Chairperson & Secretary

Board member since 2016. Personal chauffeur for CEO Elf on parade day!

Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP, with specialties in corporate and North Pole law

Governor, Golf Canada / Royal Canadian Golf Association. Highlights include acting as Official Starter at Men’s Canadian Open.

Director

President & CEO of Canada Basketball

Former Vice President of Community Affairs for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and the Executive Director for the MLSE Foundation

Former Vice President of the Oakville Hospital Foundation

Has helped raise over $100 million to support national and local causes and was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for his work on behalf of MLSE

In 2016 Mike was named MLSE’s Coach of the Year recognizing his contributions to the company as a senior leader

Chair, Finance

Current Board member and Celebrity Clown since 2014

Senior Vice President, RBC Insurance

Past Chair, Board of Governors, Junior Achievement of Central Ontario

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity

Chair, Communications

Board member since 2013, Celebrity Clown and Volunteer since 2011

President of Harbinger, a marketing communications agency specializing in brands targeting women

Former marketing executive with Sprint Canada, Danone, Gillette and Pepsi-Cola Canada

Chair, Celebrity Clowns

CEO, North America of Adgar investments & Development Inc., an owner of office properties with holdings in Canada, Israel and Europe

Celebrity Clown since 2004 and Board Member since 2015

Passionate Community Volunteer with organizations including The Heart & Stroke Foundation, Ivey Business School and The Ontario Science Centre

Director

Volunteer Board Member for over 20 years

VP of Partnership/Development New Franchise Media Inc

Former Sr. VP of Marketing for Warner Bros Canada

Vice-Chair of Board

Board member since 2018

HR Business Partner at TD

Leader in multiple HR disciplines including Talent Acquisition, Sourcing Strategies, Employee Relations and Transformational Change Management

Director

President of McCann Canada and 20 year veteran of the Canadian

advertising business

Has helped clients across pretty much every industry achieve their marketing goals across pretty much every form of marketing

Board member of the Institute of Communications Agencies

Director

Current Board Member. Celebrity Clown and volunteer since 2016.

Partner at the law firm of Daoust Vukovich LLP, which specializes in commercial leasing, commercial real estate and commercial litigation.

Over 15 years experience as a commercial litigator assisting various clients across the country.

Director

Vice President, Brand and Marketing Communications – ecobee

Senior Marketing executive at several beloved Canadian and Global brands including Mastercard, Scotiabank, Bell and Tim Hortons.

20+ years of volunteer work and board member experience at Campfire Circle (formerly Camp Oochigeas), Vividata and Action against Hunger Canada

Director

A career Entertainment Specialist, Stuart began his career at Viacom working in marketing at Canada’s number-one theatre chain: Famous Players. There, he worked with entertainment and packaged goods companies developing marketing programs. After Viacom, Stuart was recruited by Microsoft to lead strategic partnerships for the launch of Xbox.

In the twenty years that Stuart has been at Segal Licensing, he has developed breakthrough licensing programs on properties such as Dr. Seuss, Marvel, Tony Hawk, Kevin Smith, and Shrek.

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Bio Coming Soon.

Co-Founder

Founded the Parade Organization in 1982 with George Cohon

Served as a Member of the Board and Co-Chairman from 1982 to 2014

Founded the Celebrity Clowns in 1983

Retired from the Board of Directors in 2014

Honorary President

Volunteer Chairman, CEO and Board Member since 1983

Chairman of Funding Innovation Inc, an art/easel program across Canada that raises millions of dollars for Charity

Former Global Executive with McDonalds Corp. for 31 years. Former Chairman and CEO for McDonalds UK and Executive Vice President for McDonalds Canada and Japan

Served as an original Member of the Board from 1982 to 2013

Served as Secretary of the Board from 1982 to 2010



Retired from active duty on the Board in 2013 and was named Honourary Director

Served as a Director of the Organization for 28 years from 1984 to 2012

Served as Executive Vice President and Director of Sales and Sponsorship from 2008 to 2012



Retired from active duty on the Board in 2012 and was named Honourary Director

Served as a Director of the Parade for 30 years from 1987 to 2017

Served as Vice President Administration and Finance during that period



Retired from active duty on the Board in 2017 and was named Honorary Director

Started with the Parade as a summer student in 1970

Was the General Manager/Creative Director overseeing designs since 1983

Volunteer Chair of Seneca College’s Visual Merchandising Advisory Board for 15 years

Peter Labbett was a Founding Board Member and helped create the Not-for-Profit Organization called the Original Santa Claus Parade

He served as a Director for 24 years, until he passed away in 2006



He loved seeing the diverse crowd of people who came to watch the Parade and in particular, the smile on the faces of all the children in the crowd

Celebrity Clown for 22 years and Board Member 3 years

Advisor, mentor, forensic expert and re-assurer to the life insurance industry



Farm boy from Harriston, Ontario 

Scott Sutherland was a serial entrepreneur and investor who graduated with a degree in Business & Urban Development finance at the University of Western Ontario



Scott was a proud Celebrity Clown and Santa Claus Parade Board Member for 2 years 

President & CEO

Committed to leading and growing teams that deliver unique experiences that exceed the expectations of clients, partners, volunteers and attendees



Over 20 years of experience in the marketing, partnership and event management fields

Director of Business Development

Passionate kids content creator and sales professional with over 20 years of experience.

Santa Claus Parade Board member from 2010-2018.