I am excited to announce the appointment of Annetta Latham as the new Associate Dean, Film, Acting and Media Production, in the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts.  

Annetta is an academic and arts management professional with over twenty years’ experience in the culture and heritage sectors in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. She has significant expertise in cultural policy and strategic planning, festival and event management, and cultural production management, and is passionate about fostering engaging, transformative learning communities.

In her most recent role as an assistant professor in MacEwan University’s Arts and Cultural Management program, Annetta has served as department chair, developed articulation agreements with international institutions, led the creation of a new Bachelor of Fine Arts and an interdisciplinary fine arts program, and conducted research leading to the development of a mentorship program for graduates of MacEwan’s Faculty of Fine Art and Communication. She is the host and producer of Artful Conversations, a podcast created to augment MacEwan’s arts management curriculum.

Prior to MacEwan, Annetta taught at Christchurch Polytech Institute of Technology (New Zealand) and guest lectured at Robert Gordon University (Scotland). She maintains a freelance consultancy as a cultural sector manager, researcher, and policy and strategic planner.

Annetta is completing her PhD in Cultural Policy at Queen Margaret University, Scotland, where she is investigating the effects of the UK’s City of Culture bidding process on cultural-led regeneration. She holds a Master of Arts Management from the Australian Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Social Work and graduate diploma in Adolescent Health and Welfare from the University of Melbourne. Her first day at Humber will be January 9, 2023.

Please join me in welcoming Annetta to Humber.  

Guillermo Acosta
Senior Dean, Faculty of Media & Creative Arts