Leonidas Varahidis has over a decade of experience as a music educator, conductor, and arts advocate. He is the Assistant Curriculum Leader of Music at North Toronto Collegiate Institute, and has previously served as a faculty member of the National Music Camp of Canada, Artistic Director and Conductor for the Toronto Community Orchestra, and Teacher Facilitator for the Ontario Educational Leadership Center. He holds a Bachelor of Education with Honours from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Bachelor of Music with Honours from the University of Toronto, and Master of Arts with Distinction from King's College London.