Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award

The Outstanding Volunteer of the Year is awarded to an expo or associate member who has made an outstanding voluntary contribution to CAEM. Members of the CAEM Nominating Committee are not eligible to win this award.

Award Criteria:

  • Outstanding volunteer contribution to CAEM over the past year.
  • Membership in CAEM for at least two years.
  • The nominee must be a current member in good standing.
  • The nominee must have participated on at least one CAEM Committee over the past two years.

Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients

2020: Mikey Singer, CEM, MKEM

2019: Heather MacRae, Landscape Ontario

Expo Member of the Year Award Recipients

2017: Nancy Milani, CEM, CMP, Informa Canada

2016: Bianca Kennedy, Power Sport Services

2015: Karen Maki, CEM, Informa Canada

2014: Laurie Paetz, Canadian National Sportsmen`s Shows

2012: Catherine MacNutt – Master Promotions Ltd.

2010: Sherry Kirkpatrick – Industrial Accident Prevention Association

2009: Isabella Wai, CEM – Ontario Hospital Association

2004: Jennifer Allaby – Master Promotions

2003: Marti Milks, C.D.E. – Premier Consumer Shows

2001: Paul Day, C.D.E. – Landscape Ontario

2000: Anita Schachter – dmg world media

1999: Scott Sillcox – Maple Leaf Productions

Associate Member of the Year Award Recipients

2017: Bev Hill, onPeak | GES

2016: Tony Gallagher, CEM, GES Global Experience Specialists

2015: Mike Klemm, CEM, GES Global Experience Specialists

2014: Dion Burt, LANGE

2013: Missy Lichtenberger, CMP, CEM, Scotiabank Convention Centre

2012: Mike Russell – the Toronto Congress Centre

2011: Paul Urben – The Commerce Trade Show Logistics Group Ltd.

2010: Leslie Bruce, CEM – International Centre

2009: Sonia Moffatt, CEM – Freeman

2007: Gilles Bouchard – STRONCO

2006: Julie Brown – Reed Exhibitions; Erin Wade – Sheraton Gateway Hotel

2004: Deborah Dugan, C.D.E., CEM – CONEXSYS Registration Ltd.

2003: Marcela Marijosius – Wyndham Bristol Place Hotel

2001: Greg Smith – LANGE

2000: Ian Kerry – Freeman

1999: Rena Menzies – GES CANADA Exposition Service