Meet the Committee
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Work: Education Technology Specialist, Parish Creative Solutions
About me: Tracy Parish is an award-winning eLearning developer, instructional designer, speaker, trainer, and consultant based in the Greater Toronto Area. A lifelong learner with a unique blend of expertise in computer programming, adult education, and eLearning design and development, Tracy has built a career focused on creating meaningful, effective learning experiences. With more than 20 years of experience spanning instructional design and development, LMS implementation and administration, and project management, Tracy is a respected voice in the learning and development community. She is a frequent conference speaker, an active Articulate Community Hero, and the co-host of both the Toronto Storyline User Group and the webcast Nerdy Shop Talk.
Committee role: Executive Director of Event Experience
Twitter handle: @tracy_parish
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Work: Director Learning Design & Development, PointClickCare
About me: Cindy is a dedicated life-long learner who is passionate about where learning & technology intersect.
Committee role: Executive Director of Finance
Twitter handle: @DrSenseiCindy
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Work: Community Health & Education Specialist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
About me: Teresa loves to hop on a paddleboard or get in a good game of pickleball. When not on the board or the court, you can find her hanging out up north sitting on a rock having a cup of tea along the Burnt River. At work, she is constantly exploring the world of simulation, scenarios, and virtual reality, which keeps the learning opportunities alive.
Committee role: Executive Director of Communications
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Work: Senior Learning Advisor - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
About me: Mike Bubyn, MSc. IPT, CTDP, is a senior learning advisor with over 20 years of experience in performance management and technology enablement. Mike specializes in technology enablement and upskilling, leveraging his Master’s from Boise State and "vibe coding" innovation to bridge the gap between complex organizational needs and elegant, high-impact learning solutions.
Committee role: Executive Director of Operation and Sponsor Relations
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Work: Corporate Trainer, College of Nurses of Ontario
About me: Pauline is a technical education and communication specialist, with a passion for helping people understand and use technology. She has a Bachelor of Education from the OISE, and a certificate in Adult Learning from Seneca College. Outside of work she can be found in an arena playing hockey, or on a lake paddleboarding. She’s also a writer (with one published story under her belt and more in progress), film aficionado (with an M.A. in Film Studies to prove it), and lifelong reader of comics and science fiction/fantasy.
Committee role: Executive Director of Workshop Programming
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Work: Manager eLearning and Education Technology Baycrest Academy for Research and Education
About me: I've been part of the Canadian eLearning Conference community since 2015. I love all things teaching and learning while blending creativity, technology and pedagogy. In a past life, I was a medical illustrator and animator, so if you ever want to geek out over art, design, ed-tech, let's connect!
Committee role: Executive Director of Conference Programming
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Work: AI Workflow Strategist and Learning Experience Architect, Field of Play Learning Corp
About me: Ivan designs modern, accessible, bilingual learning ecosystems that support large-scale digital transformation. With over 20 years in Learning and Development, he integrates WCAG-compliant design, AI-enabled workflows, Universal Design for Learning, and performance-focused change strategies to help organizations work smarter and adapt faster. His approach is practical, structured, and built for real-world impact.
Committee role: Sponsorship Coordinator
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Work: Learning and Development Specialist, College of Nurses of Ontario
About me: Heather is passionate about helping others learn and has worked in the Training and Development industry to do just that for over 30 years. She uses her creative passion to design robust and innovative eLearning in addition to implementing organizational, team and individual learning programs. In her spare time, you’ll find her roaming the woods and waterside looking for wonderful things to capture with her camera. You may see her with camera in had at our in-person conferences, so give her a smile!
Committee role: Webmaster
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Work: Learning Design Team Lead
About me: Ravena has over two decades of experience in learning design, people development and implementing digital learning platforms across various industries. Her goal is to inspire a culture of learning through engaging experiences and the use of technology. She collaborates with business leaders to understand functional challenges, gather different perspectives, and drive employee performance. Ravena holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Communications and postgraduate certificates in Adult Learning, Learning Design and Technical Communications.
Committee role: Volunteer Member
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Work: eLearning Specialist, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Career Centre
About me: Sevvie designs inclusive and accessible learning experiences grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and adult learning principles. With a hygge-inspired, mindful self-compassion lens, she creates learning spaces that honour neurodiversity and foster confidence, belonging, and joy.
Committee role: Social Media Manager, graphics and website support
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Work: Educational Technology Specialist, Michael Garron Hospital
About me: Sarah is a seasoned instructional designer and content developer who is passionate about sharing experiences with other designers and developers. She has over 20 yrs of experience in adult learning complimented by 15 yrs of experience creating innovative eLearning solutions for healthcare professionals. Sarah shares her knowledge internationally and volunteers her expertise to not-for-profit organizations; her courses are currently engaging learners on 6 continents. Sarah has now turned her attention to discovering the delights of mixed reality simulations, deepening her research and application of virtual simulations over the past 3 years.
Committee role: Helper Extraordinaire
Work: eLearning Designer at CAMH
About me: Di designs and develops interactive, accessible, and visually engaging eLearning experiences. She is passionate about leveraging the latest AI tools and her graphic design skills to create innovative, learner-centered digital learning solutions.
Committee role: Volunteer organizing workshops and programming for the conference
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Work: Owner, BozarthZone LLC, Previously Director of Research, Learning Guild and eLearning Director, State of North Carolina USA
About me: Jane is a seasoned L&D practitioner with broad experience in the conference arena. Her interests are social learning, knowledge management, and accessibility/inclusion, and she has written books on all these topics as well as basics of instructional design. Jane brings a pragmatic view and exuberant heart to her work and life.
Committee role: Meeting attender and huddler
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Work: National Learning Advisor, Veterans Affairs Canada
About me: Karen is a strategist who executes, drawing on a career that spans hands-on instructional design, national advisory roles, and three years on the planning committee for LearnX, the Government of Canada’s largest annual L&D conference. Having helped scale that event to over 2,000+ public servants, she knows that time is the one resource you can’t get back. She applies that same critical eye to this team, ensuring this conference delivers the kind of practical, high-impact insights that justify the inbox pile-up waiting for you when you return. Karen moved to the Canadian Rockies seven years ago to live the mountain dream. She is currently "learning" to ski (please don't ask about her form) and just started trail running because apparently, regular running wasn't hard enough (please give her all the survival tips).
Committee role: Volunteer member
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Work: Diagnostics L&D Lead at General Motors. Owner/Founder, 2Sphynx Innovations
About me: For more than 35 years, Mark has benefitted from being immersed in a rich milieu of working environments. This experience includes leadership and senior individual contributor roles across private-, public-, and defence-sector settings. He has a long-standing focus on innovation in L&D, and transforming & modernizing workplace learning environments. An accomplished speaker, he has shared his experiences with audiences in Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia. Mark also served in the Canadian Forces (Reserve) for 14 years. He holds certificates in Adult Training and Development, Human Resources Management; a Diploma in Graphic Communications; and a Master’s Degree in Learning and Technology.
Committee role: Volunteer member
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Work: Learning Consultant
About me: I dabble in LMS, eLearning, facilitation and project management.
Working for the CeLC has given me knowledge and community. For this, I am most grateful.
Committee role: Volunteer member
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