Denise Schon has worked in the book publishing industry since 1979. Her most recent in-house position was Vice President and Publisher of Macmillan Canada. She left there in 1995 to start a book packaging company, producing full-colour cook books and gardening books for publishers in Canada and the U.S. She has co-published books with many magazines, including Canadian Living and Chatelaine.

For more information on the Book + Magazine Publishing program, contact Denise Schon at dschon@centennialcollege.ca.

Chantel Simmons is the Editorial Director at Sweetspot.ca. She has worked at ELLE Canada, TV Guide, Elevate and The Toronto Sun, and has contributed to FASHION, Best Health, Reader's Digest, MoneySense, Tribute, HGTV, Food Network and W Network. She is the author of two novels, Stuck in Downward Dog and Love Struck

Saffron Beckwith has been working in publishing for over 20 years. Currently she is a partner at Kate Walker & Company which is a national commission sales agency that represents over 30 Canadian and International publishers. She has been an instructor at the Centennial Publishing Program since 2004. She is a member of many publishing organizations such as the ACP and BookNet and have served on a number of industry committees.

Marg Anne Morrison has worked in publishing for over 25 years: for Between the Lines Press, Annick Press, and Key Porter Books. She now has a consulting and management services business, Morrison Publishing Management. She sits on the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council as a representative of the Editors’ Association of Canada and is the Director of the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario.

Alison Maclean has worked in book publishing since 1986. She has held senior editorial positions at Canadian and international firms, taught in the Simon Fraser and Humber College publishing programs, and enjoyed a successful career as a freelance editor and project manager. After several years as Associate Publisher at Madison Press Books, Alison is now the Managing Editor at John Wiley & Sons Canada.

Sandra Latini has more than 20 years of experience as an award-winning Art Director in both the Consumer and Custom publishing sectors.

Sandra served as Toronto Life’s longest serving Art Director where she contributed to the magazine’s unprecedented editorial success winning 60 National Magazine Awards and an Art Directors’ Club of Canada Gold Award for Best Cover.

Subsequently, Sandra held the position of Senior Art Director at Totem Brand Stories/Redwood Custom Communications, where she worked on top brand publications in both Canada and the U.S. in print, video and web channels. Throughout her tenure, she succeeded in elevating clients’ marketing objectives and won numerous industry awards.

She has led and mentored art departments and talented photographers and illustrators on a variety of projects with a high degree of success. Sandra is confident and experienced and has earned a strong reputation with internal teams, Account Directors, Editors and Clients for her direction.

Laurie LaBelle is the Principal and Creative Director of Iconography Art + Design, a boutique design studio in Toronto since 1995.

Laurie has been developing leading-edge creative solutions for a variety of private and public sector clients including Exxon Mobil, Petro Canada, Rand McNally Canada Maxxium Brands Canada and the University of Toronto. She has developed numerous large publications for the UofT for over 15 years.

Her award winning designs range from logo and publications to websites and ebooks.

Laurie has a degree from the University of Toronto in Art and Art History, and is a graduate of the Computer Graphics and Animation program, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Art History/Contemporary Art at the University of Toronto.