PIC Member List

Linda Andross, ABC, MC
APEX Public Relations
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-934-2117
Website
Twitter

Creative, editorial-driven and entrepreneurial are words used to describe independent agency APEX PR and digital/content sister agency ruckus. APEX is a high-performance, high-energy communications agency fueled by innovation, strategic collaboration and senior-level involvement.

Sharon Aschaiek
Higher Ed Communications
Toronto, ON
Website
Linkedin
Twitter

Sharon Aschaiek provides communications strategy, writing, editing and publication management services to higher education organizations. She uses her conversational writing style to present ideas and tell stories in clear, concise and compelling ways. Sharon helps universities and colleges develop diverse communication materials for their stakeholder audiences, such as alumni magazine stories, blog posts, reports, newsletters and web content. She especially enjoys translating academic research into accessible content. Sharon also writes about higher education trends and issues for media publications.

Priya Bates, ABC, MC, SCMP
Inner Strength Communication Inc.
Tel: 437-836-3616
Cell: 416-668-4404
Website

Powerful communication, branding and training programs that deliver results from the inside out.

Pearce Bannon
Copywriter for Hire.
Tel:416-820-7399
LinkedIn

Award-winning writer and editor with more than 20 years of combined experience in advertising, marketing and journalism. Proficient in both digital and print but always up for a new challenge. 

Meline L. Beach
MLB Communications
Tel: 416-953-5289
Website
LinkedIn

Help organizations strengthen brand and achieve business objectives through positive public relations, effective communication strategies and tactical delivery – including social/earned media management, event planning, writing/editing, and communication audits (surveys/focus groups/full report/recommendations) – in a professional and collaborative manner.

Eric Bergman, MC, ABC, APR
Bergman & Associates Communication Training
Tel: 416-410-EASE
Website

Training & coaching in media interviews, presentations, speech giving.

Carolyn Black
Writer and Editor in Education and EdTech
Toronto, ON
Tel: 647-403-0982
LinkedIn

For over 20 years, Carolyn has helped organizations write digital and print resources to inform and educate. Clients include universities, educational and academic publishers, and companies designing apps and platforms that provide informational content. Work includes e-learning modules, higher ed communications, labour trend reports, children’s educational books, K-12 and academic editing projects, information architecture, and taxonomies.

Yvone M. Catty, ABC, (she/her)
Vitamin-3 Communications, Inc. (V3)
Toronto, ON
Website
LinkedIn

Vitamin-3 is a boutique consulting firm specializing in reputation leadership, government and regulatory engagement, controversial issues management and c-suite spokesperson and media skills training. Creative problem-solving and data-driven planning by a credentialed practitioner for public and private companies operating in complex and highly regulated or challenging environments.

Janet Comeau, ABC
ALTkey Solutions Inc.
Picton, ON
Tel: 416-999-5702
Website
LinkedIn
X @altkeysolutions

Strategic corporate communicator with a broad background in a variety of communication-related disciplines. Proven track record in delivering results that align with business objectives. Extensive experience developing internal communication campaigns and the application of digital technology as a communications enabler.

Cathy Cowan (she/her)
C&C Consulting
Toronto, ON
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Website
LinkedIn

Focused on Communications & Citizenship, Cathy helps organizations transform their communications to amplify social impact. As an independent marketing communications consultant, Cathy brings extensive big brand expertise, an entrepreneurial mindset and passion for making the world a better place to her collaborations with nonprofits, agencies and socially minded businesses. Her full suite of project-based and fractional marketing communications services includes strategic planning, integrated marketing, issues management, internal communications, content creation, corporate social responsibility, special events, project management and team mentorship.

Jacqui d’Eon, P.Eng., ABC, MC
Leap to Leadership | JAd’E Communications Ltd
Tel: 416-598-9350
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Through Leap to Leadership I support people who have been newly promoted to help them accelerate their skill development, overcome challenges and succeed in their new roles. As the principal of JAd’E Communications, I counsel C-suite executives to improve their effectiveness by developing communication strategies to support the achievement of business objectives. I am also the go-to to help organizations prepare for, manage, and recover from crises. I even wrote a book about that, Stuff Happens.

Charlotte Davis
Verve Communications
Tel: 647-290-6785
Website 
LinkedIn
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Verve Communications is a boutique communications consultancy helping engineers, architects, lawyers and other professionals communicate clearly and convincingly with their target audiences. Verve builds your brand, revenue and in-house capacity to deliver a coherent, compelling message.

Jacqui DeBique, SCMP (she/her)
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
Tel: 416-592-1232 x 266
Website: www.pogo.ca
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Jacqui DeBique is a communications specialist with a passion for writing, editing and project coordination. She has worked in the not-for-profit sector for the majority of her career, in-house, and as a freelancer under the banner of Quite Write Communications..

Daniele Dufour
D. Communications
Tel: 416 837 4904
LinkedIn
Website

D. Communications is a boutique corporate communications firm that helps companies big and small to navigate complex situations with simple and effective solutions. 

Daniele, D. Communications’ Founder and Principal, is a senior bilingual communications/PR pro whose corporate expertise includes organizational transformation, crisis management, strategy development, M&As, as well as internal/external stakeholder engagement to name a few.  Her PR accomplishments include leading the creation and deployment of international launches, media events and new ventures.

Yasmine El Shafei, SCMP (she/her)
Oakville
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Email

Yasmine is a strategist and a communication management specialist with over 15 years of experience in research, marketing communications, and public relations, supporting businesses to enhance their positioning and grow their potential. Yasmine has a diversified experience with multinationals, corporate giants, and government and internal organizations in multiple sectors. She has managed diverse projects, managed corporate reputations, and coached and trained c-suite executives in multiple facets. She has a passion for storytelling and crafting Corporate Social Responsibility direction and strategy. Certified as a solutions-focused coach, she strives to help businesses reach their full potential.

Felicia Empey
Caryatid Communications
Website 

Caryatid Communications helps people and businesses connect to current and future clients through social media optimization (SMO). SMO can increase awareness of your business, product, brand or event, but can be daunting and time-consuming without direction and strategy. Let Caryatid Communications help!

With 15+ years of experience in communications, public relations and marketing across 30 markets, Rasha Fawakhiri provides consulting services in external, corporate, revenue, consumer, product, crisis and internal communications. Scope includes strategy & planning, narrative & messaging, digital & social media, branding and integrated campaign management. She most recently held the role of Head of Communications for Twitter in MENA (Middle East/North Africa) for six years, where she conceptualized and led award-winning campaigns and narratives including Cannes Lions in 2022. 

Finnegan + Co. solves PR challenges for B2B and B2C enterprises and startups, offering ongoing or short-term support. Our services encompass three key areas.

First, we offer strategic communication planning and execution (e.g., media relations, reputation management, and executive thought leadership).

Second, we provide counsel on corporate communication management resources, guide internal teams and offer fractional leadership.

Third, we leverage our invaluable senior experience to share our communications expertise, enhance teams’ skills, improve PR and agency relationships and advise on agency proposals.

Ellen Gardner, ABC
Write-to-Know Communications
Toronto ON
Tel: 416-421-0119
Fax: 416-421-0422

Communications consulting, corporate writing & photography, event planning.

Lisa Gibson, (she/her)
Ignite Communications
Toronto ON
Tel: 416-300-1751
Website
Linkedin

Lisa has more than 25 years of experience solving complex business problems through strategic and award-winning communications. Her company, Ignite Communications, provides consulting spanning change management, executive and employee comms, PR, and social media. Lisa regularly speaks about how communicators can leverage the power of AI, and how leaders can strategically build their personal brands. She currently sits on two boards – The Shine Foundation and QueerTech – and volunteers her time to help women early in their careers

Marie-Lauren Gregoire Drummond, SCMP (she/her)
MLG Creative Communications
Toronto ON
Tel:647-376-3356
Website
Linkedin

Marie-Lauren or MLG is a certified communicator, facilitator, spoken word artist, writer, motivational public speaker and consultant. With more than 20 years of experience in social marketing and communications and as a workshop facilitator, speech writer and strategist, MLG can support your organization with:
• public speaking workshops
• writing speeches and speaker coaching
• communications planning and strategy
• keynote speeches and presentations

Matisse Hamel-Nelis (she/her/hers)
Matisse Nelis Consulting
Oshawa, ON
Tel:905-431-0237
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Matisse, a Durham College public relations professor and PR consultant, blends academic insight with practical experience. She volunteers with IABC, hosts PR & Lattes, and is dedicated to digital accessibility. Her journey, influenced by roles at CNIB Foundation and AbleDocs, includes training in Accessible Media Production and Diversity and Inclusion. Known for her accessible communications expertise, Matisse’s approach merges digital PR knowledge, social media skills, and trend awareness, positioning her as a leader in innovative and ethical PR strategies.

Catharine Heddle
Lamplighter Communications
Toronto ON
Tel: 416-737-5807
Website
X: @cheddle
Linkedin

Catharine Heddle specializes in strategic corporate communications, internal, external and change communications and workplace culture. With a velvet manner and razor-sharp insight, Catharine deftly navigates the complexities of organizational behaviour to craft communications strategies that inform, engage and inspire.
She helps clients forge meaningful, trusting connections with the people whose opinions, actions and support matter to them. She supports leaders by building powerful communications that simplify complex issues, build engagement and support, and help people adapt to and embrace change.

Kathryn Hollinrake
Hollinrake Photography
Toronto ON
Tel: 416-465-8280
Website
Linkedin

Over 25 years of experience as a professional photographer, passionate, creative, detail oriented. Style is versatile, flexing as needed to accommodate and reflect clients’ brands, whether they be individuals or organizations. Started off in advertising and commercial photography and came to specialize in corporate photography. Work with individuals and organizations to create compelling portraits and varied imagery for use in branding, marketing and communications online and in print (including book covers).

Vanessa Holding
Arc + Crown Media Inc
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-451-9573
Website
Linkedin
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We provide video strategy to engage your audience, educate your employees, simplify your message, and humanize your brand. Arc + Crown Media helps organizations communicate important, complex or boring information in a way that gets attention and compels action.

Sue Horner, SCMP (she/her)
Get It Write
Oakville, ON
Tel: 905-338-3788
Website
Linkedin
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Employee communications (newsletters, articles, Web content) with warmth and personality.

Judy Irwin, ABC
Judy Irwin Communications
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-699-9277

Creative communications professional with experience in employee, corporate and marketing communications. Works with companies and publications in the areas of technology, healthcare IT and publishing. Specialties include copywriting, editing, project management.

Adrienne Jackson, ABC, (she/her)

AMJ Communications
Toronto
Tel: 416-508-4175
Email
LinkedIn

The fine print …I am a seasoned communications strategist delivering award-winning, outcomes-based programs for national and multinational private, public, not-for-profit and government organizations. I have a personal interest in healthcare, financial services and charitable causes that could use a helping hand in their communications.

I’m currently open to providing consulting services to support multiple communications needs, from writing and editing to comprehensive issues and crisis management solutions across sectors and geographies.

Need a last minute writer or editor, longer term communications project lead or a quick sounding board to make sure your strategy is on track? Let’s connect!

Sarah L. Manley Robertson, ABC, Prosci, (she/her)
President, Prospect Strategies Ltd.
Nova Scotia
Tel: 782-321-8133
Website
LinkedIn

Prospect Strategies is an executive and corporate communications advisory helping leaders tackle their toughest challenges with purposeful communications. Our work connects & engages stakeholders, closes trust gaps, translates strategy into action, and drives transformation. Leveraging 25+ years of communications experience across industries with national & global reach, we collaborate to create actionable strategies that fit each leader’s unique approach. If you want to uncover possibilities and create capacity to pursue your best prospects, Prospect Strategies will help.

Lisa Marchitto (she/her)
Relate Communications
Toronto, ON
Website 
LinkedIn

With more than 20+ years of experience in the charitable and non-profit sectors, Lisa aims to be the resource she always needed as a client: someone experienced and reliable who is a strategic thinker, ace project manager and producer of high-quality output. She takes on special projects that organizations struggle to resource internally and makes them happen.

Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC
Advantis Communications Inc.
Toronto ON
Tel: 416-848-1885
Website
LinkedIn
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Cyrus is a sought-after social media strategist; trainer and speaker who helps organizations achieve business results. In 2018, he was awarded IABC Canada’s highest honour, Master Communicator. Hundreds of engagements with B2B companies, municipalities and associations have earned Cyrus and his team IABC awards at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Social Media Consulting & Training:
Audits, Health checks, Strategy, Organic content, Advertising, Monitoring & reporting, Evaluation

Video Production:
Live action, Animation, Motion graphics, Video marketing, Across North America.

Marian Neglia (she/her)
Neglia Design Inc.
Toronto, ON
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Website
Instagram
LinkedIn

Leading a talented team of creative professionals dedicated to bringing ideas to life through visual communications:

Graphic Design Strategy: Crafting solutions for communication goals.
Branding: Creating memorable brands.
Digital Design: Designing impactful experiences.
Website Design: Building engaging, user-friendly sites.
Publication Design: Producing engaging reports and editorial layouts.
Accessibility Design: Ensuring WCAG-compliant designs.
Illustration: Tailor-made infographics and custom illustrations.
Print: Crafting compelling designs for lasting impressions.

Nathalie Noël
Brand & Communications Strategy Coach
Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nathalienoel.ca
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Using the principles and tools of holistic branding and strategic communications and marketing, Nathalie helps entrepreneurs and organizations define what makes them unique and how to use that uniqueness to stand out and achieve goals.

Lynne Olver

Senior Communications Consultant
Toronto, ON, and Vancouver, BC
Tel: 705.932.0165 (office)
Website:

I help financial and investment clients communicate their ambition and results, including climate and ESG goals and outcomes. I help clients in other sectors tell their business stories. Together we develop annual and sustainability reports, business plans, corporate communications for internal and external audiences, and manage issues and reputation.

Sandra Pakosh, ABC
Outsource Communications
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-573-5933
Website: https://outsourcecommunications.ca/
LinkedIn
Twitter: @sandrapakosh

Outsource Communications drives business + brand value. When you don’t need an agency or are constrained by resource capacity, we offer: #B2B #nonprofit #brand #marketing #communication #virtualassistant project solutions or interim leadership. When required, we tap subject expertise with only proven talent.

Michela Pasquali, ABC
Writer. Editor. Communications Consultant.
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-461-1748
Website

Writing, editing, helping businesses understand what they need to communicate, how and when.

Heather Redfearn, (she/her)
Services de communication
Montreal, ON
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With 20+ years in internal communication, Heather partners with solo communicators and Human Resources (HR) teams to provide expertise and assistance. Focusing on internal communication, she provides strategic advice and tactical support to help her clients engage their employees through communication. She specializes in HR communications leveraging key messages, Q&As and storytelling. Heather connects messages to her clients’ business objectives, challenges their thinking (in a positive way!) to achieve optimal results and delivers on her commitments.

Anna Relyea, (she/her)
Anna Relyea & Associates
Toronto, ON
Tel: 647-446-7110
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Linkedin

Now self-employed after 30+ years with mainstream organizations. With wide-ranging experience in the tourism, consumer packaged goods and cultural fields, my expertise includes media relations, public affairs, crisis communications and brand building.

Trisha Richards, (she/her)
Write Action
Toronto, ON
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Linkedin

Trisha Richards is a versatile communications strategist and freelance writer with nearly 20 years of experience serving various industries. She specializes in corporate communications, B2B copywriting, and trade journalism. An exceptional writer and storyteller, she has the ability to render highly technical content into clear, plain-language communications.

Phil Sach
PFS Communications
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LinkedIn
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Operating as PFS Communications, Phil Sach is a freelance writer and communicator with 10+ years of experience in fundraising, education and healthcare, and a particular passion for helping smaller charities, vulnerable communities and local entrepreneurs. He has previously held roles with Aon Hewitt, York University, Humber College and Scarborough Health Network Foundation. At his core, Phil is a writer and is even working on a novel inspired by his travels and his journey as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Rucsandra Maria Saulean
DamaPR
Toronto, ON
Tel: 647-203-5158
Website
LinkedIn
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Email:Rucsandra Maria Saul ean

Public relations and communications specialist with over a decade of achievements in strategic planning, media relations, web & digital content creation, event management and community building initiatives.
Best known for helping remarkable non-profits and women-led ventures reach their potential.
Passionate about:
-Video & photography, digital content creation, human interest storytelling, event design & promotion
-Human & animal rights causes, music & arts, environment, immigration, volunteering, progressivism
Also: publisher & editor-in-chief of the Romanian-Canadian e-zine “Ca Romanii”, musician and former ESL teacher.

Gary Schlee, ABC, MC
Gary Schlee Communications
Toronto, ON
Email
Tel: 416-787-6927

Corporate Communications and writing, as well as communication training and workshops — from a long-time communicator and former corporate communications professor.

Sabita Singh, ABC
Trivetta Consulting Inc.
Toronto, ON
Tel: 647-519-6832
Website
LinkedIn
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Andrea Walasek (she/her)
Barrie
705-718-1881
Email
LinkedIn

A dedicated communications professional specializing in public relations. With nearly 20 years of experience, Andrea has become known for her ability to lead PR strategies that strengthen communications and deliver strong, clear and consistent messaging. She has worked in federal and regional governments, education, and at a small boutique communications agency. Andrea believes in the strength of volunteering in her community to create greater opportunities for future generations.

Heather West
Fresh Communications
Stouffville, ON
Tel: 416-884-5741
Website
LinkedIn
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A communications professional with over 20 years of experience leading communications departments and working with organizations, thought leaders and influencers who are passionate about creating diverse, inclusive and healthy workplaces and communities. A trusted advisor who moves easily between providing strategic counsel and hands-on communications support. Services include:

Thought leadership and content marketing-Powerful content that elevates awareness, engagement, and support

Corporate communications- Strategies and resources to build trust and strengthen critical relationships Integrated marketing and communications.

Heather Whyte (she/her/elle)
WHY Communicate Inc.
Toronto/GTA
Tel: 416 899-6529
Email
Website
LinkedIn

WHY Communicate partners with associations and corporations that want specialized strategic communications and marketing help to elevate and future-proof their organizations. We work with leaders and teams to adapt and refresh their strategic plans and optimize their communications channels to build meaningful, long-term connections with members, customers and employees.

Alison Wines
Uncommon Ground
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-458-9686
Email
Website
LinkedIn

Uncommon Ground provides strategic communications services to help brands unite purpose, performance and planet. We work with outdoor and destination brands to communicate their sustainability journey with authenticity, as well as environmental non-profits looking to grow their impact with evidence-based strategies.