Table of Contents 6 2012 OVATION Awards Winning Entries
6. 2012 OVATION Awards Winning Entries - IABC/Toronto
6. 2012 OVATION Awards Winning Entries - IABC/Toronto
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Judy Lewis<br />
Co‐Founder and Executive Vice President<br />
Strategic Objectives<br />
Judy Lewis is the co‐founder and executive vice president <strong>of</strong> Strategic Objectives and provides strategic<br />
senior counsel to many <strong>of</strong> Canada’s leading organizations to advance market position, brand strength,<br />
and positive media pr<strong>of</strong>ile and reputation. Strategic Objectives is the 2011 IABC/Toronto PR Agency<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Year and its campaign for The Body Shop Stop Sex Traffic <strong>of</strong> Children and Young People won an<br />
<strong>OVATION</strong> Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence and the People’s Choice Award. Strategic Objectives has won more than<br />
100 prestigious top national and international awards, including numerous Gold Quill <strong>Awards</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Excellence and the United Nations Grand Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Relations. Judy<br />
is a member <strong>of</strong> Canada’s Top 100 List <strong>of</strong> Women’s Business Owners, and has been honoured with the<br />
Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and the <strong>2012</strong> Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her significant<br />
contributions and achievements to the communications field.<br />
Ruth Lewkowicz<br />
Principal<br />
Communications Advantage<br />
Ruth helps organizations with complex, challenging and comprehensive communications needs<br />
effectively connect with the audiences they need to reach. Specializing in health care, she has extensive<br />
experience in the public, private and nonpr<strong>of</strong>it sectors.<br />
Sylvia Link, ABC, APR<br />
Head, Strategic Communications<br />
Ontario Ministry <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Sylvia Link, APR ABC Head <strong>of</strong> Communications and Stakeholder Management Early Learning Division,<br />
Ontario Ministry <strong>of</strong> Education Sylvia Link leads communication and stakeholder engagement for child<br />
care and the new full‐day kindergarten program in Ontario. Before joining the Ontario Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />
Education, Sylvia served as manager <strong>of</strong> communications for one <strong>of</strong> North America's largest public school<br />
districts. Prior, she worked as a health care PR. Sylvia teaches teaches Communications Management<br />
at Guelph University. As well, she has taught internal communications in the Corporate<br />
Communications post‐graduate program <strong>of</strong> Sheridan College. She also conducts communication audits<br />
for Canadian school boards and educational associations. Sylvia is the recipient <strong>of</strong> numerous<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional awards, including the Gold Quill Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence and Business Issue Award from IABC.<br />
Carrie MacAfee<br />
Communications Specialist<br />
Ontario Power Generation<br />
IABC/Toronto Past President<br />
Carrie MacAfee is the immediate past president <strong>of</strong> IABC/Toronto and has been enthusiastic about<br />
volunteering since joining IABC in 2000. During her day job, she develops and delivers strategic<br />
employee communication at Ontario Power Generation. As an award‐winning communicator with both<br />
an IABC/Toronto <strong>OVATION</strong> and IABC Gold Quill award, Carrie is enthused about using her<br />
communication and project management skills to build understanding, discover new solutions and