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Liz Palmer is a wine journalist and award-winning author. She is also the founding partner of UPSocial Wine and Spirits agency which designs digital marketing strategies for global wine and spirit brands. Liz has been recognized as one of the “Top 20” Global Social Media Influencers on wine and spirits, she is ranked Top 1% in LinkedIn. Among her accomplishments, Liz was awarded the title of “Dame Chevalier” of the Ordre de Coteaux de Champagne, has recently participated as a judge in the Canadian Marketing Awards; is a TEDxToronto Insider,
and a Facebook - Business Insights Panel Member. Liz sits on the Board of the Federation Internationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains des Vins et Spiritueux Paris, and is the founding President of Les Dames d'Escoffier Ontario, and Women in Wine Talks. |
Heather Zordel is a partner in the Securities Group at Gardiner Roberts LLP, focusing on corporate finance, securities regulatory compliance, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to her law practice, Heather is currently a Board and Audit Committee member of Toronto Hydro Corporation; and Chair of the Condominium Authority of Ontario. She is a former Commissioner and Audit Committee Member of the Ontario Securities Commission and is a OSC Tribunal Panel Member. She is a former Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario, Board and Audit Committee Member of LawPro. For the Albany Club of Toronto, over 10 years, Heather served in roles as Executive Vice President, a Board Member, Executive Committee Member, Development Committee Member, and as Finance Committee Chair and Membership Committee Chair.
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Doris Miculan Bradley is a Professor at George Brown College, with a history of working in the higher education industry specializing in program and curriculum development. She has a diverse educational background and is skilled in Event Management and Not-for-Profit Charitable Fundraising, Management, Leadership, Social Media Development, and Adult Education. She is an experienced author, wine journalist, wine judge and chef.
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Jo-Ann has spent a career building brands with consumers and retailers at Molson, Procter and Gamble, Unilever and Cadillac Fairview. As a Founding Partner and President of Nourish Food Marketing, Jo-Ann now builds powerful brands for food and beverage products in Canada, the US and Europe. Jo-Ann is founding chair of the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada, a Past President of The Empire Club of Canada where she hosted leaders from around the globe and serves as Past Chair of ABC Life Literacy Canada. |
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Shari Mogk-Edwards is the Founder of Shari’s Picks Consulting. Shari’s company offers specialized consulting services for the beverage alcohol (wine, spirits, beer) industry in brand development and merchandising. Her career spans 36 years with the world’s largest single buyer of beverage alcohol – the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Shari currently sits on the board of IWEG, Toronto.
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Riva Walia is an accomplished multilingual global executive with 25+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in strategy consulting, global FDI and non-profit management. A true value creator and trusted business partner with a unique ability to develop diverse- large teams & foster stakeholder relationships across levels of governments, boards and global businesses. Riva is currently the Managing Director of France Canada Chamber of Commerce – Ontario and sits on the board of Breast Cancer Society of Canada.
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Virginia Hutton has more than 20 years of digital/ technology project management experience; 7 years as a director with a leading Canadian retailer and as an entrepreneur, founding a digital company. , Virginia has experience in all aspects of program management – including the creation of marketing and communication strategies to achieve success; Virginia is also Director, Marketing & Communications for Breast Cancer Society of Canada. |
Jenny Ratcliffe-Wright is an experienced entrepreneurial executive and board member with a broad background and entrenched relationships in the global wine industry. Jenny is also a WSET lecturer, wine writer, founder and editor of WineStyle magazine, and a Cape Wine Master, South Africa’s highest wine qualification.
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Jennifer is currently the Wine Club Manager
at Redstone Winery where as well as running the wine club she manages the retail store. In her career before the wine industry, she had 10 years experience in event planning across several industries including Associations, Hotels and Restaurants. Jennifer has written a column as a guest writer for local food magazine EAT! and was given a scholarship from Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter for a course in Food and Travel writing. |
Lois has had opportunities of administration Caren’s Cooking Company in Vancouver as well as being a Sous Chef for the likes of Julia Child, Jaque Pepin, Giuliano Bugialli and Anne Willan at a cooking school. She has opened her own kitchenware store, cooking school and catering company called
'A Well Tooled Kitchen’. During this time, Doris was named Retailer of the Year and mentored other kitchenware retailer in the GTA. Lois’s culinary articles have been published in magazines in Russia, Sweden, France, and Canada. Lois currently have a food and travel blog called “The World at my Table”. |
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