Board of Directors 2011-2012

The Board of Directors is elected for two-year terms by members at the Annual General Meeting. The volunteer board members represent the varied size and nature of member titles as well as the country's different geographical regions.

Deb Morrison, Canada's History Magazine, Board Chair
Nancy Bradshaw, Reader's Digest
Joyce Byrne, Alberta Venture
Michael Fox, Garden Making, Treasurer
Niel Hiscox, Universus Media Group
Mark Jamison, Magazines Canada
Doug Knight, Toronto Life
Samantha Legge, TV Week
Pierre Marcoux, Canadian Living
Kirby Miller, Canadian House and Home
Stephen Osborne, Geist
Jocelyn Poirier, Clin d'oeil
Melony Ward, Azure
Grant Young, Downhome, Secretary
Lisa Whittington Hill, This
Terry Sellwood, Cottage Life, Past Chair

Director Biographies

Nancy Bradshaw is the Group Director, RDMedia Sales and Marketing Solutions at Reader’s Digest Canada. Since joining Reader’s Digest Nancy has successively served as National Account Manager, National Sales Manager and since 2007, Associate Publisher of Reader’s Digest and Selection. In her current role, Nancy is responsible for RDMedia’s portfolio of brand assets, print, online and database solutions. Nancy began her career in publishing and advertising sales with Canadian Living as a National Accounts Manager, was made Toronto Sales Manager of Coup de Pouce in March 1989 and the Ontario Sales Manager of Canadian Living/Coup de Pouce in April 1990 joining Reader’s Digest in 1994. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Print Measurement Bureau, is a member of the IAB Publishing Committee, and served on the Food and Consumer Products of Canada Consumer Marketing Committee. An active member and supporter of Magazines Canada and its many industry activities, Nancy was a member and is a past Chair of the Marketing Committee.

Joyce Byrne is the Associate Publisher of Venture Publishing where she is responsible for operational management of their award-winning magazines including Alberta Venture and Unlimitedmagazine.com, as well as custom titles for clients including the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Alberta Regional Carpenters & Allied Workers Association. She also oversees Venture’s marketing, circulation, and digital development. Prior to joining Venture Publishing in February 2005, Joyce was publisher of the Toronto-based This Magazine. She has been a jurist for the Ontario Media Development Corporation and the Canada Council for the Arts, and is a director of Magazines Canada and the National Magazine Awards Foundation. Joyce chaired the Advertising Club of Edmonton Awards in 2008, and currently chairs the committee for Edmonton's annual Cannes Reel fundraiser in support of the National Advertising Benevolent Society. Joyce is also the proofreader of the biannual literary magazine Taddle Creek.

Michael Fox is Senior Vice President, Circulation & Development at Rogers Publishing Limited in Toronto. He has been involved in circulation for more than 25 years including 10 years leading consumer marketing at Rogers. Of the 70+ magazine brands at Rogers, he picked Marketing as the magazine listed in his Board role at Magazines Canada, reflecting the association's embrace of business-to-business publishing as part of the magazine community. He has helped foster the introduction of new channels of sale for magazine circulation including championing the development of what is now Magazine Canada's annual co-operative direct marketing subscription campaign. He serves on the Public Affairs and Postal Committees, as well as teaches at Magazine Canada's professional development programs. He has represented Canadian magazines at the Magazine Directors Advisory Committee, Audit Bureau of Circulations, and was Magazines Canada's Volunteer of the Year in 2005 and the Circulation Management Association of Canada's Magazine Marketer of the Year in 2002. He is an honorary life member of the Canadian Marketing Association and is a Past Chair of its Board. In his personal time, he is Publisher of Garden Making magazine, a quarterly published by Inspiring Media Inc. in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

Niel Hiscox is President of Universus Media Group Inc., a business-to-business and custom publisher based in Markham, Ontario. He is the former vice president of CLB Media Inc., publisher of more than 25 different publications. He is the founding publisher of Green Business, Energy Management Canada, Canadian Auto Dealer, Affaires automobiles, Transport Routier and Highwaystar magazines. He is the former president of the Automotive/Aviation division of Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. Niel is also a past and founding member of KPMG’s Digital Strategies practice, a management consulting practice providing internet strategy and advisement to senior business leaders in Canada and internationally. His industry involvement includes being Executive Committee member and Board member of BPA Worldwide, Board member of Magazines Canada, and former Board member of the Canadian Business Press. He is also advisory committee member for Georgian College’s Advertising and Marketing program.

Mark Jamison is the Chief Executive Officer of Magazines Canada, responsible for all of the association’s operational activity. He joined the organization in 1999. An association executive for over 25 years, Mark has held senior positions in cultural, business, education and community not-for-profit organizations. He serves as a director on the Boards of Access Copyright, the Book and Periodical Council and the Canadian Copyright Institute. He is also a Co-Chair member of the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Magazine Industry Advisory Committee.

Samantha Legge is Vice-President of Marketing and Digital Media and Board member for Canada Wide Media Ltd. She is responsible for developing strategic marketing plans for over 10 magazines including weekly consumer publications, monthly business publications and industry journals. Prior to joining Canada Wide, Samantha worked in public relations.

Pierre Marcoux is Senior Vice President of the Business and Consumer Solutions Group, Transcontinental Media. Pierre began a career in journalism in 1997 in Washington D.C. at Bloomberg News. He later joined the Hamilton Spectator, a daily newspaper founded in1846 in Ontario. He joined Transcontinental in 2000 as a journalist for Les Affaires, then Assistant Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. In 2003, he was named to the position of Director of Business Development at Transcontinental Media. He served as vice president for the Business Solutions and Book Publishing group in 2006 to 2009. In his present role, he manages the executive team responsible for such titles as Canadian Living, Elle Canada, The Hockey News, Coup de Pouce, Les Affaires and Vancouver Magazine. He is a former Chair of Magazines du Québec. He is a member of Magazines Canada’s Public Affairs Committee.

Kirby Miller is Senior Vice-President and General Manager for House & Home Media. House & Home Media holdings include Canadian House & Home, Maison&Demeure, houseandhome.com, maisonetdemeure.com and House & Home online TV. Kirby has worked in the Canadian publishing industry for 22 years with stints at Magazine Network, Maclean Hunter, Saturday Night and Rogers before joining House & Home Media 12 years ago. He is currently on his third term of the Magazines Canada Board and is a member of its Public Affairs Committee. He serves as treasurer on the Board of the Print Measurement Bureau.

Deborah Morrison is the CEO of Canada’s National History Society, and publisher of Canada’s History and Kayak. She was appointed to the History Society in 2002 and has introduced several program extensions in addition to Kayak: Canada’s History for Kids since her arrival. They include an educator’s magazine produced in English and French, Teaching Canada’s History/Innover en Classe; a children’s illustrated story-writing contest; as well as several book projects including last fall’s 100 Photos That Changed Canada, which was Canada’s top-selling history book for 2009. She has been involved with the Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association since 2004 and currently serves as past-president. She is Chair of Magazines Canada’s Public Affairs Committee.

Stephen Osborne is the founder and editor of Geist magazine, and founder and director of the book publishing firm Arsenal Pulp Press. He has received many accolades during his career including the NMAF’s Outstanding Achievement Award, WMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award and CBC’s Non-Fiction Prize. Stephen is an adjunct professor in the Master of Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University, and a member of Magazines Canada’s Cultural Magazines Committee.

Jocelyn Poirier is President of TVA Publications Inc., Quebec's leading magazine publisher, with 74 percent of its newsstand sales and 63 percent of its total monthly readership. The company puts out 47 titles, including eight weeklies, 10 monthlies and 25 annual periodicals. Jocelyn is also the former Vice-President, Strategic Development and New Media with Transcontinental Media, where he led the company's development and strategic planning activities. He is the former President of Magazines du Québec, Quebec’s regional magazine association. He is the Chair of Magazines Canada’s Advertising Services Committee and he is a member of its Public Affairs Committee.

Terry Sellwood is the Chief Operating Officer of Quarto Communications and Q on Q Media, publishers of Cottage Life, explore, Canadian Home Workshop and Outdoor Canada. Quarto also produces consumer shows, websites, books and newsletters for its magazines. Prior to this, Terry was Vice-President, Circulation Marketing for Transcontinental Publications Inc., responsible for subscription and database functions. Before Transcontinental, Terry was Executive Vice-President of INDAS, which is now part of CDS Global. Prior to INDAS, he was VP, Circulation for Canadian Business, Your Money and Profit magazines. Terry recently won the National Magazine Awards Foundation's award for Outstanding Achievement, and is a winner of the Circulation Management Association's Marketer of the Year and Magazines Canada's Volunteer of the Year awards. Terry is a Past President of the National Magazine Awards Foundation, a Magazines Canada travelling consultant and a Past President of the Circulation Management Association. He is also a founding faculty member of Magazines Canada’s School for Circulation. He has taught magazine circulation management at Ryerson University’s continuing education program and is a former faculty member of the Banff Publishing Workshop. He is the Past Chair of Magazines Canada.

Melony Ward is the Executive Publisher of Azure. Previously, Melony was the Publisher of Canadian Art and Executive Director of the Canadian Art Foundation, and Director of Operations and Publishing at YYZ Artists’ Outlet. Her marketing background includes positions at the Addiction Research Centre, an international literary and academic book distribution consortium and an advertising agency in Osaka, Japan. She was also a Founding Editor of Alphabet City magazine. Melony has been involved in the visual arts as a writer, speaker and educator. She is Treasurer of Magazines Canada and is Chair of its Cultural Magazines Committee.

Lisa Whittington-Hill is the Publisher of This Magazine. She also works as a circulation and marketing consultant for small magazines and is a fundraising consultant with Magazines Canada’s Travelling Consultants Program. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Magazines Canada and chairs the association's Circulation Marketing Committee. She is also on the Board of Directors for the National Magazine Awards and Toronto’s Scream Literary Festival.

Grant Young has been in the publishing business for 23 years. He is owner of Downhome Publishing Inc. the publisher of Downhome Magazine, Atlantic Canada’s largest paid circulation magazine. From its head office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the company employs over 40 employees and has expanded into website development/hosting, book publishing, retail, mail order, product development and product distribution. Grant also owns Auk Island Winery located in Twillingate, Newfoundland.

Last Update: Monday, September 12, 2011

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