Meet Our Team

Scott McLaren

President

Scott McLaren

President

If you were a superhero what would your super power be?
Time traveller

Your favourite place in the world to visit?
New York City, Cape Breton

What are causes that you care about/support?
DIFD, Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa, Movember

What’s your pet peeve?
Complainers

What was your first job?
Farm hand on my uncle’s dairy farm

If they made a movie about Festival who would play you?
Tom Hanks. He can play anyone.

Favourite Movie(s):
Forrest Gump, Inception, Coco

Riley Cavanagh

Account Manager

Riley Cavanagh

Account Manager

What are you Favourite books/Podcasts?
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

The most important thing you learned before high school?
Always be kind, you have no idea whats going on with someone else

Your favourite place in the world to visit?
Ireland, I fell inlove when I first when there.

What’s your pet peeve?
My pet peeve is being late. There is nothing that bothers me more than when I am running late, which is why the majority of the time I show up way too early for things.

If they made a movie about Festival who would play you?
Hopefully it would be Blake Lively.

What was your favourite project you did at Festival?
Ottawa 2017

Favourite Food(s):
Lonestar Fajitas and Queso Dip

Patrick Hall

Account Manager

Patrick Hall

Account Manager

If you could invent a holiday, what would it be?
National Snowboard Day

On Sunday mornings you can usually find me:
Making pancakes with my daughter, Brooke.

What are causes that you care about/support?
I support the Multiple Sclerosis society because it runs in my family. I also support POW – Protect Our Winters.

If they made a movie about Festival who would play you?
Paul Rudd

What was your favourite project you did at Festival?
Working with Team Nunavut for the various games including AWG, NAIG, Canada Games

Favourite Food(s):
Steak and Chicken cooked on the Big Green Egg.

Favourite Movie(s):
Star Wars & Jurassic Park

Lee Boyd

CEO

Favourite Quote:
Be yourself, everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde

If you could invent a holiday, what would it be?
International Ninja Day

What are causes that you care about/support?
Schizophrenia Society of Canada

What’s your pet peeve?
People driving slowly in the fast lane.

If they made a movie about Festival who would play you?
Sandra Bullock

Favourite Food(s):
Fettuccine Alfredo, hands down.

Favourite Movie(s):
I’m a big fan of the Spaghetti Western genre. Specifically anything with Clint Eastwood.

Ning Luo

Account Coordinator

Ning Luo

Account Coordinator

Favourite Quote:
Carpe diem

What are you Favourite books/Podcasts:
Option B

What do you like to do when you are not working and why?
Work out, so I can eat more desserts.

Your favourite place in the world to visit?
New Zealand

If they made a movie about Festival who would play you?
Jennifer Aniston

Favourite Food(s):
Hot pot

Favourite Movie(s):
The Rock