Board of Directors

As partner and co-founder of marblemedia, Mark plays a key role in developing both television and interactive projects which tell unique stories across multiple platforms. Mark is responsible for building strong relationships with broadcasters, content developers, technology partners and investors.

Mark is the Executive Producer and Producer of This is Emily Yeung and This is Daniel Cook (Treehouse, TVO), now both airing in over 75 countries including Playhouse Disney in the U.S, Germany and Japan, and ABC in Australia. This is Daniel Cook also has a DVD collection, a series of six books and a CD based on the television program available at retail locations across North America.

Mark is a creator of new projects such as: The Adrenaline Project, a high-energy, reality series for teenagers which debuted this fall on YTV and Fox; Taste Buds (TVO) a kids cooking series and; The Dating Guy (Teletoon), an interactive animation series airing on Teletoon’s The Detour late 2008. Projects in development also include I Want To Be, A.D.D. and Camerahead (CBC).

Diana is a leading lawyer in the areas of entertainment and copyright law.

Diana represents production companies, distributors, broadcasters, creative individuals and others in all facets of the development, production and exploitation of film, television, books, music and new media projects.

Diana also advises a wide range of clients on collective copyright and other copyright matters.

Diana has been a regular contributor to Playback® magazine. She has presented seminars on legal and business affairs in the entertainment industries, copyright law, broadcast law and new media law for organizations across Canada ranging from the Canadian Film Centre to the Canadian Bar Association. In addition to her service as a director at Interactive Ontario and Diana is a director of The Feature Film Project, and a former director and secretary of the Toronto Arts Council.

Before joining Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond LLP, Diana was a partner at Toronto Law firm McMillan Binch LLP for many years.

Michael Carter is the President and CEO of MyThum Interactive, a leader  in interactive mobile media. In his leadership role at MyThum, Michael draws on more than a decade of wireless, e-commerce, interactive entertainment and management consulting experience. With direct connections to all Canadian wireless operators and access to all major US carriers, MyThum enables brands and media companies to build relationships with more than 220 million consumers through their mobile phones.

Since 2002, Michael and his team have launched hundreds of successful mobile initiatives, many being the first of their kind in North America. MyThum powers the direct-to-consumer mobile content storefronts for Warner Music Canada, Universal Music Canada and Best Buy USA and interactive television solutions for broadcasters such as MuchMusic, MTV Canada, CTVglobemedia and Global Television. MyThum is also the mobile marketing partner for leading brands such as Molson, Nike, Nissan and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Rob DePetris is Vice-President of Silicon Knights, Inc. Silicon Knights is the largest game developer in Ontario with over 150 employees. It has made games for personal computers, the Sony Play Station, the Nintendo Game Cube and is currently working on two next generation projects. One of the projects is the Too Human trilogy for Microsoft which is being developed for the Xbox 360 console. The other project is an unannounced game for Sega.

Rob has an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration in Co-op Accounting from Brock University. He is also a graduate of University of Toronto Law School and was called to the Bar in 1994. He has previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Toronto.

He is the chair of the Games Committee of Interactive Ontario. As well, he chairs the Ontario games industry's effort in partnership with the Ontario government and academia to create an industry action plan. He is a member of the business advisory board for Women's Place, a shelter for abused women in St. Catharines, and on the board of directors of the United Way of St. Catharines and the St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce. 

Danny Dowhal has 25 years of experience in information design and new media development. He has architected, designed, and managed the development of hundreds of interactive digital media projects, including web sites, videos, interactive disks and CD-ROMs, touchscreen kiosks, and virtual learning environments.

Danny initially studied Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University (née Polytechnic) then worked for several years developing and maintaining software for the Academic Computing department. He ultimately re-entered the student population to earn a degree in Journalism, and also served for a year as editor-in-chief of The Eyeopener, the school newspaper.

Afterwards Danny joined IBM's Toronto Software Laboratory, becoming a development manager, planner, and researcher, as well as a digital media and usability guru. His accomplishments there included founding the New Media Lab, coordinating research projects with Ontario universities, and launching an in-house Master’s program.

In 1991 Danny co-founded The Learning Edge Corporation with his two brothers, assuming the role of Director, Interactive and Imagineering, as well as Chief Operating Officer. The company develops eLearning and eContent offerings, both for-hire and as independent producers, and has included among its clients the Hockey Hall of Fame, Ontario Science Centre, IBM, TVOntario, Esso, the Toronto Stock Exchange, Celestica, and Seneca College.

Danny regularly lectures and presents on a variety of subjects related to eLearning and digital media, and from 1998 to 2003 was the senior instructor in the Webmaster Program at Seneca College, also participating in a number of pilot web-based training programs.

For the past two years Danny has served as Chairman of Interactive Ontario’s eLearning Committee.

Trevor brings seven years of game industry experience to the Bedlam team. Prior to joining Bedlam, he built the video game practice at the law firm Goodmans LLP and Goodmans Venture Group, where he advised developers, publishers and the investment community on licensing, game development and financing. He currently sits on the business committee of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). Trevor received his Honours BA from Queen's University and his LLB from the University of Western Ontario. 

Laura Jo Gunter has 15 years in the high technology and entertainment industries. She is currently Seneca College’s Dean of Information Arts & Technology, and is a co-founder and C.E.O of Condition30 Inc., an interactive software and content company. Ms. Gunter’s previous positions include Vice- President, Creative, Technical and Community for User Friendly Media, Vice-President, Programming, Special Projects and Industry Partnerships for the Vancouver Film School, Executive Director and former Board member of New Media BC, and Director, Applied Sciences Continuing Education at Simon Fraser University. Ms. Gunter has an MBA from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University.

Kelly Juhasz is the Creator and President of the JUHASZ Development Group, which she established in 1996.  The JUHASZ Development Group, with clients worldwide, is an award-winning knowledge media consulting and design company.

As a knowledge builder, Kelly possesses innate skills and creative instinct to develop knowledge media for niche audiences. She is an in-demand presenter on business intelligence for new learning programs and knowledge translation and has lectured on elearning, media careers, project management and communities of practice.

Kelly holds several degrees including a Master of Information Studies with specializations in Knowledge Media Design and Archival Science from the University of Toronto; a B.A. in Communications and a B.A. in Theory and History of Art from the University of Ottawa; and a Diploma in Marketing from the Academy of Design and Technology.

Kelly is the past Vice President of Canada for Viviance new education, an early elearning dot-com, and past steering committee member of the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Knowledge Media Design Institute, the Young Patrons’ Circle, Royal Ontario Museum and Interactive Ontario.

Clients include: Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, Vancouver Art Gallery, OISE, Borden Ladner Gervais, Fraser Milner Gasgrain, CBC, TVO and more.

Lucie Lalumière joined Earth Rangers in 2008 as Vice President Interactive, where she leads the organization’s new online initiatives including the development of a virtual world for kids.  Previously, Ms. Lalumière was Vice President and General Manager Interactive at Corus Entertainment, where she was in charge of Corus Television’s interactive properties and developed new business opportunities.  She spearheaded a number of initiatives including the positioning of YTV.com as a leader in youth content as well as the creation of an innovative network of MMOGs for kids.

With fifteen years of experience in the interactive industry, Ms. Lalumière has held a number of strategic positions.  She was Executive Director of New Media at Radio-Canada, where she was responsible for new media partnerships and ventures including the award-winning Radio-Canada.ca.  Prior to that, Ms. Lalumière headed up the development of multimedia applications at Bell and online content at Sympatico, where she also served as General Manager of online French services.

Ms. Lalumiere sits on the Board of Interactive Ontario.  She was previously a Board member for the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund and the chair of the international multimedia committee of the Communauté des Télévisions Francophones.

Ms. Lalumière holds an undergraduate degree in Management of Information Systems from Université de Sherbrooke and an MBA from McGill University, completed at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program.

Daniel Posner was a co-founder and COO of Pseudo Interactive Inc., previously one of Ontario's fastest growing video game development studios.  As a graduate of the University of Toronto with a B.A.Sc in Electrical Engineering, Daniel helped launch the fledgling studio shortly after earning his diploma in 1997.  With over ten years of video game industry experience, Daniel went on to oversee day-to-day business operations, ensuring that the company sustained the foundation necessary to create great games and strong franchises.

Michael Schmalz has been working at Digital Extremes for three and a half years as the Chief Financial Officer.  During that time, Michael has been responsible for various business development activities including working with government and other game industry leaders to develop programs to help promote the video game industry and helping the company manage its growth and internal transformation to a "next-gen" company.  Prior to joining Digital Extremes, Michael worked as an engineering consultant for a firm he helped to establish in 1999.

He is also a co-founder of the Achimota Centre for Children with Autism, a charitable organization that provides specialized treatment for autistic children.  He holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and a masters degree in engineering science from the University of Western Ontario.  He is a Certified Management Accountant and a Licensed Professional Engineer and is also a member of the Game Developers Association of Ontario.  He is married to Julia and has two children, Rachel and Jacob, ages 9 and 10.

Tony is President and owner of Pangaea Media & Music Inc. He has been active in Canada’s creative industries for over thirty years spanning music publishing, artist management, writing and producing of music videos, film, television and new media. He is acknowledged as a Canadian multi-media pioneer. He is an award winning documentary film and new media producer.

Tony is Vice President of the Canadian Music Publishers Association; a director and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency; a founding (current) director of Interactive Ontario; a member of the Advisory Board of Ryerson University School of Image Arts; a member of the Cultural Human Resources Council national New Media Steering Committee; a member of the Ontario Media Development Corporation Music Advisory Committee; a founding director (past) of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tony is a trustee member of the Six Finger Think Tank, an international collective of preeminent music and creative industry experts and educators dedicated to sharing their accumulated knowledge globally with a new generation of artists, creative and cultural entrepreneurs. He is a regular speaker on the impact of new technology on the cultural industries; cultural career training and skills development; music publishing; copyright licensing and management; cultural economics and strategic internet marketing of cultural products. He has been an adviser to federal and provincial governments on several cultural, new media and music initiatives.

Derek van der Plaat is CEO of SilverBirch Inc. Silverbirch was founded in 2004 as a developer of entertainment applications (specifically Java games) for the mobile phone.  The company has produced games for such high profile brands such as Superman, Zorro and Harry Potter and has created mobile content applications for media companies such as Hudson Entertainment.  Today SilverBirch Inc. is a successful, diversified North American interactive media company.  The company is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV:SVB) and operates in two lines of business.

Previously Derek was a founder, CEO and CFO of Puretracks Inc., a North American leader in value added digital file based music services. Prior to that, Derek was a Managing Director, Investment Banking with CIBC World Markets and focused on mergers and acquisitions and private financings for technology companies.

Geoff has led Lifecapture Incorporated since its inception, building a skilled team that has rapidly gained a reputation for its innovative new media projects.

Under his guidance, LCI serves a diverse range of national client accounts in multiple industry sectors. Geoff has overseen many of LCI's most successful new media projects from the strategic planning phase through to delivery execution and maintenance; including, strategic and tactical Internet market planning, commercial/industrial video and film production, interactive/intuitive web property and sales-focused Internet applications.

Through a diligent and tireless team effort, Geoff has led LCI to become one of Canada's top 50 fastest growing companies. Having developed a unique business model and multi-level approach to absolute success on the Internet, Geoff has enabled LCI to become a player in the international interactive industry.