Ambassadors and Advisors
Ambassadors
Yosef Wosk
Philanthropist, Scholar, Educator
Andre Nudelman
President of LACES – Canadian Education Services Latin America Ltd; President Maple Bear Schools Mexico and Central America; venture capitalist and philanthropist.
Frank Jones
Publisher, Palm Springs Life Magazine (Desert Publications Inc)
David Watson
CEO, Craigdarloch Holdings Ltd.
Advisors
Anthony Shelton
President's Advisory Committee
Director, Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver
Nathalie Bondil
President's Advisory Committee
Director General, Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
John Zeppetelli
President's Advisory Committee
Director and Chief Curator, Musée d’art contemporain, Montreal
Pierre Trahan
President's Advisory Committee
President, Arsenal, Montreal
Susan Thompson
President's Advisory Committee
Founding President and CEO of The University of Winnipeg Foundation, 40th Mayor of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Peter Ladner
President's Advisory Committee
Board chair at the David Suzuki Foundation, author, former Vancouver city councillor, Vancouver
Richard Raisler
President's Advisory Committee
President, trueHUE Enterprises Inc., Vancouver
Lucille Pacey
President's Advisory Committee
Principal Consultant at PaceyGroup Consulting and Management Services
Chair, Board of Directors, Vancouver International Film Festival
Past-Chair, National Board of Directors; Founding Member, Culture Days
Vancouver
Jim Balsillie
President's Advisory Committee
Co-founder of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, former Chairman and co-CEO of Research in Motion, Waterloo, Ontario
Steven Biller
President's Advisory Committee
Editor-at-large of Palm Springs Life magazine, Palm Springs, California
Donna Molby
President's Advisory Committee
President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Wealth Advisor and owner of OmniVita Custom Wealth Management Inc., Vancouver
Saeedeh Salem
President's Advisory Committee
Owner, Enotecca Wineries and Resorts, Vancouver
Oribu Yokota
Community Engagement Advisory Committee
Director and Co-founder of 3×9 Planning and Design, Owner and Producer of pla-net inc, Vancouver
Leah Nelson
Community Engagement Advisory Committee
Partner and Creative Director, Giant Ant Media, Vancouver
Jill Greenwood
Community Engagement Advisory Committee
Director of AFAR experiences at AFAR Media, Vancouver
Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George
President's Advisory Committee
Co-founder of L’hen Awtxw Weaving House
Skwetsimeltxw Willard "Buddy" Joseph
President's Advisory Committee
Co-founder of L’hen Awtxw Weaving House
Shahrzad Khatami
Arts and Culture Creative District Advisory Committee
Architect/designer with Rafii Architects Inc.
Vancouver
Virginia Bremner
Cultural Liaison
Program Coordinator, World Trade Centre Vancouver/Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver
Ammar Mahimwalla
Arts and Culture Creative District Advisory Committee
Arts, Culture and Events Liaison at City of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Mark Busse
Arts and Culture Creative District Advisory Committee
Director of Brand, Culture, and Community at MG | Michael Green Architecture
Host, Creative Mornings Vancouver
Vancouver
Julien Mainguy
Arts and Culture Creative District Advisory Committee
Executive Director, Foreigners Talents Society
Co-Founder, Best of France
Freelance Industrial Designer, BOCCI
Vancouver
David McCann
Arts and Culture Creative District Advisory Committee
President, WIIFM Management Ltd.
General Manager, Creekhouse Industries Ltd.
Vancouver