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Trudi’s experience is diverse and includes everything from working as a Legal Executive in the UK and New Zealand to office administration, website design, bookkeeping, graphic design and even teaching in a Lunenburg preschool. Prior to joining the LAMP family, she served as General Manager for the Lunenburg Dory Shop and Office Manager for the Barque Picton Castle. She spent three years working at LAMP in Student Services and as office manager before stepping into the General Manager's position. Trudi is involved in the local community, volunteering in a wide range of projects and is a member of the Lunenburg County Music Festival as well as the Board Secretary for Three Churches Foundation in Mahone Bay - a charitable organization created to help fund the upkeep of external facade and streetscape of these three iconic churches in Mahone Bay. Trudi strives to help in the community however possible, and in the role as GM hopes to make LAMP more accessible to locals and community groups such as Lunenburg's new Community Orchestra and "Tharangam Lunenburg" Chenda Melam.

Though she grew up in Halifax, Trudi has lived in Lunenburg County for 21 years with her kiwi husband Greg (whom you'll see managing the Bluenose II Mobile Exhibit on Lunenburg's waterfront) and their three (now grown) kids. Music & art, laughter and good food are three things Trudi simply cannot live without.

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Linda returned home to the Maritimes in January 2020 after many years of varied and eclectic adventures. Originally from New Brunswick, a NSCAD Alumni she moved to Vancouver Island, the British Virgin Islands and beyond. She has many years of administration and management in screenprinting & shipping; then with her husband, running their own yacht repair company, followed by operating a luxury sailing yacht. This brought them throughout the Caribbean and Europe/ Mediterranean and Adriatic. When possible, Linda works on her art – photography, printmaking and textiles - and enjoys being in the woods, on the water and at the shore.

The South Shore of Nova Scotia has always felt like home and she’s grateful to be here.

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Chris Au has a deep passion and understanding of the mission of LAMP as a concert pianist who has studied in the leading music conservatories and institutions in Canada such as the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Music, the Banff Centre, and the Orford Music Academy. His personal experiences of the challenges and rewards of being a musician in the halls of LAMP help him shape fundraising strategies that resonate both with donors and beneficiaries.

Having lived, studied, and worked in Canada for over ten years, Chris has cultivated networks within the music community from coast to coast, which can be leveraged to create partnerships, secure sponsorships, and attract a wide range of support. These networks have developed his reputation as a performing and teaching musician.

A large part of the Development Director role is in fostering and engaging audience members and patrons in the significance of music. Chris’ experience as a performing and teaching musician has bestowed upon him a knack for engaging such audiences through storytelling and opening up the world of what musicians do in and out of the practice room.His years of experience as Head of the Artistic Team at the Joy of Music organisation and Assistant Education Coordinator at the Orford Music Academy bolsters his administrative knowledge, and he has had the joy of developing relations with major donors and patrons in Toronto such as Joan and Jerry Lozinski.

All of this combined with his work experience and insight as a musician pairs helps make him particularly suited to driving fundraising initiatives and fostering meaningful relationships that support LAMP’s mission.

We are incredibly honoured that all of the photographic art on the walls of LAMP was created by our good friend, supporter, and artist Raoul Manuel Schnell. In addition to the breathtaking art hanging on our walls, all of the photographs on this website and appearing on much of our promotional publications were also taken by Manuel.

Raoul Manuel Schnell’s Biography

The world of the arts dominated Raoul Manuel Schnell’s life early on owing to his upbringing. Considering this background it was no surprise that he attended the College of Art and Design in Lugano, Switzerland where he found his calling when he set foot into a darkroom for the first time. Though he completed his studies in Interior Design, his only goal from then on was to become a photographer.

Raoul Manuel Schnell specialized in still life and ran a studio with extensive custom-made lighting installations in order to perfectly effectuate the play of light and shadow in a picture. He photographed the most challenging objects but then, after more than 20 years spent in a black studio, it was time for a fresh start.

In 2004 his career changed radically as he moved to Canada. Instead of fully resuming his work in advertisement he began to focus on the artistic side of photography. After being used to working in colour for so long, he now found beauty in black and white photography. He rediscovered his love for food as subject matter and found a new one: people. But some things never change: Raoul Manuel Schnell’s focus on light was - and still is - a central part of his images, but now he has abandoned the studio with its elaborate technologies and uses natural light whenever possible.

His predator-like approach to form and human feature as a psychological mirror marks his very own style, easily identifiable throughout his work.