PodCamp Toronto 2010

Connie Crosby

http://crosbygroup.ca
Connie is a consultant with a law librarian background working in social media, information management and knowledge management. She is a blogger, podcaster, writer, speaker and instructor. She teaches courses on social networking tools at the Professional Learning Centre, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. She is author of the book Effective Blogging for Libraries, part of the new Tech Set series from Neal-Schuman Publishing scheduled for release at the end of March 2010. This is her third year as part of the PodCamp Toronto organizing team, and she is looking forward to a fantastic weekend, and meeting friends old and new.

John Meadows

blog.meadowsonline.com
John Meadows has been podcasting since 2006, and currently has two shows: On the Log (onthelog.com) and The B-Side (bee-ess.org). John has 16 years of I.T. experience and in his day job is currently a Senior I.T./Business Analyst.

Daniele Rossi

http://danielerossi.ca
Serial podcaster, web and illustrative designer whose creativity goes wild like a kid pre-filled with sugar who walked into a candy store the day after Hallowe’en.

John Leschinski

www.leschinskidesign.com
If you’re in need of a great designer for your next project, or are a developer in need of an awesome UI to match your code, please get in touch.

Mircea Baldean

www.baldean.com

Webthinking for over thirteen years, Mircea has senior experience in virtually every web related aspect, balancing the three spheres of web strategy - business, technology and community.

A flexible, curious and hard working person, Mircea is the Senior Manager, Web Strategies at RBC Global Asset Management.

He is a newbie on the PodCamp Toronto organizing committee, surprise… on the web team! #pcto2010 is his voluntary attempt to get wet, or dirty, in the social media space as a speaker.

Nonetheless, PodCamp is a fun crowd and it should be a fantastic weekend!

Michelle Tampoya

www.mishsplayground.com
Michelle has over nine years of marketing experience, five years of digital and interactive. She is currently the Online & Enterprise Strategy Manager at BMO Financial Group.

Rob Lee

http://unconventionalwisdom.wordpress.com/
Rob became involved in podcasting when his wife started listening to podcasts and then said “Can we do that?”. After learning the basics and setting her up to record and publish her podcasts, he has become progressively more involved in social media and the podcasting community. In addition to being on the PodCamp Toronto organizing committee, he has attended and presented at PodCamp Montréal.

Heather Leson

http://tucowsinc.com
Heather Leson is a communications bridge person who loves connecting customers and technology. She is currently employed as as Communications Lead for Tucows Inc.

Mark van Tol

Mark van Tol specializes in marketing communications he is currently a consultant at Canada’s largest public relations firm, NATIONAL Public Relations.

Eden Spodek

http://bargainista.ca
Eden is an active participant in the Canadian digital community and has belonged to the PodCamp Toronto organizing team since 2007. She’s passionate about the PodCamp community.

Eden is the woman behind Bargainista, the ever-so-pink-but-not-for-women-only shopping and lifestyle blog. Launched in 2006, she has built Bargainista into a successful online community. Eden has been exposed to both sides of blogger relations, participating in programs for several top-tier brands. She was a regular contributor to One Degree, formerly one of Canada’s leading online publications about digital marketing and social media. Eden is also a podcaster, mentor and guest speaker. By day, she’s a digital communications strategist at High Road Communications – a sponsor at this year’s PodCamp Toronto.

Dave Fleet

http://davefleet.com
Dave has been a part of the PodCamp Toronto organizing committee since 2007. An account director and head of the Social Media practice at Thornley Fallis Communications, Dave blogs at both davefleet.com and on the popular Marketing Profs website, and co-hosts the Social Mediators video podcast.

Leona Hobbs

http://leonahobbs.com
Leona Hobbs is Vice President at Social Media Group and is working with Heather Leson to muster volunteers for PodCamp Toronto 2010.

Sheri Moore

www.mccplanners.com
Partner, Creative Director at MCC - Moore Carlyle Consulting. This Event Manager, with a passion for the potential of the web, can be seen behind the scenes at such community events as mesh, meshU, meshmarketing and hohoto. Many MCC clients are technology companies and members of the tech community.

Mike Dodd

www.thisweekingeek.net
Mike”The Birdman” Dodd is the executive producer for This Week in Geek and currently hosts a variety of podcasts notably This Week in Geek and the Prototype for the Game Heroes for the last 3 years. Mike is a radio personality and video game journalist across a variety of different radio network across Canada and the US. Aiming to bring the geek culture to the masses this is the mission that Dodd has dedicated himself and his team to making a reality.Mike podcasts and broadcasts with the motto “Live free or die hard!”

Tommy Vallier

http://www.tommyvallier.com/
Tommy has been speaking volunteering at PodCamps since 2006 and started helping with PodCamp Toronto in 2008.

As a consultant and speaker, Tommy connects technology to what matters most: people. He continuously helps groups, individuals and businesses understand how new media can help them build and maintain a cohesive, dynamic and active community of customers, colleagues, peers and other stakeholders.

As a web developer, Tommy’s WordPress By The Minute project has been challenging the industry by billing it’s customers by the minute instead of using the standard hourly rate model.

When not at his desk, he’s usually on his bike, folding origami, gaming or spending time exploring his city. He is happily married and currently lives in Kingston, Ontario.