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| Winners of the 2012 Volunteer Awards
On behalf of Canadian magazines from coast to coast, Magazines Canada thanks these outstanding volunteers for their contributions in 2012.
Magazines Canada Volunteer of the Year
Darlene Storey
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Darlene Storey is currently the Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Production for St. Joseph Media. Prior to joining St. Joseph Media, she worked as Group Circulation Director for Transcontinental Media (TC Media). Darlene has been a volunteer for Magazine Canada’s School for Circulation and its Direct Mail, Canada Post and Stewardship committees. She is a past board member of the CMC. She teaches Consumer Marketing at Ryerson, and has been a speaker for MagNet, the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association and the Canadian Marketing Association. |
MABC Volunteer of the Year
Diane Wong
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Diane Wong is a volunteer with the Magazine Association of BC and currently manages their social media accounts. She has handled communications for MABC's membership and direct mail campaigns, and helped edit the BC Magazines for Schools resource guide. She has a BA in English from Simon Fraser University. |
MMPA Volunteer of the Year
Brenda Johnstone
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Brenda Johnstone is the President of Johnstone Media Inc. and publisher of Convenience & Carwash Canada. Brenda is currently Secretary of the MMPA and serves on its Membership committee. She has also volunteered on the association’s Awards and Conference planning committees. Brenda is an enthusiastic and willing volunteer who assists the association and its members whenever the need arises. |
Magazines Ontario Volunteer of the Year
Alastair Cheng
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Alastair Cheng is co-publisher of the Literary Review of Canada. He began as LRC's editorial assistant, and became the magazine’s managing editor before moving on to his current role. Cheng is chair of Magazines Canada's Cultural Magazines committee and also serves on the Ontario Media Development Corporation Magazine Industry advisory committee and the University of Toronto Public Policy and Governance Review advisory board. |
AMA Volunteer of the Year
Alexa Thompson
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Alexa Thompson is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience as a magazine editor, children's book editor and writer of non-fiction books and articles. She has also worked on drug education curriculum for such diverse organizations as the Vancouver Police (Odd Squad Productions) and the R.C.M.P. Among her published works are CelticLife magazine, which she edited for 19 years through many incarnations, a trade book on Pier 21, and several books on the history of Nova Scotia. You can catch her blogs at Stonebeach.ca and AtlanticMagazines.ca. |
Note: The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) and Magazines du Québec (AQEM) did not announce a Volunteer of the Year for 2012.
Last Update: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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