Catherine Riddell

Assistant Vice-President, Communications, University of Toronto

Bio coming soon!

Emily Milic

Director, Communications, Humber Polytechnic

Emily Milic has spent the last seventeen years in progressive roles in the Ontario post-secondary sector. She spent a decade at Seneca Polytechnic before transitioning to Humber Polytechnic in 2018. Currently as Director of Communications at Humber, she is an integral part of Humber’s corporate, internal and emergency management communications and public relations efforts. In her new role, Emily also leads issues management and brand/reputation communications and is a designated Humber spokesperson.

Myrrhanda Novak

Executive Director, Public Relations and Presidential Initiatives, University of Manitoba

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Blayne Meek

Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Red Deer Polytechnic

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Philippe Gervais

Vice-President / Vice-recteur, Communications and Institutional Relations / Communications et relations institutionnelles, McGill University / Université McGill

A seasoned leader in communications and public affairs with more than 30 years of experience across the public and private sectors, Mr. Gervais has served in various governmental roles and worked as a public affairs consultant in the private and public sectors.

In 2016, Mr. Gervais took up the position of Managing Principal for Navigator Ltd, a Canadian public affairs, crisis management, government relations and public opinion research company headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Prior to joining Navigator, Mr. Gervais served as Vice-President of a national government relations firm, The Capital Hill Group Inc., for 22 years. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Special Assistant for the Minister of National Revenue, as Executive Assistant to the Federal Minister of Public Works and Government Services and as Political Attaché to the Deputy Premier and President of Treasury Board of Quebec.

A corporate director, Mr. Gervais has served on boards in the technology, manufacturing and the not-for profit sectors. He lectures in the area of issues management, crises response and reputation recovery for the Institute of Corporate Directors. He earned a BA in Economics from the Université de Montréal in 1988 and a Graduate Diploma in Management from McGill University in 2011.