Sell Yourself to Employers Workshops at Job fair MicrosKills 2004

11:30-12:30 Room: Berton 2
Hamlin Grange, PromMedia International Inc.
Cynthia Reyes, ProMedia International Inc.

Hamlin Grange is president and co-founder of ProMedia International Inc., a media consulting and production company. The rich cultural diversity of Canada and the world's peoples are key themes in all ProMedia projects, from programs to strategic planning. As a diversity change management consultant, Hamlin facilitates producers and managers in projects related to the integration of cultural diversity into their work.

Hamlin is also co-founder of Innoversity, whose annual Creative Summit draws over 700 delegates from all areas of media, NGOs and government agencies to share ideas and showcase solutions, successes, best practices and breakthroughs in serving a culturally diverse society.

Hamlin has a B. Sc. in Journalism from the University of Colorado. After working as a reporter at Denver's Rocky Mountain News, he returned to Canada as managing editor of Canada's black community newspaper, Contrast. He has also been a reporter for the Toronto Star and Global Television as well as an assignment editor, municipal affairs reporter, host, interviewer and news anchor for CBC Television.

Hamlin has won numerous awards for his work, including a B'Nai Brith Human Rights Award for Journalism, a Gemini, a Black Film and Video Achievement Award, the African Canadian Achievement Award and awards from the New York and Houston International Film and Video Festivals.

His voluntary work includes mentoring minority professionals in the media. A founder of both the Harry Jerome Awards and the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, he is currently President of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists, a member of the Board of the Black Film and Video Network and a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Toronto.

Cynthia Reyes is co-founder of Innoversity and vice-president of ProMedia International Inc. She started her career as a television journalist, then became a producer-director and executive producer in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Her work attracted many industry honours. In 2000, Reyes launched ProMedia International Inc., a full-service consulting and training company with a special interest in diversity.

	2. Sell Yourself to Employers
	11:30-12:30 Room: Berton 2 Hamlin Grange, PromMedia International Inc. Cynthia Reyes, ProMedia International Inc. Hamlin Grange is president and co-founder of ProMedia International Inc., a media consulting and production company. The rich cultural diversity of Canada and the world's peoples are key themes in all ProMedia projects, from programs to strategic planning. As a diversity change management consultant, Hamlin facilitates producers and managers in projects related to the integration of cultural diversity into their work. Hamlin is also co-founder of Innoversity, whose annual Creative Summit draws over 700 delegates from all areas of media, NGOs and government agencies to share ideas and showcase solutions, successes, best practices and breakthroughs in serving a culturally diverse society. Hamlin has a B. Sc. in Journalism from the University of Colorado. After working as a reporter at Denver's Rocky Mountain News, he returned to Canada as managing editor of Canada's black community newspaper, Contrast. He has also been a reporter for the Toronto Star and Global Television as well as an assignment editor, municipal affairs reporter, host, interviewer and news anchor for CBC Television. Hamlin has won numerous awards for his work, including a B'Nai Brith Human Rights Award for Journalism, a Gemini, a Black Film and Video Achievement Award, the African Canadian Achievement Award and awards from the New York and Houston International Film and Video Festivals. His voluntary work includes mentoring minority professionals in the media. A founder of both the Harry Jerome Awards and the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, he is currently President of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists, a member of the Board of the Black Film and Video Network and a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Cynthia Reyes is co-founder of Innoversity and vice-president of ProMedia International Inc. She started her career as a television journalist, then became a producer-director and executive producer in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Her work attracted many industry honours. In 2000, Reyes launched ProMedia International Inc., a full-service consulting and training company with a special interest in diversity.