Meet Our Speakers
Plenary
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Jackie Richardson
Award winning actress and one of Canada’s foremost singers on gospel, blues, and jazz
Brian Harris
Co-Founder & CEO of MedRhythms
Emily Foulkes
Practitioner-Researcher and Charity Director, UK
Workshops
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Taylor Kurta
Singer-songwriter and accredited music therapist specializing in geriatrics
Jane MacKay
Freelance musician, Direct Services Worker
Dawn Ellis-Mobbs
Director of Programs and Community Partnerships, Room 217 Foundation
Bev Foster
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Room 217 Foundation
Debra Chandler
Executive Director of Concerts in Care
Brian Huston
Co-Founder and CEO Audioworks Techonologies
Karen Burke
Educator, Clinician and the Artistic Director, Toronto Mass Choir
Chelsea Mackinnon
Founder of IMHope and Research Lead for Room 217 Foundation
Gerard Yun
Contemplative Musician, Practitioner and Professor Community Music
Cameos
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David Leask
Creator of seven critically acclaimed records, and winner of multiple international songwriting awards
Concerts in Care
Concerts in Care presents programming that brings, joy, relief, and beauty to a range of seniors’ care communities across Ontario
Inshallah
A community choir funded by Martin Luther University College