Digital Marketing Summit for Canadian Nonprofits and Public Sector

As vice-president of communications at the Calgary Foundation, Taylor leads the strategy behind amplifying the Calgary Foundation’s brand and the role of a community foundation in building a city where everyone belongs. Her team focuses on public engagement, partnerships between the charitable sector and community organizations, as well as strategic communications and marketing.

Taylor holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Calgary, and a graduate certificate in Professional Communications Management from Royal Roads University

Daniel is a marketing advisor, certified brand strategist, college educator, and founder making a positive impact.

After growing a creative agency for over a decade, he launched The Good Growth Company to provide training for organizations looking to upskill their teams and scale their mission.

Daniel supports nonprofits and social purpose organizations in amplifying their impact through storytelling, content and messaging. Since founding a nonprofit organization at age 16, he's been passionate about supporting others in doing social good.

Mary Kapusta has worked in marketing and communications within the cultural sector for over 17 years. She specializes in strategic communications, brand development and awareness, content marketing, and major projects. As the Director of Communications and Engagement for Calgary Public Library, she oversees all promotions for a library system that receives nearly 7 million visits annually and serves over 800,000 members. 

Kevin has been the social media lead at Ottawa Public Health since 2018. OPH is the most-followed public health account in North America. Their work has been celebrated by people & groups like the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Health Organization, Health Canada, CTV National News, Macleans magazine, Ryan Reynolds, Arlene Dickinson, and Mike Morrison! Also, Kevin is a ginger.

Darian Kovacs is the Indigenous founder of Vancouver based marketing company Jelly Digital Marketing & PR and digital marketing school, Jelly Academy. He is the host of the podcast Marketing News Canada, he is a contributing writer for the Globe & Mail, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Canadian Business Quarterly, Future Economy and is on the board of NPower Canada. Darian lives in Fort Langley, BC with his wife and four children and likes to mountain bike, watercolour and read in his free time.