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Past Presidents

2023-2024 Chantelle Cabral, SCMP® 2010-2011 Carrie MacAfee
2022-2023 Michael Blackburn, SCMP® 2009-2010 Brent Carey, ABC, MC, IABC Fellow
2021-2022 Mandy Gibson, SCMP® 2008-2009 Leslie Hetherington, APR, MBA
2020-2021 Russell Baker 2007-2008 Janet Comeau, ABC
2019-2020 Lindsay Grillet, SCMP® 2006-2007 Felicia Shiu, ABC, APR
2018-2019 Jagreet Sandhu 2005-2006 Rawle Borel Jr.
2017-2018 Maliha Aqeel, PMP, SCMP®, MC 2004-2005 Alix Edmiston, ABC
2016-2017 Megan Hooper 2003-2004 Amanda Brewer, ABC
2015-2016 Suzanna Cohen, ABC, CMP® 2002-2003 Jo Langham, ABC, MC
2014-2015 Stephanie Engel, ABC 2001-2002 Priya Bates, ABC, MC, SCMP®, IABC Fellow
2013-2014 Louise Armstrong 2000-2001 David Bradfield
2012-2013 Linda Andross, ABC, MC 1999-2000 Mariann Lawrie
2011-2012 Trell Huether

1979-1999

1998-1999 Patricia J. Murphy Globe 1988-1989 Deidre Davey
1997-1998 Karen Schwartz, ABC 1987-1988 Ron Estey
1996-1997 Pat Shaw 1986-1987 Dagmar Kanzler
1995-1996 Ayelet Baron 1985-1986 Ruta Skelton, ABC
1994-1995 Eric Bergman, ABC, APR, MC 1984-1985 Sue De Stein
1993-1994 Nancy Bagworth 1983 Sharon Paul, ABC, Fellow
1992-1993 Barbara Victor 1982 Carol Beatty
1991-1992 Cyndy Degiusti 1981 Basil Skodyn, ABC, MC
1990-1991 Ralph Beslin, ABC 1980 Bob McLean
1989-1990 Beth Witney 1979 Lynne Carlisle

1957-1978

1978 Bob Crichton 1967-1968 Wally Court, ABC
1977 Gary Schlee, ABC 1966-1967 Margaret Griffith
1976 Dennis McCloskey, ABC 1965-1966 Jim Bain
1975 Tim Lee 1964-1965 Buzz Hayden
1975 Brian Tyson 1963-1964 Ron Kelly
1973-1974 Janeen Bowes 1962-1963 Peter Lonergan
1973 Allan Bailey 1961-1962 Joe Caruk
1971-1972 Sam Smart 1960-1961 Howard Gerring
1970-1971 Marion Lavigne 1959-1960 Joan Latimer
1969-1970 Kay Staib, ABC 1958-1959 Bob Vallance
1968-1969 Jane Sisson 1957-1958 Jean Danard

Predecessor associations of IABC/Toronto:

1942-1947 Canadian Association of Personnel Publication Editors (CAPPE)

1947-1970 Canadian Industrial Editors Association (CIEA)

1970-1974 Corporate Communicators Toronto

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Toronto, ON M5A 1S2
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