SERVING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

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With a resume packed full of experience in Communications and Digital Marketing, and a penchant for working with some wonderful nonprofits along the way, Anne was the ideal candidate for us when recruiting a Director of Communications. Currently residing in Mexico and assisting us from afar, Anne has already proved to be an invaluable asset and a phenomenal addition to the team: As Director of Communications, Anne makes sure our messaging is effective and impactful, ensuring we are providing you with the most relevant information as our landscape continues to evolve.

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Dani has over a decade of experience working in restaurants and bars, including starting her own cocktail consulting agency. Her passion for social progress fuels her work in the spirits marketing industry — using her brands as a platform to help support positive change. During the pandemic, she created 'A Toast from Coast to Coast', a cocktail book raising funds in part for the Bartenders Benevolent Fund and to promote local restaurants and bars across Canada. She loves exploring new cultures through flavours and appreciating the diversity of spirits, wine, food and people; and she hopes to bring that perspective to the fund. you can find her @dani.drinks on social media.

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Emily currently works as a public engagement facilitator with CoLab, a social impact agency based out of Kjipuktuk (Halifax). Through facilitating inclusion-based workshops, she works with a number of communities to help ensure that public gathering places (notably the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia) are welcoming and equitable spaces for all. In addition, she works as a marketing lead at the Royal Ontario Museum, where she guides creative content development and media planning for a number of events and exhibitions. In her other time, she helps as a sous chef for Bawang, a Filipino ghost kitchen, and is passionate about all things food, including food justice and food policy.

(HE / HIM)

Mat joined us as Executive Director in 2021, having worked with several notable not-for-profits focusing on workforce development programs, such as Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services, The Career Foundation, and most recently at Rise, a national organization that empowers Canadians with mental health and addiction challenges to achieve greater economic and social inclusion. Mat’s experience in the not-for-profit world and managing programs supporting racialized youth, newcomers to Canada, Aboriginal, homeless, LGBTTIQQ2SA+; as well as his compassion and enthusiasm has made him an excellent addition to our team at the BBF.

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Rachel has more than a decade of experience designing brands and experiences with agencies in Calgary and Toronto, working exclusively in spirits marketing for the last four years. She has always had a passion for food, drink and the community they create. So when the pandemic was declared, she joined the BBF assisting on branding, communications, operations and policy, and was offered a seat on the Board in the spring of 2021.

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Alexis is the Senior Marketing Manager at Fever-Tree Canada, a Certified Specialist of Spirits, holds a WSET II in Spirits, and has worked in the food and beverage industry for more than 20 years. She has held numerous positions, from head bartender to general manager, marketing manager, event planner, brand ambassador and sales manager. She holds an honours bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from York University and has been living in Montreal since 2010.

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With close to three decades of hospitality industry under his belt, Hugo has run everything from 5 star hotels to nightclubs and large international events. Hugo believes that hospitality is about empathy, compassion and inclusion, as there is no one that doesn’t like to be heard and understood. Hugo likes being able to listen to others, be it guests or industry colleagues. His believe is that everything in life is about perspective and solutions, and there definitely is strength in numbers.