26 April, 2018

Gloria Ui Young Kim Joins the Board of WIFT

WIFT-T Board of Directors announces 2018-2019 nomination slate

Upon the recommendation of the Board Nominations Committee, the WIFT-T Board of Directors has approved the following candidates for the 2018-2019 WIFT-T Board of Directors, upon final approval by WIFT-T Members at the 2018 Annual General Meeting:

Susan Alexander, Production Executive, Corus Entertainment
Janet Chant, Finance Director, Digital & Content Publishing, Rogers Communications
Gloria Ui Young Kim, Writer/Director

The Board Nominations Committee conducted a thorough and extensive nomination process, comprised of a solicitation of nominations from WIFT-T Members and industry outreach, followed by interviews.

Please note, voting for the Board of Directors is restricted to WIFT-T Full Members. If you are a Full Member and are unable to attend, you may vote by proxy (download PDF). Proxy ballots must be received by Friday, May 4, 12:00 PM EDT.

Please note nominations will not be accepted from the floor at the AGM.

The slate was developed after soliciting input from WIFT-T members. Only WIFT-T Full Members are eligible to serve on the Board.

The Board is pleased to support the nomination of the following Directors for the second year of their first term:

Linda Stregger, CPA, CMA, Senior Director, Finance and Business Development, Spin Master Ltd.
Susan Karnay, Co-Founder, Bob Lake Productions
Virginia Thompson, President/Co-founder, Vérité Films

The Board is also pleased to support the nomination of the following Directors for the first year of a second consecutive term:

Sonia Brar, Vice-President, Information Technology, Bell Media

The Board is also pleased to support the nomination of the following Directors for a final year of their second consecutive term:

Sasha Boersma, Partner/Executive Producer, Sticky Brain Studios Inc.
Michelle Daly, Senior Director, CBC Comedy
Jocelyn Hamilton, President, Canada, eOne Television
Anne Loi, Chief Commercial Officer, DHX Media Ltd.
Andra Sheffer, CEO, Independent Production Fund & Cogeco Program Development Fund

Finally, the Board is also pleased to support the nomination of the following Director's second term being extended for a final and fifth year:

Christina Buchli, Partner, Buchli Goldstein LLP
Alex Lalonde, Vice-President, Business Affairs and Operations, New Metric Media
Rekha Shah, Director of Sales, CBS International

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