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 Albert
Chong, A.O.C.A.
Albert graduated from the
Ontario College of Art where he majored in Advertising
and was the recipient of the
Maclean Foundation Traveling Scholarship, and twice recipient
of the O'Keefe scholarship. After moving to New York City
to study with the Art Students League, he went on to receive
an M.F.A. from the School of Art Institute of Chicago where
he majored in Design Communications. Albert has worked
for numerous art and design studios in the Metro Toronto
area and has taught Commercial Art with the Toronto Board
of Education. Albert teaches Foundation Studies and continues
to work as a graphic designer and painter.
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 Doug
Darrah, B.A., R.G.D.
Doug Darrah got his
start in graphic design working in the exhibit design department
of the Royal Ontario Museum
where he assisted in the production of the Samuel European
Galleries. For ten years Doug worked as a graphic designer
for the Ontario Ministry of Energy and was the Design and
Production Coordinator and Web site editor at the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment. Doug has broad freelance design
experience including work in financial services, dentistry,
health care, retail and not-for-profit organizations. Graduating
from the University of Guelph with an Honours B.A. in Fine
Art in 1985, Doug became a full-time George Brown faculty
member in January 2001 and became an R.G.D. member in March
2003.
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 Tracy
England, B.A.
Tracy England began her teaching
career after completing undergraduate degrees at The University
Of Western Ontario
and Laval University, as well as language specializations
at the College International de Cannes and Centre Méditérranéen
d'Etudes Françaises. In addition to a position as
an English teacher, she worked as a translator for CNCP
Telecommunications and the Musée de la Civilisation
in Quebec City before moving to Toronto to study Graphic
Design at George Brown College. An RGD member, Tracy worked
for Ad Agencies and Design Houses in Toronto before opening
her own studio, Little Big Fish Designs specializing in
corporate design including identity, direct mail and advertising
campaigns. Receiving the Canadian Citizenship Award in
1974 and a Crystal Apple Nominee in 2000, Tracy has participated
in the organization and operation of student run galleries,
alumni affairs and advisory committees.
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 Michael
Garrett, B.A.
Michael was the first student
to graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from
the Radio-TV Arts program at
Ryerson University. Although he majored in Advertising,
he began his career as an editorial writer for a national
magazine. Eventually, he left the magazine business as
a feature writer to join the advertising world. There he
spent many years in the Canadian and International advertising
industry as a writer, art director, creative director and
finally creative strategist. During this time he won many
awards for creative excellence in print, broadcast and
design; he was voted 'Employee of the Year' for
one of the world's largest advertising organizations.
He was also involved in facilitating the creative development
of key international creative people. Upon his return to
Canada he taught for several years at the University of
Toronto, York University and Seneca College; he now teaches
advertising at the School of Design. Michael has had his
poetry published in Canada and the US, and maintains his
own creative consultancy. He is currently completing a
Masters of Arts degree.
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 Ian
Gregory, B.A., R.G.D.
Ian's formal training
was in the United Kingdom where he received a B.A. in graphic
design and completed a post-graduate
program in typography. He was awarded the prestigious Mardon
International Fellowship to study 3D design at Bristol,
London and Montreal. As a principal of Gregory Gregory
Limited for over twenty years he produced a number of award-winning
projects and received a special mention under graphic design
in the first edition of the Canadian Encyclopedia. During
the late 1980s he designed and coordinated the permanent
Grand Hall exhibition for the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
He was presented with the 2001 Outstanding Achievement
Award by the Canadian Museums Association for design of
the travelling art exhibition Canvas of War. . A founding
member of the Ottawa Chapter of the Society of Graphic
Designers of Canada, Ian served as Chapter President, National
Representative and recently as a judge in the RGD Student
Awards program. Ian is also a teacher at the Institute
Without Boundaries, and is assisting with an exhibition
on the future of design culture opening June 2004 at the
Vancouver Art Gallery. He has recently been involved in
creating a new wayfinding program for George Brown College.
Ian Gregory joined George Brown in 2000 and currently teaches
exhibition development.
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 Annette
Hemerik, B.F.A., B.Ed., O.T.C., R.G.D.
Annette
holds a B.A. in Fine Arts and a B.Ed. from the University
of Rotterdam (HBO), The Netherlands. She has
an Intermediate/Senior Visual Arts Ontario Teaching Certificate,
a Post Graduate Digital Multimedia Certificate from Humber
College, and is a member of the Association of Registered
Graphic Designers of Ontario. As Director of A-Net Communications,
Annette was contracted by design companies and advertising
agencies. In addition she has been a Corporate Trainer
with Careers In Transition, Canon Canada, and the Canadian
Automobile Association. Annette has been a Visual Art and
Design educator for more than 10 years and joined the faculty
at the School of Design in September 2000. Her teaching
experience encompasses secondary, post secondary and adult
education, and she has taught courses in visual arts, graphic
design, typography, photography and production. She has
coordinated the annual design trip to Chicago and New York,
and acted as the curator of Emulsion Side Up, a School
of Design exhibit at the Realtime Studio. Her commitment
to education has been rewarded by nomination for the Crystal
Apple Award 2003. As the Program Coordinator of the Art
and Design Foundation Program, her main focus is on Visual
Imaging and Portfolio Development. Annette continues to
work as a graphic designer and has been a contributing
artist in the CONTACT Photography exhibits at Gallery 44,
The Realtime Studio, Praxis Gallery and Neilson Park Creative
Center.
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 Jerri
Johnson, R.G.D.
Jerri's career in graphic
design began in advertising but has expanded to include
corporate, packaging, and editorial
design. She graduated from the New School of Art where
she studied with Robert Markle, Graham Coughtry and Gord
Rayner. Jerri joined the School of Design faculty in 1998
and is a member of the Association of Registered Graphic
Designers of Ontario. After managing the studio at Leo
Burnett Advertising for seven years Jerri left to establish
Major Design, an independent firm where she worked on a
variety of accounts. Through her firm she designed a unique
package for Proctor & Gamble's Crest toothpaste.
This product is featured in The Look of the Century, published
by Firefly in association with Cooper-Hewitt, The National
Design Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. She is the
author of The Little Helper, published by General Publishing
and has designed four books for Somerville House: Chew
on This!, Toe Tapper, Abra Cadabra and Soakin' Science.
Jerri remains active in the industry and recently created
a new corporate identity for Mr. Greenjeans featuring thirty
art installations for the downtown restaurant.
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 Jim
Kinney, B.Sc.
Jim holds an honours degree
in science from the University of Waterloo, and is a graduate
in commercial art from George
Brown College. He has owned or been a partner in three
different local print and new media design companies. From
1987 until 1999 Jim was involved in pioneering work in
online ordering, CD web technology, and ecommerce. Jim
has been an actor for 12 years and performed in four feature
films. He was the recipient of the Perrier award at the
Edinborough Fringe Festival in 1994. Jim has written a
number of published plays, two of which - Elephant
Boy and Home Boy - were performed at the Edinborough
Festival. Having trained in Improv Theatre and performed
with Del Close (Improv Olympiad, Chicago,) David Sheppard
(NYC), and Second City, Jim was a founding member of the
Annex Improv in Toronto. Jim has been teaching at George
Brown College since 1989, including courses in design,
advertising, typography, typesetting, print publishing,
animation, and most recently digital applications. Currently
on sabbatical, Jim is enrolled in a Masters program in
Theological Studies at the University of Toronto.
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 Noreen
Mcgibney
Noreen has been working as a professional
artist since 1982 when she graduated from the Art & Advertising
program at Fanshawe College. Upon graduation, she moved
to England where she worked as a Junior Artist at Studio
59. Returning to Canada, Noreen became the head artist
for the Hamilton Public Library System doing illustration
and design work for the library and the municipality of
Hamilton. Her work there has won her awards in Canada and
the U.S., and she was presented with "Best Annual
Report" three years in a row from the North American
Library Association and the Applause Award from the City
of Hamilton. Her editorial illustrations have appeared
in Southam publications across Canada. She continues to
draw and paint commissions and private work. The majority
of her work consists of portraits and can be found in private
collections, as well as on permanent display in the National
School in Dublin, Ireland. Since 1986, Noreen has taught
foundation drawing, life drawing, Illustration, colour
and marker rendering at George Brown College.
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 Gilles
Morin
Gilles professional experience includes
designing corporate identities, posters, packaging, exhibits,
interiors and
set design, some of which have won prestigious awards.
In 1971, he worked for Savage Sloan Limited supervising
and designing corporate communication packages, annual
reports and packaging for many of the major corporate clients
in Canada. In 1981, he joined Mitel Corporation Ltd. as
the Creative Director and manager of their design department,
which produced the corporate publications, packaging, exhibits
and most of the advertising campaigns for their international
telecommunication products. In 1983 Gilles became Associate
Creative Director for one of the leading design firms in
Ottawa, Hewson, Bridge and Smith. In1986 he joined the
Graphic Design faculty at George Brown College and is presently
teaching an array of subjects in the Corporate Design specialization.
Gilles is an artist with many solos and group shows to
his credit and does illustrations for corporate clients.
Many of his paintings and drawings have received critical
acclaim and are in corporate and private collections.
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 Jennifer
Stellings, B.A .,M.Ed., R.G.D.
Jennifer
holds a BA in Fine Arts from Sir George Williams University
(now Concordia) in Montreal. It was there that
she studied painting and printmaking with Canadian greats,
Guido Molinari and the late Yves Gaucher. She holds a teaching
diploma from McGill University in Montreal and an M.Ed.
in Curriculum Design from OISE U of T. Jennifer has been
an educator for over 30 years and has taught at every level
from grade school through to adult education. For the past
20 years her focus has been art education. She has taught
painting (watercolour, acrylic and oil) at Georgian College
in Barrie, Ontario, and has been on the Graphic Design
faculty at George Brown College for the past 18 years.
Jennifer continues to work as a designer and is a member
of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.
Much of her design work centres around music, as she collaborates
with her husband Alan, a musician, on a variety of musical
projects in the Toronto and Guelph areas. Jennifer is an
avid painter and has had several solo shows of her watercolour
paintings. Her works hang in corporate and private collections
in Canada and the United States.
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 Paul
E. Royes, B.A., B.Ed., M.A.
Paul is a full-time
Professor of New Media Design and winner of the 2003 Crystal
Apple Award for the School of Design
-- George Brown College. He is a Worldwide Instructional
Design System (WIDS) "Coach" & "Trainer" and
an international speaker. An award winning multimedia programmer,
Paul is founder of the ECD AWARDS 2000, and Past President & CEO
of the Interactive Multimedia Arts and Technologies Association
(IMAT), Canada's largest multimedia association. In October
2003, Paul presented his latest research project "SPIRIT
WAVE" at the International Holistic Conference at
OISE/UT, Toronto, Canada, and at George Brown College
- Vision 2003 Celebration Week. Paul is currently composing
and
performing music for the Cybertarist™ CD series,
researching integral consciousness and digital design technology,
and continuing his exploration of meta-media applications.
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 Shelley
Warsh, B.A., M.S.W., R.G.D.
Shelley has
an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from
the University of Toronto and a Masters Degree in
Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. She studied
Graphic Design at George Brown College and is a Registered
Graphic Designer of Ontario. She was the Creative Director
and Design Manager of the Creative Services Department
for The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce where she was
head of the Design Department, in charge of in branch material
and branding on a national and international scale. Shelley
has owned and operated her own studio for over 17 years
winning many awards of excellence for her corporate design.
She is a counselor who has led workshops on personal growth
and well being and been a repeat guest on CFRB Radio for
the Night Side Show speaking on the Heroic Journey of the
Soul and counseling callers. She is also a fine artist
who creates large format painted canvases and life drawing.
Shelley is currently working in the medium of film and
has completed her first short film for Bravo TV entitled
Le Papillon.
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 Lorraine
Wright, B.A., R.G.D.
Lorraine holds an
honours degree in Arts and Art History from McMaster University
specializing in bronze casting
and sculpture, complemented by a Diploma in Graphic Design
Communication Production from Ryerson. She has seventeen
years of design, art direction and communications experience
in political environments, including eight years as the
Manager of Design and Production for the City of Toronto
overseeing a design, production and print team of thirty-seven.
She held the position of professor of Graphic Design for
a year at Sheridan College and for the past three years
has been part of the design faculty at George Brown College,
receiving the Crystal Apple Award in 2002 for teaching
excellence. Lorraine continues to work as a designer and
is a member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers.
In her spare time, she carves in stone, maintaining her
interest in sculpture.
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