Mike MacMillan is a Senior Manager at the Sarjeant Company and Co-Founder of The Sarjeant Co. Design Project, a partnership with the MacLaren Art Centre that puts artwork by local high school students onto dozens of Sarjeant concrete trucks. Mike attended Barrie Central Collegiate and studied Drama and Philosophy at Queen’s University. After completing his studies, he lived in Nepal and later Scotland for several years before settling back in Ontario. Mike’s professional expertise lies within the field of Information Technology. As a whiteboard animator, he has created media campaigns for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, the British Humanist Association (narrated by Stephen Fry), and worked on several global campaigns for pro-science, pro-women and humanist causes. He has also produced commercial animations for Columbia Medical School’s Department of Neuroscience (New York), Bayer, Essilor and the Ontario Ministry of Education, among others. Mike made news in 2016 when a short video he shot of himself removing a Coke can from a skunk’s head went viral, garnering 40+ million views on Facebook and YouTube. Mike is the President of the MacLaren Board, which he joined in 2017.

Amy Bagshaw (she/her) is a practicing visual artist and educator from the Simcoe region. She earned her BFA from Queen’s University in 2002, and MFA from Stony Brook University, New York, with a focus on fibre installation and intermedia in 2006. A Graduate Women’s Studies Scholar, her art practice extends to Intersectional Feminism and contemporary craft practices. She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Europe and has created public art for the City of Barrie and Alliston, ON. Amy has received an Ontario Arts Council Grant, has had a Residency at The Banff Centre and her work can be seen on the cover of Feminist Time Against Nation Time (Dietrich and Hesford, 2008) and Brava Kilo’s album cover Hang On, You Demons (2018). Her paper “Notes from the Portal: Feminist Teaching Strategies in/post-pandemic Art and Design Classrooms,” was published in Teaching in a Post-COVID Era (Springer, 2021). She currently teaches in the prestigious Interior Design department of Toronto Metropolitan University, (formally known as Ryerson) and is an instructor and Program Coordinator of the Museum and Gallery Studies Program at Georgian College. She lives in Alliston with her family. Amy joined the Board of Directors in 2019 and is currently serving as the Chair of the Programming Committee.

Tim Krywulak is the Associate Dean for Design, Visual Arts and Computer Studies programs at Georgian College. Previously, he was a Professor in the Research Analyst and Big Data Analytics programs. Prior to joining Georgian College, Tim was a researcher and project manager with organizations such as the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Conference Board of Canada, and the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. He holds a PhD in Canadian History from Carleton University and Project Management Professional designation from the Project Management Institute. Tim has also taught courses with Carleton University, Seneca College, and the Royal Military College of Canada. He joined the MacLaren Board in 2018, and is Chair of the MacLaren’s Policy ReviewTask Force.