Fawn Mulcahy,Vice-President/Membership Marketing
Marketing Communications & Public Relations Consultant
Fawn Mulcahy is a public relations professional with over 17 years agency and client-side experience. Fawn has worked with many different clients including the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. She is also an instructor at Langara College in the PR Certificate Program. She has a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in Philosophy from UBC.
Fawn has served for four years on the A Loving Spoonful Board of Directors as both Vice-President and Secretary. She has also served on the Grace MacInnis Housing Co-op Board of Directors for over eight years in the roles of Acting Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
Judith started her career as a print journalist for The Vancouver Sun, and has carried that love of writing through more than 30 years in PR—working as a communications professional for educational organizations like the Knowledge Network, UBC and Kwantlen College, and not-for-profit organizations such as The Arthritis Society.
At Peak Communicators, Judith specializes in writing and communications planning for a variety of clients. She also serves as media relations manager for the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival every fall.
Kylie McMullan currently serves as an Account Executive at Nature's Path Foods and recently completed her Masters of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University. Prior to returning to school, Kylie was an account executive at QUAY Strategies.
Michael Bernard, Director, Awards Chair
Senior Media Relations Consultant - Fraser Health Authority
Michael Bernard, Senior Media Relations Consultant for the Fraser Health Authority, spent more than 20 years as a journalist, most of them at Canadian Press, Canada's national news agency. Since his departure from journalism in 1995, he has enjoyed stints in major Vancouver PR agencies and as Senior Communications Executive for the province's securities regulator.
Michael joined the CPRS Vancouver Executive in 2007 and now serves as chairman of the CPRS Provinclal Awards Committee. He is also a long-standing trustee of the Jack Webster Foundation, which encourages excellence in journalism through its famed annual awards dinner and through sponsorship of numerous fellowships and professional development activities.
Larry retired as Western Vice President in 2007 from CNW Group after a career of more than 32 years. He joined CPRS as a National Member in 1978 and has been a Vancouver CPRS Board Member and Membership Chair for more than 20 years. Larry was a member of the organizing committee of the two past CPRS National Conferences in Whistler and Vancouver and chaired the Sponsorship Committee for these two successful events.
John Kageorge, Director, National Conference Chair
External Relations Manager (N. America) - AMEC
John is a communications strategist for the global engineering giant, AMEC. With two decades of experience in the US and Canada, he has handled high profile projects in the health, tourism and resources sectors.
Alex Vondette,Director, Professional Development Chair Communications Specialist - Providence Health Care
Alex is a Communications Specialist at Providence Health Care, responsible for internal and external communications to support facility and organizational initiatives. Before joining Providence, Alex worked as an Account Manager at James Hoggan and Associates, where she provided media relations, community relations and communications counsel to Canadian Pacific Railway, Capers Community Markets, Century 21 Canada Limited Partnership, Green & Black's Ltd. (organic chocolate) and the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia.
Penny Noble, APR, Director, Accreditation Chair
Director of Marketing & Communications - BC Cancer Foundation
Penny was Director of Communications for Langara College, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and got her start in public relations at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. She has worked with a variety of other organizations in the UK, Europe and Canada in public relations, teaching and tourism. She has volunteered with various community groups and is past president of CPRS British Columbia.
Alyn Edwards, Director, Speaker Series Chair
Vice President - Peak Communicator's
Alyn leads Peak Communicator's media training and video production group. A veteran 30-year senior news reporter (BCTV, CBC-TV) and journalist (Toronto Telegram, freelance writer), he has literally trained hundreds of senior executives and conducted thousands of interviews. He has a nose for the news behind the client's front door and is expert in preparing clients for the best and worst the media can bring to bear.
Alyn knows most of the senior news reporters in BC personally, which goes a long way in providing media counsel to clients. He is also an experienced presentation coach for executives and managers as well as a versatile writer, on-air talent and in-demand emcee.
As a video producer, Alyn has scripted, narrated, directed, produced and, on occasion, filmed dozens of corporate and client videos. He brings his news experience to video production by finding and delivering fascinating stories told by people who work for or are affected by organizations.
Alyn received his post-secondary education at Toronto's York University in the English degree program. He is a long-time board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver and heads up the organization's communications committee.
Marcelo Dominguez,Director, Event Marketing Chair Media Relations Manager, Laura Ballance Media Group
Marcelo Dominguez is a media relations manager with the Laura Ballance Media Group (LBMG) in Vancouver, BC.
Dominguez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University, is a national member of the Canadian Public Relations Society, and has over 10 years of marketing and communications experience in the non-profit sector.
Before joining LBMG, Dominguez worked as the Manager, Media Relations at the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division.
Adam Grossman, Director, Education Chair
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
Adam currently works for the Media Relations team at ICBC. He brings almost a decade of experience in media relations, public relations and journalism in both Canada and the UK.
