Judging Chair Announcement


2023 SMAs Jury

Diana Brenchley
Canada Lead, Frontline Marketing & Asset Partnerships
Coca-Cola

RJ Carlos
VP, Client & Business Development
Inventa Brand Experience

Shana Coppen
National Director, Fundraising Communications
Canadian Cancer Society

Scott Cunningham
Senior Manager, Partnerships
and Regional Brand
Rogers

George Dudas
Senior Director,
Global Partnerships
National Hockey League

Joann Fitzgerald
Chief Marketing Officer Tourism Nova Scotia

Rishi Gupta
Head of Client Experience & Growth
trevor // peter

Justin Hasan
Vice President,
Sponsorship Consulting
MKTG Sports + Entertainment

Bianca Knop
Founder
Wildfire Experiential and Events

Kristina Koprivica
Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Strategy
Kruger Products

Nicolas Marullo
President & CEO
CINCO

Garnet Nelson
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Unite Partnerships Inc.

Heather Nobes
Sr. Director, Sponsorships & Marketing
Visa

Alan Palmer
Senior Vice-President
Wasserman

Pierre-Marc Paquet
Owner
pmpaquet

Nithya Ramachandran
President & CSO
T1

Shawn Small
President
RISE Integrated Sports +Entertainment

Marla Spergel
Lecturer Sports Marketing
Toronto Metropolitan University

Andrew Stokes
Senior Director,
Global Partnerships
MLSE

David Thomson
VP Managing Director
NFL Canada

Ann-Julie Tremblay
Director - Partnerships & Sponsorships
National Bank

Cary Weingust
Sr. Director, Partnerships & Business Development
Special Olympics Canada