
Our Judges
Preliminary Judges
All preliminary judges are graduates of Fanshawe College's Marketing program, bringing extensive industry experience. They will evaluate video pitches based on innovation, feasibility, market potential, and presentation quality.

Tiffany Tobias
Account Manager
Pixels & Pencils Creative Direction Inc.

Shawn LeBelle
Digital Marketing Manager
Cardinal Health Canada

Alex MacKenzie
Operations Manager -
Style for Living
Trish Mackenzie
Real Estate

Gabriel Viegas
Sales Strategy & Operations Associate
Wealthsimple

Daymon Boswell
Dir. Internal Systems & Business Processes
AudienceView

Matthew Hoad
President
Interweave
Media Group

Lauren Fotia
Client Relationship Manager
McCabe Promotional

Jessica Gowers
Communications & PR Coordinator
Mission Services of London

Hailey Smith
Sr. Manager, Performance Marketing
ScotiaBank

Vicky Anborgh
Corporate Communications Assistant
London Hydro
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Candace Russell
Sales Coordinator
The Hard Rock Hotel of London

Jin Gu
Manager, Paid Performance
Wurth Canada Limited

Stephanie Levschuk
Project Manager
Canada Goose

Gustavo Pineda
Sr. Digital Marketing Manager
TELUS

Lee Simpson
Communications & PR Coordinator
Mission Services of London

Erika Oakes
Senior Project Manager
TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario

Alana Orazietti
Vice President
Junior Rugby
Calgary Saracens R.F.C
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Mackenzie Preszcator
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Downtown London

Mike Zaigh
Assistant Manager
Conference Services
Western University

Cortney Harkin
PR Officer
The Salvation Army in Canada

Ede Isibor
Circular Packaging Manager
Labatt Breweries of Canada

Emily Connor
Director of Marketing
Bellesa
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Lauren Barrett
Client Marketing Manager
Farber Debt Solutions

Luis Guerrero
Co-Founder
Viral Impact Studios

Amanda Manship-Knight
Marketing & Brand Strategist
Sterling Marking Products

Kelsey Schachow
Marketing Manager
PipeSak Inc.

Loreen Sawatzky
Brand Development for Service Businesses

Karla Ventura
Marketing Manager - Americas
Univet Optical Technologies

Daysie Laing
Vice President
New Wave Home Designs Inc.

Katharina Strubel
Marketing, Communications and Branding Professional

Dan Mudry
Director, Communications Design
Initiative

Claire Bunston
Marketing Specialist
Nuts for Cheese

Ashley Rowe
Founder
The New Leaf Collective
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Avery Norris
Digital Advertising Specialist
Northern

Kayla Spina
Managing Director
Humanity

Daniella Odesa
Dir. of Advertising Excellence
Performance & Optimization
Vantage

Kyle Mayer
Chief Marketing Officer
CarbonEdge

Manav Doshi
Associate Director
Media Futures Group

Kory Punkkinen
Dir. of Growth &
Strategic Partnership
dicentra

Shyla Allan
Digital Marketing Manager
Stericycle

Curtis McKinnon
Inventory Control Supervisor
Spinrite

Tawleen Makkar
Sr. Digital Marketing Consultant
Makkar Marketing Inc.

Elise Carlson
SEM Coordinator
Saatchi & Saatchi

Majd Abi-Nader
Senior Manager Paid Search & Performance
Manulife
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Erin Alpaugh
Account Manager
Keyframe Communications
Final Judges
Final round judges will evaluate 10 live pitches on May 27, 2026, at Fanshawe College's Innovation Village, where the top 3 pitches will be announced on site.

Sean Ford
Owner & Partner
Dancor

Jeff Guindon
Partner,
Advisory Services
BDC

David Ouellette
Business Advisor
Leap Junction,
Fanshawe College

Jeff Sage
Senior Strategist &
CO-CEO
sagecomm

David Proudfoot
Business Advisor
Small Business Centre

Kelsey Currie
Manager
Co-op Education and Entrepreneurial Services,
Fanshawe College

Shadia Dahrouj
CEO & Founder
Hello Dough

Ian Butcher
Senior Manager
Research Project, Fanshawe College