Partner Profiles
Mary McLaughlin, President
Before creating Excalibur Communications in 2000 Mary McLaughlin held progressively responsible positions in corporate communications and public affairs for over 30 years. Previous positions held include:
- Co-founder and President & CEO of the Canadian Landmine Foundation
- Associate of Shandwick International Public Relations
- Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Ontario Hydro
- Vice-President, Public Affairs, The Mutual Group
- Press Secretary to a federal Cabinet Minister
Community Leadership
Currently:
- Vice Chair of the Board of King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario and Chair of the Employee Relations Committee
- Regional Lead of the Justices of the Peace Appointment Advisory Committee (Ontario)
- Senior Associate – True North Public Affairs
- Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee for TechAlliance (Excalibur is a Founding Member of TechAlliance)
- Governor of the Canadian Unity Council
- Recipient of Canada 125 Medal
Previously:
- President of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
- Chairman of the Board of St. Jerome’s University, University of Waterloo
- Member, Ministerial Advisory Committee to the Minister of Immigration
- Member of the Board – Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
Margaret McLaughlin, Partner
Before creating Excalibur Communications in 2000 Margaret McLaughlin held progressively responsible corporate communications positions for more than 25 years. Previous positions held include:
- Associate Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto
- Special Advisor to the late Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter, Archbishop of Toronto
- Co-Chair of the Communications Committee for the Visit of Pope John Paul II to Toronto and Huronia
- Manager of Communications and member of Senior Management Committee, Ontario Clean Water Agency
- Legislative Assistant to provincial Cabinet Minister
- Volunteer at L’Arche, France, community established by Jean Vanier
- Volunteer with Hearts Together for Haiti (Developed Strategic Plan 2006: The Cry of the Poor)
- Communications consultant to The Canadian Friends of the École Biblique in Jerusalem (fundraising campaign for the newly completed library)
- Part-time student in theology at Regis College, Toronto School of Theology; Hebrew University, Jerusalem; and St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario.
Community Leadership
Currently
- Member of the Board of Directors, St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Vice-Chair of the Health Care Ethics Committee
- Member of the Board for the Centre for Catholic Jewish Learning, King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario
- Member of the Ontario Hospital Association Regional Council Executive Committee
Previously
- Member of the Governance Committee, St. Joseph’s Health Care London