Mark Simms
Executive
Producer
mark
at jane-finch.com
/
@Training_2fight
 Mark
Simms is the executive producer for Jane-Finch.com. He oversees
multimedia
development and community outreach activities.
His background includes broadcast television and corporate video
production. His videos and documentaries have aired for a
national audience. Mark is passionately involved in grassroots community initiatives and works with at-risk youth with mental-health issues. He is an outspoken media personality and commentator on youth crime and gun violence. He is committed to promoting diversity in Canada and devotes his time to projects that advance multicultural understanding. In 2006, Mark spent a year working with CBC's The Fifth Estate following the lives of gang-involved youth in the Gemini-Award nominated Lost in the Struggle. Mark travels across Canada to share his knowledge through speaking engagements and workshops. In 2011, he received the Volunteer Service Award from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. In 2016, Mark went undercover with CBC's Marketplace to investigate racial profiling and racism in Canada. In 2019, Mark was awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers by Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall for his dedication to at-risk youth in Jane-Finch and Regina.
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