Exemplar 1 - Canada - The Exemplar Program

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To Abeed Bendall, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for simply being awesome at what you do. You consistently prepare for events well and work hard. You make other judges around you better with your engagement and insight. You’re energy and effort in our community is fantastic!
To Angus Davis, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Angus has, for several years, been an impressive member of the Canadian community. He travels, communicates, and learns as much as he can to consistently make life better for other people.
To Brendan Capel, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Brendan has been extremely hardworking and forthright, stepping up to take care of things in his area well beyond expectations. He’s friendly, humble, and earnest.
To Brendan Capel, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for the investment of time and energy you have invested into the Edmonton Magic community. Your work at events is appreciated, but I especially value the work you’re doing in helping judges in your area improve and develop.
To Brian Alcock, L1 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Brian has demonstrated a willingness to go beyond expectations, without being pressed or or even asked. He’s made great impressions on a number of other judges and TOs in the area.
To Callum Milne, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Callum has quietly been one of the most advanced rules gurus in the world for several years, but also helps out at the community level, serving as a resource for isolated judges on a number of occasions.
To Cam Johnson, L1 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Cam has impressed several judges and TOs in his area, dutifully working and going beyond expectations to make both his store and local community successful. He’s humble, earnest, hardworking, and energetic.
To Cam Johnson, L1 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for the dedication you put into judging and the commitment you make to getting things right. Your effort level at events is consistently high and you take time to ensure that your rulings are sound and your understanding is well above the expectation of your level.
To Charlotte Sable, L2 from Canada Recognized by Toby Elliott, L5	Ask A Judge has become indispensible reading thanks to your efforts and patience. It’s one of the resources I point aspiring judgelings at, and I’m sure all the players you’ve helped appreciate it too!
To Chris Lansdell, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Chris has been the driving force in eastern Canada for several years. He’s charismatic, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and willing to sacrifice for the good of his community.
To Christian Mitchell, L1 from Canada Recognized by Jason Wong, L3	The amount of enthusiasm you bring to events is infectious. I was particularly impressed with the initiative you took in offering to grab coffee and lunch for everyone. You make everyone’s day just a bit brighter with your attitude.
To Christian Mitchell, L1 from Canada Recognized by Sean Hunt, L3	Thanks for taking initiative to ensure that the staff was well-fed at the WMCQ in Toronto. You were waiting for your event to start and went out of your way to help everyone get food when there wasn’t much in walking distance. It led to a more energetic, happier staff!
To Darren Gamble, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for your teaching and mentoring of judges in Calgary and beyond. I can think of few judges who are more careful and attentive in their care and feeding of newly sprouted judges. Some of our best and brightest in Alberta owe part of their success to spending time judging with you.
To Darren Gamble, L2 from Canada Recognized by Toby Elliott, L5	Thanks for being a rock at both GP Portland and GP Vancouver. Judges could really learn a lot from your calm approach to all situations. Also, thanks for your continuing support of Commander, and the patience with which you have addressed the various forum denizens over the years.
To David Poon, L2 from Canada Recognized by Niko Skartvedt, L3	Leadership comes naturally to him; his first event ever was a PTQ, and he knocked it out of the park. He recently HJed one, and it went so smoothly because he coasted over all problems and knew how to make them go away.
To Gavin Duggan, L3 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for continuing to be the catalyst for Canadian judge growth and development these many years that I have known you. Even before you were an RC, you were a champion of good people and good judging north of the border, and that continues today. We would not be the same community without you.
To Gavin Duggan, L3 from Canada Recognized by Nathan Brewer, L3	The way you took charge of difficult discussions at the RC conference and introduced order to what could have become chaos was awesome. I move to recognise you for this. Can I get a second?
To Gavin Duggan, L3 from Canada Recognized by Raymond Fong, L3	My Pre-Event Interview was one of self actualisation and recognition of my strengths and weaknesses: Your mentorship & involvement in this made it a spiritual, enjoyable and non-stressful process. Thank you for your time and dedication in making me a Level 3!
To James Mckay, L2 from Canada Recognized by Sean Hunt, L3	I would like to recognize a ruling you gave at the WMCQ in Toronto. You helped some players resolve a complicated stack. You laid the the stack out visually, and they were able to resolve the situation with almost no further help. This is the best kind of service!
To Jason Ness, L3 from Canada Recognized by Toby Elliott, L5	Ness forum posts make me glad that I still subscribe. Every one of them is pure gold.
To Jay Griffiths, L1 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Jay exhibits diplomacy, professionalism, and restraint, helping to keep his local community running as smoothly as possible.
To Jay Regimbal, L1 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Jay has made a good impression with his diplomacy and tenacity as a judge, providing exemplary service in an isolated area.
To John Kmiecik, L2 from Canada Recognized by Niko Skartvedt, L3	John was instrumental in organizing the staffing and oversight logistics for the “Force of Community” Event. This event was held as three different format tournaments at three different locations. The success of this event was due in large part to John’s skill.
To Jon Goud, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Jon is friendly, honest, and hardworking to a fault. He’s taken up the mantle of leadership in a judging desert, helped manage strained TO relations, worked with other judges to build mutual skills, and built his community from the ground up.
To Jon Goud, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Wong, L3	Your approach to leadership, conflict management, and problem-solving is often so different from mine, and yet equally effective. I often think “How would Jon handle this?” when dealing with problems, and it tempers my responses. You will become a very well-respected leader in the near future.
To Kam Lee, L1 from Canada Recognized by Niko Skartvedt, L3	For stepping up to roles that are unexpected at L1. High quality customer service here.
To Kelly Ackerman, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Wong, L3	The Toronto judging community has exploded in the past two years and a great deal of that is because of you. Thank you for all the work you do in mentoring new judges, and giving them the opportunity to grow at your tournaments.
To Lyle Waldman, L1 from Canada Recognized by Scott Marshall, L5	Lyle, we may not always agree on everything, but I love that you’re using the Judge Apps forums to seek knowledge, and contribute to the community – keep it up!
To Maxwell Knowlan, L2 from Canada Recognized by Niko Skartvedt, L3	For holding the community together and organizing events that help the community long term. The backbone of BC.
To Michael McCliment, L2 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Michael has been a stalwart in Quebec for several years, helping to manage a challenging part of the region from afar, without ever being asked or prompted and even when it took significant sacrifice on his part. He’s the embodiment of a friendly and earnest judge.
To Niko Skartvedt, L3 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank for your tireless work in the Vancouver community and the leadership you display in Canada. You have played a key role in shaping an amazing Magic community on the coast.
To Patrick Wong, L2 from Canada Recognized by Jason Wong, L3	The judge community in Toronto is growing at a fast pace, and I am grateful you are there to be a rock. I can always count on you to be a strong judge at my events and to make sure newer judges know what they’re doing.
To Robbie Schmidt, L1 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for the mentorship and efforts you put into making our community better outside of all of the judging you do as well. The Calgary Magic community benefits tremendously from your dedication.
To Sarah Ellis, L1 from Canada Recognized by Jason Ness, L3	Thank you for the dedication you’ve put in to making both the Magic community in your area better and our collective community better. Your enthusiasm and commitment to be part of events that are a long way away go above and beyond.
To Simon Cliche-Lamoureux, L1 from Canada Recognized by Gavin Duggan, L3	Operating out of a fairly isolated area, Simon has made a number of good impressions as a member of online rules communities. He’s helpful and insightful, while correctly balancing attention to detail so as to avoiding becoming bogged down.
To Tim Desjarlais, L1 from Canada Recognized by John Alderfer, L3	For stepping into the judging role at Brimstone and making noticeable progress towards L2.
To Warren Yung, L2 from Canada Recognized by Abe Corson, L3	For working hard and certifying judges all over BC. Warren travels to many events and is very clutch. It is great to be in the same region as him.