2026 Student Awards Judges

Annie Jong Associate RGD, Web and Graphic Designer at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Don Laurie, Associate Creative Director at Work Design, Toronto, ON
Milena Radzikowska RGD, Professor of Information Design at Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB

Zoë Boudreau, Associate Design Director at Rethink
Greg Davis RGD, Partner at Annex Graphics, Binbrook, ON
Raj Grainger RGD, Creative Director at r/grainger studio, Toronto, ON
Ashe Green RGD, Founder/Brand Director at Hijinks, Charlottetown, PE
Sophie Lacerte RGD, Art Director at ATB Financial, Calgary, AB
Edmund Li RGD, Principal Creative Director at Entro, Markham, ON
Amy LeClair RGD, Owner and Registered Graphic Designer at Amy LeClair Graphic Design, Peterborough, ON
Cecilia Mok, Senior Designer at Sinai Health Foundation, Toronto, ON
Amanda Phillips RGD, Creative Director / Partner at Generator, Thunder Bay
Natalia Reis RGD, VP Brand at Q30 Design Inc., Toronto, ON
Stephanie Strawbridge RGD, Communication Designer at Government of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Caitlin Wharton RGD, Creative Director at Studio Millie, Portland, OR

Zunash Ashiq Ali RGD, Senior Graphic Designer at Bousfields Inc., Toronto, ON
Léo Breton-Allaire, Partner and Creative Director at Caserne, Montréal, QC
Ania Czupajlo RGD, Manager of Design & Digital at CIFAR, Toronto, ON
Giovanni Ferretti RGD, Lead Designer at Onefluent Inc., Calgary, AB
Nicola Hamilton RGD, Owner at Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto, ON
Jean Leclair RGD, Manager, Creative Services at Indigenous Services Canada, Gatineau, QC
Aidan Searle RGD, Art Director and Graphic Designer at Hood & Searle Design Inc., Dartmouth, NS
Maria Sinisterra RGD, Co-founder and Art Director at Tardigrada Design Studio, Burnaby, BC
Emma Tarswell RGD, Communications & Engagement Manager at MICYRN, Toronto, ON

Athul Alexander Associate RGD, Infographic Designer at Visual Capitalist, Langley, BC
Rina Alfonso RGD, Founder & Creative Director at Studio Aorta, Washington, DC
Erin Grandmaison RGD, Sr. Graphic Designer at Bruce Power, Goderich, ON
Michelle Hopgood RGD, Creative Director and Information Designer at Hopgood Creative, Toronto, ON
Karen Ng-Hem RGD, Founder / Creative Director at KAREN NG-HEM INC., Calgary, AB
Sam Laurier, Intermediate Designer at Pivot Design Group, Toronto, ON

Stefan Canuel RGD, Design Manager / Scenographer at National Gallery of Canada, Gatineau, QC
Matthew Clark RGD, Founder & Creative Director at Subplot Design, Vancouver, BC
Terri Dennis-Hobson RGD, Founder/Creative Director at Hobson Strategy Design, Fergus, ON
Jennifer Weaymouth RGD, Creative Director at Weaymouth Creative, Toronto, ON
Wei Wei RGD, Senior Designer at Prophet, New York, NY
Yihuang Zhou RGD, Senior Designer at Uncommon Creative Studio, Toronto, ON

Fred Thwainy, Global Director of Brand Experience at Entro, Toronto, ON
Jen Cook, Director, Communication Design at HCMA Architecture + Design, Vancouver, BC
Maria Jose Arias, Senior Designer at Frontier, Toronto, ON

Danielle Coates RGD, Senior Graphic Designer of Exhibitions at National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
Camille Clores Associate RGD, Founder and Lead Designer at Clores Design Studio, Vancouver, BC
Matteo Ferralasco Associate RGD, Graphic Designer at Studio Ferralasco, Vancouver, BC
Christine Goucher RGD, Creative Director at University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON
Emerald Lee RGD, Partner, Creative Director at Gravity, Toronto, ON
Michael Parillas, Designer & Art Director at The Alberta Teachers' Association, Edmonton, AB
Beverley Simpson RGD, Graphic Designer at Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, NS
Kelly Small RGD, Founder, Principal Creative Director at Intents & Purposes Inc., Toronto, ON
Sarine Tchilinguirian, National Creative Director at EY, Toronto, ON
Jay Wall RGD, Associate, Engagement & Communication Design at O2 Planning and Design, Guelph, ON
Belle Williams, Partner and Creative Director at The Agency of Love and Logic (LOLO), Toronto, ON

Alex Boland RGD, Creative Director at Vocabulary, Toronto, ON
Shannon Tierney, Senior Graphic Designer at EY, Toronto, ON
Erin Solano, Creative Director and Supervising Designer, The Alberta Teachers' Association, Edmonton, AB

Jumanah Abualkhair Associate RGD, Independent Graphic Designer, Brampton, ON
Giulia Bonforte RGD, Creative Director at Narratori Collective, Surrey, BC
Heidi Hoflin, Senior Graphic Designer at Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
Judith Lacerte RGD, Art Director & Designer, Manotick, ON
Raymundo Pavan, Associate / Senior Experiential Designer at MJMA Architecture and Design, Toronto, ON
Xandr Sutjiadi RGD, Creative Director at ArtOverMatter, Vancouver, BC