Experience

Canadian Food Truck Festivals

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Lead a dedicated and hungry team of festival and event professionals on a mission to produce Canada's biggest and best Food Truck Festivals. Currently the organization produces 4 food truck festivals across Ontario, which draw in over 250,000 attendees each summer.



Roadshow Events

• Netherlands
• Advertising Services

• Director of Events

  • Sep 2004 - Present

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lead a team of seasoned professions, producing Canada’s largest festivals and events for over 4 decades. Executing/Bringing to life large scale in-door & out-door concerts, Street Festivals and parades has been a highlight of my career. End to end event production for a wide range of clients from all sectors including; For-profit, Non-Profit/ Charity and Government agencies. Specializations include;  Event Operations & Logistics  Government Relations  Grant… Show more Lead a team of seasoned professions, producing Canada’s largest festivals and events for over 4 decades. Executing/Bringing to life large scale in-door & out-door concerts, Street Festivals and parades has been a highlight of my career. End to end event production for a wide range of clients from all sectors including; For-profit, Non-Profit/ Charity and Government agencies. Specializations include;  Event Operations & Logistics  Government Relations  Grant Writing  Vendor & Sponsorship Sales  Financial Management www.roadshowevents.ca Show less



Pride Toronto

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Dec 2012 - Sep 2016

  Responsible for securing all of the Pride Festival's corporate partnerships, fundraising activities and government grants as well as overseeing the financial management of the organization. Each year, new record revenue generation targets are achieved with the most notable taking place in 2014 when the Pride Toronto organization hosted WorldPride 2014 Toronto.

• Director of Operations

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  Pride Toronto Lead a talented team of 4 staff and 13 year-round volunteers and indirectly 300 festival volunteers to produce the largest Pride Festival in North America. Created event logistic schedules, 20 square block site plan, secured all necessary permits by working in conjunction with 10 City of Toronto departments and negotiated supplier contracts.