Lesley Hinger
Director, Operations & Culture
Phone: 403.264.5330 ext. 207
Lesley Hinger (she/her/hers) has been with Calgary Arts Development since 2016, most recently as the General Manager, before becoming Director, Operations & Culture in 2025. Her work at CADA oversees the areas of finance, people & culture, and reporting & compliance. Prior to joining the Calgary Arts Development, Lesley worked in fund development at the University of Calgary and has held numerous positions with some wonderful arts organizations including Calgary Opera, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and Spiritus Chamber Choir.
Lesley sometimes composes noisy classical-ish chamber music, and holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition from Boston University. She is also a sessional instructor of music theory and composition at the University of Calgary, and was the co-artistic director of New Works Calgary from 2020 – 2022.
In her spare time she is passionate about movies, music, baking, gardening, sewing,and her cats Paul and Charlie. She’s also learning to knit, though it’s proving to be more mentally challenging than she initially anticipated.
