Board of Directors

Board of

Directors

Board of Directors

Members of the Board of Directors are elected for two-year terms by members of the association at the Annual General Meeting. The volunteer board directors represent the varied size and nature of member magazines, as well as the country’s different geographical regions. We also strive to ensure that the Board represents the diversity of Canadian society.

Magazines Canada Board of Directors for 2025–2026:

Delon Rashid, Jobber News

Board Chair

Delon Rashid is the President and Managing Partner of Turnkey Media Solutions Inc. He began his career in B2B media in 2008 as a junior sales representative at Newcom Media Inc. in the automotive aftermarket division. He has over 17 years of experience in B2B media sales and publishing. Delon developed his career and diverse knowledge in B2B media in various positions across multiple industries (Automotive, Trucking, Supply Chain and Waste management).

In October of 2019, Delon and business partner Peter Bulmer founded Turnkey Media Solutions Inc. with the acquisition of the automotive aftermarket division from Newcom (CARS and Jobber News magazines). In July 2022, Turnkey Media acquired its third title, Inside Logistics magazine.

Delon joined the executive board of Magazines Canada in March of 2021 and moved into the position of Chair in January of 2025.

Danielle Beaven, Annex Business Media

Board Vice-Chair

Danielle has been an omni-channel media professional for 20 years, starting in B2C prior to moving into B2B media with Annex Business Media in 2010. She began her career at Annex tackling the company’s toughest markets, working with her teammates to create must-have industry projects and events. As a sales manager and publisher, Danielle launched several new media brands and events.

Danielle is currently a Group Publisher and Director, leading the company’s Construction Group and moving Annex into the future as a key member of the executive team. As part of those duties, she’s a co-lead on a project to re-imagine the company’s sector-leading digital footprint and leading the charge to find Annex’s next gen of CRM solution and process automation. Danielle is a natural coach, helping Annex’s next-gen grow their role in the industry. She has spoken at B2B industry events and hosted webinars on B2B sales among other topics.

Nina Wagner, ALIVE Publishing Group

Secretary/Treasurer

Nina started with Alive Publishing Group (APG) in 2011 as a marketing assistant and project manager. Over the years she has excelled at various leadership positions, which led to her being named vice president of publishing and operations.

Her focus is on getting things done. Alongside the publisher, she works with her team to constantly figure out the smartest way to produce the highest quality products. Through the company’s recent growth period, she has ensured that APG’s standards, quality, and passion have been maintained while setting up the business for continued excellence.

Nina is wholeheartedly committed to bringing out the best in everyone, and her driving force is continued growth and development. Her love of strategy, people, and process—coupled with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a project management professional designation—make her a pillar of the APG family.

For Nina, family comes first. While she is constantly trying to find the right balance and admits that there is no perfect scenario, she truly believes that women can have it all. Her spare time is spent enjoying the many pleasures that life in Vancouver has to offer with her daughters.

Anne Burke, Prairie Journal

Since 1983, Anne Burke has been the Literary Editor of The Prairie Journal, a member of Magazines Canada since 1984, on the Arts, Literary and Cultural Committee, and pro tem President as a founding member of the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association. She was President of the Writers Guild of Alberta and Alberta Representative for the League of Canadian Poets. Representing Alberta Magazine Publishers, she was Vice President of the Alberta Cultural Industries Association. For her many contributions, she has been awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Golden, Diamond, and Platinum Jubilee Medals.

Napatsi Folger, Inuit Art Quarterly

Napatsi Folger is an Inuk editor, comic artist, fiction, non-fiction, and children’s literature writer from Iqaluit, NU. She now lives in North Vancouver, BC and graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing in 2021. Folger is the Tauttunnguaqti responsible for the creative vision at the Inuit Art Foundation. She was also the 2023-2024 Writer and Artist in Residence at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Her work has been featured in Momus, Studio Magazine, Maisonneuve, Carousel, Long Con, The Walrus, and numerous other digital and print magazines, and has written essays and comic essays for numerous art catalogues and comic chapbooks. Folger’s latest book, “The Art and Life of Ningiukulu Teevee,” was published in September 2023, and her first book, “Joy of Apex,” was published in 2011 by Inhabit Media.

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