Judges, Mentors, and Special Guests
TimberFever® appreciates the tremendous support of industry leaders who invest their time and expertise in this competition. You inspire the next generation of architects and engineers! View the 2026 judges, mentors, and special guests below.
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Judges

Blériot Feujofack
Manager of Wood Education, Canadian Wood Council

David Peterson
Principal, David Peterson Architect Inc. Architecture

Michael C. Taylor
Founder, Michael Taylor Architecture + Design

Chris McQuillan
Principal, KPMB Architects

Yasin Visram
Senior Associate, Zeidler Architecture

Lisa Landrum
Professor, Dept. of Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University

Corey Brown
Associate, Moriyama Teshima Architects

Israel Castro
Structural Designer, Moses Structural Engineers
Mentors

Antonio Franco
Principal, Moses Structural Engineers

Daniel Hall

Mary Alexander
Principal, Moses Structural Engineers Inc

Said Saffarini
Director, Windmill Development Group

Shanuja Nagarathinam
Associate, Structural Engineer, Moses Structural Engineers

Paul Backewich
Senior Architect, Calnitsky Associates Architects

Alistair Vaz
Senior Planner, Interfab Timber Systems

Donald Peckover
Project & Sustainability Lead, Akb Architects

Mark Prescott
Associate, Structural Designer, Moses Structural Engineers Inc

Justin Loucks
Architectural Designer, Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.

Jonathan Mock
Structural Engineer, Moses Structural Engineers Inc.

Luke Mollet
Principal, Landscape Architect, Formis Landscape Architects

Matthew Firestone
Associate Architect, Zeidler Architecture

Cathy McMahon
Architect, Senior Associate, Moriyama Teshima Architects

Nathanael Gray
Architect, Nathanael Gray Architect

Christopher Cleland
Design Researcher | Former chair, Together Design Lab

Vincent Goetz
Senior Associate, Diamond Schmitt

Pierre Koch
Associate Principal, Fast and Epp

Jillian Weinberger
Architect, Moriyama Teshima Architects

Patrick Li
Associate, Architect, Zeidler Architecture Inc

Sasan Haddadi
Project Manager, Pomerleau Construction

Mahum Riaz
Junior Project Manager, RLB Construction

Tymea Sarkozy
Senior Associate, Architect, Kongats Architects

Alex Winslow
Architecture student | Former chair, ERA Architects

Bill Kahansky
President, Dunleavy Cordun

Sacha Morin
Intern - Project Coordinator, Pomerleau Construction

Sev Palazov
Associate , Project Architect, Sweeny &Co Architects Inc.

Nancy Wilson
Senior Project Architect, Kasian

Maya Orzechowska
Associate, Architect, Kongats Architects
Special Guests & Presenters

Ian Dunn
President & CEO, Ontario Forest Industries Association

Amro Zayed
Research Chair in Genomics, Department of Biology, York University

Luke Anderson
Executive Director, StopGap Foundation
