Table of Contents 6 2012 OVATION Awards Winning Entries

Daniel Tisch, APR
President and CEO
Argyle Communications
Daniel Tisch, APR, Fellow CPRS, is CEO of Argyle Communications and Chair of the Global Alliance for
Public Relations and Communication Management. Tisch has counseled some of the world’s largest
consumer and corporate brands, non‐profits and governments. Under his leadership, Argyle has earned
more than 100 awards from the Canadian Public Relations Society and the International Association of
Business Communicators and is the only two‐time winner of the IABC’s Jake Wittmer Award for
research‐based communication. Earlier, Tisch held senior roles in the Canadian government, including
serving as Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has
lectured at Queen’s University since 1996 and is a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. He is
also a founding partner and co‐chair of Social Venture Partners Toronto.
Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC
Director, Internal Communications
Barrick Gold Corporation
Janet Wile is Director, Internal Communications with Barrick Gold Corporation in Toronto, where she is
responsible for developing and implementing global communications programs. She has more than 20
years of experience in the communications field, and is accredited by both IABC and the Canadian Public
Relations Society (CPRS). She was named Master Communicator in 2007 ‐‐ IABC Canada's highest honor.
She is also a CPRS Fellow. She is an Examiner for the IABC Accreditation program, and has been a
frequent judge for local, national and international communications award programs. She has won more
than 30 awards since 2000, including Ovation, Silver Leaf, and Gold Quill.
Brooke Yeates, ABC
Manager, Change Management and Organizational Impacts
Vale
Brooke is a fluently bilingual Accredited Business Communicator specializing in change management and
employee communications. A 10‐year employee of global mining company Vale, she is currently leading
the Change Management and Organizational Impacts team for the company’s upcoming transition to
the SAP technology platform. Most recently, her focus has been on promoting a standard change
management approach within Vale's North Atlantic operations. In 2011, she was recognized as one of
Sudbury's top '40 Under Forty' leaders for her community involvement, particularly in charting the
course for the city’s new Franklin Carmichael Art Gallery. In June, she will join 230 other young leaders
from across Canada to participate in the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference.
BOBBIE RESNICK PHILANTHROPY
AWARD JUDGES
Alix Edmiston, ABC
Principal
AE Public Relations
Roberta Resnick, ABC, APR, MC, IABC Fellow, CPRS Honorary Fellow