Media Relations and Communications Specialist, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)

Workshop Presenter

Emily Mills is currently the media relations and communications specialist for TRIEC. Previously, her responsibilities included organizing TRIEC’s annual Immigrant Success (IS) Awards and coordinating the 20 Journeys exhibit. From 2005 to 2007, Emily was the assistant diversity producer at CTV News where she successfully pitched stories to local and national programs, expanded a speakers’ bureau of diverse experts, and helped to coordinate editorial board meetings. She has also worked at Canadian Heritage, Corus Entertainment and as a freelance music writer. Emily founded an annual youth scholarship and has volunteered extensively with ethnic communities and in the arts. She was profiled in Luminato’s Mille Femmes, a photo tribute to 1,000 artistic, creative and inspiring women in Toronto. Emily holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Ryerson University and an Honours BA from York University.