M. Daniel Roukema

Editor in Chief

Daniel is President & CEO of MDR Public Affairs. An award-winning regulatory communications professional, he is the creator of The Registrar magazine and founder of ConsumerProtection.info, a toolkit of digital platforms that support and promote the Canadian regulatory sector’s consumer protection mandate. Daniel has overseen several regulatory communications departments and spent twenty years working in communications, government relations, and community economic development leading significant stakeholder engagement processes that impacted public policy in consumer protection, environment, economic development, and immigration and public health.

Damian Ali

Contributor

Damian is a multimedia content creator and writer with a background in journalism, communications, and marketing. He has ample experience across the industry, having been a part of 680 NEWS and other digital media organizations. He remains steadfast about advocating for social justice and environmental issues, and hopes to make a practical difference using the skills he has acquired throughout his career.

Lana Hall

Contributor

Lana Hall is an experienced writer, editor and communications

strategist. She currently manages corporate communications for the Toronto Financial District Business Improvement Association and is a former municipal affairs reporter, with bylines in Spacing Magazine, Post City and more. She has a degree from the Ryerson School of Journalism in Toronto.

Natalie Pressman

Contributor

Natalie Pressman is a journalist with Northern News Services

Limited reporting on courts, cops and general news in Yellowknife, NT. Natalie’s work has appeared in trade publications like the Pile Driving Contractors Association, literary journals like the Feathertale Review, and online publications of many stripes. Natalie, originally from Toronto, has also held contracts as a radio trainer with Journalists for Human Rights, and a communications officer with an NGO focused on sustainable development.

Dr. Alan Viau

Editor,

Government and Public Policy

Dr. Alan Viau has 30 years of experience in the regulatory field. He has a BSc in Biochemistry, a PhD in environmental analytical chemistry, and Master’s Certificates in Public Administration and Marketing. Alan worked at Hewlett-Packard as a scientific expert in the pharmaceutical, environmental and petrochemical markets around the world. At Health Canada, he was Director of the Bureau of Pharmaceutical Sciences responsible for the regulatory approval of generic drugs. He was an active member in the Community of Federal Regulators.

Marija Hajster

Production Manager

And Graphic Designer

Marija is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning

Master Graphic Designer who has worked with a number of publishing houses on magazines, books, and educational tools. She has also been the Graphic designer for the Brussels Times Magazine and European Business Magazine, and has worked with Cambridge University, the Global Thinkers Forum, and Canada’s Home and Land Magazine. Marija attended the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.    

Leah Golob

Contributor and Content Editor

Leah Golob is a Toronto-based freelance writer and editor

with over 10 years of professional experience. Previously, she was a reporter at Investment Executive, a trade newspaper for finance and investment professionals. Her writing has also appeared in The Globe and Mail, Corporate Knights, Vancouver Observer, The Georgia Straight, FORUM Magazine, and other publications.   

Charles Mandel

Senior Contributor

An editor and writer based in Nova Scotia, Charles Mandel’s

news stories and features have appeared in both of Canada’s national newspapers, and the majority of its leading magazines, including

Canadian Business, Canadian Geographic, and Report on Business. He has been the Canadian correspondent for wired.com, the Atlantic correspondent for CanWest News Service, and the climate change reporter for the National Observer.  

Anqi Shen

Contributor

A writer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Anqi Shen has

reported for The Globe and Mail and University Affairs magazine. Her articles have also appeared in Briarpatch, This, and National Gallery of Canada Magazine, among others.   

Marco Vigliotti

Contributor

Marco is a journalist and editor based out of Ottawa. He most recently served as the senior editor of iPolitics, an online news service that provides in-depth Canadian political coverage. In this role, he led the outlet's initial coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 federal election, 2019 federal budget and the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Prior to joining iPolitics, he spent nearly three years with The Hill Times, a prominent independent newspaper covering federal politics and life in
the Parliamentary Precinct, where he covered a variety of different beats, including health, ethics and lobbying, transportation and defence. He has also reported for daily and weekly newspapers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and southern Ontario.