What does the Nominations Review Team do?
The Nominations Review Team is an esteemed group of Canadian sports business leaders who review all of the 5 to Watch award nominees in the context of the award eligibility and criteria. The team is sensitive to the diversity of all candidates and ranks all nominees via the voting process.
The aggregate of their rankings determines which 10 nominees move forward into the final round of judging.
Meet the team members
Kelly Alguire
Sponsorship Marketing Leader
IBM Canada
Kelly Austin
Assistant General Manager/Director of Marketing
Budweiser Gardens
Daniel Buckley
Principal
D.S. Buckley
Jonathan Chang
Sports, Marketing & Communications
CBC
Megan Chayka
Co-Founder & President
Stathletes
Stephanie Cleary
Sponsorship Marketing
The Globe & Mail
Robert Cowan
Sr. Manager
Commercial Partnerships
Rugby Canada
Galen Davies
EVP & Chief Revenue Officer
Portland Trail Blazers
Suzanne Duncan
Managing Director
Integrated Sports Solutions
Edwina Eng
Senior Vice President
YouGov Canada
Jeff Feeney
Director, Events & Communications
Diving Plongeon Canada
Linsey Ferguson
Vice President
Wasserman Media Group
Lisa Ferkul
Chief Revenue Officer
Toronto Tempo
Melanie Gerin-Lajoie
Manager, Athletics & Recreation
George Brown College
Scott Hulbert
Managing Director
Ideavation
Dave Keeley
Sr. Director
Business Development
National Basketball Association
Matt Klar
Co-Founder
the Greater Agency
Gallant Law
Executive Advisor
Coveted Co.
Nicole Lee
VP, Integrated Marketing
National Hockey League
Glen MacDonald
Executive Producer & Senior Director
Anthem Sports & Entertainment
Jana Maisewich
Sr. Director
Sponsorship & Partnerships
John Mathers
VP, Business Operations & Alternate Governor
Belleville Senators
Matt McGlynn
CMO
Greenlight
Brian McLean
Founder & CEO
Achilles International - Canada
Tanya Mruck
Vice President - Community Engagement & Social Impact
MLSE Launch Pad
Dan Near
Commissioner
Western Hockey League
Sarah-Eve Pelletier
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Port of Québec
Tyler Puley
Director
Marketing Communications & Brand Experience
Christina Raheja
Founder, Lead Consultant
CRR Consulting
Jamie Saul
Director, Sports Strategy & Partnerships
Bell Media
Shawn Small
Founder, Rise Integrated Sports + Entertainment
Kim Smither
Vice President
ProSpeakers.com
Marnie Starkman
EVP, Business Operations
Toronto Blue Jays
Will Strickland
Managing Director
Keikwalk Consulting
Jordan Vader
SVP, Global Partnerships
MLSE
Nicolle Vien
Marketing Consultant & Associate
Spectrum Communications & LANG Partnership Network
Duane Watson
Supervising Producer, Community & Culture
MLSE
Owen Welsh
Vice President
Growth & Innovation
CFL
