Francine began her hospitality career in Ottawa in sales and catering departments of various boutique and downtown hotels in the early 1980's.  Prior to her move to Toronto, she was employed by CAA North & East Ontario where she managed the event marketing strategy for 8 years.  She completed her education in Event Management at Algonquin College and obtained her Certified Meeting Professional designation with the US Convention Industry Council.   

 

In 2005 Francine moved to Toronto continuing her career as Senior Event Manager at The Canadian Institute where she managed over 200 annual events with a team of 10 employees.  In 2007, she accepted the position of Senior Manager, Events at Scotia Capital where she managed the team that produced 175 annual corporate events, on an international level, for senior executives, VIP clients and internal staff.  She was promoted to the position of Director, Marketing Services at Scotiabank in 2010 where she oversaw the event team plus all sports and entertaining tickets for Global Banking & Markets.  In 2014, Francine was promoted to Director, Global Event Management at Scotiabank managing a team of 22 planners producing over 300 events globally per year.

 

Francine is married to Colin and has one daughter, Jennifer.  She resides in Toronto and enjoys time at her summer home in Grand Bend.  Francine also enjoys gardening, reading, travelling and spending as much time outdoors as possible.