Bryan Green's humble beginnings started in grocery working as a manager for Dominion. Bryan began to have a vision and Plain and Simple was born. Bryan single handedly started the company in 1990 literally working out of his car with a simple goal in mind: create a company with integrity, quality and superior service. Working with a handful of staff and a complete determination to succeed Plain and Simple has grown to become one of the most successful promotional companies in North America. Bryan's innovative approach to sales continues to lead the industry. Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting his showroom will agree that it is unique and professional but still has a "family" atmosphere.

In the 20 years Bryan has been in business he has forged many partnerships many of which can now be called his friends. These people were drawn to Bryan's unique approach to business and realized the true value of Plain and Simple isn't just in "products" but in relationships. Bryan's commitment has extended to working with several charities which included the creation of Rose Cherry's Home, Variety Village, Santa Claus Parade, Sick Kids Hospital, Growing Great Kids and most recently he became the single biggest private contributor for the Daily Bread Food Bank raising over 60,000 pounds of food through a fundraiser held at his office.

In 1997 Bryan initially created Simply Kids to bring awareness to children's charities. It has now grown to be one of the most successful Private Label brands in Canada and the U.S. Bryan continues to this day to be hands on in both companies as well as being actively involved in several charitable programs. Every new idea and new concept is met with an open mind, a fierce protectiveness and a long term vision that sets Bryan apart from most entrepreneurs. Bryan never stops. There's always something new, something big, something grand on the horizon but first and foremost Bryan's priority has been and always will be his wife, two boys and his family.

President and CEO Earle O'Born started The Printing House Limited (TPH®) in 1961 and was one of the first 'instant printing' companies in North America. Today, TPH® has continued to grow into what is now one of the largest privately-owned branch networks across Canada. The journey of transforming from one single branch in Toronto to 70 locations across Canada is an inspirational story of one man's passion, determination, and drive to become the best. In 1999 and again in 2001, TPH® under Earle's leadership was recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.

Earle O'Born also leads in community involvement through the philanthropic efforts of the TPH® Charitable Office, which he formed with his wife Janice in 1983 to "help others, help themselves." Through the continuing efforts of four full-time staff members, the TPH® Charitable Office has continued to raise millions of dollars for various charities across Canada. In 2005, and again in 2006, TPH® received the CIBC "Spirit of Leadership" Community Award in recognition of TPH®'s community spirit and corporate giving programs through their TPH® Charitable Office. Earle and Janice are active supporters of Sick Kids Hospital and in May 2007 were awarded the Outstanding Philanthropists Award by the Children's Circle of Care Woodmark Group. In May 2009, Earle and Janice co-chaired the Brazilian Ball which raised over $2.9 million net proceeds donated to Sick Kids Hospital.

Earle is the proud father of five children, whose ages span over four decades. Still active in the business, Earle enjoys a good game of golf, spends time constantly building 'things' and is known to never walk by a penny - he truly believes in "taking care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."

MARANT Construction Limited is a construction management and general contracting firm. We are focused in the GTA and other major city centres in three specific areas: commercial office leasehold improvements and renovations of all sizes; small building retrofits; educational and healthcare facilities. We are fortunate, as an organization, to be part of the larger community that is determined, on many fronts, to make our world a better place. We believe it is our responsibility, as a member of the community, to operate responsibly and give back wherever we can.

We are committed to sustainable design and construction. We also sponsor numerous charities and research organizations at a corporate level and encourage our employees to get involved in as many charitable activities and social causes as possible. Here are just a few: Ride to Conquer Cancer, Ride for the Heart, Swing for the Cure, Ribbons of Hope, Foster Parents, World Wildlife Federation, North York General Hospital's Cancer Care Services, Global Grass Roots - Africa, Mariposa in the Schools, Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE), Covenant House, United Way, Canadian Olympians and Dunblaine School for Kids with Learning Disabilities.

We are very proud that Isabel Alves-Vettoretto, Controller will be a celebrity clown in the 2011 Santa Claus Parade for the kids!

Marita Simbul-Lezon has been a Celebrity Clown for several years, culminating in this year's appointment to the Board of Directors for the Santa Claus Parade where she serves as Vice-President and Chair of the Celebrity Clown Committee. When she isn't getting laughs at the Parade, Marita is a Vice-President, Director and Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities where she sits on the prestigious Chairman's Council. For over 20 years she has provided professional wealth management and financial advisory services to discerning investors and their families.

Marita has been actively involved in many charitable and non-profit organizations for community fundraising, notably as a member of the Circle of Care for the Hospital for Sick Children. She has held the positions of Co-chair for the Mayor's Gala in Vaughan, Honorary Co-chair of the Vaughan Hospital Gala, committee member for the Sunnybrook Vascular Clinic. Moreover, she chaired and supported fundraising for Alternatives for cognitively challenged kids, supportted Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre and Cancer Program, and helped raise $3 million for the Sunnybrook Vascular Chair. More recently, she sat on the Gala committee for the centennial celebrations for the Ontario Provincial Police and was a member of the Executive Committee for the 2009 Brazilian Ball. She is married with two children - an 19-year-old son and a 15-year-old daughter.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jewison made his professional debut on the stage at the age of five. He began staging and performing in both dramas and musical comedies at Malvern Collegiate Institute. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Toronto's Victoria College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in General Arts in 1949.

Norman Jewison has been a vibrant force in the motion picture industry for four decades. The filmmaker has been personally nominated for four Oscars; His films have received 46 nominations and 12 Academy Awards. He has also been nominated for three Best Director awards. In 1999, Jewison received the prestigious Irving Thalberg Award at the Academy Awards. He has also been the recipient of many prestigious international honors; the Directors Guild of America, the National Board Review, and the AFI Awards to name a few. His homeland Canada has made Mr. Jewison an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982, a member of the Order of Ontario in 1989, awarded him the Companion to the Order of Canada; the country's highest civilian honour in 1992. Most recently, Mr. Jewison was presented with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2004.

Harriston Ontario is Ross' hometown and he believes his rural roots and strong farming work ethic helped mould him into what he is today, a business executive and Clown! Being a Celebrity Clown was something he resisted at first, not appreciating that everyone has an inner Clown just itching to get out. Encouraged to just try the adventure for one Parade, he succumbed and was instantly hooked as the day was extremely rewarding. A chance to give back to the community and repay the Parade for the years he sat as a youngster starry eyed watching the magical floats roll by. 2009 marks Ross' 17th Parade as a Celebrity Clown and he remains as excited about the Parade as when he first saw it at age 5.

Ross' employment history is comprised of large international companies and Canadian entities that needed his management, reinsurance, technology, marketing or risk selection skills. Over the many years he has given advice or informative speeches and lectures in 42 countries to a diverse audience whose composition has been from producers to reinsurers, presidents to junior staff. He has acted as a confidential advisor to companies and organizations. He has provided advice or opinion to the Government of Canada, European, Canadian and Asia Pacific based executives on insurance operations, risk management reviews, and numerous expert opinions on claims and reinsurance. In 2005 Ross was awarded the prestigious LOMA Education Award for his decades of contributions to insurance education around the globe. The second major event of 2005 was the publication of Ross' book titled "Again, Does It Make Sense?"

Ross is married for 40 years (same wife) and has two children (adults but still children to him) and is active locally in various community initiatives. Being a Celebrity Clown in The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is an absolute yearly highlight.

Steven Del Duca has demonstrated a strong commitment to volunteerism, public service and his community for many years. From 1996-2006, Steven worked in a number of progressively senior positions within the political system and government, including as Executive Assistant to Vaughan MPP Greg Sorbara and as Senior Advisor to the then-Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. He now serves as the Director of Public Affairs for the Carpenters' Union, a progressive labour organization representing roughly 24,000 skilled men and women across Ontario.

Steven graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2007 and is currently a Director of the Vaughan Health Care Foundation. He was proud to serve as Chair of the Vaughan Health Care Foundation's 2008 Gala Dinner, which raised over $1 million for the Vaughan hospital project. Steven recently served as Co-Chair of the Greater Toronto Region Economic Summit and Co-Chair of the City of Vaughan's Task Force on Democratic Participation and Renewal. He has written a number of articles and columns that have appeared in publications such as the Toronto Star. Steven has been a resident of Vaughan for 22 years and currently resides in Woodbridge along with his wife and daughter.

Christina is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, business person, strategic coach and athlete. Within the family run Real Estate Development company, The Sorbara Group, Christina is a member of the Property Management Team, which is responsible for a portfolio of commercial, industrial, retail and residential properties. Their primary objective is to ensure that the needs of the tenants are met in a harmonious and positive manner.

Christina is also certified as a Professional Executive Coach, a certification that will assist in forward thinking and focused corporate growth and development in those businesses she is directly involved with. Christina has a passion for community service and as a result has been involved in a number of fundraising events for many different charities and has naturally progressed to vice-chairing her own family's foundation. Working closely with many charitable organizations allows Christina to harness a sense of gratitude, generosity, compassion and reality. Christina has also published a children's book, Peanut Butter Jelly Belly and is a member of the Canadian Women's National Inline Hockey Team.

Leo Veri has been an Entrepreneur for over twenty five years in the entertainment industry. He is the Founder/Owner of Veriation Music Disc Jockey & Entertainment Services, one of the largest Disc Jockey companies in the country. He began his business venture in 1984 providing Disc Jockey services to help fund his education while attending Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and the Radio College of Canada. Leo focused his studies on Electronic Engineering Technology.

Leo also owns and operates Artistic Smart Homes one of the most respected and leading home automation and home theatre companies servicing the affluent market place. His venture expanded with the inception of Artistic Sound & Lighting, providing audio visual production services in corporate and commercial venues across GTA.

His professional experiences includes active participation in over 750 corporate and social events a year including charitable fundraisers such as Sick Kids hospital, Canadian Italian Business Professional Association, A Night To Celebrate fundraiser for The Princess Margaret Hospital, and many other local charities.

Leo is also one of the Founders of the Staying Alive Disco Ball Gala in support of Sick Kids Hospital sponsored by his company, Veriation Music, one of the most popular social fundraising events in GTA.

He also participated as a celebrity clown at the Toronto Santa Claus Parade this year for the first time. As well, he has volunteered his services to the Maple Santa Claus Parade for the past seven years.

Leo's greatest accomplishment is that of being a husband and father of three boys.

Michael has built over 6,000 award-winning homes across the GTA. Also a partner in various land development and construction companies pertaining to infrastructure such as; sewer, water main, earthmoving and road building, through to utility and concrete installations, as well as precast concrete manufacturing. Owns, manages, and leases a portfolio of industrial and commercial properties. Has expanded land interests to include 2 premier golfing and banquet facilities; in Vaughan, Copper Creek Golf Club and a sister course in Niagara Region, Peninsula Lakes Golf Club. The Centre for Business Development honoured Michael with "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1999. He has been nominated by GTHBA-UDI in 2005 for "Builder of the Year" and in 2006 was a finalist in the same category. He has consistently ranked as one of the top 5 homebuilders within the J.D. Power & Associates Client Satisfaction Study for the past 5 annual studies. In 2007 was a finalist in the Tarion "Builder of the Year - Award of Excellence". Honoured with the 2005 and 2006, "Presidential Award of Merit" by GTHBA-UDI and is the founding Chairman of the GTHBA-UDI Builder's Council. Most recently, the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce honoured Arista Homes the prestigious 2010 Business of the Year Award. Michael also sits on the Vaughan Health Care Foundation as a Director and past Chair. He is Chairman of the Vaughan Health Campus of Care, and continues to perform extensive volunteer and community work.

As president & CEO of RBC Insurance, Neil Skelding has global responsibility for RBC's insurance business.

Mr Skelding joined RBC Insurance in January 2003 as executive vice-president, Life Operations, and also served as President and CEO of RBC Life Insurance Company. Prior to working for RBC Insurance, Mr. Skelding held a number of senior positions in the Canadian insurance industry with Transamerica Life Canada, Zurich Canada. He was appointed to his current position in September 2004.

Mr. Skelding has a bachelor of technology in mechanical engineering and an MBA in Finance. He has seld several industry related roles as a member of the Industry advisory committee of Assuris and a member of the Standing Committee on Marketplace relations for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association where he is also a former director. He is past chair of the Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance (CAFII) and a member of the Young President's Organization.

In addition to his professional successes, Neil is active in the community as a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Valley Hospital where he serves as Vice Chair & Treasurer. He is also on the Principal's Advisory Council for the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus), a member of the Pension Committee at McMaster University and serves on McMaster University's Campaign Cabinet.

Neil is committed to make a lasting social impact through inspired, responsible giving and by building strong partnerships with the charitable sector. He is actively involved in many charitable and non-profit organizations that make a positive and lasting impact in the communities in which RBC Insurance operates.

Neil and his daughter Sarah (a grade 10 high school student) have been entertaining thousands of children waiting to get a glimpse of Santa for the past four years and look forward to continuing their annual tradition that they look forward to every November!!!

Tony Poole holds the joint positions of President, Foresters Canada Division and President & CEO of Unity Life of Canada. In April 2008 under Tony's leadership Unity Life became a wholly owned subsidiary of Foresters™ as a result of spearheading Canada's first sponsored demutualization. Tony continues to hold the title, President and CEO, Unity Life of Canada, a Foresters Company.

As a results-oriented leader, Tony has contributed to Unity Life and now Foresters achieving record growth in all financial metrics while focusing on the spirit of a community minded organization. Foresters participates in community investment programs all across North America and the UK.

Tony has a B.A.A. degree from Ryerson University in Toronto and participates in their business advisory group. Tony is a champion of community and charitable causes which include Toronto's annual Santa Claus Parade, Children's Miracle Network Radiothons and community park build events across Canada. With his wife Josie they have enjoyed working in many community events from local parks to community build projects in Mexico, US and Portugal.

Tony also serves on several industry committees through the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA), the Life Office Management Association (LOMA) and the Industry Advisory Committee of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Compensation Corporation (Assuris).

Tony and Josie have been married 32 years and have three adult children and one granddaughter.

A native of Toronto, Vincenza has been a Celebrity Clown for 11 years (1999 - 2009) and counting. While 11 years as a clown is a long time, what is more amazing is the fact that Vincenza lives in the San Francisco area and travels back to Toronto every year for the Parade.

Prior to moving to California in 1997, Vincenza had worked for Bell Canada, CBC and Foote, Cone & Belding before settling down to raise a family. Vincenza is married and has two children. Her son, Christopher, is a retoucher in San Francisco and her daughter, Sydney, is at college in Boston.

While the song says, "I left my heart in San Francisco", Vincenza's heart is clearly in Toronto and we're happy to have her back every November for the Parade.

Barry founded a brand engagement agency called Dashboard in 2001. Dashboard has grown an impressive client base that has included Axe Body Spray, Hellmann's, Vaseline, Toyota, ING Direct, Mother Parkers, torstar and Wayne Gretzky among others. Based in Toronto, the company has won many national and international awards over the past ten years and has been involved in many charitable causes including work on Children's Wish and rebranding the East Kootenay Environmental Society as well as the Santa Claus Parade.

This will be Barry's third year as a celebrity clown, however, his participation with the Santa Claus Parade extends beyond walking the parade route. Barry leads the marketing committee for the parade and is a Board member, all volunteer time that he thoroughly enjoys.

Barry believes in community service and has been involved in many charitable efforts surrounding the environment, children's charities and is very involved in mentoring within the college and university advertising programs. Barry and his wife have brought their daughter, Tatum, to the parade each year since she was born and it was due to the many wonderful memories created at the parade that Barry volunteered Dashboard to assist Santa. The team at Dashboard hope that you continue to build wonderful memories at the Santa Claus Parade.

Leading the way in importing and exporting solutions in the transportation industry within North America, Beverley has had twenty five years working alongside her husband resulting in phenomenal success and corporate achievements that have surpassed all of her professional goals.

Beverley has the ability to take any requests or almost impossible situations, no matter how easy or difficult and turn them into informative, understanding professional successes all done with an extremely happy disposition. She has been compared to a ray of sunshine, to all those who have worked shoulder to shoulder for her or who have had the positive experience of working with her.

Married to the same fellow for several decades, she has two grown, successful children and three energetic grandchildren. The opportunity to be a Celebrity Clown was the next natural step in taking that sunshine and spreading it to as many people as possible in a parade that focuses on the gathering of hearts and minds of the young and old alike.

As president of CGI's operations in Canada, Doug McCuaig is responsible for driving the company's strategy and growth across Canada. He is known for his commitment to client service and track record for helping clients successfully enhance and expand their businesses through the strategic use of information technology.

As a member of CGI's Management Committee, Mr. McCuaig also participates in the development and execution of CGI's global strategy.

In addition, he leads CGI's Global Banking Sector Council and, in this capacity, drives the development of the company's global banking strategy. Mr. McCuaig has been involved in the delivery of many transformations and managed services projects for a wide variety of major financial institutions.

He also serves as executive sponsor of CGI's Canadian Healthcare Centre of Excellence, guiding the strategic delivery of solutions and services in this important high-growth market.

Mr. McCuaig joined CGI in March 2004 from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young where he held the position of Senior Vice-President and Managing Director, Consulting Services, Canada. He began his career at Ernst & Young in 1989 (then referred to as Woods Gordon/Clarkson Gordon) and became a partner in 1995, and he was also a member of Ernst & Young's Partnership Board.

At Ernst & Young, he led many practices, including Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Strategy and Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and Finance and Employee Transformation.

Mr. McCuaig sits on a number of boards, including the International Advisory Board of the Schulich School of Business at York University, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Toronto Board of Trade as Vice Chair, and the Information Technology Association of Canada's Executive Committee as Treasurer. He also sits on the IT Committee for Mount Sinai Hospital.

He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario and Ryerson University, holds an MBA in Marketing & International Business from McMaster University, and received executive management training at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Michael Tibollo is a lawyer and has been practising law for the last 25 years.

Michael dedicates a great deal of his spare time to doing volunteer work in the community. He is the Chairman of the Caritas Project and Caritas Foundation, President of the National Congress of Italian Canadians-Toronto District and the National Congress of Italian Canadians nationally.

Michael is a strong supporter of several not for profit organisations that assist youth and adults with special needs.

He and his wife Silvana are active in the community and attend many fund raising events throughout the year as well as chairing several themselves.

Michael has a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon-do and has taught the "Do" of the martial art around the world.

He speaks five languages and believes that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.

He enjoys being a "clown" (with costume) once a year with his daughter but keeps the spirit of "clowning" in his heart every day!

Robert Strickland is president of Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (FIC). Fidelity Investments Canada is part of Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of the Boston-based Fidelity Investments organization, one of the world's largest providers of financial services. In Canada, Fidelity manages a total of $52 billion in mutual fund and corporate pension plan assets. It offers Canadian investors a full range of domestic, international and sector mutual funds. Fidelity funds are available through a number of advice-based distribution channels including financial planners, investment dealers, banks, and insurance companies. Fidelity also manages defined benefit and defined contribution assets on behalf of corporate clients across Canada.

Mr. Strickland joined FIC in 2003 as executive vice president and head of Fidelity Advisor Sales. He was named to his current position in March 2005.

Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Strickland held a number of senior positions with TD Bank Financial Group, including president, TD Waterhouse Financial Planning; chief operating officer, Tokyo-Mitsubishi TD Waterhouse Securities Co. in Tokyo; and president, TD Evergreen.

Born in 1961, Mr. Strickland received an HBA (Honors in business administration) from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1983 and an MBA from McMaster University in 1987.

Ted has been a chiropractor and community activist for more than three decades. Professional duties included private practice, teaching at the college and independent assessments for car accident victims.

His community activities included numerous resident associations and city hall committees. He also did time served as a Mississauga City and Region of Peel Councillor.

Ted also hosted a live cable health show for two years and has written columns for the Toronto Star and Mississauga News.

He presently is looking for an agent so he can return to television.

Ted fell in love with the Santa Claus Parade when he was a patient at the Sick Children's Hospital. He still credits the hospital and the Santa Claus Parade with saving his life. The chance to be a clown both in the parade and with Christmas in August is nothing short of priceless. A new clown for this year, he has stated many times that the hours spent as a clown with the children rates among the very best times of his life.

MARANT Construction Limited is a construction management and general contracting firm focused in the GTA and other major Canadian city centres in three specific areas: commercial office leasehold improvements and renovations of all sizes; small building retrofits; educational and healthcare facilities. MARANT is fortunate, as an organization, to be part of the larger community that is determined, on many fronts, to make our world a better place. We believe it is our responsibility, as a member of the community, to operate responsibly and give back wherever we can.

Isabel along with husband Gino Vettoretto is a member of the Circle of Care for the Hospital for Sick Children. Together they sponsor numerous charitable organizations as well as several local children's sport leagues, research organizations and most recently several Canadian Olympic hopefuls. On a corporate level they encourage all their employees to get involved with as many charitable activities and social causes as possible. As a result MARANT has had the pleasure of partnering with and fundraising for a wide variety of worthwhile organizations such as: The Ride to Conquer Cancer, Ride for the Heart, Swing for the Cure, Ribbons of Hope, Foster Parents, World Wildlife Federation, North York General Hospital's Cancer Care Services, Global Grass Roots - Africa, Mariposa in the Schools, Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE), Covenant House, United Way and Dunblaine School for Kids with Learning Disabilities just to name a few.

2011 will mark Isabel's 3rd year as a Celebrity Clown.

As the Managing Director of Canada, - Porter directs the acquisition of land, execution of value creation development projects, and management of property portfolios. - brings to Taurus extensive knowledge of the Canadian market, and hands-on experience in the acquisition, leasing, and development of all asset classes.

Since 1976, Julian and his Team have helped people meet the financial promises they've made to themselves and those they care for on a tax-efficient basis.

He's a registered member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - and is on the Board of Directors of Performins Canada Inc.

He was Chair of the Board of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - and participated on Oakville's Cultural Advisory Committee.

He lives in Oakville with his wife Nandita, and their dogs, Bentley, Lucie and Kyan.

For the last decade, Nandita has been a social worker dealing with troubled families in Toronto - specializing in child protection. Nandita is a qualified yoga instructor.

It is a joy for us to see the children enjoying the parade, engaged with their family. That's why we support the Santa Claus parade and love being clowns.

Karen is Executive Vice-President responsible for Business Development and Marketing. She leads the enterprise-wide collaboration for growth, sales opportunities for our largest clients, and manages our client distribution partner channel relationships. Karen also manages the Marketing organization.

Karen was named a Who's Who In Workplace Health in 2008. Featured as a speaker at numerous conferences and seminars, Karen has also published articles in periodicals including Benefits Canada and Benefits & Pensions Monitor, and she often appears in the national media, speaking on workplace health and productivity issues.

Karen holds a BA from the University of Toronto and is noted for her unique approach of treating health in the workplace as a business issue, bringing quantitative figures to show how an investment in a healthy workplace drives productivity and offsets disability costs to a company's bottom line.

Mr. Langston is the founder and President of i-Source Limited, a consultancy firm specializing in advising US and Canadian electronics companies with respect to their electronic components (interconnects) sourcing strategy. Additionally i-Source provides advisory services with respect to Canadian government financial incentives (namely SR&ED) to its Canadian client base.

Prior to i-Source, Mr. Langston founded and grew Coretec Inc., an electronic components manufacturing business, to $100M in annual revenues with 700 employees across multinational operations (Canada, USA, UK, China). Coretec was one of the largest designers and manufacturers of interconnects (printed circuit boards) in North America and grew to be one of the Top 50 electronics companies in Canada. During his 25 year term as President and CEO Mr. Langston planned and executed private and public financings including Government agency equity, SR&ED funding, venture capital, bank debt financing (asset based and corporate finance), initial public offerings and convertible debt financings. Mr. Langston completed the sale of Coretec in 2009.

Notable achievements while at the helm of Coretec Inc. were as follows:

· Recipient of Canada's 50 Best Privately Managed Companies Award (1997) · Recipient Toronto Business Excellence Award (1996) · Recipient of Province of Ontario Environmental Governance Award (2000) · 1st company in PCB industry in North America to receive ISO14000

Mr. Langston has acted as a director for several private organizations in the electronics industry as well as several not-for-profit organizations. Most notably Mr. Langston acted as Vice Chairman for IPC, a US based electronics industry association with offices around the globe in support of the electronic materials, PCB, EMS, electronic components industries.

Mr. Langston received his Honours Business Administration degree from York University in Toronto in 1982. Mr. Langston was a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) from 1992 - 2011 and is now a member of World Presidents Organization (WPO). He maintains both a Canadian and British passport.

Karen works as a Charge Nurse in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at St. Michael's Hospital. In her spare time she enjoys sports, travel, writing and volunteer work. She is a Black Belt at Northern Karate School and a member of the North Toronto Ski Club. She has completed more than 40 marathons throughout the world. She is the first Canadian woman to join the Seven Continent Club by finishing a marathon on all the continents. Karen is the first Canadian to be a member of the Grand Slam Club by completing a marathon in every continent and the North Pole. She was the only woman to participate in the North Pole Extreme Bike Race. Karen was the first person to win the Queen Rapi Nui award on Easter Island (for the best overall score in the marathon, bike race and triathlon). She is the author of several running articles. Recently, she was honoured for these achievements. She was selected to carry both the Olympic and Paralympic Torches. Christmas is her favourite time of the year. She enjoys making Christmas decorations, collecting Christmas ornaments from different countries and experiencing the Christmas season in different cultures. It will be her second year being a Celebrity Clown.

Provided leading edge Computer Software and Hardware services to many of Canada's fortune 100 companies.

Hobbies include Muscle car restoration, racing and showing. Specializing in Dodge and Plymouth marques.

Carol has been an enthusiastic celebrity clown for several years. She was born and raised in Toronto and recalls fondly her parents taking her to the Santa Claus Parade every year as a small child. Carol is thrilled to be able to participate every year and put the same smile on children's faces that she herself experienced many years ago. When not clowning around, Carol is the stewardship behind Bedford Park Associates, which does consulting to financial services firms on strategic planning for operations and data and technology optimization for investment processes in Canada, the U.S., Europe and works with many multi-national firms. She has written white papers and is a passionate speaker at conferences to help disseminate knowledge and find solutions on the challenges with technology and in operations for financial services.

Apart from the joy she gets helping the Santa Claus Parade be a great event every year, her "unofficial" passions of wine and cooking, Carol is a patron of the Toronto International Film Festival and is a film junkie. Carol has been to Antarctica and crossed the Arctic Circle twice, but has not stumbled across Santa's home in her travels - she does, however, find him in body and spirit every year at the parade and is honoured to be associated with this long-standing Canadian event!

Robert (Bob) Macdonald, 45, has been the President and CEO of Maritz Canada Inc., since 2001 and held executive level and leadership positions since joining the company in 1996. Under his stewardship, and by building executive marketing and sales relationships with clients in the tech/telco, financial services, healthcare, retail packaged goods and automotive sectors, Maritz Canada has offered the full gamut of Maritz services to many of Canada's leading brands and businesses.

Extending its success beyond international borders over the past 10 years, Maritz Canada has been recognized as the global agency of record for Nortel, IBM and Research In Motion (RIM) - servicing international offices from its Canadian base. In the last 8 years, Mr. Macdonald has evolved the focus of the business towards the consumer market, a new foray for Maritz and a natural compliment to a deep 115 year history of providing performance improvement solutions within the business-to-business landscape. Through an integration of disciplines including loyalty, learning, research, marketing communications, events, digital marketing and incentives, Maritz Canada Inc. began to provide its clients with consumer loyalty, customer experience and engagement marketing solutions- facilitating true loyalty for consumers and clearly articulating the channel's role in supporting it. In 2011 and building on the Canadian success of loyalty programs, Bob piloted this consumer-led business model into the US and quickly secured engagements with new clients. Bob was appointed president and CEO of the newly relaunched Maritz Loyalty Marketing- based out of the Toronto office and serving as the global centre of excellence for Maritz's new loyalty offering.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, Bob is a proponent for Corporate Social Responsibilities. He has served on several boards including Altruvest Charitable services (2000-2006)- a non-profit organization that recommends performance improvement services to charities, and also as a member of the Ontario Science centre's board of trustees (2003-2009) where he established policy, advocacy and fund-raising efforts. In 2009 Bob became a member of CORE (Conserve Our Rural Environment), an organization formed in 2002 to respond to various environmental threats to the Township of Mulmur- working with elected officials at the Township, Country and provincial level to protect aquifers, forests and the economy. Most recently Bob also served on the Board of Directors for Northmount School. Finally, through his leadership, Maritz Canada has donated significant time, resources and dollars through its partnership with Parents For Better Beginning, a local agency that enriches the life of families in the Regent Park area of Toronto, Canada.

Bob holds a Business & Economics degree from Bishops University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.

Bob is married with 5 children and lives in Toronto. He looks forward to his enjoying his first year as a celebrity clown with his three oldest children.