Program Advisory Committee

Amanda Kingsley Malo

Founder, PoliticsNOW

Amanda Kingsley Malo is an educator, community organizer, and advocate for gender equality.

Catherine Corriveau

Senior Manager, Policy & Strategic Initiatives at the Democratic Engagement Exchange

Catherine is the Senior Manager, Policy & Strategic Initiatives at the Democratic Engagement Exchange.

Jamie Bennett

Thought Leader, Lord Cultural Resources

Jamie Bennett works at the intersections of nonprofits, philanthropy, and government with arts, culture and comprehensive community...

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.

Miriam Kramer

Executive Director of Government & Community Relations and Public Policy at OCAD University

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

Sarah Yaffe

Director, MASS LBP

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

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.

Ana Serrano

President & Vice Chancellor, OCAD University

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

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).

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...

Karim Bardeesy

Executive Director, the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University

Co-Director, DemocracyXChange Summit; Karim is a public service leader who has worked for a better democracy, a more educated and...

Nick Vlahos

Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy Innovation, National Civic League

Nick Vlahos is an academic practitioner dedicated to advancing civic decision-making through innovative engagement methods.

Seher Shafiq

Global Engagement Manager, Mozilla

Seher is a national civic leader with 10+ years of experience working on Canada's most pressing civic challenge

Annie Kidder

Executive Director and a founder of People for Education

Annie regularly provides advice to policy-makers and government as an expert on education policy....

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 Milloy

Director, Centre for Public Ethics; Assistant Professor, Public Ethics at Martin Luther University College

John currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Public Ethics and Assistant Professor of Public Ethics at Martin Luther University College and is the inaugural Practitioner in Residence in Wilfrid Laurier’s Political Science Department.

Maklane deWever

Political organizer

Maklane is a seasoned political organizer, having held senior leadership roles in multiple Canadian elections.

Sam Reusch

Executive Director, Apathy is Boring

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

Victoria Kuketz

Director of Corporate Engagement, Catalyst Canada

Victoria is a Public Policy Forum focused on Digital Democracy.