Fennella Bruce named IABC/Toronto 2023 IABC/Toronto Communicator of the Year!
IABC/Toronto is pleased to announce that Fennella Bruce, veteran television producer, writer and founder of FKB Media Solutions, has been named IABC/Toronto’s 25th Communicator of the Year.
Fennella is being recognized for demonstrating leadership and communications excellence through her ongoing work boosting the voices of Black professionals in the media. Giving Black professionals opportunities to share their stories and experiences with a national audience is a powerful tool against anti-Black racism in Canada.
IABC/Toronto applauds her for her continuous impactful efforts in such important work. Fennella will be presented with the IABC/TO Communicator of the Year Award on Friday, March 1, 2024.
The hybrid event will also include a panel discussion with the following panellists:
- Tracy Moore, Cityline Host
- Dwight Drummond, CBC Toronto Anchor
- Trudy Stone, Wellness Expert and client of FKB Media Solutions
- Roxanne Francis, Psychotherapist
They will be exploring the impact media exposure can have on Black professionals and its role in sharing credibility and breaking media stereotypes.
Join us in celebrating the 2023 IABC/Toronto Communicator of the Year.
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:
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)