As a healthcare professional with ten years of clinical experience, Tarrah utilizes her clinical expertise, combined with her twenty years of scientific writing experience to produce engaging educational and promotional materials in the Greater Toronto Area. She works with organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Public Relations Society to assist with complex projects on both local and national scales.

Lilian is a publicity coach and public relations professional with nearly a decade of experience in publicity, social media marketing and communications. Specializing in film and television and food, Lilian has led film festival campaigns for short and feature films, launched seasons of television shows and worked as a publicist for agencies, food and beverage events and brands.

Campaigns Lilian has led for the film festival circuit has seen clients sign international distribution deals, smash crowdfunding goals, increase Blu-Ray sales and raise brand awareness on an international level. A campaign Lilian led for a client’s film at San Diego Comic Con led to an distribution deal being signed with international horror streaming giant, Shudder.

Lindsay brings over nine years of web communications experience. Lindsay graduated from Carleton University in 2011 and quickly transitioned her interests in writing and communications into the tech world, where she has specialized in creating and optimising web content. Lindsay currently works for the federal government, where she previously led the migration of web content into new Content Management Systems, optimized websites, and turned complex government policy and program language into content that is simple and easy to understand. Since 2018, Lindsay has delved into the world of web analytics, with a focus in measuring the performance of websites by analyzing data. She also applies website accessibility and usability principles and best practices to ensure that websites are inclusive and effective in targeting their audience.

Yasmine is a Vancouver-based writer and editor, with a great breadth of experience from working in media in a varied capacity for nearly a decade, as well as a deep knowledge of arts and culture.

She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, and has gone on to work as a freelance journalist with a focus on music and pop culture. She has also previously held positions as the CITY Editor and Arts Correspondent at BeatRoute Magazine, for both print and digital versions of the publication.

When it comes to content, Yasmine prides herself on crafting copy that is clean, creative, and engaging. She has worked as a copywriter for companies in a number of industries from hospitality and travel to fashion e-commerce and business marketing.

Cassandra Estefanos is a recent graduate from the University of Ottawa, holding an Honours BA in Communications and Minor in Law. With three years of communications experience in the federal public service, she has had the opportunity to work on various marketing and strategic communications teams. This has allowed her to develop a multitude of skills such as editing and writing, social media, strategic planning, research and web advising.

Vernon graduated from the SFU Public Relations Program and has an Honours BA in Psychology from UBC. He is passionate about finding brand identity, bringing ideas to life, and telling stories. He uses data analytics to track and report campaign successes.

For 3.5 years, he delivered accounting and advisory services in the charitable sector in Vancouver. Prior to that, he had stints in market research and customer care. He brings a research-based approach to communications and a humanistic perspective to business.

Vernon is a member of IABC/BC where he volunteers in membership engagement.

Rie (she/ her) recently graduated from SFU with a Communications and Economics degree. An expert in social media, her past experience include social media coordination and content writing for blogs, websites, and fundraising campaigns largely focusing in the not-for-profit sector.
Her digital comms and media skills will be an asset as she supports the team on media campaigns. She is passionate about social issues and creating environments of inclusivity and open dialogue. Rie graciously lives and works on the unceded territory of the Syilx people.

Nela is a sought-after consultant and project manager specializing in strategic communications, public education, marketing, multi-media creative, stakeholder engagement and partnerships. Uniquely positioned to serve her clients, Nela fuses her communications expertise with core business innovation principles to drive her clients’ desired results.

With nearly a decade of communications experience, Nela has a proven track record of excellence and building strong relationships with a wealth of clients, from a small business to government departments and agencies. She has lent her expertise to develop notable federal government communications initiatives, such as anti-racism public education and awareness, International Women’s Day, and strategic marketing to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake. She is known for applying a strong diversity, inclusion and equity lens to her work, as she draws on her 3 years of public sector experience spent working on national anti-racism initiatives. Nela is passionate about the arts, innovation, amplifying the voices of equity-seeking communities, and using communications as a vehicle for driving social change.

Nela holds a B.A. in Media Production from Ryerson University’s competitive School of Radio and Television Arts, and is a candidate at the McMaster-Syracuse Universities’ Masters in Communication Management. She is also poised to complete her certificate in Business Innovation at the University of Toronto. In her spare time, Nela is a singer-songwriter and can be found playing small gigs in the downtown Toronto area.