2014 Conference Manual

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CONFERENCE
MANUAL
YOUR GUIDE TO COCA NIAGARA 2014
OUR SPONSORS
A special thanks…
COCA gratefully acknowledges the following associate members for their generous and continued support of this
organization. The Canadian Organization of Campus Activities recognizes the invaluable role sponsors place in the
success of the conference and the organization. We ask that our delegates thank these companies with their continued
support and business.
GOLD
"We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada
through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund)
and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters."
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SUPPORTING
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Epicpromo
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A G E N C Y
national
speakers
bureau
CONTRIBUTING
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T I C K E T S
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Our Sponsors
COCA 2014 1
Contents
ABOUT US
4 Welcome
Who We Are
6 Restaurants & Services
8
The Canadian Organization of Campus Activities,
better known by its acronym COCA, represents more
than 60 post-secondary institutions from British
Columbia to the Atlantic Provinces.
Hotel Plan
9 Block Schedule
Typically, school members are student associations or
college departments that are involved with campus
activities programming. COCA also boasts more
than 75 Associates which are entertainers, booking
agencies, artist management companies, and other
suppliers to the campus activities sector. Founded in
1982 as the successor to the Canadian Entertainment
Conference, COCA has now completed more than
thirty years of successful operation.
10 Detailed Schedule
17 Education Sessions
24 Session Presenters
28 Keynote Speakers
coca.org
30Showcases
Our Mission Statement
32 Special Showcases
COCA is committed to developing quality campus
programming through education, information sharing
and resources.
56 Awards Banquet & Show
57 Hall of Fame Award
Furthermore, COCA is dedicated to enhancing skill
development by providing educational and business
opportunities, resources, and services for professional
staff, college and university students, and associates
of the organization.
58Policies
64Notes
Questions?
Find us in Salon B on
the 3rd f loor.
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Section name
COCA 2014 3
WELCOME TO NIAGARA FALLS
"I hope that everyone takes
this opportunity to learn,
network, and create lasting
relationships in business
and friendship."
within the hotel venue. Not only has this saved time in
the schedule and significant dollars, it has also ensured
that COCA is in control of the showcases, not an
external venue. I ask for your support and leadership as
we attempt to move our national conference into
the future.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
A Letter from
the Conference Chair:
On behalf of the 2014 National Conference Committee,
I would personally like to welcome you to the COCA
NATIONALS. Since June 2013 we have worked
tirelessly to create a social, interactive and entertaining
conference that provides opportunities for our various
member groups to be successful.
STUDENT LEADERS
The NCC has spent time to ensure that the education
portion of this year’s conference was second to none.
You will be able to take advantage of several education
streams to help hone your skills in various areas
including marketing, campus clubs administration,
programming, and leadership. We know that when you
leave at the end of the conference you will be amazing
social coordinators on your campuses.
FULL-TIME SCHOOL STAFF
This year we have made changes to keep the conference
fresh for the staff who provide continuity on campus
from year-to-year. You will notice that we have
introduced a new special showcase category with a
longer format and a conference which is fully supported
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Your participation is essential to this conference and
our organization. Thank you for taking the time and
the effort to showcase and provide opportunities for
students and full-time staff to preview your talent and
your services for their respective campuses. We have
endeavoured to create an atmosphere that encourages
business, networking, and opportunity for you, your
company, and artists you may represent.
I hope that everyone takes this opportunity to learn,
network, and create lasting relationships in business
and friendship. I also encourage you to take the time
to participate in all scheduled activities to maximize
the benefits of attending this conference. Lastly, please
remember to thank our sponsors and volunteer staff for
their contributions.
Once again, welcome to The Falls!
Jason Moseley
COCA 2014 National Conference Chair,
Special Events Coordinator, Centennial College
Student Association Inc.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Board of Directors
Portfolios
COCA CHAIR
Phil Champagne, Wilfrid Laurier University
AWARD SHOW PRODUCER
Al Legault, McMaster University
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Jason Moseley, Centennial College
BIZ HALL MANAGER
Ray Corbeil, Champlain College
PAST CONFERENCE CHAIR
Kenney Fitzpatrick, MSVU
CONFERENCE BULLETINS
Bill Mahon, John Abbott College
EASTERN DIRECTORS
Alicia Romkey, Acadia University
& Kenney Fitzpatrick, MSVU
CONFERENCE MANUAL DESIGN
Megan Foerster
WESTERN DIRECTORS
Anna Hilliar, UBC & Shaun Scrymgeour,
Red River College
CENTRAL DIRECTORS
Phil Champagne, Wilfrid Laurier University
& Mark Merkestyn, St. Clair College
CONFERENCE MANUAL EDITOR
Earle Taylor, COCA
CONFERENCE OFFICE MANAGERS
Marie Claude Noel, University of Ottawa
& Mary Margaret Courtney, St. Lawrence College
EDUCATION SESSIONS
Anna Hilliar, UBC & Pete Munro, FarBeyond
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Pete Munro, FarBeyond & Sameena Topan,
The Riot Project
SCHOOL SWAP
Jen Brown, UNB - Saint John
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Earle Taylor, COCA
SHOWCASE SELECTION
Kenney Fitzpatrick, MSVU
Standing
Committee Chairs
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Shaun Scrymgeour, Red River College
COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
Alicia Romkey, Acadia University
& Kenney Fitzpatrick, MSVU
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Anna Hilliar, UBC & Pete Munro, FarBeyond
SHOWCASE MANAGER
Josh Clark, Western University
SPONSORSHIP
Jason Moseley, Centennial College,
Kenney Fitzpatrick, MSVU & Earle Taylor, COCA
SUMMER ASSISTANT
Alyssa Martin, Fanshawe College
Volunteers
FULL TIME
Marie Claude Noel, University of Ottawa,
Mary Margaret Courtney, St. Lawrence College
& Japneet Marwah, Seneca College
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Kat Lourenco, Marketing Stream
Welcome Letter from the Conference Chair
Conference Committee
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RESTAURANTS & SERVICES
In the Marriott Gateway Hotel
MARRIOTT GATEWAY FALLSVIEW CAFÉ $$
Mezzanine Level
Breakfast Buffet only
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
TONY ROMA'S $$
6733 Fallsview Blvd
Dinner only, ribs, chicken, burgers, sandwiches, pasta,
steak, seafood
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
905-356-7662
MILESTONES BAR & GRILL $$
Mezzanine Level
Lunch and dinner daily
11:30 AM – 11:00 PM
905-358-4720
TGI FRIDAYS $$
6700 Fallsview Blvd (Inside Embassy Suites)
Salads, pasta, sandwiches, ribs
12:00 PM – 2:00 AM
905-356-8523
*At Milestones you will receive 20% off food when you flash your pass!
*At TGI Fridays you will receive 20% off food, and large drafts for the
price of regular drafts when they are sitting either in the bar area or
at the bar. Just flash your pass!
In the Marriott Fallsview
Hotel (across the street)
COUNTRY CHALET RESTAURANT $$
6526 Main St
All you can eat breakfast
905-371-2229
STARBUCKS $
Lobby Level
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
TERRAPIN GRILLE
FALLSVIEW RESTAURANT $$$
Slightly more upscale, also offers breakfast buffet
7:00AM – 9:00 PM
Walking Distance
ZAPPI'S PIZZA $
6663 Stanley Ave
Pizza, Pasta & Subs
11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
905-357-7100
IHOP $
6455 Fallsview Blvd
Great for breakfast
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
905-357-5444
APPLEBEE'S RESTAURANT $$
6546 Fallsview Blvd
Casual American cuisine, lunch special
905-356-6565
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE $$$
6733 Fallsview Blvd
11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
905-357-6661
*At Outback you will receive 20% off lunch and 25% off dinner when
you flash your pass!
Delivery
DOMINO'S PIZZA
905-374-4334
241 PIZZA
905-357-0241
SWISS CHALET ROTISSERIE & GRILL
905-356-1028
Banks & Groceries
BMO BANK OF MONTREAL
7555 Montrose Rd
905-357-2300
CIBC
6345 Lundy's Lane
905-354-7494
RBC ROYAL BANK
6518 Lundy's Lane
905-356-7313
TD CANADA TRUST
5900 Dorchester Rd
905-357-1930
THE BEER STORE
6757 Lundy's Lane
905-354-5521
LIQUOR STORE
5389 Ferry St
905-357-4360
THAI BINH VARIETY
7122 Drummond
905-371-8824
MY COUSIN VINNY'S $$$
6541 Main St
Italian, has patio
11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
905-374-2621
RON'S NOFRILLS
6460 Lundy's Lane
905-357-4623
$ 5 – 15 Approximate cost for an
$$ 15 – 25 entrée, with tax and tip.
$$$ 25+
Does not include beverages.
*At IHOP you will receive 20% off food when you flash your pass!
Taxis
NIAGARA FALLS TAXI LTD
905-357-4000
5-O TAXI
905-358-3232
ELITE TAXI LTD
905-356-9990
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Restaurants & Services
Restaurants & Services
HOTEL MAP
BLOCK SCHEDULE
MARRIOTT GATEWAY ON THE FALLS | NIAGARA FALLS, ON
TIME
MON | JUNE 2
9:00 AM
First Floor
1 & 2 HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
Education Sessions
Lecture/Variety Showcases 1 & 2
Comedy Showcases 1 & 2
AGM
9:30 AM
3PENINSULA
Education Sessions
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
Registration
9:00 – 6:00 | Salon B
Niagara Falls City Tour
(Book on your own)
Jet Boating on Niagara River
(Register with COCA)
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
Third Floor
15 NIAGARA
Education Sessions
Associates Meeting
16 CANADIANA
Greenroom
17 EXECUTIVE
BOARDROOM
Impromptu Meetings
18 ONEIDA
Education Sessions
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Dinner on your own
4:00 – 5:30
5:00 PM
8 OAKES SOUTH
Special Showcases 2 – 4
Mainstage Showcases 1 – 4
Awards Banquet & Show
Closing Event
Orientation &
Mentoring Sessions
5:30 – 6:30 | Third Floor
Welcome Reception
6:30 – 7:30 | Oakes Foyer
Break
Break
Education 1
10:45 – 11:45
Third Floor & Peninsula
Education 5
10:45 – 11:45
Break
Break
Opening Lunch
Feat. Dr. John Carlos
12:00 – 1:30 | Oakes North
Lunch
Feat. Derreck Kayongo
12:00 – 1:30 | Oakes North
Lecture/Variety
Showcase 2
1:30 – 3:00
Hennepin N & S
Break
Education 6
Roundtable Hot Topics
3:15 – 4:15
Salon A & Niagara
THURS | JUNE 5
Regional
Meetings 2
9:00 – 10:00
Third Floor
Registration
9:00 – 5:00
Salon B
Break
Biz Hall
Setup
10:00 – 12:00
Oakes North
& Foyer
Lunch on
your own
11:30 – 1:00
Education 8
Feat. Amanda Lindhout
1:00 – 2:00
Hennepin N & S
Campus Activities
Biz Hall 1 (Tradeshow)
2:00 – 3:00
Oakes North & Foyer
Registration
9:00 – 4:00
Salon B
Campus Activities
Biz Hall 2 (Tradeshow)
10:00 – 12:00
Oakes North & Foyer
Associates
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30
Milestones
Education 10
1:30 – 2:30
Break
Break
Education 9
School Swap
3:15 – 4:15
Salon A
Assoc. Mtg.
3:15 – 4:15
Niagara
Break
Break
Break
Education 3
Steal This Idea
4:30 – 6:00
Scotiabank Convention
Centre Theatre
Comedy Showcase 1
4:30 – 6:00
Hennepin N & S
Comedy Showcase 2
4:30 – 6:00
Hennepin N & S
Dinner on
your own
6:00 – 8:00
Assoc.
Reception
6:00 – 7:00
Salon A
Special Showcase 2
The Evasons Mind Readers
8:00 – 9:00 | Oakes South
Special Showcase 3
A Shot of Reality
Special Showcase 4
Wayne Hoffman
Break
Break
Break
Mainstage Showcase 2
9:15 – 11:45 | Oakes South
9:15 – 11:45 | Oakes South
9:15 – 11:45 | Oakes South
Break
Break
Break
Break
Film Showcase
Criterion Pictures
12:00 – 1:30 | Salon A
Networking Suite
12:00 – 1:30 | Salon A
Networking Suite
12:00 – 1:30 | Salon A
Special Showcase 5
Headphone Disco
12:00 – 1:30 | Salon A
Break
AGM
9:00 – 10:00
Hennepin N & S
Lunch on
your own
12:00 – 1:30
Dinner on your own
6:00 – 8:00
Special Showcase 1
Dance Ontario
7:30 – 8:30 | Oakes North
FRI | JUNE 6
Break
Education 7
10:15 – 11:15
Third Floor &
Peninsula
Dinner on your own
6:00 – 8:00
9:00 PM
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Film Showcase
Networking Suites
Education Sessions
Special Showcase 5
Associates Reception
Education 4
9:30 – 10:30
Lecture/Variety
Showcase 1
2:45 – 4:15
Scotiabank Convention
Centre Theatre
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
Regional Meetings 1
9:30 – 10:30 | Third Floor
Walk to SCC
2:30 PM
5 OAKES FOYER
Welcome Reception
Registration
9:00 – 5:00 | Salon B
Education 2
1:30 – 2:30
2:00 PM
6 & 7 OAKES NORTH
Special Showcase 1
Biz Hall 1 & 2
Reception
WED | JUNE 4
Registration
9:00 – 6:00 | Salon B
Pre-Conference Activities
1:30 PM
Second Floor
TUES | JUNE 3
Singer/Songwriter
Showcase
2:45 – 4:45
Oakes Foyer
Break
Regional Meetings 3
Block Booking
6:00 – 7:00 | Third Floor
Free Time/
New Board Meets
6:00 – 7:00
Reception
7:00 – 7:30 | Oakes North
7:30 – 9:30
Oakes South
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
8:45 – 11:45 | Oakes South
10:30 PM
Closing Party
9:30 – 12:00
Oakes South
11:00 PM
11:30 PM
12:00 AM
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Registration
12:30 AM
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Education Sessions
Hotel Map
1:00 AM
1:30 AM
Block Schedule
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DETAILED SCHEDULE
1.3 The Canadian Landscape of Student Affairs
1.4 Bringing Dance to Your Campus
1.5 Leading and Advising Student Clubs – Keys to Achieving Excellence
11:45 AM – 12:00 PMBreak
MONDAY, JUNE 2ND
12:00 PM – 1:30 PMOPENING LUNCH FEAT DR. JOHN CARLOS | OAKES NORTH
Sponsored by: ACL Student Benefits, Festival Promotions & Maxin' Productions
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION | SALON B
11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
ET BOATING (OPTIONAL: $65)
J
Sponsored by: Epicpromo & Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours
Meet in the Hotel Lobby at 11:15 AM
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Dinner on your own
1:30 PM – 2:30 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 2 | THIRD FLOOR & PENINSULA
2.1 Programming 102 – A – Small Schools
2.2 Marketing 101: Intro to Marketing Strategy
2.3 Programming 102 – B – Large Schools
2.4 Developing a Comprehensive Handbook for Campus Clubs
2.5 Competency Guide for College Student Leaders: Developing the Best You
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
ORIENTATION & MENTORING SESSIONS | THIRD FLOOR
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
2:45 PM – 4:15 PMLECTURE/VARIETY SHOWCASE 1
SCOTIABANK CONVENTION CENTRE THEATRE
1 Hypnotist JimmyG
2 Ja'Net "Dream Girl" Adams
3 Mike Mandel
4 Nova Browning Rutherford
Alt Peter Bielagus | Shaun Boothe
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
W ELCOME RECEPTION | OAKES FOYER
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
S PECIAL SHOWCASE 1 | OAKES NORTH
Dance Ontario
8:30 PM – 8:45 PMBreak
8:45 PM – 11:45 PM
Walk to Scotiabank Convention Centre
AINSTAGE SHOWCASE 1 | OAKES SOUTH
M
1 The Beaches
2 J Melody
3 The Jessica Stuart Few
4 Cas Haley
5 Automatic Toys
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 3
SCOTIABANK CONVENTION CENTRE THEATRE
Steal This Idea
Dinner on your own
11:45 PM – 12:00 AMBreak
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
12:00 AM – 1:30 AM
F ILM SHOWCASE | SALON A
Sponsored by: Criterion Pictures
8:00 PM – 9:00 PMSPECIAL SHOWCASE 2 | OAKES SOUTH
The Evasons - Mind Reading Duo
9:00 PM – 9:15 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD
9:15 PM – 11:45 PMMAINSTAGE SHOWCASE 2 | OAKES SOUTH
1ColinResponse
2 Andria Simone
3 Texas King
4 BPM Krew
5 Skratch Bastid
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
R EGISTRATION | SALON B
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
R EGIONAL MEETINGS 1 | THIRD FLOOR
10:30 AM – 10:45 AMBreak
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
DUCATION SESSIONS 1 | THIRD FLOOR & PENINSULA
E
Sponsored by: Factor
1 .1 Programming 101
1.2 Marketing for Non Marketers
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Break
11:45 PM – 12:00 AM
Break
12:00 AM – 1:30 AM
N ETWORKING SUITE | SALON A
Sponsored by: The Campus Trust
Detailed Schedule
Detailed Schedule
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A Shot of Reality
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH
Break
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 PM – 9:15 PM
9:30 AM – 10:30 AMEDUCATION SESSIONS 4 | THIRD FLOOR & PENINSULA
1 Goliath PAW
2Eh440
3 Shred Kelley
4 The Noble Thiefs
5 TWRP – Tupper Ware Remix Party
4.1 Brand Partnerships
4.2 $$$ - That's What Clubs Want
4.3 “Can I Count on You?” Building Your Reliability
4.4 Student Organization Advising 102
4.5 Size Does Not Matter
11:45 PM – 12:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 10:45 AMBreak
12:00 AM – 1:30 AM
NETWORKING SUITE | SALON A
5.1 How to Win Friends & Influence People: Getting People to Champion Your Projects
5.2 “Let’s Talk!”
5.3 Sustainable Campus
5.4 Seeking to Become a More Inclusive Campus?
5.5 Club Operations: Strong Foundations = Success
11:45 AM – 12:00 PMBreak
Break
7.1 Student Leaders and Managers: How To Make it Work
7.2 Social Media Do’s & Dont's
7.3 The Art of Being Assertive
7.4 Unconventional Programming
7.5 Collaborative Programming Across Campus
11:15 AM – 11:30 AMBreak
3:15 PM – 4:15 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 6 | SALON A & NIAGARA
Round Table Hot Topics – See Education Section
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Break
Lunch on your own
1:00 PM – 2:00 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 8 FEAT. AMANDA LINDHOUT
HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
Sponsored by: National Speakers Bureau
4:30 PM – 6:00 PMCOMEDY SHOWCASE 1 | HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
MC Steph Tolev
1 Will Noye
2 Graham Kay
3 Andrew Ivimey
4 K. Trevor Wilson
Alt Dan Guiry | Julien Dionne
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
R EGIONAL MEETINGS 2 | THIRD FLOOR
Elections
10:00 AM – 10:15 AMBreak
1:30 PM – 3:00 PMLECTURE/VARIETY SHOWCASE 2 | HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
1 Duane "D.O." Gibson
2 Julia Garcia
3 Norman NG
4 Daniel Packard
Alt Ryan Clauson | Molly Burke
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
B IZ HALL SETUP | OAKES FOYER & NORTH
12:00 PM – 1:30 PMLUNCH FEAT. DERRECK KAYONGO | OAKES NORTH
Sponsored by: The Campus Trust & Keppler Speakers
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH
2:00 PM – 3:00 PMBIZ HALL 1 | OAKES FOYER & NORTH
3:15 PM – 4:15 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 9 | SALON A
School Swap
Dinner on your own
3:15 PM – 4:15 PMASSOCIATE MEETING | NIAGARA
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Detailed Schedule
Detailed Schedule
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FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH
4:30 PM – 6:00 PMCOMEDY SHOWCASE 2 | HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
MC Dylan Mandlsohn
1 Dave Merheje
2 Julia Hladkowicz
3 Patrick Haye
4 Matt O’Brien
Alt Pat Thornton | Michael Harrison
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9:00 AM – 10:00 AMAGM | HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
B IZ HALL 2 | OAKES FOYER & NORTH
Tradeshow
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner on your own
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch on your own
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
ASSOCIATES RECEPTION | SALON A
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
ASSOCIATES LUNCH | MILESTONES
Wayne Hoffman
1:30 PM – 2:30 PMEDUCATION SESSIONS 10 | THIRD FLOOR & PENINSULA
10.1 The Power and Potential of the Human Mind
10.2 Mobile Marketing
10.3 Agents and Campus Buyers Relations
10.4 The Orientation Orientation
10.5 Re:Sound: A How-to Guide
1 The Royal Streets
2 Daniel Mendez
3 Relic (aka Rel McCoy)
4 Mad June
5 Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Band
11:45 PM – 12:00 AM
2:45 PM – 4:45 PMSINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE | OAKES FOYER
1 Pat Maloney
2 Rachael Kennedy
3 Jake Robertson
4 Sarah Smith
5 Andy Brown
Break
12:00 AM – 1:30 AM
S PECIAL SHOWCASE 5 | SALON A
Sponsored by: ACL Student Benefits
Headphone Disco
5:00 PM – 6:00 PMREGIONAL MEETINGS 3 | THIRD FLOOR
Block Booking
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Free time / New Board meets
7:00 PM – 7:30 PMRECEPTION | OAKES NORTH
7:30 PM – 9:30 PMAWARDS BANQUET & SHOW | OAKES SOUTH
Sponsored by: Factor & Maxin' Productions
MCTrixx
9:30 PM – 12:00 PMCLOSING PARTY | OAKES SOUTH
Sponsored by: Technocolour Dreams
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Detailed Schedule
Detailed Schedule
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ED SESSIONS AT A GLANCE
1 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 10:45 - 11:45 AM
5 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 | 10:45 – 11:45 AM
1.1 Programming 101 | Peninsula
1.2 Marketing For Non-Marketers | Salon A
1.3The Canadian Landscape of Student
Affairs | Oneida
1.4 Bringing Dance to your Campus | Ontario
1.5Leading and Advising Student Clubs - Keys to
Achieving Excellence | Niagara
5.1How to Win Friends & Influence People: Getting
People to Champion Your Projects | Peninsula
5.2 “Let’s Talk!” – Salon A
5.3 Sustainable Campus – Oneida
5.4Seeking to Become a More Inclusive
Campus? | Niagara
5.5Club Operations: Strong
Foundations = Success | Ontario
2 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
2.1 Programming 102-A – Small Schools | Salon A
2.2Marketing 101: Intro to Marketing
Strategy | Peninsula
2.3 Programming 102-B – Large Schools | Niagara
2.4Developing a Comprehensive Handbook for
Campus Clubs | Oneida
2.5Competency Guide for College Student Leaders:
Developing the Best You | Ontario
3 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM
3.1Steal This Idea | Scotiabank Convention
Centre Theatre
4.1 Brand Partnerships | Salon A
4.2 $$$ - That's What Clubs Want | Oneida
4.3“Can I Count on You?” Building Your
Reliability | Peninsula
4.4 Student Organization Advising 102 | Ontario
4.5 Size Does Not Matter | Niagara
6 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 | 3:15 – 4:15 PM
6.1 Round Table Hot Topics | Salon A & Niagara
7 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 10:15 – 11:15 AM
7.1Student Leaders and Managers How to make it
Work | Peninsula
7.2 Social Media Do’s & Dont's | Salon A
7.3 The Art of being Assertive | Oneida
7.4 Unconventional Programming | Niagara
7.5Collaborative Programming Across
Campus | Ontario
8 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
8.1Educational Keynote:
Amanda Lindhout | Hennepin N & S
9 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 3:15 – 4:15 PM
9.1 School Swap | Salon A
10 | FRIDAY, JUNE 6 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
10.1The Power and Potential of the Human
Mind | Salon A
10.2 Mobile Marketing | Niagara
10.3 Agents and Campus Buyers Relations | Peninsula
10.4 The Orientation Orientation | Ontario
10.5 Re:Sound: A How-to Guide | Oneida
JUNE 8–12
D O U B L E T R E E BY H I LTO N
Ed Sessions at a Glance
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EDUCATION SESSIONS
1 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 10:45 - 11:45 AM
2 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
2.1 ROOM: SALON A
Programming 102
A – Small Schools
SPONSORED BY:
1.1 ROOM: PENINSULA
1.4 ROOM: ONTARIO
Programming 101
Bringing Dance to
your Campus
This session continues from the themes in
Programming 101 catering to the unique needs,
responsibilities, challenges, and benefits of
programming with smaller annual budgets.
Presented by: Baldeep Randhawa, Events
Programmer, Mohawk College
1.2 ROOM: SALON A
The topic will include brief background presentations
from Panelists Dave Wilson, Sara Palmieri and Sandra
Rouse, focusing on the interrelationship of Campus
Recreational Dance Classes, Student Dance Clubs,
Dance Degree Programs and Programming Professional
Dance Company Performances. All participants will
have an opportunity to share their own experiences
and ideas.
Marketing For Non-Marketers
Moderator: Dave Wilson, Artistic Director, Centre
for Dance Performance, McMaster University
Marketing may not be written in your job description,
but it is still inherently a part of your role. Knowing what
questions to ask, what info to give, and when to involve
your marketing team can help you achieve better results.
Learn how to foster an events-marketing-SUPER-FORCE
by teaming up with your marketing counterparts. We’ll
teach you the building blocks and key terms to help you
get the most out of your marketing resources.
Panel: Sara Palmieri, Marketing & Sales Manager,
Centre for the Arts, Brock University &
Dr. Sandra Rouse, Director of Education and
Research, NACA (South Carolina)
We’re pitting five marketers from five schools headto-head as we cover the building blocks of a solid
marketing plan. We’ll share examples of our best events,
print, digital, social media and email projects, and show
you how they work together to create effective and
memorable marketing campaigns.
The Basics of Campus Programming. This is a must
attend session for all delegates who are new to the world
of campus programming. The lessons you’ll learn from
this session will help you build a strong foundation for a
successful programming year.
Presented by: Al Legault, Director of Campus
Events, McMaster University & Baldeep Randhawa,
Events Programmer, Mohawk College
Presented by: Kat Lourenco, Director, Marketing
Communications & Phil Champagne, Director,
Programming & Member Services, Wilfrid Laurier
University SU
1.3 ROOM: ONEIDA
The Canadian Landscape of
Student Affairs
This session will be a discussion on the storied history,
context, and values of the Student Affairs profession
in Canada. It will introduce delegates to the Canadian
Association of College and University Student Services
(CACUSS) and will share exciting milestones in student
affairs in Canada. We will share the current context and
landscape of student affairs work and learn more about
the dynamic staff who do that work.
Presented by: Jennifer Hamilton, Executive
Director, CACUSS
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through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund)
1.5 ROOM: NIAGARA
Leading and Advising
Student Clubs - Keys to
Achieving Excellence
Student Clubs provide great opportunities for students
to learn important leadership and life skills that are
essential for future success in both their careers and
personal lives. Club leaders and advisors can play an
integral role in ensuring that a student’s experience is
both positive and productive. This session will provide
current and future club officers and advisors with some
tools and ideas to ensure this occurs on their campus.
We will also discuss the importance of the relationship
between club leaders and advisors and provide
resources to help define roles and strengthen this
unique relationship.
Presenter: Matt Morrin, Director of Student Life&
Engagement, University of South
Florida - St. Petersburg
Education Sessions
2.2 ROOM: PENINSULA
Marketing 101:
Intro to Marketing Strategy
Moderator: Kat Lourenco, Director, Marketing
Communications, Wilfrid Laurier University SU
Panel: Chris Green, Marketing & Communications
Manager, Brock University SU, Steve Kosh,
Marketing & Communications Manager, Mohawk
College SA, Adam Maiolo, Marketing & Events
Manager, Niagara College SAC & Ryan Sweeney,
Student Life Network
2.3 ROOM: NIAGARA
Programming 102
B – Large Schools
2.4 ROOM: ONEIDA
Developing a Comprehensive
Handbook for Campus Clubs
Campus clubs take on a form of their own. While many
are governed under the central Student Association
umbrella, clubs have a unique way of governing
themselves - sometimes operating outside of the rules.
This session will be a brainstorming and working
session with the goal of developing a Campus Clubs
Handbook. Having a proper Handbook will allow
campus clubs administrators (both staff and student
leaders) to maintain consistency throughout their
campus clubs while making sure that they are properly
aligned with Student Association policy. Be sure to
bring your existing clubs handbook or other resources
you use on your campus.
Presented by: Chantal James, Campus Clubs
Coordinator, Durham College & UOIT
2.5 ROOM: ONTARIO
Competency Guide for
College Student Leaders:
Developing the Best You
Student leadership offers a unique experiential learning
opportunity for students to develop key skills and
competencies important to employers. This workshop
provides a guide for student leaders to intentionally
plan their outside the classroom experiences to enhance
personal and professional development.
Presented by: Ken Brill, Associate Dean and
Vice President, Student Life, Leadership and
Engagement, Augustana College (Illinois)
3 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM
This session continues from the themes in
Programming 101 catering to the unique needs,
responsibilities, challenges, and benefits of
programming with larger annual budgets.
3.1 S COTIABANK CONVENTION
CENTRE THEATRE
Presented by: Al Legault, Director of Campus
Events, McMaster University
Your fellow delegates from various schools across
Canada will be presenting campaigns, events and ideas
developed at and unique to their campuses. This is your
chance to see their work in action so you can steal their
ideas for your campus.
Education Sessions
Steal This Idea
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Topics & Presenters:
1 Brock University: Wellness Week
2University of British Columbia: Get on Board
Transit Campaign
3Humber College: Pop-Up Tea Shops, Comic
Expos & more
4 University of Lethbridge: Frostbite 2: Snow Rail Jam
5 Mount Saint Vincent University: Mr. Mount
6 Fleming College: Country Beach Mash up
4.1 R OOM: SALON A
Brand Partnerships
Getting Other People to Pay for Your Events! This
session will outline your opportunities to get extra
funding and resources for your events and projects
through corporate sponsorships. The discussion will
address the perception of “selling out” and the signs of
a good “fit” vs. chasing money. Attendees will learn the
importance of (and formulation of) a good sponsorship
package, ad hoc deals and in-kind partnerships.
Presented by: Steve Kosh, Marketing and
Communication Manager, Mohawk College
4.2 R OOM: ONEIDA
$$$ - That's What
Clubs Want
Clubs are always looking for money to fund their
events and activities. It is often one of the key missing
ingredients in getting club programming off the
ground. Funding campus clubs offers many positive
outcomes such as maximizing student engagement,
adding perks to ratifying, and allowing clubs to dream
big and think outside the box. This session will discuss
how funding avenues can be created by observing club
needs, provide various ideas for club funding streams
and their application processes, fund management and
reconciliation, and reporting on funding usage.
Presented by: Amber Stallard, Clubs Coordinator,
Mount Royal University SA
4.3 ROOM: PENINSULA
“Can I Count on You?”
Building Your Reliability
This session addresses the concepts of "time
management" from a unique and very interesting
perspective. Trust is the foundation for loving families,
fun friendships, spirited students' councils, successful
businesses, and effective leaders. Yet people earn the
trust of another by being reliable. Andy offers useful
and immediately applicable advice on improving your
reliability. Through his insights, he demonstrates how
improved time management will increase
one's reliability!
Presented by: Andy Thibodeau,
andypresentations.com
4.4 ROOM: ONTARIO
5.1 ROOM: PENINSULA
How to Win Friends &
Influence People: Getting
People to Champion
Your Projects
Marketing is the subtle art of influence. You need
people who don’t work for you to share your campaigns,
influence their peers and ultimately make your projects
a success. Our panel of industry influencers will share
their tactics for building fans, making friends and
turning co-workers and strangers alike into champions
for your projects.
Moderator: Kat Lourenco, Director, Marketing
Communications, Wilfrid Laurier University SU
Student Organization
Advising 102
Do you yearn to help your organization’s leaders and
members work together effectively to reach their
goals? In this session, attendees will learn about
Tuckman’s theory of small group development and how
understanding the stages of forming, storming, norming,
and performing can help advisors support student
development within organizations.
Presented by: Ken Brill, Associate Dean and
Vice President, Student Life, Leadership and
Engagement, Augustana College (Illinois)
4.5 ROOM: NIAGARA
Size Does Not Matter
Does your campus suffer from budget envy? Are you
struggling to come up with engaging, fresh programing
on a shoestring budget? Come learn tips, tricks and
hear how Tim Fraser and the entertainment team at
Fanshawe College are able to be one of the most heavily
programmed campuses in the country with a smaller
budget than the “big guys”. Don’t be fooled, size does
NOT matter.
Panel: Abeer Islam, Embrace Entertainment
(Toronto), Ashley Sperling, Blackberry (Waterloo),
Sari Delmar, President, Audioblood Media (Toronto)
& Scott Fowlie, Marketing Content Coordinator,
Wilfrid Laurier University SU
5.2 R OOM: SALON A
“Let’s Talk!” – Effective
Communication Skills
Get "excited" about your next speaking opportunity!
This session draws on Andy's massive speaking
experience, ranging from high school pep rallies,
university orientation weeks to adult programs
across North America. He offers hands-on insight
on: overcoming "the fear" (and how it is linked to
self-esteem), putting more "you" into all of your
communication, using the "power of the positive", and
how to "visualize" your improved speaking
performances. Andy's ideas are applicable whether
you're communicating with one person or one thousand.
Presented by: Andy Thibodeau,
Presented by: Tim Fraser, Entertainment
Programmer, Fanshawe College SU
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Education Sessions
5.3 ROOM: ONEIDA
Sustainable Campus
Do you believe we need sustainable change? Curious
how to get your students to arrive at this realization
too? Come join Stephen Szucs, the Founder of
SustainableJoes, to learn this skill and some other
engaging activities to move your campus in a
sustainable direction! After a year living off grid this
promises to be an entertaining experience packed with
information!
Presented by: Stephen Szucs, Founder of
SustainableJoes
5.4 ROOM: NIAGARA
Seeking to Become a More
Inclusive Campus?
Discussions have been occurring for decades on how to
create an inclusive campus for members of our diverse
student bodies. Researchers Arminio, Torres & Pope
(2012) posit that an inclusive campus involves each
member examining self, knowledge of others, campus
culture, campus climate and acting to make change.
This session will explore these ideas and provide
practical skills and strategies that can promote inclusion
on campus.
Presented by: Dr. Sandra Rouse, Director of
Education & Research, NACA (South Carolina)
5.5 ROOM: ONTARIO
Club Operations: Strong
Foundations = Success
In order to be successful, student clubs need to be built
on a strong foundation of operations and procedures
that support the achievement of their mission and goals.
The basic operations that are integral to success will be
discussed, including member recruitment and retention,
officer training and transition, member development,
and event planning. Participants will leave with many
tools and ideas used at companies like Disney, Google
and Apple, that can be used to their help their club
achieve their goals and succeed.
Presented by: Matt Morrin, Director of Student Life
& Engagement, University of South
Florida - St. Petersburg
Education Sessions
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6 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 | 3:15 – 4:15 PM
6.1 SALON A & NIAGARA
Round Table Hot Topics
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Live Music on Campus
Getting Involved with COCA
Live Events With No Bar Space
Programming With Sports Teams
Gala Planning
Capitalizing on Alumni Relationships
Dry Programming
Student Apathy During Elections
Pet Peeves and Venting
Charity Campaigns on Campus
7 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 10:15 – 11:15 AM
keep it jammed packed with real world examples you’ll
be able to steal and bring back to your campus.
Presented by: Stephen Sills, Creative Director,
Student Life Network / Canada’s Luckiest Student
7.3 ROOM: ONEIDA
The Art of Being Assertive
It looks easy, but knowing how to walk the fine line
of being assertive and being a jerk will make all the
difference in your personal and professional life. Make
an impression that puts you in a position of power, learn
to TELL versus ASK, silence the negative self-talk, get
clear and get what you want!
Presented by: Nova Browning Rutherford, Personal
Development Coach & Speaker
Unconventional Programming
Student Leaders / Student
Union Managers:
How to Make it Work
There’s more to building an events culture on campus
than just booking bands and turning the lights on
at the pub. Get some cool ideas from some unique
perspectives and bring some memorable events to
your campus.
Presented by: Daniel Casey, Senior Manager,
Hospitality & Operations, Sheridan College, Blake
Brooks, Bar and Restaurant Manager, Carleton
University & Alicia Romkey, Facilities Manager,
Acadia University
7.2 R OOM: SALON A
Social Media Do’s & Dont’s
Success online means creating great content that can
live on multiple devices and multiple social platforms but first we need to learn the rules of content marketing.
This session will help you create a simple framework
that will improve your social media, email, and blogging
content strategies. It’s not a boring theory session! We’ll
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8.1 ROOM: HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
Keynote: Amanda Lindhout
9 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 3:15 – 4:15 PM
9.1 ROOM: SALON A
Presented by: John b Young, Operations Manager,
Fanshawe College
7.5 ROOM: ONTARIO
Collaborative Programming
Across Campus
Collaboration is more important than ever due to budget
restraints and pressures to provide more programming
on fewer dollars. Sometimes the hardest part is finding
someone within the University community who will
work with you. The National Association of Campus
Activities’ Dr. Sandra Rouse presents this session for
anyone who has struggled with collaborating and
developing new event ideas. This presentation will
introduce ways that you can collaborate with different
departments within your university. There will also be
time for questions and idea sharing. You will leave with
some common collaborative practices and examples of
what institutions are doing today.
Presented by: Dr. Sandra Rouse, Director of
Education & Research, NACA (South Carolina)
Education Sessions
10.3 ROOM: PENINSULA
Agents and Campus
Buyers Relations
The Business of Doing Business. This open format
session will be a formal opportunity for school
members and associates to discuss a number of topics
regarding relationship maintenance, business practices,
negotiation, and more.
School Swap
Moderator: Bill Kitchen, Events Programmer,
Algonquin College
This is a session designed for students and staff to
proudly highlight their creative genius by creating
a display table to showcase their secrets they have
implemented over the past year in their campus
programming. Think of it as a Biz Hall for the schools!
Panel: Adam Sylvester, Agent, The Agency Group,
Joel Baskin, Agent, The Feldman Agency,
Grant Paley, Agent, Paquin Artists Agency &
Phil Champagne, Director, Programming & Member
Services, Wilfrid Laurier University
7.4 ROOM: NIAGARA
7.1 R OOM: PENINSULA
With high turnover, complicated hierarchies, differences
in opinions, and varying priorities, it can be difficult
to manage the relationships between student leaders,
full time staff, venue operators, and food and beverage
managers. This session will feature experienced
representatives from all of these factions leading a
focused, open forum conversation about the best ways
to create and maintain a functional and unified
working environment.
8 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
10 | FRIDAY, JUNE 6 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
10.1 ROOM: SALON A
The Power and Potential of
the Human Mind
This is going to be an interactive, mind-opening
presentation that will teach you a 4-step process to
achieve any goal. This session will not only apply to
campus activities, but to your personal life as well. You
will walk away from this presentation feeling motivated,
energized, and you will have a different view of the
world. Wayne combines positive-thinking principals
with proven business tactics to show you how to release
the power and potential of the human mind.
10.4 ROOM: ONTARIO
The Orientation Orientation
Orientation on Canadian college and university
campuses is more than a one week engagement, it's
an ongoing process. This session blends the broader
understanding and approach of orientation as well
as covers all the priorities of planning an inclusive
and exciting orientation week. This program includes
managing expectations of both your students and your
school, understanding the needs of your demographics
vs. the thrills of the traditional O-Week, building a wellrounded schedule, and appropriate leader training. This
is not a workshop to be missed for those about to put
on their first orientation or looking to strengthen their
current orientation program.
Presented by: Wayne Hoffman
Presented by: Kenney Fitzpatrick, General Manager,
MSVU Students' Union
10.2 ROOM: NIAGARA
10.5 ROOM: ONEIDA
Mobile Marketing
Come find out why mobile technology and text
messages are the primary way that college students
communicate and how you can use them to market your
events more effectively helping increase attendance as
well as student engagement. The educational session
will walk students through the available technologies
they can use to market events as well as how to use
polling and contesting (via mobile) to promote events
and get real-time feedback from their students.
Presented by: Shawn Radley, President,
OnCampusText
Education Sessions
Re:Sound: A How-to Guide
Music plays an integral role in setting the atmosphere
of your event, contributing to attendance, revenue, and
overall success where music is used. This seminar will
help organizers to understand what licenses may be
required in order to use music at campus activities in
order to take advantage of the benefits music brings to
their events.
Presented by: Matthew Phillips, Senior
Representative, Licensing, Re:Sound Music
Licensing Company
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SESSION PRESENTERS
SESSION 1.3
SESSION 1.4
SESSIONS 1.4, 5.4 & 7.5
SESSIONS 2.5 & 4.4
SESSION 1.4
Jennifer Hamilton
Dave Wilson
Sara Palmieri
Jennifer Hamilton serves as the
first ever Executive Director of
the Canadian Association of
College and University Student
Services (CACUSS). CACUSS
was formed in 1971 as a national
professional association with
over 1400 members serving
student affairs professionals.
Jennifer graduated with a B.A.
from University of Guelph and a
M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher
Education from Colorado State
University. She began her career
in higher education working in
student government, peer support
programs and orientation at
Guelph as an undergraduate.
After finishing graduate school
Jennifer spent 14 years working
in various roles at small and
large universities in the U.S. and
Canada including Portland State
University, University of Toronto,
and OCAD University.
Dave was co-founder of
Remote Control (1979) and The
Illuminations, (1991). He founded
the Parahumans Dance Theatre in
1992 and co-founded the Hamilton
Dance Company in 1997. His work
has been produced in Canada,
England, Sweden, Australia, France
and the USA. He is an Associate
Professor at McMaster University,
Hamilton in the Department of
Kinesiology and Artistic Director of
McMaster Dance Company. Dance
films have included Cast in Stone
(1997), La Danza (1998), Stars of
Sparta (2005), Out of Sight (2006);
Pressing Home (2006). Boy Dancer
(2011) was screened at Colorado,
Mexico, Toronto, and at Long Island
City, New York, received the Best
Short Film – Fan’s Award. Dave
has presented lectures in Toronto,
Brisbane, Glasgow and Budapest
and has an M.A. from York
University. He was a Board Member
with Dance Ontario for 11 years
and initiated the monthly Dance
Expeditions production focusing on
diversity and access.
Sara Palmieri has been employed
as the Marketing and Sales
Manager at the Centre for the Arts,
Brock University in St. Catharines
since 2003. Her energies are
focused on developing community
outreach and workshop programs,
marketing initiatives, audience
development, sponsorship
and programming for young
audiences, contemporary theatre
and dance. She is an active
member of the cultural community
in St. Catharines-Niagara and
beyond as the Chair and cofounder of the In the Soil Arts
Festival, President of Suitcase and
Point Theatre Company’s Board
of Directors, Secretary of CCI
- Ontario Presenting Networks
Board of Directors and as an active
volunteer for a number of
other organizations.
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SESSIONS 1.5 & 5.5
Session Presenters
Dr. Sandra Rouse
Matt Morrin
Ken Brill
Dr. Sandra Rouse is the Director
of Education and Research for the
National Association for Campus
Activities. Dr. Rouse earned
her Ph.D. at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro in
Higher Education Administration.
Additionally, she holds a M.Ed. in
Student Personnel Services from
the University of South Carolina
and a B.A. in Psychology from
Columbia College. Prior to her
arrival at the National Association
for Campus Activities, Dr. Rouse
served for fourteen years in higher
education and student affairs. She
has worked in first-year programs
and orientation, academic
advising, residence life, judicial
affairs, and student activities. A
"retired" dancer, when she's not
working she can be found with
Orangeburg Civic Ballet (SC),
where she is Chair of the Board of
Directors and choreographer.
Matt Morrin is the Director of
Student Life & Engagement at the
University of South Florida St.
Petersburg. Morrin received his
bachelor’s degree from Central
Michigan University, his master’s
degree in education from Carthage
College, and is currently pursuing
a PhD at the University of South
Florida. Morrin has spent many
years as a volunteer with the
National Association for Campus
Activities. He was the Chair of
the Board of Directors for 2013-14
and has also volunteered on many
levels within NACA, including
serving as Association Treasurer,
National Convention Program
Chair, Regional Conference Chair
and Diversity Activities Group
Chair. Matt will be presenting two
sessions in the Campus
Clubs Stream.
Ken Brill is Associate VicePresident of Student Life at
Augustana College. He is
responsible for the departmental
areas consisting of Student Life,
Leadership and Engagement,
Campus Recreation, Multicultural
Programming, Orientation and
Greek Life. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in religion and political
science from Augustana College
and a master’s degree in student
development in postsecondary
education from The University
of Iowa. Brill has been actively
involved in NACA through
volunteer leadership positions at
the regional and national levels
since 1986 and is currently serving
as Chair of the NACA Board
of Directors. He has written for
Campus Activities Programming
magazine and AFA’s Perspectives.
He is a past recipient of the NACA
Illiana Region’s Janet Carl Smith
Award and was recently inducted
into the NACA Mid America Hall
of Fame.
Session Presenters
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SESSION 5.1
SESSION 5.1
SESSION 7.3
SESSION 7.2
SESSION 7.4
Thank You
COCA thanks the following
guests and associates for
their contributions to the 2014
Education Program:
dam Sylvester,
A
The Agency Group
Andy Thibodeau,
shley Sperling,
A
Blackberry
Scott Fowlie
Sari Delmar
Stephen Sills
When Scott grows up he wants
to be Veronica Mars. Failing that,
he’ll stick with the writing thing.
As Marketing Content Coordinator
for the Wilfrid Laurier University
SU, it’s his job to match his flair for
copy with the latest cat memes.
Sari Delmar is the CEO and
Founder of Audio Blood,
Canada's leading artist and
brand development company,
specializing in creative marketing
and PR campaigns. Sari started
AB at the beginning of 2009.
Now in her fifth year leading
the Audio Blood team, Sari has
created and maintained working
relationships with hundreds of
media and international industry
and led campaigns for clients
including Pistonhead Kustom
Lager, Canadian Music Week,
PledgeMusic, The Balconies,
HIGHS, Grand Analog, Riot Fest,
Edgefest, Sneaky Dee's, and
many more!
Stephen Sills is the Co-Founder of
the Student Life Network. Formerly
a Creative Director at Sheridan
Student Union, he now tours
across North America. On behalf
of SLN, Steve speaks and consults
student leaders, non-profits, and
leadership organizations about
the importance of permission
marketing, design thinking,
and community management.
Sills developed the first collegespecific private social network in
Canada. He also led the team of
Travis Magazine creating their
award-winning reputation. He is
a passionate thought leader in the
youth marketing industry and has
spoken at conferences such as
TEDx, Startup Weekend, and CBC
Spark and has worked with clients
ranging from Warner Brothers and
Dell, to Universal Music.
SESSION 5.1
Nova Browning
Rutherford
Nova Browning Rutherford is a
Personal Development Coach
and Speaker who has connected
with North American audiences
by reminding people that they
can transform pain into progress.
A survivor of depression, abuse,
addiction, and assault, Novas
sincerity and humor are refreshing
to audiences looking to
be inspired.
Abeer Islam
In his 15+ years in the music
industry, Abeer has had the
pleasure of working alongside
some of the marketing industry's
best thinkers and doers, and led
big-brand campaigns from coast to
coast – including Red Bull, TELUS,
music festivals, automotive, alcohol,
and lifestyle brands.
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John Young
A graduate of Fanshawe College in
the Music Industry Arts program,
before attending the campus he
was a roadie/road manager for
the band Brave Belt/Bachman
Turner Overdrive. Following his
graduation, he was an agent for
a small regional agency based
in London called BBR Agency.
John has been employed by
the Fanshawe Student Union
since 1981, his role at the
campus originally in charge of
entertainment programming and
building management. John was
instrumental in the founding
COCA at an entertainment
conference (C.E.C.) that was
held in London in the summer of
1982. One of his passions is live
music and one of his legacies is
the number of major Canadian
artists that have performed on
the campus before they became
national or international artists.
lake Brooks,
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Carleton University
Dan Casey,
Sheridan College
rant Paley,
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Agent, Paquin Artists Agency
oel Baskin, Agent,
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The Feldman Agency
atthew Phillips, Re:Sound Music
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Licensing Company
Ryan Sweeney,
Student Life Network
hawn Radley,
S
President, OnCampusText
Stephen Szucs, SustainableJoes
ayne Hoffman,
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Hoffman Entertainment
Session quick tip!
Education Sessions fill up fast! Arrive at least 5
minutes prior to ensure a front row seat.
Session Presenters
Session Presenters
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH | 12:00 PM
OAKES NORTH
THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH | 1:00 PM
HENNEPIN NORTH & SOUTH
TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD | 12:00 PM | OAKES NORTH
instantaneously became a historical symbol of the fight
for human rights.
Contrary to reports, Carlos and Smith were not
stripped of their medals. Carlos drew upon the founding
principle of all athletes, perseverance and personal
strength, as he strode forward through his career and in
his pursuit to make a difference for the future of
all people.
"It is not what you do at birth,
or at death, it is what you do in
between that counts."
Dr. John Carlos
OPENING KEYNOTE
Dr. John Carlos
Dr. John Carlos is a medaled USA Track and Field
Hall of Fame athlete and Olympian. Competing in the
200 meters, Carlos earned the Gold in the 1967 Pan
American Games, and the Bronze in the 1968 Olympics.
Dr. Carlos made world history during the 1968
Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, when he took to
the international stage during the medal ceremony
and made a speechless statement, heard and seen
worldwide. John Carlos accepted the Bronze medal at
the Olympic podium wearing black socks and no shoes
to represent impoverished people who had no shoes
of their own, and raised a black-gloved fist crowning a
bowed head to humbly reflect the strength of the human
spirit. Carlos was joined in his statement by teammate
and gold medalist Tommie Smith, and both were
supported by silver medalist, Australian, Peter Norman
who wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights
badge. Headlines were made around the globe and the
photograph of the three medalists standing
peaceably in protest at the ceremonial podium
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Continuing his life-long mission to improve human
rights conditions and to increase chances for the
successes of our youth, Dr. Carlos is actively involved
with global and community movements. In April of
2008, he once again took to the international stage and
was a torch-bearer for the Human Rights Torch, which
ran in parallel to the 2008 Summer Olympics torch
relay, and focused attention on China’s human rights
record. In July of the same year, Dr. Carlos accepted
the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for his salute at the
2008 Espy Awards.
Represented by: Marina Phillips of
Maxin’ Productions
EDUCATIONAL KEYNOTE
EDUCATIONAL KEYNOTE
Derreck Kayongo
Amanda Lindhout
Derreck Kayongo's journey from child refugee to
fearless visionary is filled with moments of inspiration
that make him one of the most popular — and authentic
— speakers on the circuit today. From Africa to Atlanta
with nothing but a dream and tenacity, Kayongo beat
the odds, earned an education, became a naturalized U.S.
citizen, and has served in leadership roles in some of the
world's most respected NGOs since 1994.
As Founder and Executive Director of The Global
Enrichment Foundation (GEF), Amanda Lindhout has
gained international acclaim for her work supporting
development and aid in Somalia – the country where she
once spent 460 days as a hostage. Formerly a freelance
journalist, Amanda's concern for the humanitarian crisis
in Somalia led her to the war-ravaged nation in 2008
where three days upon arrival she was abducted by
teenage criminals.
In 2009, Kayongo and his wife Sarah started their
own NGO, The Global Soap Project, which focuses on
repurposing partially-used soap from hotels into new
soap for needy populations, particularly in Africa. To
date, The Global Soap Project produces 30,000 bars of
soap per week with capacity to produce over a million
bars annually and has been able to donate over half a
million bars of soap to over 20 countries some of which
include Afghanistan, Iraq, Swaziland, Kenya, Ghana,
Uganda, Haiti, and Malawi.
Represented by: Lindsay Samakow of
Keppler Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Following her release in 2009, she left journalism and
became an unlikely and passionate advocate for the
people of Somalia. Amanda founded GEF to ignite
leadership in Somalia through education and economic
initiatives that the organization develops, funds and
implements. Since GEF's inception in 2010, her awardwinning humanitarian work has provided aid and
education to over 300,000 people living in the
war-torn country.
Represented by: Scott Honsberger
of National Speakers Bureau
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See it at COCA f irst…
Earn the right to say, “I saw
them before they made it big.”
We hand-pick 45 bands,
entertainers and educators
from a stacked list of over
150 applicants.
SHOWCASES AT A GLANCE
SPECIAL 1
Dance Ontario
MAINSTAGE 1
1
2
3
4
5
The Beaches
J Melody
The Jessica Stuart Few
Cas Haley
Automatic Toys
LECTURE/VARIETY 1
1
2
3
4
Alt
Hypnotist JimmyG
Ja’Net “Dream Girl” Adams
Mike Mandel
Nova Browning Rutherford
Peter Bielagus | Shaun Boothe
SPECIAL 2
MAINSTAGE 2
1ColinResponse
2 Andria Simone
3 Texas King
4 BPM Krew
5 Skratch Bastid
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LECTURE/VARIETY 2
1
2
3
4
Alt
Duane “D.O.” Gibson
Julia Garcia
Norman Ng
Daniel Packard
Ryan Clauson | Molly Burke
COMEDY 1
MC Steph Tolev
1 Will Noye
2 Graham Kay
3 Andrew Ivimey
4 K. Trevor Wilson
Alt Dan Guiry | Julien Dionne
SPECIAL 3
A Shot of Reality
MAINSTAGE 3
1 Goliath PAW
2 Eh440
3 Shred Kelley
4 The Noble Thiefs
5
TWRP – Tupper Ware
Remix Party
COMEDY 2
MC Dylan Mandlsohn
1 Dave Merheje
2 Julia Hladkowicz
3 Patrick Haye
4 Matt O’Brien
AltPat Thornton
Michael Harrison
MAINSTAGE 4
1 The Royal Streets
2 Daniel Mendez
3 Relic (aka Rel McCoy)
4 Mad June
5Wannabe: The Spice Girls
Tribute Band
SINGER/SONGWRITER
SPECIAL 4
Wayne Hoffman
SPECIAL 5
1
2
3
4
5
Pat Maloney
Rachael Kennedy
Jake Robertson
Sarah Smith
Andy Brown
Headphone Disco
Showcases at a Glance
Showcases at a Glance
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Gadfly Dance
Gadfly focuses on studying, researching and creating movement at the
junction where urban dance styles (House dancing, Hip Hop, B-Boying)
and other praised genres (Jazz, contemporary) collide and tune together.
Ofilio Portillo and Apolonia Velasquez, artistic directors, merge art with
entertainment in Contemporary Urban Dancing, which breathes with a
spontaneity found only in urban dance culture. Don’t settle for less than
what you truly are worth, dare to question the established standards
and INNOVATE.
gadfly.ca
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre is a captivating new Aboriginal dance company that
creates, produces and presents original dance works which draw inspiration
from innovative contemporary and Aboriginal dance. Founded by Artistic
Director/choreographer Santee Smith the company engages diverse
audiences and offers professional productions, collaborations, workshops,
and touring.
kahawidance.org
SPECIAL SHOWCASES
1 | MONDAY, JUNE 2ND | 7:30 PM | OAKES NORTH
Dance Ontario
Dance Ontario Association was founded in 1976 as the
regional arm of Dance In Canada Association (DICA), and
incorporated not-for-profit in 1985. Since the demise of DICA,
our membership-based association has developed into a
dynamic cross-section of all areas of the dance sector from
internationally renowned companies to local dance clubs,
technicians and agents.
Dance Ontario is key to Ontario's dance milieu and central to
the diverse sector's communications and networking, providing
management training, advice and industry information. We
interact with the general public on a daily basis promoting
members' services and events.
We are an active and thriving
force in the dance community
with over 600 members across
Ontario including professional
companies, independent dancers,
choreographers and teachers,
schools, as well as writers,
administrators, technicians and
other members of Ontario's
dance industry.
The Parahumans
Photo by: Marvan Kwan
The Parahumans was formed in 1992, with an emphasis on collaboration
within a diverse range of performing arts, with dance being central. The
company has performed several times in Toronto’s fringe dance festival
(fFIDA) and at Dance Ontario’s Dance Weekend. Other appearances
include: Series 8:08, Artists Play, Eros, Thanatos and the Avant Garde,
Nuit Blanche, 60x60. The company participated in the 1995 Resolution
Dance Festival (London) and toured England in 2002 and 2003, teaching
and performing in schools, colleges, universities and professional venues.
Selected productions have included: The 16 Piece Dance Orchestra, (2013);
The 60 Minute Dance Improv (2012); Charismatica (2012); Plato Was A
Raver (2011; 2001); D 3 Branded (2011) My Room Was White (2009); My
Mind Is Going (2008); Who Are These People? (2005); As Above, So Below
(2003). In 2003, the company received the ‘Best Dance Company’ Award
from Toronto’s Eye Weekly Readers Choice Awards.
danceontario.ca
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Special Showcase 1: Dance Ontario
Special Showcase 1: Dance Ontario
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3 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH | 8:00 PM | OAKES SOUTH
2 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD | 8:00 PM | OAKES SOUTH
A Shot of Reality
SCOTT BASS, CHRIS SCHULER & DREW KORB | [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected] | 773-481-2600
[email protected] | 443-579-5779
Shot of Reality is an interactive, educational, Alcohol Awareness program with a comedy twist. SOR was put together
to address on campus problems such as Binge Drinking, DUIs, Alcoholism, Assault, and more. This show was well
researched and the 2 presenters are well trained having been through meetings with LAPD, Various Rehab Clinics,
AA, and MADD. This program engages the students with comedy and provides a platform for them to learn the pitfalls
of alcohol. The show also tackles serious issues with a serious tone. It’s a great engaging blend. The goal of this show is
to teach responsible safe behavior instead of barking laws and stories at an audience.
Award-winning mentalists Jeff and Tessa Evason don’t claim to dabble in witchcraft, but they certainly aren’t your
run-of-the-mill entertainers. Prepare yourself to be psyched out as The Evasons stretch the boundaries of reality and
have you in shocked disbelief! Blindfolded on stage, the enigmatic Tessa knows your name, your birth date, your
grandmother’s name or even your best friend’s phone number! Spirits appear in photographs. Predictions come true.
As one campus activities director puts it, “Their abilities are so awesome it’s spooky!”. The fact is campus programmers
love this accomplished couple as much as audiences do! Here's why… - 70 minutes of total audience participation! Perfect for an intimate group of 40 or an auditorium of 1,000! Honored with the most prestigious awards in their field!
Easily produced hassle-free show! The Evasons are committed to the exact same things you are, giving your audience…
the experience of a lifetime!
evason.com
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Shot of Reality is brought to you by Mi Productions, who has been in the college market for over 12 years. They are the
recent winner of Campus Activities Magazine’s Comedy Act of the Year for their production of Mission IMPROVable.
As well as winning the comedy national INNY Comedy Award. Mi Productions has it’s home in both Chicago and LA.
SOR is represented by the Bass/Schuler Agency.
shotofrealityshow.com
Special Showcase 2: The Evasons Mind Readers
Special Showcase 3: A Shot of Reality
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4 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH | 8:00 PM | OAKES SOUTH
5 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH | 12:00 MIDNIGHT | SALON A
Wayne Hoffman
Headphone Disco
JEFF HYMAN | [email protected] | 217-359-4243
Wayne Hoffman has performed in all 50 US states, and over 53 different countries presenting his magic and mind
reading skills to millions. He combines his knowledge of psychology and illusion to blow the minds of his audiences.
This multi-award winning performer continues to perform repeat shows at the venues that have booked him. He's
appeared on NBC's "Phenomenon," The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Howard Stern Show, The Glenn Beck Show, CBS,
CNN Money, National Geographic, Yahoo! Finance, The Science Channel, "The A-List" on the Discovery Network, and
a national TV show in Japan. He has won entertainment awards including, Lecture/Variety Artist of the Year, Novelty
Entertainer of the Year, Best Male Performer, Entertainer of the Year, and Best Live Novelty Artist. Wayne's show is
a combination of surprising, funny, and strange. It’s a show you don't want to miss. Get ready for magic and mind
reading at it's finest.
Two DJs, hundreds of headphones, you dancing your butts off... and sheer silence! Unfamiliar with the concept?
It works by taking a room full of people, removing the soundsystem, arming said dance-ready peeps with a set of
wireless headphones and having two separate DJ’s broadcast to them over two FM channels – that’s two different DJs
spinning two different styles at the same time. Don’t like getting down to The Dougie with the folks listening to DJ A,
then switch over the DJ B and sing along to some Bon-Jovi with that DJ instead. Party-goers can switch between both
DJs via a toggle switch on the side of their specially adapted wireless ‘disco muffs’. Come check out the hottest new
dance concept in the world, which is now whisking through college campuses across the country. You’ll laugh your
headphones off while having a great time dancing along!
headphonedisco.com
waynehoffman.com
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Special Showcase 4: Wayne Hoffman
Special Showcase 5: Headphone Disco
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MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE
The Jessica Stuart Few
World-touring indie folk-jazz power-trio, The Jessica Stuart Few has one of the
newest sounds around. The band’s sophomore album, Two Sides to Every Story,
was released with lead single ’Don’t Ya’ being proclaimed ‘the perfect 3-minute
pop song’. Several music award nominations later, the band continues to enjoy
their songs in regular rotation on Bravo! TV, CBC and indie radio, with their
recent Japanese edition album release appearing on commercial radio charts in
Japan, hitting #85 on the Tokio Top 100 and #38 on FM North Wave. Jessica’s
unprecedented take on the Japanese koto (13-stringed harp), her exceptional guitar
work, and signature song writing are innovative and refreshing, earning The ‘Few
main stage performances at festivals worldwide. In 2014, The Jessica Stuart Few
will tour Japan, China, Taiwan, the USA and Canada, and hopes to include an
extensive tour of university campuses in the 2014/15 season.
1 | MONDAY, JUNE 2ND | 8:45 PM | OAKES SOUTH
The Beaches
JOEL BASKIN | [email protected] | 416-598-0067
Named after the area of Toronto where they live, are good girls gone great. Proud
pioneers of the new wave of fem-rock, their sassy, saw-toothed alt-rock songs recall
The Strokes, Elastica, The White Stripes, Metric and The Runaways and writhe,
snarl and spit the kind of romantic defiance, youth rebellion and peer solidarity that
makes these females such a formidable force for rock.
jessicastuartfew.bandcamp.com
thebeachesband.com
Cas Haley
J Melody
MATT RAFAL | [email protected] | 617-823-1285
MARINA PHILLIPS | [email protected]
647-295-5144
Cas Haley has been developing his original style incorporating Reggae, Southern
Soul, R&B, Country and rock for the last 10 years. His powerful voice will blow you
away and is often compared to classic’s like Sam Cooke but his guitar playing and
knack for writing hooks aren’t far behind.
Turning his deepest emotions into smooth R&B, J Melody was designed to
entertain and share his love for music. A devoted writer and vocalist, the music
industry is beginning to experience the gifts of this young, genuine artist
The Toronto-native was born with music inside of him and in his family. His
collaboration with Arion, his younger brother and talented producer, on the single
“Stalker” is a testament to the family’s musical roots. His vision is in tune with the
soul’s harmonies, which J Melody expresses through his lyrics. Although young,
J Melody is a prolific songwriter that to date has written over 100 songs. With an
EP released in 2009 that included hit singles like “Superstar” and “Midnight Luv”
J Melody is only beginning to shine and fulfill his dream. Fans and music lovers
are guaranteed to be entertained with the release of his latest single, “Beautiful
Woman.” School Boy, a musician that not only creates beats but also keeps
Kardinal Official in rhythm as his official drummer, produces all of J Melody’s
material. J Melody was born with a gift to create and bring together beautiful
lyrics with melodies. He is a Canadian musical talent that will soon be part of a
roster of artists that represent the Country with full force.
facebook.com/rhettypants
Automatic Toys
WAYNE HOFFMAN | [email protected]
323-464-2000
Get ready to be blown away. Automatic Toys is a band that thrives off of audience
energy. Their passion and creativity helps relive rock n' roll with a soulful electronic
sound. Automatic Toys was conceived in Toronto and now splits their time between
rocking shows in Los Angeles and bringing their unique sound to their roots in
Canada. The band was the recipient of "Best New Indie Band" by 102.1 The Edge in
Toronto. They were also featured on "Electric Playground" where they were praised
for their awesome sound and unique in-house production. They most recently had
a placement in Degrassi, played for the new Google office launch, and opened for
Matisyahu in Los Angeles. They've rocked the rest of the world, now it's time for
Automatic Toys to rock your campus!
soundcloud.com/jmelodymusic
automatictoysmusic.com
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LECTURE/VARIETY
practice, Mike proves the mind-blowing power of graphology. In one hour or less,
you can learn how to spot and avoid the conmen, slimeballs and deviants in your
life, using simple but effective graphological methods.
mikemandelhypnosis.com
1 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD | 1:30 PM | SCC THEATRE
Nova Browning Rutherford
Hypnotist JimmyG
Nova Browning Rutherford is a Personal Development Coach and Speaker who
has connected with North American audiences by reminding people that they can
transform pain into progress. Her intention is for individuals in limbo to break
the "victim mentality" cycle and tap into the qualities that propelled them out of
hard times in the past. A survivor of depression, abuse, addiction, and assault,
Nova’s sincerity and humor are refreshing to audiences looking to be inspired. Her
career in Hollywood provides nuance to her programming, as she uses pop culture
references to warn of the trappings of material wealth and fame. Happy clients
include: United Nations Association, YWCA, NAACP, University of Toronto, The
Remix Project, City of Toronto and many more!
"Amazingly Funny! Our Students Loved Your Show!" says Sandra Davis, Campus
Activities Director at the University of Windsor. From your first phone call to the
final encore, your campus entertainment will engage your students with hilarious,
laugh a minute hypnotic comedy that can range from G-rated to edgy XXX-rated!
JimmyG's Hypnotic Comedy Show is a fast paced, high energy, totally hilarious
comedy hypnosis show that your school will rave about for the rest of the year. Plus
College Comedy Hypnotist JimmyG is super easy to work with and his show is
simple to stage with very minimal requirements.
hypnotistjimmyg.com
novabrowningrutherford.com
Ja’Net "DreamGirl" Adams
Alternate: Peter Bielagus
Ja’Net "DreamGirl" Adams is a Professional Financial Literacy Speaker, but when
she was in college she let money rule her life. A short time after graduation she
found herself in $48,000 of debt! She dug out of the debt in two and a half years by
following the principals that she now speaks about to audiences all around the world
as a professional motivational speaker. She speaks around the world to various
universities and corporations about Financial Literacy. When she is not speaking to
audiences Ja’Net serves as a financial coach to individuals and groups helping them
get on a path to financial success through her in depth seminars and workshops.
Her passion is to help others control their money and become DEBT FREE!
Before Peter Bielagus became a top expert on money management for college
students, he was "that guy”. Six months into his first year of college Peter was over
$5000 in credit card debt. Using the techniques he now teaches, he managed to
dig his way out by graduation. Peter now travels the globe, speaking at colleges,
universities, military bases, and corporations. Mixing humor and emotion with real
life examples, he shows audiences of all ages and incomes how they can put more
money in their pockets TODAY!
peterbielagus.com
dreamgirlspeaker.com
Alternate: Shaun Boothe
Mike Mandel
[email protected]
TONY LEE | [email protected] | 226-678-4296
With a dynamic ten year history as a hip hop artist in Canada, Shaun Boothe’s
music has won him MMVA nominations, awards and opportunities to tour across
the world. His latest project, ‘The Biography Series’ is a critically acclaimed musical
project that celebrates the world’s cultural icons through biographical rap songs.
Each chapter of the series captures the legacy of the icon in a documentary-style
music video. His highly entertaining Live Your Legacy Speaker Series uses his
videos to embark on a performance/lecture style journey discussing issues of
identity, media, motivation, secrets to success, and the importance of living a legacy.
Dr. Mike Mandel is a hand-to-hand combat instructor, forensic hypnotist, and
forensic graphologist (handwriting analyst). He consults on major crimes
throughout North America, including armed robbery, homicide and sex offense
cases. His clients include the RCMP, the OPP, Canada Border Services, the Dept.
of Defence, the New York State Police and the Virginia Dept. of Criminal Justice.
Mike’s forensic graphology lecture teaches the vital keys to understanding the
handwriting of friends, co-workers, family members and enemies. Psychopathy,
suicidal tendencies, predisposition to violence, sexual deviance, warped moral
code...it’s all in the writing. Using actual cases and examples from his own forensic
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thebiographyseries.com
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MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE
Texas King
COLIN GRAY | [email protected] | 519-520-7380
Texas King is a 4-piece rock outfit hailing from London, Ontario. The band has
built a reputation for their exhilarating live shows, playing over 100 shows in their
first year as a band. The band released their debut album last summer and has
been promoting it by relentlessly gigging around South-Western Ontario. Having
equipped themselves with a tour van and road cased gear, they’re ready to take their
album across the country and around the world. Highlights from their career so far
include; showcasing at the Jack Richardson Music Awards, playing some of London’s
most prestige stages (including the London Music Hall, the London Concert Theatre
and the Aeolian Hall) opening for notable acts such as U.S.S., Mother Mother, and
The Beaches, and appearing at the Lachie Music Festival last summer.
2 | TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD | 9:15 PM | OAKES SOUTH
ColinResponse
COLIN EDWARDS-CREWE | [email protected]
416-276-6122
Beyond performing at Canada’s Walk of Fame for two consecutive years,
ColinResponse has shared the stage with artists such as Lights, Kardinal Offishall,
and Sean Kingston. Most recently in 2013, he represented Canada internationally
alongside artists Erykah Badu, Sinead OConnor and Wyclef Jean at one of Europe's
largest festivals, the Blues Passions Festival in Cognac, France. This Toronto grown
Pop/Soul artist hits the stage with his 6 piece band featuring a horn section that
performs arrangements driven from the influences of Michael Jackson & Bruno
Mars. They are notorious for transforming even their mildest tempo recordings into
upbeat dance music that takes charge of any audience.
texasking.ca
BPM Krew
MARK FRANKLIN & BRIAN POMBIERE | [email protected]
519-265-6629
coca.colinresponse.ca
Wuddup. We play music. We make people party. We take songs and mash 'em up We
Replace The DJ.
Andria Simone
bpmkrew.com
GREG KAVANAGH | [email protected] | 416-256-5605
Andria is an artist on the rise in Toronto and wants to get out across the country.
She has been supported on CBC and received great reviews from campus papers
as well as being featured on Canada AM and BT TV. Often compared to Amy
Winehouse, Adele and Janice Joplin Andria has her own style and is performing to
sell out events in Ontario.
Skratch Bastid
JASON FURMAN | [email protected]
416-857-4588
andriasimone.com
Canada’s own Skratch Bastid is a 15-year veteran and master of the craft who has
been honing his skills on (almost) every continent at a rate of around 200 shows
per year for the past five years. His skills are on full display in his Skratch of all
Trades live show, in which Skratch effortlessly chops and mixes audio and visual
samples. In addition to being a master party rocker, the Bastid is an ambassador for
the culture, touring the globe as judge and headlining DJ in Red Bulls enormously
popular Three3Style DJ competition. Bastid is racking up production credits on
Canadian rapper Shads Juno-winning Flying Colors and organizing a popular local
summer food and music festival affectionately known as Bastids BBQ.
skratchbastid.com
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LECTURE/VARIETY
Daniel Packard
KEN MACLEOD | [email protected] | 613-216-1465
Professional Love Coach and Comedian, Daniel Packard, blasts on stage,
entertainingly helping us all get more DATING, SEX AND LOVE. He does this
by asking students questions and then has them them use their cell phones to
text in their replies. The anonymity of texting let’s people let loose and be very
honest, creating some super funny and insightful moments of what people are
really thinking. Daniel then harnesses that truth to create a crowd rocking,
epiphany-inducing, provocative “oh my god, did he really just say that?” interactive
experience, showing us all how to get out of our own way and unleash the confident
love machine that lives within all of us. Yes... All of us. So bring in Daniel Packard
and let your students laugh, learn and unleash their love potential.
2 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH | 1:30 PM | HENNEPIN N & S
Duane “D.O.” Gibson
Duane Gibson aka D.O. is a Guinness World Record setting rapper, author and
professional speaker. He graduated from York University on the Dean's List writing
an A+ thesis on "Rap as an evolution of African-American Linguistic Practices."
He set a Guinness World Record for the longest freestyle rap ever (8 Hours and
45 Minutes) and hit number 1 on the US College charts. Gibson has coordinated
tours in Asia, Europe, USA, as well as in his native country Canada. He has reached
thousands of youth annually through his Stay Driven program. Gibson has done over
1000 speaking engagements in the past ten years. He also released his book "Stay
Driven: Can't Nobody Hold You Down" in 2012.
danielpackard.com
Alternate: Ryan Clauson
staydriven.com
Ryan Clauson is a Stand Up Comedian, Professional Dating Coach, and Health
Fanatic. Judges from NBC, ABC, and CBS rated Ryan the best performer in the
Seattle International Comedy Competition. Ryan was voted Boston's Best Young
Comic by AOL.com and has opened up for Dana Carvey from Saturday Night Live.
Ryan’s comedy has been featured on NESN, FunnyOrDie.com, and the Bonnaroo
Comedy College Tour. As a dating coach, he teaches the secrets to finding love
based on his bestselling book, “The Nine Rules of Attraction.” Nicknamed a “Health
Champion” because of his obsession with living a healthy life and his love for
talking about health issues, Ryan effectively cured himself from the complications
of type-1 diabetes by following a specific health regimen. Ryan’s high energy act
combines the topics of dating and health to create a show which Northeastern
University called "The best live show we have ever seen!”
Julia Garcia
JAYNE MOORE | [email protected] | 608-849-6558
This powerful presentation explores the TRU college life… after class has been
dismissed. Julia takes you through her real life experiences and excessive partying
that led to her sexual assault, the death of her best friend and the night that almost
took her entire college experience away. Julia received her Master's degree in
Human Science and is currently working towards her PHD. At 24 years old, Julia
Garcia published her first book, Somewhere In Between. Julia has been on the
lecture circuit since 2009, when she became the creator and founder of Truality.org;
a TRU Movement that combines motivational speaking with the creative arts, such
as theatre and spoken word poetry.
ryanclauson.com
Alternate: Molly Burke
ciaspeakers.com/pages/sexdrugsalcohol.html
CRISTIN TALENTINO | [email protected] | 647-259-3545
Norman Ng
At age 4 Molly Burke was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a retinal disease
causing loss of vision. Drawing from deeply personal experiences, Molly brings
audiences of all backgrounds, age groups and perspectives a uniquely young and
current perspective of hope that resonates powerfully with everyone.
NMP TALENT | [email protected] | 800-307-8959 EXT 2
The Norman Magic Experience is the country’s most exciting magic show! Norman
designs his show to be original, funny, interactive, and above all else, AMAZING!
He gets audiences to cheer, scream, shout, and freak out at every show! It’s Magic
that’s far from the NORM! His show has been seen by more than half-a-million
people live in 48 states, and was named Americas Best Variety Act by Campus
Activities Magazine. His hair is SPIKEY and his show is AWESOME. Enough said.
metowe.com/speakers-bureau/molly-burke
normanmagic.com
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COMEDY SHOWCASE
Andrew Ivimey
NOW Magazine described Andrew's act as “Great lateral thinking material, perfectly
calibrated”. Andrew has toured all across Canada on the stages of Absolute Comedy, The
Second City, The North by Northeast Festival, and The Just For Laughs Festival and can be
heard Nationally on SirusXM radio and Bite TV. He is the co-creator and writer of TIME
Magazine and Cracked.com featured website www.TextsFromSuperHeroes.com. This stand
out style has put Andrew opening for Chris Hardwick, James Adomian, Aisha Tyler, Todd
Glass, Greg Behrendt, Greg Proops, Matt Braunger, and Jackie Kashian.
1 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH | 4:30 PM | HENNEPIN N & S
MC: Steph Tolev
BARRY TAYLOR | [email protected] | 416-768-0400
Steph Tolev is a stand up and sketch comic whose been performing around for the last
six years both solo and with her sketch duo Ladystache. Over the last year, Steph has
performed in the LA Comedy Fest, North By North East and Canadian Music Week. Most
recently, Steph opened up for Rob Delaney at the Danforth Music Hall and hosted for
Eugene Mirman at the Bathurst Street Theatre. She has been featured on BBC radio 3, XM
radio, Much Music's Video On Trial, MTV's "Loosing it" and "30 seconds Go.”
textsfromsuperheroes.com
stephtolevishilarious.com
K. Trevor Wilson started his career as an actor, with TV credits ranging from Goosebumps
to Breakout Kings and film roles in movies like Score: A Hockey Musical, and the 2013
release The Fix. In the past Wilson has worked with Nelly Furtado, Matt Dillon, & Jay
Baruchel. He is the only two time winner of the Toronto Comedy Brawl, performed on a
CBC gala at the 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival hosted by Brent Butt and won the Irwin
Barker Award at the 2012 Homegrown Competition at Just For Laughs.
K. Trevor Wilson
Will Noye
Will Noye melds a love of sci-fi and fantasy related pursuits with a heads-up, in your face
attitude. After starting out at the venerable Hot Box Comedy show, Will has become a
fixture at many of the cities hottest comedy rooms, as well being featured on shows for
major promotions like comedylounge.ca, and hosting events for GTA colleges. Constantly
looking to improve his act, Will co-hosts a monthly variety show that features Magic: the
Gathering tournament (just in case you didn't think the geek thing was legit), and emcees a
monthly freestyle competition as well.
comedyrecords.ca/collective
Alternate: Dan Guiry
TONY KROLO | [email protected] | 800-899-9136 EXT 232
Dan Guiry has toured Canada 8 times coast to coast bringing his off the wall zany comedy
to anyone who needs a laugh. One of his fondest memories is working with the Learning to
Laugh foundation in northern Ontario. While working on the award winning program Raven
Tales for APTN, Dan has learned to hone his story telling and tried to intertwine a broader
concept into his comedy act, one of love and understanding. When he hits the stage, he brings
a lifetime of training with focused precession, he’ll unleash an engaging storm of hilarity.
facebook.com/will.noye.9
Graham Kay
yukyuks.com
Graham Kay has been described as “a definite act to follow, [who] has mastered the art of
sarcasm” by NOW Magazine. Graham won the coveted Just for Laughs 2013 Homegrown
Comic Competition, and was runner up at the 2013 Seattle International Comedy
Competition. In addition, Graham has won the 2012 Yuk Yuk’s Oktoberfest Competition
and the 2011 Steam Whistle Comedy Competition. Graham’s also regular on MuchMusic's
Video On Trial, and the current host of the popular Sirius/XM radio show and podcast,
The Sport Brahs.
Alternate: Julien Dionne
When Julien found himself in a cubicle, soaked under the greenish-glare of fluorescent
lighting, at first he thought he was hallucinating after a bad fall. In addition to a regular pay
cheque and the potential for a nice pension in forty years, the whole thing gave him a body
rash. He ran from the water cooler to the stage. Quickly becoming an oft-chanted name on
the Canadian comedy circuit, Julien has been Nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award,
toured from coast-to-coast and can be heard regularly on XM/Sirius Satellite radio.
yukyuks.com
yukyuks.com
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Comedy Showcase 1
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MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE
nestled deep in the Kootenays, but for the indie-rockers and banjo-lovers that follow
the tracks of Shred Kelly – they know this is just the beginning. Shred Kelly are
preparing their 3rd album, which will be recorded in June 2014 - and there's no
doubt that the new material will again demonstrate their signature clawhammer
banjo riffs, layered ambient synth, powerhouse rock, and sweet vocal harmonies.
3 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH | 9:15 PM | OAKES SOUTH
shredkelly.com
Goliath PAW
The Noble Thiefs
GEVONI THOMAS | [email protected] | 647-534-4512
TIM JONES | [email protected] | 204-955-5996
Goliath PAW delivers an edgy and cool clean appeal that's missing from a majority
of rappers these days. Not since Will Smith has a rapper been able to captivate
listeners without being degrading or corny. Nick named "Mr. Rock Pop & Hip Hop"
Goliath PAW combines his love of classic/alternative rock and mainstream pop, all
while adding his own unique style of rapping to the mix. To further set himself apart
from his contemporaries, Goliath PAW fuses new age Hip Hop fashion with a punk/
rock star look. Extremely confident on stage, he applies his own Hip Hop swagger
while taking from the personas of great icons such as Axl Rose and David Lee Roth.
Eh440
God forbid anyone ever tries to re-make Animal House, at least we know the
infamous house party scene can be salvaged by swapping the “Shout”-ing Otis Day
and the Knights with Winnipeg’s The Noble Thiefs. (And yes. It’s supposed to be
spelled that way.) The Noble Thiefs are explosive, embodying the seizure-inducing
energy of early punk and leaving delightfully dazed and dizzy crowds in their wake.
Don’t even bother trying to stand still with The Noble Thiefs onstage. The band’s
energy has rocked Canadian stages and a string of European dates. The summer of
2012 even found them headlining three shows at major music festivals over the span
of a week – Edmonton’s NextFest, Toronto’s NXNE, and a hometown crowd at the
TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival. Stemming from the unlikeliest of areas in
the Canadian Prairies, The Noble Thiefs’ soul-rock revolution is at hand, and there’s
no point in resisting.
RYAN HEERSCHAP | [email protected] | 866-966-9040
thenoblethiefs.com
goliathpaw.com
EH440 “5 voices, 0 instruments, 1 new exciting vocal sound.” Eh440 is an award
winning acappella group from Toronto. They have been honoured with the Galaxie
Rising Star Award and recently appeared on CBC’s Dragons’ Den… and got a deal!
Between them, they have released CDs that have topped the charts, been certified
gold, and toured all over the world including coast-to-coast in Canada, the U.S., as
well as Europe and Asia. Some performance highlights have included: Canada’s
Walk Of Fame, Burlington Sound of Music, Anthems at the ACC for the Toronto
Raptors, and University of Kentucky. They cover contemporary pop songs that
everybody knows and loves but the real focus is on writing and arranging their own
original material. Their debut album will be released on May 27, 2014.
TWRP: Tupper Ware Remix Party
ANDY WINKLER | [email protected] | 301-785-3117
TWRP is exactly this: Daft Punk, Iron Maiden, Justice and Parliament all
smashed into four spandex clad, keytar wielding, pylon wearing, confetti blasting,
wildly out of control individuals claiming to be from outerspace, the future, and
also the 80s. Originally from Halifax, and now residing in Toronto, the four party
enforcers crash land into every show like missiles made of fun, bringing their
ridiculous antics and self-aware (but deadly serious) epic 80s inspired electrofunk-dance-rock and spewing it all over the audience with reckless abandon. In the
past year they have annihilated over 20 University and College campuses, toured
Asia, were featured on Canada's Got Talent and have supported acts like Twin
Shadow, Capital Cities, Protest The Hero, Deerhoof, Electric Six, Shout Out Out Out
Out, Pretty Lights, Mother Mother, Down With Webster & Edward Sharpe & The
Magnetic Zeros. Recipient of the COCA Emerging Artist Award & Winner of NACA
On-Site Showcase.
eh440.com
Shred Kelly
GRANT PALEY | [email protected]
204-988-1125
The story of Shred Kelly begins as honestly as their music. Friends who met through
a local jam-night, and began forming a bond over their love of music and the Great
Canadian landscape. Since their inception, the Fernie, BC based "stoke-folk" band,
have garnered themselves sold out shows across Canada, performances at some
of the premier festivals and a growing list of awards and recognition from across
the nation. This journey has already been quite a feat for an independent band
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COMEDY SHOWCASE
Patrick Haye
Patrick Haye was a runner-up for the prestigious 2007 Tim Sims Encouragement Award,
which was televised on the Comedy Network. In 2010, Patrick made it to the finals in
the $25,000.00 Yuk Yuks Great Canadian Laugh Off, again televised on the Comedy
Network. In 2013, he performed in both the Halifax Comedy Festival, and the Laugh
Out Loud Sudbury Comedy Festival. He was featured on the Panel on CBCs, George
Stroumboulopoulus Tonight.
2 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH | 4:30 PM | HENNEPIN N & S
MC: Dylan Mandlsohn
yukyuks.com
Dylan Mandlsohn is the first Canadian comic to be a back-to-back finalist at the prestigious
San Francisco and Seattle Comedy Competitions. Hitting his mark at Montréal’s world
famous Just For Laughs and also The Boston Comedy Festivals, catapulted Dylan into
being selected to perform for The Comcast Network which spread his wings into new
television and film territory. Additionally, Dylan recently starred in his own Comedy Now
Special for The Comedy Network and CTV. This won him a prominent spot as a member of
the The Groundlings Improvisational Troupe.
Matt O’Brien
Matt O’Brien is a Toronto-based comedian who’s been featured on MTV, Fuse TV,
MuchMusic and The Comedy Network. He has won the Best Standup award at the LA
Comedy Festival and has been named Sirius XM Radio’s Next Top Comic. He hosts and
films his own late night talk show, and his 6-second Vine sketches have garnered him over
15,000 followers. O’Brien has won Best Stand Up in the Los Angeles Comedy Festival and
also was named Canada’s Next Top Comic by Siruis/XM Radio. Matt was also nominated
for Comedian of the Year by COCA.
yukyuks.com
Dave Merheje
yukyuks.com
Dave Merheje was the winner of Just For Laugh’s 2011 Irwin Barker Homegrown Comic
Award and NOW Magazine’s 2011 Best of Toronto Award for Best Male Stand-up. Merheje
was recently profiled as one of Canada’s next breakout stars on CBC Radio One’s Laugh Out
Loud. He’s been featured on CBC Radio One’s The Debaters, XM Radio’s Laugh Attack, Bite
TV’s with Bite and Stand up & Bite Me Competition, MuchMusic’s Video on Trial and Stars
Gone Wild, MTV’s Cocktails and The Comedy Network short Worst Gig Ever.
Alternate: Pat Thornton
Julia Hladkowicz
Pat Thornton is very funny. You may know him as Simon from Satisfaction (CTV) or as the
guy whose head turns into a blowfish in that Toyota commercial. Other things you may know
him from include: Hotbox (Comedy Network), Comedy Bar (Bite TV), Strombo (CBC), The
Debaters (CBC Radio) and Space Janitors (spacejanitors.com). As a stand up he’s played Just
For Laughs in Montreal and Toronto as well as the Winnipeg Comedy Fest and SXSW.
yukyuks.com
davemerheje.com
Julia Hladkowicz has appeared on The Comedy Network, Much Music's Video on Trial,
MTV's Losing It, YTV and SiruisXM's Laugh Attack. She's also a star of the hit new web
series, Wedding Trashers. She performed at LA Comedy Fest, Canadian International
Comedy Fest, semi-finalist in The Great Canadian Laugh Off, NXNE, finalist in SiriusXM
Canada’s Next Top Comic, San Francisco Sketch Fest, Seattle Comedy Competition and was
a semi-finalist in the Laughing Skull Comedy festival in Atlanta. Hladkowicz filmed her TV
special, No Kidding, on iChannel and performed at JFL42.
Alternate: Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison has earned glowing reviews for his festival appearances in New York, Las
Vegas, Asheville, Sudbury and Calgary. On top of that, Michael also came in 1st place at
the Hamilton Great Canadian Laugh Off and was featured in his own nationally syndicated
half-hour comedy special on the Comedy Network! Michael has also found time to develop
a solid acting resume with appearances on Much Music’s “Video on Trial”, NBC’s “The
Bridge,” “Queer as Folk,” the TBS movie “The Jazzman” and as a co-host on “E-West.”
yukyuks.com
yukyuks.com
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Comedy Showcase 2
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MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE
Relic (aka Real McCoy)
MARK MORLEY | [email protected] | 647-880-7307
Relic is a triple threat artist from Toronto who has self produced, recorded, and
mixed. Nominated in 2010 for the Toronto Independent Music Awards, "best live
performance" in the hip hop category, and doing 7 tours throughout Canada and the
U.S in the last 3 years. He has shared the stage with household names including:
The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, Slaughterhouse, Jeru the Damaja, Kev Brown, Choclair,
Shad and more. With a rhyming style that has been compared to Common and
Black Thought, and a singing voice that is reminiscent of John Legend and Bob
Marley it's not hard to see why he has been featured in such taste maker blogs
as Tropical Bass, Diplo's Mad Decent, and Kevin Nottingham. Relic's production,
engineering and feature verses can be found on each one of Canadian hip hop
darling SHAD's records, including the Juno award winning "TSOL", and more
recently "Flying Colours."
4 | THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH | 9:15 PM | OAKES SOUTH
The Royal Streets
MICHAEL DEMSEY | [email protected]
226-791-1935
Hailing from Waterloo, Ontario, The Royal Streets have already begun to make
their mark on the Canadian music scene. Having embarked on two tours of Eastern
Canada and shared the stages with bands like Said the Whale and July Talk, The
Royal Streets are preparing to release their debut studio effort (March 6, 2014),
"Kings & Queen", with the help of Catherine North Studios and producer Dan Hosh,
whose credits include Canadian acts like City & Colour, Whitehorse, and
Rose Cousins.
relmccoy.com
Mad June
theroyalstreets.com
LUC DE BOUVRIES | [email protected] | 514-983-4457
Daniel Mendez
Mad June is an impressive all-girls six piece band from Montreal with a striking
image, hooky melodies, powerful lyrics and a wall of sound that will get you up and
dancing. With new singles coming out in 2014, produced by multi award winner
producer Jeff Dalziel, Mad June will make your head spin.
ANDY HARBINSON | [email protected]
647-339-6909
Daniel Mendez is an independent emerging singer songwriter and guitarist from
Richmond Hill, Ontario. Daniel Mendez works hard to capture the essence of the
emotion and experience that inspires his songs, so he can connect meaningfully
with listeners and fans. Daniel’s dedication to musicianship and craft is evident in
his finely honed blues-influenced guitar skills, his powerful yet charismatic vocals,
his well-structured songs, and his energizing live performances. Daniel Mendez has
a bright future ahead of him, with both the talent and the dedication necessary for
success. He is already committed to a creative life dedicated to music, with a spirit
of self-reliance and genuine love for his craft. Longevity and meaningfulness are
more important to Daniel Mendez than being a one-hit wonder; he’s in it for the long
haul. He believes in playing real instruments and drawing from real emotion – to
create great music for real people.
madjune.com
Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Band
NEVIN DUNN | [email protected] | 647-449-0070
Five Spicy ladies deliver epic waves of 90's nostalgia: Get ready for costumes,
accents, platforms, choreography, glitter, glitz and GIRL POWER!
facebook.com/WannabeSGT
danielmendezmusic.com
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SINGER/SONGWRITER
from college fans alike. On YouTube he’s approaching a half million views. A winner
of the Mississauga Future Star competition and self proclaimed "lover of all genres",
Jake is eager to play your campus and fulfill your incomprehensible dreams.
iwantjake.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH | 2:45 PM | OAKES FOYER
Sarah Smith
Pat Maloney
Sarah Smith was the lead singer for Canadian rock band The Joys, she also
performed with the likes of Bif Naked, The Trews, Sam Roberts and Bedouin
Soundclash. The Joys catapulted themselves all over the map and rode the radio
waves across North America. Now Sarah Smith has gone solo. Proving that her
powerhouse vocal talent needs no accompaniment with her newest album Stronger
Now, Sarah’s killing it on her own! Stronger Now, her debut solo CD, was produced
by Grammy and Juno winning Producer, Kevin. The positively catchy single, Shine
Bright, gained radio play across Canada and helped her to win numerous awards
including: · 2013 - Best Songwriter at The JRMAs · 2012 - Best Singer/Songwriter at
The London Music Awards · #1 Album of 2012 by The London Free Press Sarah just
completed her new CD, The Journey, produced in Germany by world-class producer,
Pat Anthony (Usher).
Pat Maloney released his debut solo record called ROOT ROT, along with a string of
DIY music videos, in March 2013. He has played over 150 shows across Canada and
has done two tours of Universities in Europe. Pat has opened for juno nominated
Craig Cardiff, Broken Social Scene founder Brendan Canning, and ECMA winner
Tim Chaisson. Pat feels liberated sharing his personality as a budding solo artist
with an acoustic guitar, bass drum box and a "whistle mic." Pat's music has been
described as witty and annoyed, taking a jovial, but firmly a-political stance. Pat
won "Full time Entertainment Programmer of the Year" at COCA 2011, Whistler for
his work at Fanshawe College. Pat feels right at home on a campus stage, having
played over 40 campus dates around Canada in 2013.
patmaloney.ca
sarahsmithmusic.com
Rachael Kennedy
Andy Brown
Rachael Kennedy is a Canadian Singer-songwriter whose unrelenting curiosity and
catchy melodies have collided to create a unique kind of alternative/pop music. So
far on her musical journey, Rachael worked with Warner Music Canada in a demo/
development deal in 2011, she played the Billy Block Showcase in Nashville in
2012, the 2013 Montauk Music Festival in New York, and opened for Jesse Labelle
at the Waterloo Big Picture Project show. She released a self-written EP titled "The
In Between" produced by Joel Feeney in October 2013 and an original Christmas
single in December 2013, which was added to the CBC Music Library.
Jake Robertson
Andy Brown has emerged a must-see performer on the Canadian and International
music scene. Andy's song ‘Ashes’ was featured in ABC's hit show ‘Rookie Blue’
in the fall of 2011, and helped shoot both the song, and his sophomore album
‘False Alarm’ to #1 on the iTunes Canada singer/songwriter charts. His music has
since been featured on NBC, CTV, Global, and CBC, and has earned him a slew
of national and international song writing awards and nominations (2013 COCA
Emerging Artist Nominee, 2010/2013 MNB Awards, 2013 UK Song writing Contest,
2012/2013 Unsigned Only Competition). With performances alongside some of
Canada's top musical exports, support slots for 5-time Grammy Award winners The
Blind Boys of Alabama, and three nation-wide tours of Australia, 2013 was a very
busy year for Brown. His new album ‘Tinman’ was released on April 30th, 2013. The
L.P. features co-writes with some of Canada’s most renowned songwriters.
ANDY WINKLER | [email protected] | 301-785-3117
andybrown.ca
rachaelkennedy.com
Jake Robertson started playing music and singing at age 7. He has toured
independently worldwide as well as with his band Cardinal Chase, which secured
a label deal with Maple/Universal. Playing colleges, house parties, conferences,
festivals and clubs, Jake has shared stages with everyone from The Beach Boys,
Carly Rae Jepsen, Walk Off The Earth, Dragonette to illScarlett. His unique,
versatile, soulful vocals and uber-catchy melodies combined with multi-instrumental
musicianship (guitar, drums, bass, keys and even harmonica) have amassed him a
rabid online following on Instagram (8000+ followers @InstaSingerJake) as well as
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Singer/Songwriter Showcase
A different kind of showcase…
The Singer/Songwriter Showcase is performed in rotation,
one song at a time, until the showcase time has expired.
Singer/Songwriter Showcase
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AWARDS BANQUET & SHOW
HOSTED BY
THE HALL OF FAME AWARD
SPONSORED BY
Trixx
Hall of Fame Winners
Taboo shattering, searingly honest, and painfully funny, Frankie “TRIXX” Agyemang
is one of Canada’s rising comic stars. A talented entertainer, TRIXX got his
nickname through
his
reputation
as (Canada
a prankster
while growing-up in Mississauga,
through
the Department
of Canadian Heritage
Music Fund)
Ontario. A former club DJ and MC, TRIXX has been an on-air personality on
Toronto’s FLOW 93.5 and was a regular on MuchMusic’s Video On Trial. In 2013, he
was honoured for a second time with the Comedy Award from COCA.
201 3 The Trews
201 2
Sam Roberts Band
2 0 1 1 Metric
The Campus Entertainment Awards Nominees are…
MAINSTAGE ACT
Dallas Smith
Dan Mangan
Shad
The Stanfields
Tokyo Police Club
COMEDY
Dave Merheje
Matt O'Brien
Nick Reynoldson
Trixx
SINGER/SONGWRITER
Craig Cardiff
Pat Maloney
Patrick Dorie
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
BY AN ASSOCIATE
Frank Warren
Shane Koyczan
Trevor Boris
The Agency Group
The Campus Trust
Comedy Records
S-Trip!
TNT Tours
VARIETY
Tony Lee
Wannabe: Spice Girls Tribute Band
Wayne Hoffman
The School Member of the Year Nominees are…
STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
STUDENT MEMBER OF THE YEAR: EAST
Bill Kitchen (Algonquin College)
Craig Walsh (Saint Mary’s University)
Marc Thususka (SAIT)
Michelle Goulet (NAIT)
Neil Cumberbatch (George Brown College)
Jen Brown (University of New Brunswick – Saint John)
Taylor Weeks (St. Francis Xavier University)
Zach Gallant (Mount Saint Vincent University)
STUDENT MEMBER OF THE YEA: WEST
Jenny Chen (University of British Columbia)
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Billy Talent
2009
James Cunningham
2008
Our Lady Peace
2007
Big Sugar
2006Nickelback
DJ
2005
Sarah Harmer
2004
Great Big Sea
2003
David Wilcox
CONGRATULATIONS
2002
Ernie Coombs
Tegan and Sara
2001
Barenaked Ladies
2000
Mike Mandel
1999
Sarah McLachlan
1998
Sue Johanson
1997
Jim Carrey
1996
Spirit of the West
DJ Brains4Brkfst
Skratch Bastid
Sticks
LECTURE
2010
STUDENT MEMBER OF THE YEAR: CENTRAL
Jimmy Norman (Brock University)
Lucas Canzona (McMaster University)
Rick Doucet (Durham College & UOIT)
Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have built an avid global
following of fans and fellow musicians over their 13-year
career. Their unique ability to bridge the pop and indie worlds
has allowed their music to cross all traditional boundaries
of genre, from being covered by The White Stripes to
collaborating with superstar DJs such as Tiesto and David
Guetta. Having sold nearly 1 million career albums and toured
with acts from The Killers to Neil Young, Tegan and Sara
have now released their 7th studio album – Heartthrob – as
internationally-celebrated songwriters, performers, and artists.
The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200
chart, securing the band’s highest US chart position to date.
Though their music is not overtly political, Tegan and Sara
are very politically and socially engaged. They are outspoken
advocates for LGBT equality, and have done countless
fundraisers for youth organizations, music education, literacy,
cancer research and LGBT advocacy.
The sisters enjoy reading, hair, ships, vampires, hot dogs,
talking and relating to elderly people, self-soothing,
rearranging furniture, and giving excellent advice.
The Hall of Fame Award
1 9 9 5 54.40
1994
Tragically Hip
1993
Tom Cochrane
1 9 92 Kim Mitchell
1 9 9 1 Blue Rodeo
1990
K.D. Lang
1 9 8 9 Doug and the Slugs
1 9 8 8 Bruce Cockburn
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OPERATING POLICIES
5Under contracting, good use of supplied promotional
materials is important to the success of an event.
Selling or other misuse of promotional material is
improper. Promotional material should be sent on
time and should be kept updated. Only materials
that will be needed and used should be requested.
Code of ethics
As members of the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA), we believe and advocate that ethical
and courteous practices are important in their own right and essential to good business. The COCA Code of Ethics
indicates good business practices that generally have the qualities of honesty, fairness, consideration and enlightened
professionalism. We support them in letter and in spirit.
ICONTRACTING
1Negotiations and agreements must be undertaken
only by those properly authorized by the school, by
an agency or by an artist. The agency must make
clear to the school whether it has exclusive rights
with an artist, and is responsible for identifying an
authorized negotiating person from the school.
2When an agency offers an act to a school, the school
must avoid reasonable delays in responding, and if
accepting or declining the offer, should clearly and
explicitly indicate so.
3An agency must be able to fulfill any offer made, and
if the offer is conditional, must make such conditions
clear to the school in advance.
4Contracts and riders should be signed and returned
by both parties without delay.
5Middle agents who sign contracts on behalf of an
artist are as responsible for the provisions of any
agreement as the exclusive agency of an artist
would be.
6Verbal commitments should be honoured,
although written contracts are essential for a clear
understanding between the parties. The agent
should make sure that both the school and the artist
understand all arrangements in the contract.
7Contracts are to be signed only by the properly
and legally authorized persons of the contracting
parties. The agent is responsible for identifying the
contracting authority at the school.
8Contract riders should be agreed upon
before contract signing and are a part of the
contractual obligation.
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9Schools must provide complete and accurate
information regarding the facilities and equipment
to be used and intended method of payment.
10Any additional expected activities from the artist
should be in writing. The agent is responsible for
informing an artist of such particulars.
11Schools must be honest, accurate and timely in
attendance and expense reports, where either has an
effect on the artists' remuneration.
12Written permission must be secured prior to any
type of recording of a performance.
13Advertisement and promotional activities stipulated
by contract should be fully executed.
6Artists should be treated as guests on campus.
Artists should treat facilities and campus rules with
respect. Hospitality arrangements, provision of rider
requirements, and payment according to contract are
necessary for the artists well-being and contribute to
the quality of the appearance.
7A campus host or hostess should be on hand before
and during events with campus and community.
Artists should schedule their travel with ample time
to begin the performance at the time stated on
the contract.
8Any infraction of these Business Ethics and
Standards should be referred to the Grievance
Committee Chair to be resolved according to the
terms of The COCA Grievance Procedures Policy.
Alcohol Policy
II COURTESY AND HOSPITALITY
This policy is designed to encourage the responsible use
of alcohol and to promote a safe environment at
COCA events.
1Phone calls should be returned and letters
answered promptly.
1No official event shall be scheduled to take place
after 2:00 AM.
2Schools should return videotapes or films on time
and in proper condition as specified in agreements.
Agreements and promotional information as well
as programming materials, should be sent when
promised by the agency.
2Any event that takes place between the hours of
7:00 PM and 2:00 AM where alcoholic beverages are
served for more than one and half hours requires
service by properly trained bar staff.
3Political or issue oriented reasons for scheduling
a program should be explained to the artist/
manager during negotiation if these special reasons
exist. The agency should inform the artist of all
responsibilities of the contract and rider before
arrival on campus.
4Sharing information concerning quality, success
and level of service received from an act or agent is
important to other COCA members; high quality and
good service should be communicated as well as that
which is unsatisfactory.
Operating Policies
3Under no circumstances shall any official COCA
event allow for attendees to bring their own alcoholic
beverages.
4At any event at which alcoholic beverages are
served, a selection of at least two categories of nonalcoholic beverages must be available to attendees
throughout the course of the event. Categories of
non-alcoholic beverages may include the following:
water, pop, juice, and hot beverages such as tea,
coffee, and hot chocolate. This requirement also
applies to any COCA member who holds an
unofficial event at which there is an open invitation
to COCA members and guests.
Operating Policies
5At any event at which alcoholic beverages are
served, at least 2 sober monitors must be on duty.
This may take the form of venue staff or volunteers
assigned specifically to serve as sober monitors.
6The legal drinking age of the province in which
a COCA event will be held shall be noted in
promotional documents for the event in question.
Underage attendees shall be identified on
registration forms and in any other way deemed
necessary by the Board of Directors which may
include an indicator on the name tag.
7At no time shall COCA, its directors, officers, or
members engage in the promotion of the overconsumption of alcoholic beverages. At no time shall
any COCA member coerce another member or guest
to consume alcoholic beverages against his or
her will.
8At any COCA event, any member who offers a
beverage to another member or guest must clearly
identify if said beverage contains alcohol. Any
member who purposely deceives another member or
guest concerning alcoholic beverages will be subject
to disciplinary action.
9The directors and officers of COCA shall do their
best to ensure that COCA event venues are selected
that allow for access by underage delegates.
10Alcohol is not permitted in the exhibition hall trade
show. An exception to this rule is when a beveragealcohol supplier provides samples of their products
to delegates. In this case, permission to distribute
samples must be given by both COCA and the
venue. All applicable provincial regulations must be
adhered to, and required permits must be displayed
at the booth.
11Any inappropriate behaviour resulting from the
consumption of alcohol by a COCA member that
negatively affects either COCA members or nonmembers will be considered unacceptable.
12Violation of COCA's policies may result in
disciplinary actions by the COCA Board of
Directors. Such actions may include the suspension,
expulsion, revocation of membership or the
expulsion from COCA-sponsored events.
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Harassment Policy
COCA views that harassment as defined is unacceptable
conduct, and any act should be reported to the COCA
Harassment Liaison. The aim of this policy is found in
the following statement:
"The Canadian Organization of Campus Activities
endeavors to provide outlets for working and learning
through conferences both regionally and nationally,
that are supportive to the treatment of all its members.
The basis for interaction within COCA is one of mutual
respect, cooperation and understanding. COCA will not
condone behavior that is likely to undermine the dignity,
self-esteem or productivity of any COCA member.
Harassment violates fundamental rights, personal
dignity, and COCA considers this type of behavior to be
a very serious offense."
practices taken from other not-for-profit organizations.
Natural justice involves a set of rules designed to ensure
that decisions made are fair and that those affected
are given an opportunity to participate in the decisionmaking process. It also includes the requirement that
a disciplinary body be open-minded and free of bias,
actual or perceived. It further requires that all sides
are heard and that the accused has a fair opportunity
to confront witnesses, challenge evidence, summon
witnesses, present evidence, and have counsel.
This policy is not intended as a means of resolving
contractual, copyright or any other type of civil, criminal
or other disputes between members or between members
and associates; nor is it intended to preclude legal action
by COCA in appropriate cases. COCA reserves the right
to determine when an issue merits investigation.
Discipline Policy
All members and associates are responsible for ensuring
that their respective personnel are made aware of
this policy and informed that they are subject to its
provisions. Participation in COCA sponsored events
or activities by members, associates and volunteers are
expressly conditioned upon adherence with this policy.
1 PURPOSE
2.1 SCOPE
The Canadian Organization of Campus Activities
(COCA) establishes policies and procedures that govern
the operation of its programs and activities, and ensure
the ethical comportment of its members. COCA may act
when it becomes aware of a policy violation by one or
more of its members, associates or volunteers.
This policy shall govern the discipline of, and shall apply
equally to, all members, associates, volunteers or,
staff of COCA.
This policy must be published in all conference manuals.
irectors must familiarize themselves with these
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policies and procedures as part of their legal obligations
as directors of a Canadian non-profit corporation
including, but not limited to: duty of care, duty of
diligence, fiduciary duty, investment powers, duty to
avoid conflicts of interest, and duty to act within the
scope of authority. The executive director shall ensure
that each new director is provided with a copy of the
Policy Manual and is reminded to read the Policy on
Discipline in particular.
2.2 AUTHORITY AND LIMITATIONS
This policy shall govern the discipline of, and shall apply
equally to, all members, associates, volunteers or, staff
of COCA.
This policy is subject to the COCA Letters Patent,
By-Laws and Operating Policies, as well as any
laws governing federally incorporated non-profit
organizations in Canada.
2.3 POLICY VIOLATIONS
he purpose of this policy is to address violations of
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COCA policies and standards. It is designed to provide
COCA with procedures to follow when dealing with the
discipline of members which may occur from time
to time.
Violation of COCA's policies may at the discretion of
COCA range from warnings, to sanctions and may
result in discipline including the suspension, expulsion,
or termination of a member or associate from the
organization, or the expulsion or barring of a member,
associate or volunteer from COCA sponsored events.
Grounds for discipline include but are not limited to:
his policy is based on the rules of natural justice, also
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known as the duty of fairness. It is also based on best
2.3.1 Violation of any of the policies contained in the
COCA Operating Policy document.
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2.3.2Infractions of policies and procedures outlined
in COCA publications and materials, such
as the conference guidelines, conference
registration forms, membership application
forms, and event information.
2.3.3
Written or verbal abuse, which is defined as
the expression of demeaning, insulting, or
intimidating comments based on sex, race,
color, religion, national origin, age, disability,
sexual orientation, or other areas given legallyprotected status;
2.3.4Lewd or indecent behavior during a COCA
sponsored event or any of its activities;
2.3.5
Sexual harassment during a COCA sponsored
event or any of its activities including,
unwanted physical conduct or contact of any
kind, advances or propositions.
2.3.6
Violation of provincial or local laws governing
the use of alcohol, or selling or distributing
alcohol to underage delegates or attendees.
2.3.7Behavior as a result of consumption of alcohol
that causes harm to persons or property;
2.3.8The possession, use, sale, or distribution of any
drug or other substance illegal under provincial
or federal law;
2.3.9Misusing or damaging COCA property by
deliberate or reckless acts;
2.3.10Theft;
2.3.11Sending harassing, threatening, repetitive
and/or abusive e-mails to COCA members,
volunteers and/or staff;
2.3.12Initiating or engaging in furthering of
disinformation or misinformation about COCA,
its practices, members, volunteers and/or staff
through e-mail or other communications;
2.3.13Arranging activities and/or events that conflict
with scheduled COCA activities or events
during COCA conferences, or other COCAsponsored programs or activities;
2.3.14Inappropriate or unauthorized use of COCA's
name and/or logo or any other elements to
imply endorsement, affiliation or for any other
non-sanctioned purpose;
2.3.15Engaging in misleading or untrue
advertising and/or submitting misleading or
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untrue information for publication in
COCA publications;
2.3.16Engaging in activities that directly conflict with
the services already being offered by COCA or
in services which directly relate to COCA's core
business or some component thereof;
2.3.17Establishment of programs, services or
activities which purport, allege or appear to be
affiliated with COCA, but which are not;
2.3.18Conduct which, in the sole judgment and
discretion of COCA, is contrary and detrimental
to the interests, operations, missions and goals
of COCA;
2.3.19Failure to comply with decisions finding policy
violations and imposing sanctions;
2.3.20Violation of the confidentiality of an inquiry
into alleged policy violations and the discussion
of potential sanctions;
COCA also reserves the right to track infractions and to
levy sanctions against parties who develop a record of
serial infractions over time.
2.4 SANCTIONS FOR POLICY VIOLATIONS
COCA may impose a number of sanctions for policy
violations including, but not limited to the following.
Possible sanctions include:
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Verbal warnings
Written warning;
Monetary fines, amount at the discretion of COCA;
Loss of showcase, trade show booth, education
session, or other activity;
Expulsion from COCA events;
Loss of opportunity to apply to showcase for a length
of time to be determined by COCA;
Suspension from participation in COCA events for a
length of time to be determined by COCA;
Suspension of membership; or,
Permanent loss of membership.
COCA may impose such sanctions in any combination
and sequence that it deems appropriate for any of the
violations listed in Section 4 above as well as other
violations of the organization's stated policies.
Any of the violations may result in the suspension,
expulsion, or termination of a member or associate,
or the expulsion or barring of a member, associate or
volunteer from COCA sponsored events or activities.
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3PROCEDURE
3.1Any member, including a director, may lodge a
complaint against another member.
3.2All complaints must be submitted in writing
to the Executive Director or the most senior
volunteer leader present at an event within three
(3) days following any alleged violation. Such
complaint must include details of the events
leading up to the alleged violation.
membership, or the banning from COCA events,
are final. If termination, suspension, expulsion,
or banning from COCA events is recommended,
the member, associate or volunteer has the
option to appeal to the Appeals Committee of the
Board of Directors.
3.11The Appeals Committee shall be composed of
three unbiased members of the Board appointed
by the Chair of the Board.
3.3Both the complainant and the member accused
have the right to receive copies of all relevant
documents and also have the right to be
represented by another member at any hearings.
3.12Appeals must be made in writing and filed
within 10 days of the member receiving the
decision of the Disciplinary Committee. No
sanctions can be applied until after the appeal
is heard.
3.4Any witness, whose observations will be taken
into account during deliberations, must submit
his or her observations in writing.
3.13The decision of the Appeals Committee shall
be final.
3.5The Executive Director, the Chair of the Board
of Directors, and one other director appointed
by the Board, shall serve as the disciplinary
committee. Individuals appointed to the
disciplinary committee shall adhere to COCA's
Code of Ethics and its Conflict of Interest
policies and shall recuse themselves from the
committee if they are in a conflict of interest
position.
3.6The Chair of the National Conference
Committee shall not be eligible to serve on the
disciplinary committee should an issue arise
during the national conference.
3.7The Committee will review all written
submissions and set a time for all interested
parties to attend a hearing during which, the
Committee will ask questions based on the
written submissions.
4 AMENDMENT
4.1Any registered contact person from a
COCA-member school, company or artist,
may propose amendments to this policy by
submitting a written proposal to the COCA
chair, secretary, or executive director. Such
proposed amendments must be considered
by the Board of Directors at its next business
meeting. The results of such consideration must
be communicated in writing to the members,
associate or volunteer in question within seven
(7) days of the meeting.
4.2The executive director shall ensure that this
policy is kept up-to-date and posted to the
COCA website within seven (7) days of any
amendments being made.
3.8The member accused, or his or her
representative, may then question witnesses and
challenge the evidence.
3.9The Committee shall then deliberate in camera
and reaches a decision on the complaint. A
unanimous decision is required to impose
sanctions. If sanctions are to be levied, those will
be announced after the in camera session.
3.10Decisions regarding sanctions, other than
termination, suspension, expulsion of
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