Reflections on the CAGP 2026 Conference:

🌟 Standout Moments & Milestones

• Vincianne’s slot as the Friday MC, along with Vicki Hayter: Stepping up to MC in front of several hundred people is no small feat. To no one’s surprise Vincianne kept the energy and enthusiasm high and her audience loved it. Great job Vincianne!!
• A Historic Win for Chantelle Ohrling: Being the first-ever recipient of the CAGP Emerging Catalyst award is yet another accomplishment in Chantelle’s short but impressive career. And kudos on your amazing acceptance speech Chantelle!! I have said it many times, but our Vancouver chapter is lucky to have Chantelle.
• Our CAGP Vancouver Chapter is a force to be reckoned with: We had full representation from our executive group – led by Kerry Shillito and Tracey Lundell. We all had a lot of fun, while still making the most of our conference experience.
• The Donor Motivation Program sponsorship Thursday address: Saying a few words and representing my amazing DMP colleagues and friends was a highlight for me. Thank you Serena Hak!! I tried to have a little fun with it….. and hopefully the DMP brand will recover!!   

Note: I love our new WhatsApp group. Hopefully nobody will think of using the "mute for 1 year" button!

And congratulations to Ruth MacKenzie and the entire CAGP team. Every year our conference experience exceeds our high expectations. We can’t wait for Toronto in 2027!!