The Canada-Ukraine Foundation board is pleased to announce that Valeriy Kostyuk has been appointed as the Executive Director. Valeriy will work with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s team to accomplish its mission according to the board of directors’ strategic direction.
Valeriy comes from the entertainment sector and is a Ukrainian-Canadian producer of art and cultural projects. He has worked on theatre productions, concerts, and exhibits with leading companies such as Starvox Entertainment, Lighthouse Immersive, and Theaturtle. Some of Valeriy’s professional highlights include the Immersive Disney Animation exhibit, which has been seen by millions internationally, WOW Las Vegas Spectacular in Dubai, and CHARLOTTE: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music, the first professional Canadian production to tour Ukraine.
Since 2020, Valeriy has been producing Ukraine’s first immersive exhibition, Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine, which has toured internationally to promote and raise funds for Ukraine. Over 50,000 visitors have seen Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine, including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Viktor Yushchenko, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and many others.
Please join us in welcoming Valeriy to his new role as the Executive Director at the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.