Program Advisory Council
The Program Advisory Council provides strategic council and support to the leadership team at the School of Fashion.

Anjli Patel (external link, opens in new window)
Fashion Lawyer
Patel hopes the next generation of fashion creatives embody diversity.

Krishna Nikhil (external link, opens in new window)
Chief Executive Officer at Pangaia
Nikhil hopes to see the next generation of fashion creatives and leaders who fully reflect a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.

Sage Paul (external link, opens in new window)
Designer/Artistic Director, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
Paul wishes to foster and support the next generation of conscious fashion creatives who are inclusive, generous and curious.

Brian A. Richards (external link, opens in new window)
Event Producer, THE COLLECTIONS
Fashion Manager, Studio Co-director, The Fashion Zone
Richards hopes the next generation of fashion creatives, conscientiously use fashion as a platform to engage in social discourse, making less ‘fashion statements’ and more political ones.

Heidi Ruggier (external link, opens in new window)
President & Founder, Matte PR Inc.
Ruggier hopes the next generation of fashion creatives address diversity.

Mary Turner
President, Town Shoes Limited
Turner hopes the next generation of fashion creatives solve the lifecycle problem! The timing of when product arrives in store and when the consumer needs or wants it, is drastically off in all parts of the apparel and footwear business.

Laurie Belzak
Sector Development Office for Fashion and Design, City of Toronto
Belzak hopes the next generation of fashion creatives are poised to take advantage of the wide range of career opportunities that exist, to help grow the fashion industry in a sustainable manner, to ensure future prosperity and global success.

Aisha Fairclough (external link, opens in new window)
TV Producer, Diversity Consultant and Body Image Advocate
Fairclough hopes the next generation of fashion creatives truly understand that diversity and inclusion isn’t a gimmick. It must be implemented across the board from designers to stylists, photographers, magazine editors and buyers. True change occurs when we all have a seat at the table.

Nina Boccia (external link)
Director of Marketing, KPMB Architects
Boccia hopes the next generation of fashion creatives are celebrated for their responsibly-made and inclusive clothing.

Lynda Friendly
President & CEO, Lynda Friendly and Associates Inc.
Friendly hopes to see the next generation of fashion creatives in the fashion industry focus more on the conception and development of new fabric technology, including but not limited to intelligent, interactive textiles, smart fabrics, wearable technology and wearable art.

Dr. Jill Andrew (external link, opens in new window)
Educator & Community Advocate, Co-Founder of Body Confidence Canada
Dr. Andrew is excited to see how the next generation of fashion creatives will continue to design fashion through a lens of social responsibility, sustainability, access and diversity.

Izzy Camilleri (external link, opens in new window)
Fashion Designer

Jeanne Beker (external link, opens in new window)
Founding Member of MuchMusic, Newspaper Columnist, Writer, and Editor-in-Chief

Iris Simpson
Fashion Stylist, Instructor, Mentor
Fashion creatives must continue on the journey to equitable and inclusive industries….in all aspects across the globe.

Jeffrey Kong
Global Fashion Design Leader
Kong hopes the next generation of fashion creatives will continue to push the boundaries of innovation (without losing sight of the human element), but with a strong sense of responsibility toward sustainability, inclusivity and ethical practices. Kong hopes they will prioritize not only aesthetics but also the social, environmental, and cultural implications of their work.

Vanja Vasic
Leader Founder, Executive Producer
Fashion Art Toronto