Marketing, Fundraising, Program Development, Budgeting, and Strategic Partnerships. Under Ann Watts' leadership, the annual operating budget has expanded from $100,000 to $3,000,000. Prior to this role, Ann Watts served as Director at Money Orders Online from June 1995 to June 2000, where duties involved collaboration with the founder, overseeing contractors, and establishing business partnerships. Ann Watts holds a degree in French Immersion and French as a Second Language from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honors in English and French from Queen's University, in addition to studies at Université d'Aix-en-Provence.