COO, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation

Plenary Speaker

Stephen Huddart is responsible for the Foundation’s granting program and is the Director of SiG@McConnell. Previously he worked as Executive Director of Troubadour Music and he co-founded and operated the Alma Street Café, Vancouver’s jazz café of record. He also held several executive positions with the BC SPCA. Stephen has served on the boards of several post-secondary organizations, including Langara College, the BC Centre for International Education, and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges. He is currently on the boards of the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network and ArtsSmarts. He has a Masters of Management degree from McGill, and is the recipient of awards in several fields, including Vancouver Business Person of the Year.