Program Advisory Committee

Amanda Kingsley Malo

Manager of Alumni Relations and Community Engagement, Rideau Hall Foundation

Amanda Kingsley Malo is a civic educator, changemaker, and founder of PoliticsNOW.

Ashna Ali

Leadership Development Facilitator, the Dais

Ashna Ali is a Toronto-based strategist with a background in storytelling and community engagement.

Dianna English

Director of Programs, Centre for International Governance Innovation

As the Director of Programs, Dianna H. English is at the nexus of CIGI’s policy research and operations...

Javier Ruiz-Soler

Senior Technology and Policy Advisor, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC)

Javier Ruiz-Soler is a Senior Technology and Policy Advisor specializing in the identification...

Mario Vasilescu

CEO and Co-Founder, Readocracy

Mario Vasilescu is CEO & Co-Founder of Readocracy, the “Fitbit for your mind"...

Nataly De Monte

Senior Advisor - Strategic Initiatives, OCAD University

Nataly De Monte is Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives at OCAD University.

Samantha Reusch

Executive Director, Apathy is Boring

Sam is the Executive Director of Apathy is Boring. Since 2017, she has served on the leadership team...

Sean Speer

Editor-at-large, the Hub

Sean Speer is the co-founder and editor-at-large at The Hub.

Tanya Coyle

Director of Communications, the Dais

Tanya (she/her) leads marketing and communications strategy, branding and public positioning at the Dais.

Ana Serrano

President & Vice Chancellor, OCAD University

Co-Director, DemocracyXChange Summit; Ana is an award-winning visionary leader with...

Catherine Amburgey

Marketing and Communications Lead, the Dais

Catherine (she/her) is the Marketing and Communications Lead at the Dais.

Gregory McCormick

Manager of Cultural and Special Event Programming at Toronto Public Library

Gregory McCormick has worked for 15 years as an arts & culture content creator and...

John Beebe

Advisor to the Dean of Arts on Democratic Engagement; Adjunct Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University

John Beebe founded and leads the Democratic Engagement Exchange...

Miriam Kramer

Executive Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, OCAD University

Miriam is a Toronto-based government relations executive with...

Paris Semansky

Co-Executive Director, People for Education

Paris Semansky is co-Executive Director of People for Education. Previously...

Sarah Tranum

Associate Professor of Social Innovation Design, OCAD University

Sarah Tranum is an Associate Professor of Social Innovation Design at OCAD University and the Founder and Design Strategist at TrickleUp Design.

Seher Shafiq

Global Community Lead, Mozilla Foundation

Seher leads global community engagement for Mozilla Foundation (the non-profit behind Firefox), where she focuses on building a better tech future that puts people first.

Victoria Kuketz

Director of Corporate Engagement, Catalyst Canada

Victoria is a Public Policy Forum focused on Digital Democracy.

Anjum Sultana

Director of Youth Leadership and Policy Advocacy, Plan International Canada

Anjum Sultana is the inaugural director of youth leadership and policy advocacy...

Chris Tenove

Assistant Director of UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions

Chris Tenove is the assistant director of the University of British Columbia’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI).

Jamie Bennett

Thought Leader, Lord Cultural Resources

Jamie Bennett [he/him] works with nonprofits, philanthropies, and government agencies through...

Jutta Brendemühl

Program Curator, Goethe-Institut Toronto

Jutta Brendemühl is an arts programmer and writer with a focus on international exchange, cultural diplomacy & education advocacy.

Nan Davies

Manager of Learning and Community Engagement, Toronto Public Library

Nan Davies (they/them) is the Manager of Learning and Community Engagement at Toronto Public Library.

Robin Prest

Director of Democratic Participation and Innovation, Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

Robin Prest is the Director of Democratic Participation and Innovation at Simon Fraser...

Sarah Yaffe

Director, MASS LBP

Sarah is a Director at MASS LBP in Toronto, Canada.

Sidney Leclercq

Senior Program Officer - Democratic and Inclusive Governance, International Development Research Centre

Sidney Leclercq (he/him) is a Senior Program Officer in the Democratic and Inclusive...

pk mutch

Feminist, Entrepreneur, Publisher, Educator, Journalist, Highwire Collective, LiisBeth Media

pk mutch is a tkaronto/Toronto based serial award-winning feminist/eco/food entrepreneur, activist, university educator, writer, and indie publishing professional.