Industry Instructors
Learn from the best the Toronto Ad industry has to offer
Rachel Abrams
Senior Writer, Creative DirectorCossette

Tom Acker
Experience LeadHUGE

Jorge Aguilar
Social Media Program ManagerMiami Ad School

Graham Ameron
Head of Digital Design & UXjohn st.

Noreel Asuro
Group Creative DirectorLeo Burnett Toronto

Joel Arbez
Executive Creative DirectorGrey

Tahir Ahmad
VP, Group Planning DirectorLeo Burnett

Daniel Berkal
SVP Research & InnovationThe Palmerston Group

Josiah Bilagot
Art DirectorHUGE

Derek Blais
VP& Associate CDBBDO Toronto

Mooren Bofill
Design Directorjohn st.

Cam Boyd
Freelance Copywriter / CDSid Lee

Rebecca Brown
VP of Social Media & ContentJ. Walter Thompson

Selena Cameron
PresidentGroup SJR

Michelle Campbell
Group Strategy DirectorHuge

Jason Chaney
Former CSOCossette

Ricardo Coelho
Digital Design LeadAriad

Denise Cole
Co-Founder, Head of ArtJuliet Creative

Michael Costanzo
VP of Product,Onist Technologies

Maya Czajkowski
Senior Strategist, Marketing Strategy and AnalysisSapientRazorfish

Jon Daly
Group Planning DirectorAnomaly

Paris Deligiannis
Senior Production Artistjohn st.

Julia Di Clemente
Managing DirectorNeo@Ogilvy

Mike Dubrick
Partner, Creative DirectorRethink

Adam Ferraro
Social Strategy DirectorJ. Walter Thompson

Richard Fofana
VP StrategyUM WW

Patrick Forestell
Brand Solutions ManagerStudio71

Paul Gareau
Senior Vice PresidentMillward Brown

Cristina Gardeazabal
Associate Creative Director of ContentMirum Agency

Rosie Gentile
SVP StrategyCossette

Umar Ghumman
Strategic Planning DirectorMirum Canada

Bryan Gold
CEO#PAID

Josiah Gordon
Freelance Art DirectorJosiah Gordon Design

Tanya Gregory
PartnerSlice Strategy

Sanya Grujicic
Associate Creative Directorjohn st.

Peter Hand
Head of StrategyVICE Media

Karen Hawkins
Senior Experience DesignerSapientRazorfish

Zoltan Hawryluk
Senior Interactive DeveloperSapientRazorfish

Jeff Hilts
Chief Creative OfficerFCB Toronto

Kris Hoet
Chief Innovation OfficerHappiness Anywhere

Matt Johnson
Director & EditorThe Workshop

Stephen Jurisic
ECD & Founderjohn st.

Niall Kelly
Partner, CreativeConflict

Mike Kingsborough
Senior Art DirectorHUGE

Ryan Kukec
WriterCossette

Morgan Kurchak
Group Creative DirectorLeo Burnett

Dre Labre
Former Creative DirectorRethink

Kyle Lamb
Freelance Creative Director
Deanna Lambert
Director of Brand and Digital StrategyBIMM

Jacqueline Lane
Design Directorjohn st.

Jason Last
Partner, StrategyConflict

Ryan Lawrence
Associate Creative DirectorGrey

Jenny Luong
Freelance Sr. Art Director
Jordan Markowski
Vice President, DigitalEdelman

Dean McBeth
Managing PartnerShepherd – A Fixer Co.

Jeff McCrory
SVP, Chief Strategic OfficerBBDO Canada

Craig McIntosh
Creative DirectorCossette

Steve Miller
SVP, Creative DirectorOne Method

Carlos Moreno
Chief Creative OfficerCossette

Purdal Mya
Director of UX & Product ManagementGuestlogix

Manna Navai
Director of Experience DesignAriad

Chris Newcomb
Integrated Studio Managerjohn st.

Christopher Norman
User Experience DesignerSapientRazorfish

Michael Nurse
CEO & FounderWishpad

Steve Persico
Group Creative DirectorLeo Burnett

Sarah Phillips
StrategistThe Garden North America

Sandra Richard
Head of Digital Design & UXSapientRazorfish

Joshua Richards
Integrated Studio Managerjohn st.

Marcus Sagar
Group Creative DirectorLeo Burnett Toronto

Miles Savage
Agency Lead
Max Sawka
Associate Creative DirectorOneMethod

Laura Serra
Creative DirectorNARRATIVE PR

George Simhoni
Former CEOWestside Studio Toronto

Preet Arjun Singh
Senior Design LeadTWG

Ron Smrczek
Executive Creative DirectorThe&Partnership Canada

Jen Stack
Social Media DirectorAnomaly

Matthew Stasoff
Social Strategist, Content Creator, Copywriter
Ben Steele
Associate Creative DirectorGRIP

Hayes Steinberg
Co-Owner & CCOThe Mark Content

Sarah Stringer
Co-FounderJuliet Creative

Peter Szczerba
Manager Data Science & AnalyticsSapientRazorfish

Les Tapolczai
Director, Channel Planningjohn st.

Alex Theroux
Head of Digital Design & UXjohn st.

Sarah Thompson
CSOMindshare

Candace van Oostrum
FreelancerZoo

Ben Weeks
CEOBen Weeks Art Design