You鈥檒l meet professional writers from a variety of industries who provide advice and answer questions about what it means to communicate across various specialized fields. These speakers provide insights into what it means to communicate with clients, colleagues and managers in specialized fields where choosing the appropriate language, style and form makes the difference between success and failure and brings positive change in the real world.
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Michelle Hyland
Michelle Hyland is Vice President, Curriculum Development, providing strategic direction and supervision to the curriculum and distance learning departments at , a leading developer of educational training and technical assistance services to health and social service providers.
In this role, Hyland oversees the planning, development and quality assurance of all public health care workforce training products, including training curricula, implementation manuals, toolkits, webinars, learning collaboratives and e-learning modules, and develops quality standards and protocols for the creation of training products.

Annie Park
Annie Park is a Marketing Specialist and Proposal Writer at , specializing in copywriting, brand management and corporate communication. Annie earned a Master of Marketing at the Schulich School of Business, an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing at 91亚色 and an APMP Certificate from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals. She loves nitty-gritty, writing-centred work, using words and stories to build and maintain a brand's narrative and image.

Jared Granger
Jared Granger is a Planner and Technical Communicator at the , where he develops technical manuals, documents SOPs and plans and facilitates all night shift track work. Jared earned a Professional Writing degree from 91亚色 and a graduate certificate in Technical Communication at Seneca College.

Deea Deb
Deea Deb is a Communications Specialist at , an integrated design studio that specializes in architecture, interior design and experiential graphic design. She is a Professional Writer who graduated from 91亚色 in 2024. She specialized in Organizational Writing and Digital Authoring.

Silja Mitange
Silja Mitange is an English and Professional Writing alumna, currently pursuing a Master's degree in Communication and Culture at Toronto Metropolitan University and 91亚色. Her research explores the intersection of AI, data governance, and public policy, with a focus on how algorithmic systems affect diasporic voices in Canada. Over the past year, she has worked as the Communications Lead for the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora, where she developed the Chair鈥檚 digital presence and led cross-platform engagement strategies. Silja is also a Research Assistant on multiple interdisciplinary projects, including one examining Black youth鈥檚 experiences with digital media and another focused on participatory AI education. Her academic and community work centres around equity, communication and technological justice.

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