CJF Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair
Kathy English

Veteran Journalist

 

Executive Vice Chair
Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications

Vice Chair
Angela Pacienza

Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail

Vice Chair
Jeff Elgie

CEO
Village Media Inc.

Treasurer
Peter Bishop

Interim C.F.O.
Corus Orthodontists

Chris Waddell

Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
Carleton University

Marina Strauss

Freelancer writer and former retailing reporter & columnist

 

Andrew Willis

Business Reporter
The Globe and Mail

GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chair

Andrew Willis

Business Reporter
The Globe and Mail

 

Jeff Elgie

CEO
Village Media Inc.

 

Kathy English

Veteran Journalist and Chair

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Josh Gurfinkel

Director of Operations

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Angela Pacienza

Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail

 

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications

 

Natalie Turvey

President & Executive Director

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Chair

Kathy English

Veteran Journalist and Chair

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Peter Bishop

Interim C.F.O.
Corus Orthodontists

 

Jeff Elgie

CEO
Village Media Inc.

 

Angela Pacienza

Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail

 

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications

 

Andy Willis

Business Reporter
The Globe and Mail

AWARDS CEREMONY COMMITTEE

Chair

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications

 

Kathy English

Veteran Journalist and Chair

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Josh Gurfinkel

Director of Operations

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Marina Strauss

Freelancer writer and former retailing reporter & columnist

 

Natalie Turvey

President & Executive Director

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Jennie Worden

Communications & Program Manager,

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Co – Chair

Kathy English and Angela Pacienza

 

Natalie Turvey

President & Executive Director

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Jennie Worden

Communications & Program Manager,

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Canadian Media Thought Leaders (ad hoc)

AWARDS COMMITTEE

Chair

Chris Waddell

Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
Carleton University

 

Desmond Brown 

eal Estate Agent, Life In The 6ix, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd.; Former Reporter, CTV, National Post, Toronto Star

 

Susan Harada

Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University

 

Royson James 

Freelance Columnist, Toronto Star

 

Angela Pacienza

Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail

 

Seema Patel

 

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications

 

Marina Strauss

Freelancer writer and former retailing reporter & columnist

 

FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

Chair

Marina Strauss

Freelancer writer and former retailing reporter & columnist

 

Aaron Brindle

Partner
Radical Ventures

 

Maxime Chagnon

Directeur, Médias et Affaires publiques
WSP Canada

 

Kathy English

Veteran Journalist and Chair

The Canadian Journalism Foundation

 

Chethan Lakshman

Senior communications and reputation management specialist

 

Paul Lehmann

Head of Enterprise Public Affairs and Communications
BMO Financial Group

 

Gillian McArdle

Senior Director, Corporate Communications
RBC

 

Allison Mudge

S.V.P. Communications & Public Affairs
CIBC

 

Nick Poirier

Principal, Viridian Solutions

 

Sunny Puri

Principal and Portfolio Manager
Anson Funds

 

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

Principal
Shaughnessy Kitts Communications