Archives: Team Members

Tannia comes to Lavin with a background in events coordination and tourism. She has five cats at home, only one of whom is her daughter. She dances with great skill and sings with about as much enthusiasm. She loves snowboarding, musicals, her mom (hi mom), and staring at the Lake Ontario beach wishing it was Costa Rica.

Meet Soty: a seasoned in-house counsel with nearly a decade of legal wizardry under her belt. When she’s not tackling corporate conundrums, you’ll find her whipping up delicious dishes, soaking up time with loved ones, or uncovering hidden gems in new locales. An ambivert at heart, Soty can be as lively as popping champagne one day, and as mellow as a glass of fine red the next.

Despite her background in fashion, Elle has spent the last four years immersed in her work with social media—basically, she’s just chronically online. Elle applied for this role at midnight, half sober after having a wine night with friends. To this day, she’s still not sure how she got the job or if she was hired by mistake.

Cathy has been working in the speaking industry for 34 years and has seen an immense amount of change during that time. She is passionate about the industry and works closely with clients to identify the very best thought-leaders for their event needs. Her approach is consultative and conversational, tempered with a refreshing sense of humor and compassion.

Carter is already planning next year’s parade celebrating the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship.

Besides working as an agent, Alex is also a musician who plays guitar, bass, and saxophone. He has recorded with several artists and has toured the country from coast to coast (sleeping on many floors along the way). In his spare time, he sometimes writes about pop culture and often goes to the movies.

Aleks has been coordinating conference and workshop events for years. In her spare time, you’ll either find her traveling and collecting keychains from places she has visited or watching media analysis videos on YouTube detailing easter eggs found in various TV shows and movies.

With a background in Tourism and Hospitality and 6 years of experience in the event industry in Toronto’s Harbourfront, Samantha loves working with people. An avid concert goer, lover of all things travel and sour candy.

Joy has been part of The Lavin Agency since 2006. When not at the office, you can find Joy running after her 3 boys, baking a sweet treat, or reading a good book over a cup of coffee.

Margaux loves when diverse elements come together to make something beautiful—she’s enthusiastic about interior design, her black cat (Bijoux), and movies. As an event planner she’s orchestrated everything from workshops to cocktail hours. On the weekends, you can find her questing for the best croissant in Toronto, or holding conversations with the neighborhood cats.

Viktorija comes from a fine arts background, holds a BSW degree, and will never miss a chance to let everyone in the room know she has a minor in English. In her spare time, she enjoys taking her cat for walks (yes, on a leash), critiquing movies, and visiting new restaurants downtown.

An English transplant in Toronto, who’s worked at Lavin since ’05.  When she’s not ensuring her speakers’ events are successful, she’s a TFC and Jays fan who loves travelling, seeing friends, curling, enjoying good food and wine. She’s even picked ice wine grapes in −12°C/10°F!

Kshiteej has almost a decade of experience in advertising and creative production. In his free time, you can find him batting on the cricket pitch or catching the latest releases in movie theatres. He loves film, music, and all aspects of pop culture, and his to-watch list on Letterboxd is growing by the day.

Alethea is a Toronto-based writer and journalist. She’s passionate about telling stories that we haven’t traditionally heard. She has a soft spot for a good mystery novel (or even a vaguely mediocre mystery novel) and supplements her diet with a constant stream of bubble tea.

With a background in event coordination and sales, Adrianna likes the challenge of finding the perfect keynote speaker for your event. On her spare time, you’ll find her either hanging with her two rescue dogs Bowie and Derek, getting some R&R at the cottage, reading the first few chapters of a book (and never completing it), entertaining family and friends, or working on home improvements.

If you have a problem and you worry about it, you have two problems

Dylan is an avid Jays and Raptors fan who is never late, nor is he early—he arrives precisely when he means to. You can find him in the kitchen, devouring ice cream straight from the tub, or on the golf course (what he lacks in skill he makes up for in enthusiasm).

Ken Calway is paid to have thoughts. This bio was invented while drinking beer after a long day at work.

Tom joined the agency in 1998, and has enjoyed the challenging opportunity of working with, and representing, some of the Western world’s most influential figures. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, son and the world’s most talented dog.

Charles works closely with David to bring on new speakers, and is the point of contact—the relationships guy—for most of our exclusives. Outside of Lavin, he is the art director of Little Brother, the National Magazine Award-winning literary journal.

David created The Lavin Agency committed to only representing original thinkers and unique practitioners. An avid collector of contemporary art, David sits on the boards of The Power Plant, MOCA, and The Contact Photography Festival. His favorite artist is Auguste Rodin, his favorite film is On the Waterfront, his favorite TV series is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and his favorite book is The Brothers Karamazov.