Executive Director Jeremy Vandermeij

Strategic Planning, Sponsorship, Media, Advertising, Partnerships, Marketing & PR

Jeremy is excited that TO DO will bring together all the fabulous off site events happening during the Toronto design festival.

During the rest of the year he is partner and co-founder of Public Displays of Affection, a local community engaged design enterprise, Creative Director at the Gladstone Hotel and runs his own creative generalist practice. He also is a dodgeball enthusiast.

jeremy@todesignoffsite.com | jeremyvandermeij.com
Creative Director Deborah Wang

Exhibitions, Events, Curating, Educational Partnerships, Institutional Partnerships

Deborah is an independent curator, designer and educator with a background in art and architecture.  She is a co-curator of Come Up To My Room and a co-founder of FEAST Toronto, a series of community dinners and micro-funding events supporting local art and design. Deborah also works in architecture and contemporary art,  teaches design studio at Ryerson University, likes to travel and buy books, and occasionally makes work as one half of the collaborative Elsworthy Wang.

deborah@todesignoffsite.com
 
Program Coordinator Gelareh Saadatpajouh

Special Events, Programming, Registration, Content Management

With a background in design, architecture, sound art, and photography, Gelareh is an independent designer and artist. She has also been a leader in creating community-based discussion forums and events. Her inspiring energy is from the interaction of her moods in response to the environment, and changing seasons.

gelareh@todesignoffsite.com
 
Social Media Coordinator Markus Doerr

A graduate of Ryerson’s School of Interior Design, Markus is a lover of Toronto and the communities and people which are its treasures. A believer in design’s ability to change the world, he sees this city as a hot bed of potential. Somewhat of a dangerous combination of a dreamer and a flaneur, Markus can be found wandering aimlessly around town with a coffee in hand, gazing at buildings and pretty little things, bumping into people and polls.
iPhone app Designer Mike Spears

Michael Spears is an independent Toronto-based app & game designer. Michael believes that great software is simple, responsive and intelligent. Great software is a pleasure to use.

samesimilar.com
Graphic Designer Trevor Embury – aftermodern.lab
Trevor is the principal and creative director at aftermodern.lab, a graphic design studio working in both cultural and commercial contexts in Toronto. He studied visual communication design in Tokyo and has travelled around the world. Trevor is involved with many great cultural institutes in Toronto from the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, The Office of Edward Burtynsky to the Design Exchange. He is passionate about design education, Japanese design aesthetics and great coffee.

aftermodernlab.com
Writer Alina Kulesh
At a very young age Alina made the commitment to art, film, and media. Currently, Alina is working in feature film distribution. Endlessly spending her days in a state of awe with the world, Alina is a storyteller and a creativity nurturer. She is also a portrait artist, blogger/writer, and avid listener.

 

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