Event
Raffle · Silent Auction · Live Auction · Fashion Show · Hors d’oeuvres · Spirit Tastings
Co-Host & Auctioneer
Fred Lee
‘Man About Town’ & Director of Alumni Engagement, UBC
Fred Lee’s fabulous sense of humour and unique style makes him our ‘Man About Town.’ The Social Butterfly steps out with Stephen Quinn every Monday morning on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition to share all of Vanhattan’s A-list happenings, red carpet parties, must-attend galas and fabulous fundraisers. Fred’s weekly social column ‘Fred UnLEEshed’ appears in the Vancouver Courier Thursdays and his ‘Fred Lee’s Social Network’ column appears every Sunday in the Province Newspaper. Fred is a regular contributor to Vancouver Luxury Living and Vancouver Magazine. He has contributed to the National Post, and BC Business.
A tireless volunteer, Fred has held numerous roles chairing various organizations, and sits on countless fundraising committees. He is a mentor to many and continues to give of his time and expertise to many organizations. He currently is a board member of Chor Leoni, and advisory member for UBC’s CampOUT, a summer leadership camp for LGBT youth and their allies. Fred was a juror on the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Awards, Courage to Come Back Awards and Association of Fundraising Professional’s Giving Hearts Awards program. His contributions have been cited in many arenas, including the National Post’s Worthy 30 list. Fred is recipient of the Association of Fundraising Professional’s Charity Champion Award, recipient of an AccolAIDS Award in Philanthropy, inductee in the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Industry, and recent recipient of the Arthritis Research Society and Pacific Autism Family Network’s Charity Champion Award.
When not gala-vanting, he is the Director of Alumni Engagement. Serving in a leadership role at alumni UBC, Fred and his colleagues lead efforts to meaningfully increase engagement and build influence among UBC’s community of more than 325,000 global alumni. In 2016, the Development and Alumni Engagement portfolio completed its highly successful Start an Evolution campaign, a historic effort that raised more than $1.6 billion in philanthropic support and engaged more than 130,000 alumni.
Co-Host & Global News Representative
Jennifer Palma
Reporter/Anchor
Jennifer has always loved news. As a child she would watch the news instead of cartoons. So, her love of current affairs led to a degree in International Studies from the University of Manitoba. She also studied at the University of British Columbia. She received her TV and radio arts diploma at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
She began her broadcasting career in Edmonton hosting a segment on a cable TV show, and working as a production assistant at ITV (now Global Edmonton). She moved on to Saskatchewan where she worked in radio, as well as a reporter and anchor at Global Regina, and Global Saskatoon. She began reporting at Global BC in 2007.
Some major stories Jennifer has had the opportunity to work on at Global BC include reporting on a plane that crashed into a Richmond apartment building. She was also the first TV news reporter to cover Robert Dziekanski’s story. While in Saskatchewan, two news series she reported and produced were used as training tools by the Government of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Police Force.
In her spare time, Jennifer loves to be with her family, read, cook, and travel. She speaks, reads and writes in six languages.
Co-Host
Susie Wall
Style Expert
Susie Wall is one of Canada’s most respected style experts. Whether she’s hosting red carpets for hit entertainment shows (eTalk, CityTV), posting from Paris Fashion Week or penning for media outlets (FLARE, Chatelaine, postmedia.com), she has been described as every woman’s fantasy best friend. In addition to being named one of Canada’s Top 50 Best Dressed (HELLO! magazine, 2015), Susie was a campaign ambassador for the launch of Nordstrom in Western Canada and was recognized recently by Vancouver Fashion Week with their inaugural arts and culture Trailblazer Award.
As a parent and public figure, Susie cares deeply for the community around her. She is a founding member of Canada’s first mobile soup kitchen (The Good Soup Truck) and was a two-working board member for Vancouver’s Cause We Care foundation – an organization dedicated to helping single mothers in need. She has also served on the nominating committee for the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA).
A born and bred British Columbian, Susie holds a degree in Communications, Culture and Society from Queen’s University.
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