Our Faculty is
comprised of some of Canada's
best-known and most well-respected Wedding Coordinators,
you may have seen the Instructors being interviewed:
on Breakfast Television Toronto, Good Morning Canada,
CBC's "The National" and Breakfast Television Halifax
or read about them in Today's Bride, Toronto Star, The
Globe and Mail, etc. (For a full list of Media, please
see the Media Page)
Instructor/Co-Founder:
Danielle Andrews Sunkel Danielle has her Bachelors
Degree in Political Science, a certificate in
Wedding Coordination, a certificate in Wedding
Coordination Instruction and is a licensed Wedding
Officiant. She is the Owner of "The
Wedding Planners", the largest Wedding
Coordination firm in Canada and the Co-Producer of
the Professional Wedding Planners
Conference. Active
as a Wedding Coordinator, Danielle has worked on
over 150 weddings including many Cultural Weddings.
Danielle is often brought in to Consult on
Wedding-related Television shows or to share her
expertise in front of the camera. She has been
quoted in major publications across the country
including The Globe & Mail, The National Post
and Today's Bride. With her years of
experience in Wedding Planning and Coordination she
is indeed an expert in her field. Now you can
benefit from her knowledge.
Danielle's recent projects
include being a Consultant for an internationally
distributed Wedding How-to book and the Consultant
for a documentary about Weddings for the CBC.
Instructor/Co-Founder:
Tracey Manailescu
Tracey is the Manager of
"The Wedding Planners" and brings a wealth
of experience to this course. Tracey has a Diploma
in Early Childhood Education and over ten years of
ECE teaching experience. She also holds Certificates
in Wedding Coordination, Wedding Coordination
Instruction, as well as in Business Administration.
With a true knowledge of all things Weddings, Tracey
is also a licensed Wedding Officiant. Tracey has
been quoted in almost every major newspaper across
Canada as well as several magazines, such as SPOSA
Wedding Magazine, she has been the expert on Thje
Gill Deacon Show and she has also
assisted on Wedding-related Television shows.
Instructor:
Tara Murney, WPICC, DWC, EWC
Tara has been a Wedding
Coordinator for 8 years and is the former owner of
Weddings by Seventh Heaven. Tara is now the
Director of "A
Green Tie Affair" a completely Eco-friendly
& Socially-Responsible Wedding Coordination Firm
catering to "Green" couples. She is also a
Contract Coordinator for
"The Wedding Planners" and brings a wealth
of experience to this WPIC Inc. Tara has
written articles for several Wedding Websites, was a
speaker at the most recent Wedding MBA Conference in
Phoenix, Arizona and is the creator of our Eco-Chic
Wedding Planning Certification Course.
Instructor:
Melissa Nowakowski, BA, WPICC
Melissa has a wealth of
experience both within the Corporate Planning Sector
as well as the Wedding Sector. She started her
planning career in the Marketing Industry, working
in-house for a Major Firm. She is now the
Director of "Et
Lofte Events", a Wedding Coordination firm
known for its unique and flawless Events.
Melissa has appeared in several Industry Magazines
such as, BizBash and Strategy and has also
Coordinated a Wedding featured on the Food Network's
"I do, Let's Eat".
Instructor:
Lindsay Mogford, BA, WPICC, DWC
Lindsay was among the very
first graduates of The Wedding Planners Institute of
Canada and has been involved in Wedding Coordination
ever since. Having worked for one of Los
Angeles' top Event Companies, Lindsay brings with
her a wealth of
knowledge and experience in High-Society and
Celebrity Weddings & Events. You may have seen
Lindsay on television and in other media outleta
recently, representing WPIC.
