Stephan Jost is the Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Following his appointment in 2016, Stephan demonstrated immediate leadership by thoughtfully exploring the AGO’s visitorship, collection and key strengths in order to strategically focus on three mission-aligned areas: art, access and learning. He has overseen the revitalization of several key areas in the Gallery, helped clarify new audience target segments; and launched Look:Forward, a major reinstallation of the AGO’s remarkable Collection.
Before joining the AGO, Stephan was Director of the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) for five years, where he worked to make the Museum a welcoming and accessible place for a more diverse audience. Under his leadership, HoMA’s finances were dramatically improved; the education program expanded in reach and capacity; its membership increased by 64 per cent; and the visitor experience significantly energized.
Prior to that, he was the Director of the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, the Director of the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California, and held several curatorial positions at the Allen Memorial Art Museum of Oberlin College in Ohio.
Born in Michigan, Stephan holds a BA in art history from Hampshire College in Massachusetts and an MA in art history, specializing in the history of photography, from the University of Texas at Austin.
We deeply regret to inform you about the passing of "Belli", Deepak Belliappa Teetharmada, aged 71 years on Thursday, January 12th in the early hours due to Cardiac Arrest. He is survived by his beloved wife Lekha, his Son Kamal, his Daughter in law Rukshana and his so loved Grandson Dylan.
Belli was the Chief Accountant of our Club from 2009 until 2022 and will be sadly missed. Condolences go out to his family and friends.
From the family: For those who would like to offer their prayers, condolences, and cards please contact Lekha Belliappa who will be at her son's Kamal's place at: 962 Clarkson Road South, Mississauga, Ontario L5J 2V7
The family has requested that those who wish to make Donations to please make them to the Sick Kids Hospital Foundation (as Belli would have liked) at: https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com
R2R is Back!!
Wednesday January 25th 5:30 pm
For a mere $20, come and enjoy great hors d'oeuvres at The National Club – and more importantly, engaging conversation with fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors and guests.
This is a far more relaxed space to get to know people better. We have missed so much personal contact through this period of restrictions.