The National Magazine Awards Foundation has elected four new members to its board of directors: Jessica Ross, Nino di Cara, Marnie Peters and Judith Pereira.

Jessica Ross is the content director, multiplatform editions, books & special issues, at TVA Publications and former tablet publishing manager at TC Media. She previously held editorial positions at Homemakers and Canadian Home Workshop, and is treasurer of the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors.



Nino di Cara is the executive vice-president, content marketing, at Spafax Canada. Previously he was executive director of content solutions at Rogers Media and director of custom publishing at TC Media.


Marnie Peters is the associate vice-president, public relations & publications, at the Royal Ontario Museum, as well as a brand management fundamentals instructor at the University of Toronto. Previously, Marnie spent nearly 15 years at Rogers Communications working in marketing and brand development for several publications.


Judith Pereira is the managing editor of Report on Business magazine at the Globe and Mail, where she has been a member of the team since 2005, during which time the magazine has won 50 National Magazine Awards. Previously she served as communications officer for the Interim Commissioner of Nunavut.


The call for entries for this year’s National Magazine Awards will be announced on Dec.1.