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SUMMARY:Communicator of the Year 2025
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 30\, 2026\, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.\nTMU Sandbox (341 Yonge St.) \nJoin IABC/Toronto for an evening of celebration\, conversations and connection with Madelyn Chung\, our 2025 Communicator of the Year (COTY) recipient! \nCongratulate Madelyn and be inspired as she takes you behind the scenes of her journey so far. The evening is a great opportunity for business communicators to connect and celebrate the impact communicators have on their communities and business. You’ll leave feeling inspired!  \nYour ticket includes: \n\nA front seat to an intimate and honest conversation with Madelyn\nFood and drinks\nAn opportunity to get yourself photographed by corporate\, portrait and commercial photographer\, Kathryn Hollinrake and share your moment with your professional community!\nConversations with fellow professional communicators that will leave you recharged!\n\nFees: \n• $30: IABC Members ($33.90 with HST) \n• $40: Lite members ($45.20 with HST) \n• $50: Non-members ($56.50 with HST) \nRegister here \nQuestions or access needs? Email toronto-programs@iabc.to. \nClick here to learn more about the COTY award and Madelyn Chung\, our 2025 recipient. \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/communicator-of-the-year-2025/
LOCATION:TMU Sandbox\, 341 Yonge St.\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:COTY,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:IABC/Toronto's 2024 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Join IABC/Toronto for a networking breakfast as we celebrate the Communicator of the Year \nThursday\, April 24\, 8 to 10 a.m.\nCentre for Urban Innovation\, Toronto Metropolitan University \nSince 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. 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. \nThis year\, IABC/Toronto is pleased to announce that Rebecca Shields\, CEO\, Canadian Mental Health Association\, has been named IABC/Toronto’s 2024 Communicator of the Year. \nRebecca is recognized for her exceptional leadership in communication\, her commitment to mental health advocacy\, and her visionary work in fostering inclusive and supportive communities. \nUnder Rebecca’s leadership\, CMHA York Region & South Simcoe has grown into one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing CMHA branches\, supporting over 22\,000 individuals annually through 32+ mental health and addiction programs and services. Her achievements include growing agency revenues from $8 million to $42 million and earning accolades like Canadian non-profit employer of choice for seven consecutive years and Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures. \nRebecca will be honoured at an in-person award ceremony scheduled April 24\, 2025\, at the Centre for Urban Innovation\, Toronto Metropolitan University.  \nThe event includes a fireside chat with Rebecca Shields about the Power of Communication in Mental Health and Addiction Recovery. \nThis ceremony is a great opportunity for business communicators to get together\, find inspiration in the COTY winner’s journey and celebrate communication excellence! Join us for breakfast and networking while we hear Rebecca’s story on April 24. Register today!  \nFees: \n• $15: IABC Members ($16.95 with HST) \n• $30: Non-members ($33.90 with HST) \nRegister here \nSponsored by: \n \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/iabc-toronto-2024-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
LOCATION:Private: Centre for Urban Innovation\, Toronto Metropolitan University\, 44 Gerrard St E.\, Toronto\, ON\, M5B 1G3
CATEGORIES:COTY
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250331T170000
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SUMMARY:RECORDING: IABC/Toronto’s 2023 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Fennella Bruce: IABC/Toronto’s Communicator of the Year for 2023\nRecorded on Friday\, March 1 \nIABC/Toronto honours Fennella Bruce\, veteran television producer and writer. 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 experience 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. \n\nPanel Discussion:\nThe impact media exposure can have for Black professionals/experts and how this translates with credibility\, breaking stereotypes\, financially and bringing more voices/perspectives to the media landscape and why this is crucial in Canada.\n\n• Tracy Moore – host of Cityline\n• Dwight Drummond – CBC News Anchor\n• Trudy Stone – Culinary Nutritionist and Cityline Wellness Expert\n• Roxanne Francis – Psychotherapist\nFees: \n$25: IABC Member rate ($28.25 with HST) \n$35: Non-member rate ($39.55 with HST) \nACCESS THE RECORDING HERE \n\n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/recording-iabc-torontos-2023-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
CATEGORIES:COTY
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SUMMARY:IABC/Toronto's 2023 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Fennella Bruce: IABC/Toronto’s Communicator of the Year for 2023\nFriday\, March 1\, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST  \nJoin IABC/Toronto as we honour Fennella Bruce\, veteran television producer and writer. 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 experience 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. \n\nPanel Discussion:\nThe impact media exposure can have for Black professionals/experts and how this translates with credibility\, breaking stereotypes\, financially and bringing more voices/perspectives to the media landscape and why this is crucial in Canada.\n\n• Tracy Moore – host of Cityline\n• Dwight Drummond – CBC News Anchor\n• Trudy Stone – Culinary Nutritionist and Cityline Wellness Expert\n• Roxanne Francis – Psychotherapist\nFees: \n$25: IABC Member rate ($28.25 with HST) \n$35: Non-member rate ($39.55 with HST) \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/iabc-torontos-2023-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
CATEGORIES:COTY,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T170000
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SUMMARY:Recording: IABC/Toronto 2022 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Jesse Wente: BMO Communicator of the Year for 2022\nRECORDED on Wednesday\, February 15\, 2023 \nIABC/Toronto honours Jesse Wente\, Ojibwe writer\, broadcaster\, public speaker\, activist\, curator and best-selling author with the BMO Communicator of the Year award for 2022. \nWente has spent 25 years making space for Indigenous storytellers\, highlighting issues facing the community and championing the work of Indigenous artists. He is best known for his work as a film and pop culture columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Metro Morning (CBC). \nAn outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights and First Nations\, Métis\, and Inuit art\, Wente was named founding director of the Indigenous Screen Office in 2018. Two years later he was appointed Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts. \nJesse Wente’s first book\, Unreconciled: Family\, Truth and Indigenous Resistance\, is a national bestseller and was chosen as one of best books of 2021 by Chapters-Indigo\, Apple Books and The Globe and Mail. He also recently won the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize in Non-Fiction. \nAs Canadians continue to grapple with the country’s colonial history\, Wente is enabling honest conversations and creating space for other Indigenous artists to share their voices. Honest and accessible communication is essential for societal change and Wente is at the forefront of this action. \nPanel Discussion\nThe virtual BMO Communicator of the Year award presentation is followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion. Explore the power of communication for reconciliation and how our panelists use a variety of storytelling methods to inform\, inspire and transform. \nViewers will leave with a new appreciation for Indigenous storytelling and its role in reconciliation and rights relations. \nModerator:  \nPriya Bates\, ABC\, MC\, SCMPⓇ\, IABC Fellow\nCo-Founder\, A Leader Like Me & President\, Inner Strength Communications Inc. \nPanelists: \n• Jesse Wente\nOjibwe Writer\, Broadcaster\, Public Speaker\, Activist\, & Curator & Best-Selling Author \n• Danis Goulet\nAward-Winning Writer & Film Director \n• Tanya Talaga\nAnishinaabe Journalist & Public Speaker \nFees:\n• FREE: IABC member rate\n• $25: Non-member rate ($28.25 with HST) \nMembers access the recording here \nNon-members access the recording here \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/recording-iabc-toronto-2022-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
CATEGORIES:COTY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T121500
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SUMMARY:IABC/Toronto 2022 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Jesse Wente: BMO Communicator of the Year for 2022\nWednesday\, February 15\, 2023 | Noon to 1:15 p.m. EST | Zoom \nJoin IABC/Toronto live-to-air as we honour Jesse Wente\, Ojibwe writer\, broadcaster\, public speaker\, activist\, curator and best-selling author with the BMO Communicator of the Year award for 2022. \nWente has spent 25 years making space for Indigenous storytellers\, highlighting issues facing the community and championing the work of Indigenous artists. He is best known for his work as a film and pop culture columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Metro Morning (CBC). \nAn outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights and First Nations\, Métis\, and Inuit art\, Wente was named founding director of the Indigenous Screen Office in 2018. Two years later he was appointed Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts. \nJesse Wente’s first book\, Unreconciled: Family\, Truth and Indigenous Resistance\, is a national bestseller and was chosen as one of best books of 2021 by Chapters-Indigo\, Apple Books and The Globe and Mail. He also recently won the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize in Non-Fiction. \nAs Canadians continue to grapple with the country’s colonial history\, Wente is enabling honest conversations and creating space for other Indigenous artists to share their voices. Honest and accessible communication is essential for societal change and Wente is at the forefront of this action. \nPanel Discussion\nThe virtual BMO Communicator of the Year award presentation will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion. Explore the power of communication for reconciliation and how our panelists use a variety of storytelling methods to inform\, inspire and transform. \nAttendees will leave with a new appreciation for Indigenous storytelling and its role in reconciliation and rights relations. \nPanelists\n \n  \nJesse Wente\nOjibwe Writer\, Broadcaster\, Public Speaker\, Activist\, & Curator & Best-Selling Author \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDanis Goulet\nAward-Winning Writer & Film Director \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nTanya Talaga\nAnishinaabe Journalist & Public Speaker \n  \n  \nModerator\n \n  \nPriya Bates\, ABC\, MC\, SCMPⓇ\, IABC Fellow\nCo-Founder\, A Leader Like Me & President\, Inner Strength Communications Inc. \n  \n  \n  \nFees:\n• $25: IABC member rate ($28.25 with HST)\n• $35: Non-member rate ($39.55 with HST) \n  \nAre you a member from another chapter? \nContact toronto-info@iabc.to to access your member discount! \nAre you a member of an Indigenous community?\nMembers of Indigenous communities are invited to attend free of charge. Contact toronto-info@iabc.to for more information. \n \n  \n  \nSponsored by: \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nBrought to you by: \n \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/iabc-toronto-2022-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
CATEGORIES:COTY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220207T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230131T160000
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SUMMARY:RECORDING: IABC/Toronto's 2021 Communicator of the Year
DESCRIPTION:RECORDED ON: Friday\, February 4\, 2022 \nDr. Eileen de Villa and our esteemed panel of healthcare communicators provided exceptional industry insights. \n \nCraig DuHamel\, Vice President Communications\, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre \nCraig is a proud member of Sunnybrook’s award-winning communications team. Since announcing the first COVID patient in Canada in January 2020\, the team has been busy sharing information with staff and the community and working with media and other stakeholders to help keep everyone informed and educated about COVID-19. \nCraig has been with the hospital for more than 20 years. In addition\, he teaches part time at Ryerson University’s Chang School in the Communications Department. He is a graduate of University of Stirling in Scotland where he received his Masters and PhD in communications. \nMarie-Lauren Gregoire Drummond\, SCMP®\, BJ\, BA (Hons)\, Director\, Communications and Stakeholder Relations at Alliance for Healthier Communities \nMarie-Lauren Gregoire Drummond is a certified Strategic Communications Management Professional (SCMP®)\, spoken word poet and published author. Marie-Lauren has provided strategic communications support to organizations in healthcare\, education\, community and social services including the Alliance for Healthier Communities\, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada\, South Riverdale Community Health Centre\, Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute\, Ontario Government – Minister of Education Office\, Canadian Hearing Services\, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies and Peel Children’s Aid. Marie-Lauren holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Western University and a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University. \nJennifer Gillard\, Senior Director\, Patient Experience\, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships \nJennifer Gillard is responsible for the planning\, organization and coordination of the Northumberland Hills Hospital’s communications and community engagement activities\, and for establishing and sustaining strong collaborative working relationships among internal and external stakeholders. Co-founder and co-facilitator of the hospital’s Patient and Family Advisory Council\, Jennifer also serves on the Collaboration Council of the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland supporting communication and community engagement activities including co-facilitation of the Team’s patient and family partnership table\, the Experience Partner Council. \nJennifer is an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) and a former Ontario Hospital Association Communicator of the Year.  Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English from Carleton University and a Master’s in Canadian Heritage and Development Studies from Trent University (1996). She is a longstanding member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2). \nModerated by: \nCyrus Mavalwala\, ABC\, MC\, Founding Partner\, Advantis Communications \nCyrus Mavalwala\, ABC\, MC is a sought-after digital communication strategist\, trainer and keynote speaker who helps organizations achieve business results. He has international accreditation as an IABC Accredited Business Communicator and is one of approximately 60 people in Canada who has been awarded IABC Canada’s highest honour and lifetime achievement designation\, Master Communicator. \nAfter years at global PR agencies\, Cyrus founded Advantis Communications in 2002 where he leads a team dedicated to building digital communication and marketing capacity for clients in Canada and the US. \nFees: \n$10: IABC member rate ($11.30 with HST) \n$15: Non-member rate ($16.95 with HST) \nMembers register here \nNon-members register here \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/recording-iabc-torontos-2021-communicator-of-the-year/
CATEGORIES:COTY,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220204T120000
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SUMMARY:IABC/Toronto 2021 Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 4\, 2022\, 12 to 1 p.m. EST \nIABC/Toronto will be honouring Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health\, Dr. Eileen de Villa\, on Friday\, February 4\, 2022. Dr. de Villa will share key learnings and takeaways from almost two years of pandemic communication\, and engage in a Q&A with the audience. \nThroughout the pandemic\, Dr. de Villa has worked tirelessly to ensure Torontonians have the information they need to keep themselves and those around them safe. She has been a trusted\, reliable voice\, delivering updates about the COVID-19 virus through regular appearances on local media\, including a standing weekly segment on CP24 and via Twitter to her almost 40\,000 followers. \nAnd\, we’re excited to let you know that we’ll be kicking off the event with a power panel of health communicators who will share their experiences and key learnings navigating the ongoing pandemic: \n  \n \nCraig DuHamel\, Vice President Communications\, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre \nCraig is a proud member of Sunnybrook’s award-winning communications team. Since announcing the first COVID patient in Canada in January 2020\, the team has been busy sharing information with staff and the community and working with media and other stakeholders to help keep everyone informed and educated about COVID-19. \nCraig has been with the hospital for more than 20 years. In addition\, he teaches part time at Ryerson University’s Chang School in the Communications Department. He is a graduate of University of Stirling in Scotland where he received his Masters and PhD in communications. \nMarie-Lauren Gregoire Drummond\, SCMP®\, BJ\, BA (Hons)\, Director\, Communications and Stakeholder Relations at Alliance for Healthier Communities \nMarie-Lauren Gregoire Drummond is a certified Strategic Communications Management Professional (SCMP®)\, spoken word poet and published author. Marie-Lauren has provided strategic communications support to organizations in healthcare\, education\, community and social services including the Alliance for Healthier Communities\, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada\, South Riverdale Community Health Centre\, Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute\, Ontario Government – Minister of Education Office\, Canadian Hearing Services\, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies and Peel Children’s Aid. Marie-Lauren holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Western University and a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University. \nJennifer Gillard\, Senior Director\, Patient Experience\, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships \nJennifer Gillard is responsible for the planning\, organization and coordination of the Northumberland Hills Hospital’s communications and community engagement activities\, and for establishing and sustaining strong collaborative working relationships among internal and external stakeholders. Co-founder and co-facilitator of the hospital’s Patient and Family Advisory Council\, Jennifer also serves on the Collaboration Council of the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland supporting communication and community engagement activities including co-facilitation of the Team’s patient and family partnership table\, the Experience Partner Council. \nJennifer is an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) and a former Ontario Hospital Association Communicator of the Year.  Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English from Carleton University and a Master’s in Canadian Heritage and Development Studies from Trent University (1996). She is a longstanding member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2). \nModerated by: \nCyrus Mavalwala\, ABC\, MC\, Founding Partner\, Advantis Communications \nCyrus Mavalwala\, ABC\, MC is a sought-after digital communication strategist\, trainer and keynote speaker who helps organizations achieve business results. He has international accreditation as an IABC Accredited Business Communicator and is one of approximately 60 people in Canada who has been awarded IABC Canada’s highest honour and lifetime achievement designation\, Master Communicator. \nAfter years at global PR agencies\, Cyrus founded Advantis Communications in 2002 where he leads a team dedicated to building digital communication and marketing capacity for clients in Canada and the US. \nFees: \n$20: IABC member rate ($22.60 with HST) \n$30: Non-member rate ($33.90 with HST) \nMembers register here \nNon-members register here \nMember Pricing for Other IABC Chapters\nAre you an IABC member from another chapter? Contact toronto-info@iabc.to to access member pricing.\nNote: This is a virtual event. A link to access the event will be provided to all registrants closer to the event date. \nSponsored by: \n \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/iabc-toronto-2021-communicator-of-the-year-coty/
CATEGORIES:COTY,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Communicator of the Year (COTY)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 30\, 2021\, 9 to 10:30 a.m. ET \nAnd our IABC/Toronto Communicator of the Year is… \nFounder and Chairman of the BlackNorth Initiative and Founder and Executive Chairman of Kingsdale Advisors\, Wes Hall. \nIABC/Toronto is delighted to award Wes the prestigious 2020 Communicator of the Year (COTY) Award because he has demonstrated visionary leadership and communications excellence through his efforts to address anti-Black racism in Canada. \nIn June 2020\, Wes founded the BlackNorth Initiative\, whose mission is to end anti-Black systemic racism throughout all aspects of our lives by utilizing a business-first mindset. Less than a year later\, more than 400 organizations – including 30% of the TSX 60 – have signed a pledge with the BlackNorth Initiative. The continued success of the BlackNorth Initiative exemplifies Wes’ ability to communicate successfully to positively influence key stakeholders\, as well as his strong sense of civic and social responsibility. \nWes is a widely recognized entrepreneur\, philanthropist and powerbroker. In 2003\, he founded Kingsdale Advisors to help businesses communicate better with shareholders. Toronto Life magazine recently listed him as one of the 50 most influential Torontonians of 2020. The Globe and Mail has called him one of the nation’s most influential power brokers and Canadian Business magazine named him one of the most powerful people in 2016. He also serves as a director of SickKids Foundation\, board member of Pathways to Education and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)\, and is also a member of the Ontario government’s Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce. In 2015\, Wes was the recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Award and in 2017 received an Honorary Doctorate\, both from the University of the West Indies. \nWes will formally receive the award at the Communicator of the Year Virtual Fireside Chat – hosted by leading Rogers media personality Donnovan Bennett of Sportsnet – where Dr. Hall will discuss the importance of communications in his success\, some tactics that organizational leaders can implement to tackle anti-Black systemic racism in Canada\, and how we can be change agents within our own organizations and communities. \nFees: \n$20: IABC member rate ($22.60 with HST) \n$30: Non-member rate ($33.90 with HST) \nMEMBERS REGISTER HERE \nNON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE \nNote: This is a virtual event. A link to access the event will be provided to all registrants closer to the event date. \nView the full press release here \nDo you have a question for Wes? Type your question in the box below for a chance to directly ask your question to Wes during the fireside chat. \n	\n	\n		 \n		Facebook		Twitter				Linkedin										Email
URL:https://toronto.iabc.to/event/communicator-of-the-year-coty/
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