Mark is a founding principal and Design Director at Industrial Brand Creative in Vancouver. With diverse education and experience in business management and visual arts, Busse’s vision is to reinvigorate the GDC from the inside with a renewed focus on the issues that are important to its members and the design industry. Mark is also a writer, design educator, actively involved as a mentor and business leader as well as serving as the President of GDC/BC Chapter.

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Yves has worked consistently to leverage the world of communication design towards a business platform. With 15 years of creative management behind him he has led brand development, implementation and resulting marketing execution campaigns for both national and international clients. He serves on the advisory board of the Centre for Integrated Healing and is the Past President of the GDC/BC Chapter.

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Design principal Linda Coe, FGDC, is a graduate of the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design), a Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, and charter member of the Society’s BC Chapter. She has held a number of executive positions with the Society including President (1989-91), and is currently Vice President, Ethics and Business Practice. Linda has over twenty-five years of experience in design, production and project management.

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A designer and outdoors enthusiast, Juan is part of Mountain Equipment Co-op’s in-house design team. Originally from Colombia, Juan spent time working in New York City and Montreal, before he moved to Vancouver. Having over ten years of continuous experience in printing media and identity has provided him with a greater vision and understanding of the whole process, from concept to print. He loves to work with paper: printing, folding, cutting, trimming, etc. Typography and photography is what he thrives on now.

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Armchair ecologist. Bike commuter. Apple zealot. Audiophile. Rock star. Decoder.

Loves: design, music, technology, geek toys, audiophile grade stereo equipment, recording, rollerblading, biking, traveling, concerts, cleaning, photography (flickr), rocking on, rocking out, wandering, ebay, Macintosh, geocaching, programming, sustainability.

Clients: The Co-operative Auto Network, Fido, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services Agency, Ottawa Tourism, Canada Post.

Philosophy: Less code!

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Originally from Mexico City, Carolina studied communication design at Anahuac University and then at Emily Carr Instituteof Art and Design, where she obtained her Bachelor of Design. Carolina been a sessional design instructor at ECIAD since 1999. With over 15 years of experience in the field Carolina has ample experience collaborating with small and large companies developing design and branding strategies, and acting as creative director and designer. Carolina has a keen interest and understanding of the business side of design. Carolina is very excited about joining the GDC and to contribute to expand the visibility and credibility of the GDC and the design profession.

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Born in Mexico City, Marga obtained a B.F.A in Graphic Design from the InterContinental University, with a focus on branding and corporate identity. Marga gained experience working at prestigious design firms in Mexico such as Signi and Landor, for companies such as Danone, Procter and Gamble, Grupo Modelo (Corona Beer), Cemex, Sony, Geo, American Express and Grupo Bachoco. Marga’s work has been recognized by the Mercomm ARC Awards and the NAIC Nicholson Awards as well as with her catalogue design work for Sony at the 2004 Premio Quorum. She currently works at Ideastream Design as a Senior Designer for clients such as ICBC, BC Hydro, Vancity, Fincentric and Flett Ventures.

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Cameron, is a designer at MEC and unfortunate elitist with an education in commerce and communication design. He enjoys narrative and believes strongly in the role of GDC, and hopes its story continues to be compelling. Cameron has served as Membership Chair and is a National Rep for GDC/BC Chapter.

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Greg Blue is a commercial photographer and graphic designer with 23 years of industry experience. His work has won numerous awards from the Lotus Awards to The Marketing Awards, Applied Arts Magazine Awards, The One Show and Cannes. He has been involved with academia both as an instructor and as a director of the applied arts since 1992 and continues to work with academic programs in print design, interactive design, photography & music production. Greg has also served both as BC Chapter President and National President of CAPIC and remains an active member of that association.

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Founder and principal of Coastlines Creative, Byron has created and produced a variety of design and promotional campaigns for clients since 1992. His work has been recognized in major design industry publications and been honoured in national and international award competitions.

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Prior to opening Exhibit A: Design Group, Cory Ripley held position titles of Senior Designer, Art Director and Creative Director at various leading design firms in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Since 1997, he has garnered experience in all areas of corporate communications, branding and brand management including identity design, marketing collateral, annual reports, package design, retail branding, environmental design, and web development. Cory’s work has been recognized in national and international design shows and publications including Applied Arts Magazine, Communication Arts Magazine, PDN Magazine, and twice honored at the National Post Design Exchange Awards. He has lectured and served as a visiting instructor at various design schools in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Ray has worked as an art director and graphic designer since 1996. He has collaborated with various advertising and design firms in Vancouver and Calgary and handled such clients as Health Canada, Global Television, The Rick Hansen Foundation, Robeez, and The Four Seasons Hotel. He currently runs Marasigan Design, specializing in brand development. Current clients include Canwest Global (Global TV), Vancouver Film School (VFS), Network Entertainment and The North Shore Credit Union. His work has won several awards as well as appeared in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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An artist, designer and marketing specialist, Patricia is currently the Creative Director and Marketing Consultant at G.M. Communications in Vancouver. Patricia is an avid member of various volunteer associations and works closely with the Chinese community working with businesses, charities and the arts. Patricia studied at the prestigious Shanghai Arts & Crafts School and graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Department of Literature & Art.

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Leanne Prain is the Senior Communications Designer at The University of British Columbia (UBC). There she directs publications for students at UBC’s two campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna. In her role as Volunteer Chair with the GDC Lower Mainland chapter, she is excited to find more ways for members to become actively involved with their local chapter. Leanne is also a member of the University College Designers Association (UCDA), and was a faculty member at their 2005 Inspiration Design Summit. She currently serves on the advisory board of UCDA’s Designer magazine.

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Pauline, as a student member, has been involved in GDC events for the past 2 years. Her passions for design always make her want to learn more. As her new role, she plans to support the committee fully and will treasure the challenging experience in coming year.

Kirsty has nine years experience in the design field. After studying design in Canada, she jumped on a flight to New Zealand. Planning to travel there for a year, she fell in love with the country and the people, and went back to Auckland to start her career as a designer. Four years later, missing winter on Vancouver Island, she moved back to Canada. She bought a van and roped a friend into a 17,000 km, 6-week adventure to Newfoundland and back. Shortly thereafter, she interviewed for her first job, which happened to be on September 11, 2001. Needless to say, the industry was a bit bleak and it was hard to find work. Luck was on her side as she found a job in Nanaimo with a studio that had great clients. She spent a few years there before being lured to beautiful Victoria and to Royal Roads University, where she is currently their Senior Design Coordinator.

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Back in the days when dinosaurs ruled the southern tip of Vancouver island, Alistair graduated from Victoria’s Spectrum High School. Following 2 years as a draftsman for civil engineers in Edmonton, he started studying Visual Communications in Calgary at ACA but fell for a German girl in Berlin, so went there in 1982. He finished studying at the University of Fine Art with Professor Herbert Kapitzki in 1998 with a “Diplom-Designer” Degree title, equivalent to a BA. Having a non-German passport, he was able to go into East Berlin through Checkpoint Charlie and worked part-time as a tour guide for the rich and famous who wanted to go experience how dreary life was on the other side of the wall. He was in Berlin when the Wall fell. Alistair worked freelance as