PROFILES
Chair of School of Fashion, Ryerson University
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Robert Ott
Assistant Professor of School of Fashion, Ryerson University
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Henry Delgado
Producer
As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Well behaved women rarely make history.” With a colourful vocabulary, an ambitious attitude, and the winning personality of Chelsea Handler, Kirthiga tackles the world of fashion production and public relations. A burger enthusiast, white chocolate lover, and secret agent for the CIA, she loves taking on a challenge, especially if its name is Tom Hardy.
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Kirthiga Rajanayagam
Assistant Producer
Kristina always has a tube of red lipstick on hand and a finger on the pulse of fashion. While she keeps her eye on every aspect of the industry, she’s got a mind for event planning and social media. After graduation next year, she’ll be ready to embrace the European fashion world. London’s calling!
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Kristina McMullin
Creative Director
Stephanie is the online Store Manager at shopshopgirls.ca, and a self-proclaimed feminist. Her interests include exploring fashion through colour theory and styling. Her dream job? To combine stage, production, and clothing with Lady Gaga’s creative team, Haus of Gaga.
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Stephanie Rotz
Art Director
Trista is out-going, fun and passionate about all things design. She is a socialite who loves dancing, chocolate, talking to just about anyone and most of all, laughing. Currently working at the School of Fashion, Trista has experience in Event-Planning and Graphic Design. She hopes to pursue Art Direction, Typography, and Branding in her future.
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Trista Capitano
Communications Director
Rachel is a PR chick at heart and has been interning at Jane Gill & Associates for the past two years. She is also a die-hard foodie, a general enthusiast, and spends endless hours searching for any and all of Paolo Roversi’s work.
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Rachel Garbutt
Member, Hospitality & Sponsorship
Angelika wants to travel and explore. She loves to take chances, meet new people, and is always willing to try new things. She is ready to get out into the world!
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Angelika Wilk
Member, Stage & Show
Aspiring fashionista with an eye for colour and style. Interested in art, design, music and film, Bianca has a tendency to quote songs of the hip-hop genre in daily conversation.
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Bianca Carreiro
Head, Front of House
Having worked abroad with Technical Fashion Apparel label ACRONYM in Berlin, Germany, Catrina is a devotee to modular and technical fashion. As an enthusiast in men’s fashion, she hopes to pursue a career at an international company abroad. One day she hopes to live in Paris and work at a French house like Louis Vuitton.
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Catrina Chen
Member, Marketing & Tickets
A dreamer that makes her dreams comes true. Passionate about fashion, in love with shopping, and addicted to food, Cheryl is a Brand Ambassador at Swarovski, a complete workaholic and is obsessed with sparkles.
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Cheryl Lam
Member, Front of House
Minimal aesthetic is her muse. Topshop is her playground as a Product Specialist, and fashion buying is Christina’s aspiration.
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Christina Joung
Member, Interactive Media & Video
With street style cred and a journalism portfolio to boot, this Niagara native is on to tackle the world of videography as Mass Exodus’ YouTube Ambassador. As an Editorial Assistant at MTV FORA, Dani is always up with the latest in fashion, music, and art. In her world, mobile snaps and indie art magazines are a daily must; and red lipstick is always trending.
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Danielle Reynolds
Member, Public Relations & Social Media
Animal lover, chocolate junkie, history buff, and creative writer. A girl who wakes up each day wanting to try something new and do something revolutionary. With a soul from the past and a spirit for the future, Emily dreams of contributing her many loves into the art of creative direction and fashion publishing.
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Emily Ferrarro
Member, Stage & Show
Gagan is an admirer of fashion and everything that surrounds it. Stylist and Co-Owner of Bridge+Bardot, a local boutique that reworks vintage pieces. Her plans are to expand her business and explore the many areas of the fashion industry.
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Gagan Bassi
Member, Marketing & Tickets
An avid observer of PR and marketing in fashion culture, with a new found interest in sustainability within the local community, both ecologically and economically. Ilanit aspires to start-up Toronto’s first fully sustainable events company within the next 3 years, in hopes of guiding the fashion industry, as well as local businesses, towards operating in a more sustainable ‘fashion’.
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Ilanit Kamenetsky
Member, Design & Brand
Graphic Designer by day. Rapper by night. Aspiring to one day be an entrepreneur slash YouTube sensation with her girl Yaz #ProHashTagger, who lives in the fashion magazine section at Indigo.
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Jessica Orense
Member, Public Relations & Social Media
Just a girl who’s on her journey through life accompanied by lots and lots of clothes. Inspired by Rachel Zoe’s life and style, Julia currently works with Mavi Jeans as the Ontario Office Intern. She lives on coffee, cuddling, ice-cream and waffles, reading while taking long bubble baths, and a night out when she has the time. Her philosophy: you can never be over-dressed or over-educated.
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Julia Ferrante
Member, Public Relations & Social Media
As Mass Exodus’ Street Style Photographer, Julie has an eye and appreciation for great style. Usually spotted in something clean and simple, she loves adventure, a good laugh, and a man in a great suit. With aspirations of becoming a personal stylist, she can’t wait to explore the world and industry more to see where life takes her next.
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Julie Ursel
Head, Casting, Hair & Makeup
Fashion stylist, comedic loudmouth extraordinaire, lover of art and history. Kate is a stylist at Making Of in Vienna, Austria and her hobbies include travelling, fostering animals, and prepping her opening monologue for her big Saturday Night Live debut.
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Kate O'Reilly
Member, Stage & Show
A dedicated Ryerson Fashion student that intends on pursuing a career in shoe design for Nike, Katrina enjoys using her spare time finding Toronto’s best burgers, lattes and yam fries with friends.
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Katrina Penziwal
Head, Stage & Show
A vivacious fashion student from Vancouver. She is a dedicated shoe collector and coffee addict, who believes in following your own fashion rules!
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Kelly Leask
Member, Collections & Coordinations
A creative communicator of business and politics in fashion – Kelly works in retail presentation and graphic design.
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Kelly Oh
Member, Design & Brand
An avid lover of all things design. When not contemplating her next big project or adventure, Kitty basks in the joys of good food, great music and the best company to share them with.
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Kitty Chan
Head, Interactive Media & Video
As a dog-fanatic, video blogging, shoe-stasher, Letitia’s ideal aesthetic includes anything metallic, acrylic, or psychedelic. She is most proficient in graphic and video production, thrift or online shopping, and making a grand fool of herself. Her dream job would be combining creative fashion with branding or marketing, as well as nurturing her YouTube channel Look Under Here.
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Letitia Chan
Head, Design & Brand
Lorem ipsum dolor. Just kidding. An ambitious and curious bon vivant. Accustomed to working behind a computer or lens, Madison is passionate about the creative field, advertising, and beautiful graphic design.
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Madison McLaughlin
Member, Design & Brand
Fashion junkie and style connoisseur. Marjory works with Judy Inc., is Head of Stock at BCBG, and is an avid graphic designer; all while pursuing her passions within the fashion industry. When not honing her skills in school, at work, or at internships, Marjory is practicing her hobbies of photography, hitting the gym or socializing with friends.
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Marjory McClean
Member, Collections & Coordinations
Possesses a strong infatuation with the fashion industry. Giant sports fan who enjoys culinary arts, music, and nature, Meg is a contributing author for the Fashion+Style segment at sofarsofresh.net. A free-spirited gal, she aspires to be whoever she decides to be— preferably a model agent at the moment.
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Meg Chang
Head, Hospitality & Sponsorship
Lively, mysterious, fiery and original (all the while still being exquisite). One of Melissa’s pocket of tricks is combining her background in voice/theatre with her interest in fashion and design, that will lead her to conquer NYC, one cynical fashion mogul at a time. Melissa enjoys writing, traveling, fitness, and has a perpetual desire for couture. Stay tuned.
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Melissa Lee
Member, Collections & Coordinations
A lover everything related to fashion and art, Rachel spends most of her time scrolling through fashion blogs, flipping through the covers of her favorite magazines and reading up on the latest trends. She is currently working as a Visual Merchandising Intern at Paul & Shark. Her interests include, travelling, shopping, movies, and being with friends!
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Rachel Joanis
Member, Casting, Hair & Makeup
Mirian is an Administrator for Canada’s leading artist representation agency, Page One Management, where she works closely with the founding partners and Agency Director. She has assisted for various industry professionals, most notably Zeina Esmail, Editor-at-Large for FASHION Magazine. She also regularly attends Toronto Fashion Week as official media.
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Mirian Njoh
Head, Public Relations & Social Media
A west-coast born travel bug with a penchant for the satirical and sartorial. Living vicariously through Pinterest, one pair of patterned pants at a time, Naomi is also a die-hard cat fan.
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Naomi Nachmani
Member, Design & BrandGraphic design extraordinaire with a secret desire to be a travelling gypsy. Rachel hopes to see the world through creative eyes and use her hands to create beauty. Her hobbies include eating, sleeping and day-dreaming.
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Rachel Walker
Member, Public Relations & Social Media
A keen eye for trends and the trendy with a penchant for flair herself. In a devastating love affair with shoes and fashion, Sarah lives by the motto: ‘Life is short. Buy the shoes.’
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Sarah Chang
Head, Marketing & Tickets
Television and online shopping enthusiast. A self-proclaimed caffeine fiend, Roslyn finds her inspiration in Lana Del Ray, and Britney Spears in 2007. She aspires towards a career in fashion marketing.
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Roslyn Talusan
Head, Collections & Coordinations
Rowan has loved the arts and fashion for as long as she can remember, and they greatly influence her to this day. She likes to stay creative through any medium she can find and one day, would love to be a Fashion Director for a large retail company. However, until that magical day arrives, you can find her shopping, eating, tweeting or laughing hysterically.
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Rowan McAnoy
Member, Interactive Media & VideoA political junkie and serial re-tweeter, Tara never misses an opportunity to infuse her liberal agenda into daily conversation. Critical of consumer culture, she hopes to aid in some way towards a reformation of attitude in how we view our ‘stuff’. However her career may evolve, Tara’s future is bound by one guiding principle: to be of purpose.
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Tara Gatchalian
Member, Casting, Hair & MakeupInspired by film and music, Yazmin’s style is constantly changing. Hoping to someday (aka today) become a YouTube sensation with her girl Jess. Working in the entertainment industry would make her heart go a flutter. A dolla makes her holla. #seriously.
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Yazmin Butcher
Member, Interactive Media & VideoA lover of music, design, blogging, and dark chocolate. With dreams including travelling the world, creating a jewelry line, and working within a fashion publication, Yuki aspires to incorporate her creative passions into her everyday life.
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Yuki Barton
Member, Hospitality & Sponsorship
A collector of beautiful things, Shannon is fluent in French, loves lavender tea and all things that sparkle…champagne included. Bermuda, Paris, and St. Tropez join her grand list.
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Shannon Tremewen
Member, Front of House
Sydney decided to formally pursue one of her biggest passions when she enrolled in Ryerson’s Fashion Communication program. Through hands-on work at various internships, she has been able to experience the fashion world first-hand. With an ambitious and creative nature, she hopes to further her experience with a career in the luxury fashion industry.
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Sydney Bicknell
Member, Marketing & Tickets
Beauty is to be discovered, not made – an idealist who believes in the potential of it all. Intrigued by the distribution and buying process within the luxury sector of the fashion business, Somi is in pursuit of a career that will utilize her affinity for fashion, along with an entrepreneurial drive.
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Somi Eom
Member, Hospitality & Sponsorship
Born in Seoul, raised in Montréal. An exclusively bold, avid and sharp fashion undergrad on an unending pursuit to live life to its fullest.
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Suhra Pyo