TICOT EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
President - David van Tonder
Vice President - Shawn DiVirgilio
Treasurer - Ron Gullies
Secretary - Morgan James
For over 20 years Morgan James has been an LGBTQ activist on and off the stage. Her community involvement ranges from being among the early advocates for same-sex marriage to working with the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada providing safe, affordable, inclusive housing for LGBTQ individuals. Morgan was also involved on the Project Team that resulted in the first Canadian health plan making life insurance available to people living with HIV in 2016
While acting as a mentor for LGBT youth and working with organizations world-wide Morgan James still found time to hold titles at the local, national and international levels including being the only person (to date) to win the title of Miss International Pride twice.
During her time in the Philippines Morgan assisted in raising money and items for local orphanages, planted trees to revive areas devastated by typhoons and volunteered with a hospice for seniors abandoned by their families.
In 2017 Morgan was named “LGBTQ Person of The Year” at the annual Inspire Awards.
A long time TICOT member Morgan has been Miss Trillium (2004), Empress of The Queen Mary (Long Beach, CA) and received numerous Half Empress titles from across Canada and the USA, Additionally she received an Ultima title (Reign 22) and has held the position of Empress 29 and Empress 31.
Membership Director - Nikki Chin