Adrian Burns and Greg Kane

Adrian has dedicated her career to business, corporate governance, broadcasting, the arts, education, public service, and community engagement.   She joined the NAC Board as a Trustee in 2002, later serving as Vice Chair and then Chair of the Board until 2022. 

With deep ties to Western Canada, Adrian has brought several new names to the donors’ table, which reinforced the NAC’s national impact and helped the Foundation build relationships with key philanthropists in the West. 

With Adrian, Greg served for multiple years on the NAC Gala committee, including as Chair, to raise funds for youth education in the performing arts.

Greg is the former Chair of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. He played a vital role in shaping the Foundation into one of the most successful hospital-based foundations in Canada. His leadership and vision were instrumental in keeping the Foundation focused and accountable.

With Adrian’s support, Greg led the Foundation’s Gala for research, supported the President’s Breakfast, and was a Team Captain in the Foundation’s RIDE cycling fundraiser. Greg’s contributions to the Foundation have been nothing short of outstanding.

Nominated by the National Arts Centre Foundation and the Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

Through the National Arts Centre Foundation, generous donors support all facets of the National Arts Centre’s work, from creation to performance, from learning to training, to the essential work of reconciliation.

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation exists to inspire, enable, and recognize community support for improvements in patient care and equipment at The Ottawa Hospital and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.