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Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Jamie Broadhurst
Don Chapman
Jasmine Walsh
Helena Aalto
Alexandra Moorshead
Board Member Bios (in alphabetical order)
Helena Aalto works for the Editors’ Association of Canada and ABC Canada Literacy Foundation. She has an extensive career in the Canadian book industry, including senior marketing and communications roles at Chapters, Kids Can Press, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, and Coles Bookstores. She serves on the boards of the Canadian Coalition for School Libraries, The Word On The Street Toronto, Freedom to Read Week, and IBBY Canada. Her consulting clients include the Association of Canadian Publishers, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Cultural Careers Council Ontario, Key Porter Kids, and Access Copyright.
Jamie Broadhurst is the Vice-President, Marketing for Raincoast Books in Vancouver. He is past President of The Word On The Street Canada and past Chair of The Word On The Street Vancouver. Jamie has worked in the book business for twenty year; first as a bookstore manager in Toronto and then in successive marketing roles for three Canadian publishers. He lives with his wife and son in Vancouver where he is also an instructor in the Communications Department, Simon Fraser University.
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Don Chapman is Manager of Special Events for the City of Kitchener, where his team is responsible for a wide range of festivals, events and community programs. Don has been involved with The Word On The Street since its establishment in Kitchener in 2002 and is one of the founding partners of the Waterloo Region One Book One Community initiative - a feature of The Word On The Street Kitchener program. Don is currently Vice-Chair of The Word On The Street Canada Board.
Alexandra Moorshead is the Executive Director, The Word On The Street Canada, prior to which she was Festival Director of The Word On The Street Toronto for three years where she grew and diversified the organization’s revenue base, oversaw the development of a number of new artistic programs and attracted new audiences to the event. Alexandra's work prior to The Word On The Street included producing large community events and managing the marketing of a group of Canadian-owned consumer and trade magazines. Through her consulting firm, Moorshead & Associates, Alexandra has co-ordinated a series of workshops and a writing contest which resulted in an anthology of stories by adult literacy learners that promoted literacy and gave a voice to those who are learning to express themselves through the written word.
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh is the Board Chair, The Word On The Street Canada and is the City of Toronto’s Manager, Diversity Management and Community Engagement, City Manager’s Office. She has worked in literacy, publishing, women’s studies, human rights, race relations, education and land use planning. During International Literacy Year, she co-chaired the Mayor’s Working Group which sponsored a city wide learners’ conference on literacy, produced a clear language guide and a book of learner’s writings. She was a member of the inaugural Advisory Board, The Word On The Street Toronto in 1990. Ceta has served on a number of community boards, including The Word On The Street Toronto. As Board Chair, the Learnxs Foundation, she had oversight for the publication of a wide range of books and learning materials targeted to schools.
Jasmine Walsh is a native of Newfoundland and Labrador and a proud Atlantic Canadian. She practices law in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the firm of Wickwire Holm. Jasmine fell in love with The Word On The Street festival when she moved to Halifax in 2000. She has been involved with the festival as a Director since 2006 and in 2009 was appointed Board Chair of the Halifax The Word On The Street Board Festival.
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