Guest Broadcaster / Télédiffuseuse invitée — All Access 2020:
MONIKA ILLE
Chief Executive Officer at APTN
Présidente-directrice générale chez APTN
Since 1990, Monika Ille has built a rich and diverse background in the media industry. Upon graduating with distinction from the Université du Québec à Montréal, she entered the industry working first for the Société Radio-Canada and then, for the National Film Board of Canada. During her employment with the NFB, she was instrumental in the development of a new training program for Indigenous filmmakers. She has been with APTN for the past sixteen years.
Monika is a citizen of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak and worked with Quebec Native Women and the Assembly of First Nations.
She sits on the boards of Youth Media Alliance and Théâtre ESPACE GO. She is an industry adjudicator on the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council – Quebec Regional Panel as well as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee at MediaSmarts.