Our deepest appreciation goes out to the many supporters of Georgian’s sold out Ignite the Night An Unrivaled Gala Experience presented by BMO and held Nov. 3 at Casino Rama Resort.
The event raised a record-breaking $410,000 for awards, scholarships and bursaries, as well as the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵFood Locker. The meaningful commitment by more than 300 community and corporate leaders helps to open doors, remove barriers and support the delivery of an unrivaled student experience at Georgian. Read more.
Thank you to the 2023 gala committee
Ali Khonsari, Co-chair
Owner and Vice President, Image Dental Laboratory
Past Chair, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Board of Governors 2022-23
Business Marketing Administration (class of 1997)
Addison Wallwin, Co-chair
Controller, Wallwin Electric Services Ltd.
Pre-health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees (class of 2015) and Business Administration – Accounting (class of 2019)
Chris Adams
Founder and Managing Director, Adams Hamilton
David Bell
Associate Vice President, Advancement and Alumni Relations, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
Patty Bradley
Senior Presidential Advisor and Government Relations, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
Tourism Management (class of 1995)
Kim Brent
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵretiree
Alex Cardno
Wealth Advisor, Scotia Wealth Management
Paulo Cardoso
Chief Partnerships Officer, JKR Agency
Business – Marketing (class of 2018)
Melissa Cardoso
Chief Marketing Officer, JKR Agency
Travel and Tourism (class of 2018)
Parker Coulter
Broker of Record, Parker Coulter Realty
Sheila Delaney
Community leader
Marilyn Nigro
Faculty, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
Cathy Turner
Community leader
Mary-Anne Willsey
Chair of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Board of Governors, General Manager of Business Operations, Economic Development, Chippewas of Rama First Nation
Thank you
Several students expressed their gratitude for the support they received and described how Georgian’s awards, scholarships and bursaries program helped them in these short videos presented by Deloitte. Gala guests also heard a special video message from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵalumnus Jon Montgomery, Canadian Olympian, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵalumnus (Canadian Automotive Institute class of 2000) and The Amazing Race Canada host along with a video appeal for contributions to the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵFood Locker from student life coordinator, Chris White.
Unrivaled student experienceÂ
Thank you for helping students overcome financial barriers to access Georgian’s unrivaled learning experience. Read more about these stories in the latest edition of GeorgianView magazine.
Thank you to our generous 2023 sponsors
Presenting sponsor
Venue sponsor
Radio and media sponsor
Impact-level sponsors
Combustion-level sponsors
Blaze-level sponsors
Ignite-level sponsors
Spark-level sponsors
