Max Valiquette Joins Canada Media Fund

The Canada Media Fund today announced that Max Valiquette will fill the seventh and final seat on the funding agency’s 2009-2010 Board of Directors. Appointed by the Canadian Coalition for Cultural Expression (CCCE), Mr. Valiquette is the founder of Youthography, a youth marketing and research firm.
“Mr. Valiquette’s appointment rounds out the expertise of the CMF Board,” said Louis Roquet, Chair of the Board of the CTF. “His experience serving on the boards of various not-for-profit organizations and his knowledge of the digital and new media sectors will be an asset to the organization.”
Mr. Valiquette is one of North America’s most sought after speakers on youth and pop culture. Over the course of his career, he has worked on some of the biggest, most recognized youth brands in the world, including Nike, MTV, and Nintendo. Mr. Valiquette was the Marketing Chair for the AIDS Committee’s 2008 Fashion Cares event and currently sits on the advisory board for Mediacs, a youth media literacy advocacy group.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/07/c4895.html

