COTY Nomination Deadline Extension
Recognize the Game Changers: Call for 2024 IABC/TO Communicator of the Year (COTY) Nominations
IABC/TO is seeking nominations for the 2024 Communicator of the Year (COTY) to honor a GTA individual whose communication efforts have made significant, positive difference in their communities.
The IABC/TO Communicator of the Year (COTY) has been a symbol of excellence in strategic communication, honoring individuals who have leveraged the power of communication to inspire action, foster understanding, and create tangible change.
COTY Eligibility Criteria:
- The nominee must live in the GTA
- The nominee must demonstrate exceptional communication skills
- The nominee should have a positive influence on key stakeholders and the community
- The nominee should adhere to a strong ethical code
How to Nominate: Submit your nomination by addressing the following: What has the nominee achieved in the past year that significantly impacted a community in the GTA? Please attach any supporting materials (press releases, research, links to articles, etc.) for consideration.
Nomination Deadline: Share your nominations by October 11th, 2024, at 11:59 PM (EST), to: toronto-programs@iabc.to. Champion the Best: Your Voice, Their Victory …… Nominate Today!
About the Communicator of the Year Award
Since 1997, IABC/Toronto’s Communicator of the Year Award has recognized a Greater Toronto Area executive whose demonstrated leadership and communications skills drive business results or have had a substantially positive influence on the community. Only one person is recognized as the Communicator of the Year each year.
The Communicator of the Year is not necessarily in a communication role; however, the recipient of the award is someone who uses the power of communication to deepen understanding, inspire action and transform their community.
Past Recipients:
Fennella Bruce, veteran television producer, writer and founder of FKB Media Solutions
Jesse Wente, Ojibwe writer, broadcaster, curator, public speaker and best-selling author (2022)
Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health (2021)
Wes Hall, Founder and Chairman of the BlackNorth Initiative and Founder and Executive Chairman of Kingsdale Advisors (2020)
Jodi Kovitz, CEO and Founder of #movethedial (2019)
Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow (2018)
Masai Ujiri, President, Toronto Raptors (2017)
Andy Byford, CEO, Toronto Transit Commission (2016)
- Stefan Sjöstrand, President, IKEA Canada (2015)
- Alan Middleton, Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) and Assistant Professor of Marketing, Schulich Business School at York University (2014)
- Ted Garrard, President and CEO, SickKids Foundation (2013)
- Jim Grieve, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Education (2012)
- Catherine Zahn, President and CEO of CAMH (2011)
- Peter Aceto, President and Chief Executive Officer of ING Direct (2010)
- Rob Devitt, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto East General Hospital (2009)
- Philip Blake, President and CEO of Bayer Inc. (2008)
- Annette Verschuren, President of Home Depot Canada (2007)
- Mayor Hazel McCallion, City of Mississauga (2006)
- Malcolm Heins of Law Society of Upper Canada (2005)
- Wayne Fyffe of Credit Valley Hospital (2004)
- Edward Marra of Nestlé Canada (2003)
- David Booth of Compaq Canada Corp. (2002)
- Paul Tsaparis of Hewlett-Packard Canada (2001)
- Marguerite Jackson of the Toronto District School Board (2000)
- Rudy Riedl of Enbridge Consumers Gas (1999)
- Jeff Lozon of St. Michael’s Hospital (1998)
- Paul Lucas of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (1997)