Biography
Alice Lee is a Project Manager with extensive experience in arts administration, event management, and marketing. Events she has led include Digifest, IT'S A START Pitch Competition, World Design Capital, Second World Conference on Blended Learning and Design Educators.
Alice leads the day-to-day operations of the Digital Media and Gaming Incubator, helping entrepreneurs connect with the community and grow their companies.
She has been involved with several start-up initiatives including being a co-founder of the Distillery Visitor Centre and Realtime Studio in the Distillery Historic District, and the Advanced Visualization Centre at the Design Exchange’s DXNET. Alice is a Certified Project Management Professional and graduated from the University of Toronto with a Masters in Business Administration.
Academic Credentials
B.Sc., Sciences, McGill University
MBA, University of Toronto
Areas of Specialization
Project management
student engagement and success
event marketing and communications
content generation
business development
social media and grant writing
Areas of Expertise
Small Business Startups
Coaching
Innovation
Market Research
Blended Learning
Management Consulting
Marketing
Brand Development
Sponsorships
Career Highlights
2017: Producer, Second World Conference on Blended Learning, Toronto
2012-2017: Producer, Digifest & IT’S A START Pitch Competition, George Brown College
2014-2015: Coordinator, Empowered Youth Start Up Hub, George Brown College
Other Activities
Presenter at 2014 Higher Education Summit: Developing Student Entrepreneurs
Advisor at IT’S A START Pitch Competition Boot Camp for entrepreneurs
Advisor at Association of Canadian Industrial Designers
Awards
Nominated for George Brown College Leadership Award, 2011 & 2012
