Ace Burpee’s Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans for 2023 Best of 2023
By: Ace Burpee Posted: 3:00 AM CST Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 Last Modified: 9:06 AM CST Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 Updates

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This article was published 23/12/2023 (698 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

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Writing this fascinating list each year thing is always an incredible process. I never struggle to find amazing people and amazing stories. The hardest part is keeping it to 100 names.

I think I’ve done this list 12 years in a row now and I’ve tried to never repeat names. They are listed no particular order as they are all amazing human beings. The best to you and Happy New Year!

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• Dr. Denise Koh: Last year was big, with Koh being named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. This year, the specialist in public health and occupational medicine has been declared the Most Influential Filipina in the World by the international Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network. Koh is an innovator, advocate, best-selling author and absolute game-changer.

• Mark Piasecki: Fascinated with neuroscience and how the brain functions, Piasecki rode that interest to the title of Canadian National Brain Bee champion. The national brain bee is the foremost event in Canada that tests high school students’ comprehension of neuroscience. Repping Vincent Massey in Winnipeg, Piasecki is now the second in three years from Massey to win the title, as Antoni Klonowski won the belt in 2021.

• Dalip Shekhawat: A teacher at St. Amant School, Shekhawat was among the first people in history, like ever, to complete a marathon at the North Pole. He was not only one of 11 to complete the marathon, he also used the event to raise funds for new sensory rooms to help children with autism.

• Emma Hill Kepron: Hill Kepron is Associate Dean of the University of Winnipeg Library, and now a Jeopardy! champion. Sorry, two-time Jeopardy! champ. Tremendous.

• Ashley van Aggelen: Maybe call her coach with a capital “C.” Along with her day job as head of the phys-ed department at St. James Collegiate, van Aggelen manages to fit in the following volunteer coaching gigs: head coach of the varsity girls basketball, cross-country and track-and-field teams; head coach of the Winnipeg female U18 AAA Winnipeg Avros; convener of high school boys’ and girls’ soccer, and served as head coach of our U18 female hockey team at the Canada Winter Games.

• Jayanne English: An expert in astronomy image-making and a professor at the University of Manitoba, English was part of a team of international astronomers who discovered two potential polar ring galaxies. The revelations of the galaxies (a polar ring galaxy exhibits a ring of stars and gas perpendicular to its main spiral disc) are the most credible and detailed to date. English received the Order of Canada in 2023 for her contributions to astronomy.

• Quita Alfred: The internationally renowned costume designer was chosen as the principal costume designer for the screen adaptation of Miriam Toews’ Women Talking. It was a full-circle moment for Alfred, having grown up in southern Manitoba and also having designed outfits for director Sarah Polley on Road to Avonlea in the ’90s.

• Laurie Ringaert, Ryan Palmquist, Lindsay Kane, Alanna Forsman, Ryan McIntosh, Denis DePape: The Seine River is an underrated gem. The organization known as “Save Our Seine” works to ensure the river has a future, and is valued, protected and clean. The volunteer-driven group tirelessly advocates and educates on behalf of the Seine, and from that we all benefit.

• Baljot Rai: No big deal, all Rai did was come up with an experiment that used crushed mussel powder to absorb phosphorus from water. The water he used mimicked the water in Lake Winnipeg. So essentially, one could use zebra mussels (a huge problem), to reduce levels of blue-green algae (another huge problem) in our largest lake. His findings are epic. Also, he’s only in grade 11. His research earned him top prizes provincially and nationally, and he was short-listed for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden.

• Sofia Bieber: Chosen as the flag-bearer for Team Manitoba to kick off the Canada Winter Games in P.E.I., Bieber proceeded to put on a speed skating clinic. She returned home with five medals, three of them gold. Legendary performance.

• Dr. Graham Young: Spearheaded an initiative to have Tyndall stone recognized as a Global Heritage Stone Resource. This is a thing. Tyndall stone is the only Canadian stone to receive the designation. The decision comes from the Subcommission on Heritage Stones, its purpose being to raise awareness of culturally significant building stones, and encourage conservation and protection of extraction sites.

• Hannah Green: Her debut collection of poetry, Xanax Cowboy, won a Governor General’s Literary Award. Described as really one long poem, Xanax Cowboy touches on metal health, addiction and isolation. The Governor General’s Literary Award is among, if not the most prestigious prize of its kind in Canada. Incredible achievement.

• Carly Shuler & Maya Kotecha: They founded a research-based learning app in 2017, and have changed countless lives since. The app, “Hoot Reading,” offers one-on-one literacy instruction facilitated by qualified teachers. For removing financial barriers to evidence-based education and improving access for those in need, Shuler and Kotecha were named two of the Top 25 Women of Influence in 2023. This follows on the heels of last year’s Women of Influence Tech & Learning Best of School 2022 impact award. They’re crushing it.

• Larrisa & Hanna Pagdato: This is super cool. The Filipina-Canadian hockey-playing sisters were both asked to represent the Philippines on the international stage. The pair laced up for their parents’ home country at the Union Women’s Ice Hockey tournament in the United Arab Emirates, facing off against teams from Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Incredible opportunity, awesome story.

• Orion Remoquillo: A recipient of the 2023 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award for perseverance and helping those in need. Remoquillo volunteered over 600 hours through high school with students with special needs and with Special Olympics. He lives with Tourette’s syndrome, which has created significant barriers throughout his life, but through it all he thrives. His tireless commitment toward the inclusion of special-needs students has been remarkable.

• Jess Salgueiro: Salgueiro in the past few years has landed roles in everything from The Good Doctor and Little Bird, to Letterkenny and The Boys. This year she landed a starring role in the Frasier reboot and is crushing it.

• Ash Modha (Mondetta) and Todd Burns (Cypher Environmental): Both are extremely successful entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs in their respective fields. This year, they were also both recognized as Canadian leaders in sustainability with recognition on Canada’s Clean50 list. The Clean50 celebrates elite, environmentally conscious Canadian companies annually.

• Rick Ammazzini: A Winnipeg Transit driver, Ammazzini is also a hobbyist safe-cracker. As in, he is elite at being able to crack safes others cannot. He’s been at it for 12 years, and this year, when a Baltimore bookstore launched a competition to see who could crack into a 75-year-old safe in their store, Ammazzini answered the call, along with others from all over the world. He crowdfunded his way to Baltimore and after three stressful days and countless hours, he succeeded. An absolute legend in the safe-cracking game.

• Joseph Sevillo: The creator and writer of Ma-Buhay! the first fully Filipino musical in Manitoba. Workshopped this past year at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, Sevillo’s project will now be the first musical ever commissioned and developed by Rainbow Stage. A dream come true and history in the making.

• Lavi$h: He grew up rapping to beats found on YouTube. He’s grown into a legit R&B star, and released his debut EP You Made a Big Mistake on Def Jam Recordings. His voice is incredible, and his single World In My Hands is one of the year’s best songs.

• Ron Helwer: Over the past 90 years or so, there isn’t much in the Brandon area Helwer hasn’t given his time to. His incredible commitment to volunteerism and fundraising for the Y, CancerCare Manitoba, the Kidney Foundation, Keystone Centre and countless other organizations has made Brandon a better place. Helwer is the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser award at the Manitoba Philanthropy Awards. Congrats!

• Erin Ahl, Jazz Aline, Kiana Jade: I’m pretty sure the nicest bathrooms in Canada are on the second floor of The Forks Market. From wildflowers and Prairie grasses to song lyrics and unique hand-drawn tattoos, Ahl, Aline and Jade created something beautiful and amazing. It’s stunning. All pieces were curated by Synonym Art Consultation.

• Dr. Dick Smith: A true hero and pioneer, Dr. Smith provided health care to LGBTTQ+ patients in Manitoba during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, while most others would not. He played a key role in what became Nine Circles Community Health Centre, and founded Our Own Health Centre. Dr. Smith was awarded the Order of Manitoba this year, but sadly passed away in November. His legacy and leadership will live forever.

• June Pagé and Daniel Voth: The pair are co-directors of the Winnipeg Game Collective, a game development community. Gaming is massive, and fostering growth of our programmers, designers and dreamers only makes our province better. Their signature event — Winnipeg Game Jam — is a yearly gathering in which participants try to make a video game from scratch over just a few days. The 2023 jam was the largest ever, and not only draws participants and enthusiasts, but also locally based tech companies. Huge win-win.

• Maya Turner: Made history in Hollywood-esque dramatic fashion. By stepping on the field for the U of M Bisons football team she became the first woman to play in a regular season U Sports football game. She then proceeded to become the first to score by kicking the game-winning field goal. Legend.

• Dr. J.N. Armstrong: Armstrong joined STARS air ambulance in 1991, and along with holding down senior medical and aviation roles, he was a constant innovator. He initiated STARS being first to carry blood on board their helicopters, as well as airborne ultrasound. He also pioneered STARS being the first non-military organization to use night-vision goggles to further increase their chances of positive patient outcomes. Dr. Armstrong has just been inducted, and rightly so, into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame.

• Monique Gauthier, Ian Ingram, Connor Joseph & Cuinn Joseph: Together, they are JHG Creative. They write and perform plays, and they’re super-super good at it. In the past four years, they’ve twice received the Harry S. Rintoul Award (chosen by the Manitoba Association of Playwrights) for best new Manitoba play at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.

• Andrea and Paul Tétreault: They were awarded the Fellowships by Design honour, by the Design Professionals of Canada. It’s the highest and most prestigious design award in Canada. Both are graduates of RRC Polytech, and have designed (graphic, pencil or otherwise) award-winning branding projects for the National Arts Centre, The Forks, Canada Post, Shimano and more. Massively talented. And congrats on your 25th wedding anniversary!

• Simar Singh Ubhi: During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ubhi spent his time learning to read and write computer code. He was in Grade 10, so when he started looking at immediate job opportunities, there were none. Undeterred, he started volunteering his coding skills to non-profits to gain experience. His skill set turned out to be elite. He won gold in computer science at the Skills Manitoba and Skills Canada level. He went on to represent the country in international competitions. Ubhi has now been named a recipient of a Schulich Leader Scholarship. For students studying science, tech or math who are also making a positive impact on their community, the scholarship is the largest of its kind in Canada.

• Shirley Muir, Andraea Sartison & Jennie O’Keefe: Holiday Alley is a four-day celebration of art, music, light and creativity in Selkirk. It’s incredible. The event has been named Travel Manitoba’s Event of the Year, Interlake Tourism Association’s Event of the Year and has become a must-attend for thousands. Muir and Fête Jockey Events’ Sartison and O’Keefe make the magic happen.

• Aiden Ling: I love chess. Loving chess isn’t the same as being amazing at chess though. Ling checks both boxes. He is the provincial champ two years running and finished third at the national championships. He started playing when he was 6, and now at 8 he competes and more than holds his own against adults. Prodigy. Love it.

• Cambria Harris, Melissa Robinson, Jorden Myran & George Robinson: Among others, these individuals tirelessly advocated for a search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of loved ones. From the Manitoba Legislature to Parliament Hill in Ottawa they fought, undeterred by politics and much public discourse.

• Marika Schalla: She teaches grades 1 and 2 at Niji Mahkwa School on Flora Avenue. She’s only been teaching for five years and is the youngest recipient of an Indspire Guiding the Journey Award for Innovative Practice. Schalla was recognized for her work Indigenizing curricula nationally, as well as at the local level. She played a key role in adapting Pharell Williams’ Your Voice is Power program, aimed at exploring Black voices and social justice through song, into an Indigenous context. A true leader.

• Kelly McCrimmon: He spent almost 30 years with Brandon Wheat Kings and is an absolute Western Hockey League legend. When the Las Vegas Golden Knights entered the NHL, McCrimmon took the job of assistant general manager and was soon promoted to GM. In less than eight years he took an expansion team to a cup final and finally a Stanley Cup championship. Bold moves, bold deals, big results.

• Kyle Hiebert: He plays Major League Soccer, he was a legend at Missouri State and in 2023 made his debut in international football. Hiebert, from La Salle, took to the pitch for Team Canada in CONCACAF play. Massive moment for this province and the beautiful game.

• Barb Gamey & Lee Meagher: Both were inducted into the Manitoba Business Hall of Fame this year. Gamey founded Payworks in 2000, and has grown the company to almost 500 employees. The company maintains its headquarters in Winnipeg, and while the business side has continued to grow, the community engagement by Payworks has been incredible. Meagher’s business journey is equally awesome. On a family trip while in her 20s, her family assumed they could rent a mobility scooter for their father who had recently suffered a stroke. When they arrived at their destination, they learned that such a service doesn’t exist. From that experience, Meagher saw an opportunity. She founded Scootaround, renting and selling mobility scooters, wheelchairs and power chairs. The company started in Winnipeg in 1997 and soon had operations all over the world. Love it.

• Grace Nickel: What began with making little sketches as a child in Plum Coulee, Man., has turned into a legendary and award-winning career in ceramics. Nickel was awarded the Governor General’s Saidye Bronfman Award for visual arts in 2023. She’s also a prof at U of M, volunteers at Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art and the WAG Studio. Her solo show Between Art and Nature, was a huge success at the Winnipeg Art Gallery this year.

• Rachel Nedelec: She owns Flour and Flower, a boutique bakery. Her edible flower-adorned “petal pops” ended up in the hands of Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Sam Smith, Luke Combs, Beyoncé and others as Nedelec’s creations were given out as gifts at the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

• Joey & Dave Landreth: Together, they are the Bros. Landreth, and among the best songwriters and artists in our province’s history. A song they wrote called Made Up My Mind, was covered by Bonnie Raitt and won a Grammy for Best Americana Performance. “I wanna thank the Bros. Landreth for writing this kick-ass song,” said the legend during her acceptance speech. Just the coolest.

• Karsten Wall: I feel like I’m in the minority, but I like the Canada goose. Cool animal. Wall made a documentary about the somewhat-maligned animal called Modern Goose, which highlighted the struggles of the goose to adapt to our modern world. It premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was accepted into both the Atlantic and Vancouver international film festivals.

• Jason Lepine: I know they rip pretty hard on the East Coast as well, but Manitoba has produced some of the greatest fiddlers in history. Lepine is one of them, and is now a member of the Manitoba Fiddle Association Hall of Fame. Even cooler, he joins his father Garry who was an early lock for the hall of fame. Congrats!

• Jennifer Arnold: A full-time social worker, in her little spare time Arnold is an elite “miniature maker.” She makes detailed, perfect miniature models of people’s homes, cottages and more. Her work is amazing, and she was recently selected to compete in a new season of CBC Gem’s Best In Miniature, which first airs on Boxing Day.

• Emma Peterson: Won huge at the Manitoba Country Music Association Awards this year. Peterson picked up Female Artist of the Year, Interactive Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for her single Got It Back.

• Cadena Brazeau: In the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazeau started the first-ever youth centre in her home community of Keeseekoowenin First Nation in western Manitoba. A safe space for connection that addressed sober living and food insecurity, her initiative caught the attention of the Loran Scholars Foundation committee. Brazeau is one of only 36 Canadians to receive the scholarship this year, the largest available to undergraduates in the country. She plans to study law.

• Syd Bomek: Beautiful voice, excellent songwriter. Bomek was chosen for the First Up With RBCxMusic program which brings together a select group of Canadian artists for seminars, networking and mentorship opportunities. Along with that, Bomek was also chosen by Conscious Economics and the ArtHaus Community as one of 10 to participate in the Music for Social Change program. Big things, bright future. Awesome.

• Sunny Szpak-Holly: A gifted photographer and amazing person. She’s volunteered her time and talents to multiple causes in our community, including our dogs. I say “our” dogs because Sunny and her dogs have literally saved the lives of hundreds of dogs. She’s an ambassador for the Canadian Animal Blood Bank (dogs donate blood to save lives just like we do). Her two dogs, Sophie and Mindy, have made a combined 35 blood donations. There are dogs everywhere living their best lives because of people like Sunny. Thank you.

• Karin Kliewer, Chris Heidebrecht, Manny Skead, Emmalee Blackadar, Michelle Carlos, David Gamble, Monica Gadsby, Andy McKiel, Richard Roberts, Dorothy Goddard, Cole Paterson, Lois McGill & Joel Mangin: This team put thousands of hours into executing one of the coolest things in Manitoba’s education history. Minecraft’s Level Up: Winnipeg was made available to students — their task being to create, dream, re-imagine and move downtown Winnipeg forward. The ideas were amazing. Like really, really brilliant. It’s the sort of school programming that engages young minds, harnesses creativity, addresses needs and promotes change. Just an incredible initiative. Also, while I’m here, I just want to point out that gen-Zers are some of the smartest, most thoughtful people on the planet and are crushing it.

• Chelsea Dinnin: She’s a hockey player and a coach. She’s also one of the greatest hockey freestylers on the planet. She’s maybe my favourite follow on the internet. She does hockey trick shots, stick-handling and stick tricks at a level very few can touch. Her online following @dreamhockey is massive and it’s led to partnerships with the IIHF, the Olympics, Sher-Wood, the NHL and more. She’s unreal.

• Ridhwanlai Badmos: Badmos is the founder of Wake-Up Mental Health, a non-profit he started in high school at Windsor Park. He also co-chaired the student council and founded the diversity, equity and inclusion council. When the pandemic struck, Badmos found solace in reading, writing, exercise and art. As students returned to class, he noticed many people struggling with their mental health, so he hosted workshops sharing mental wellness tips and coping strategies. This was all of his own doing. Tremendous leader. Badmos was also selected as a Loran Scholar this year, one of the largest scholarships available to high school students in Canada.

• Philip Ferguson and team: This kind of stuff is so cool and so beyond me that I’m just happy to know people like this live here. Ferguson and his team of students from the U of M’s Space Technology and Advanced Research Lab built a satellite that is now in orbit after being chosen by the Canadian Space Agency. The cube satellite, named Iris, cost only $20,000 to build, isn’t much bigger than a milk carton, but it could unlock the mysteries of asteroids, meteorites and the moon. I just love it so much. I want to make sure the entire team gets their credit… so first, the students for STARLab include: Mitesh Patel, Aref Asgari, Yujia Huang, Morgan May, Brendan O’Doherty, Andrew Bowman, Jayden McKoy and Jaime Campos Ordoñez. The team joined forces with the University of Winnipeg space geology team, so a shout out to professor Ed Cloutis, Stephanie Connell and Nathalie Turenne. And a huge shout out to the contributions from Grade 8 students from the Interlake School Division led by Maria Nickel. Awesome job.

• Roberta Landreth: The local graphic designer has created some of the most iconic album covers and festival posters anywhere on the planet in recent years. Her stuff is incredible. She’s won a Juno, three Western Canadian Music Awards and a pair of Covenant Awards. Massive talent.

• Theodore Fontaine & Jayme Menzies: Both were enshrined this year into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. Fontaine was posthumously inducted for his contributions as a hockey player, Chief, Elder, author, educator and public speaker. A survivor of horrific abuse in residential schools, he played semi-pro hockey in the Detroit Red Wings’ organization and continued his career on the ice with the Sagkeeng Oldtimers, winning three World Cups. He spent the next phase of his life dedicated to supporting Indigenous people and their place in sport — including fighting for the participation of Indigenous peoples in the Pan American Games. A true legend and leader. Menzies served as captain of the University of Winnipeg’s Wesmen volleyball team for three years. Her coaching career includes leading Team Manitoba at the North American Indigenous Games the last four cycles and was named Manitoba’s Female Indigenous Coach of the Decade. Incredible person.

• Maddy Nowosad & Emilie Rafnson: Skateboarding rules. Nowosad and Rafnson are co-creators of the Other Skaters, a non-profit collective welcoming and mentoring girls and non-binary skaters looking for a safe place to belong. They offer free clinics and hangouts, and they’re crushing it. Nowosad also highlighted practices and guidelines at existing skateparks in Winnipeg that exclude certain skaters. The story quickly turned into a massive positive, as it led to the creation of Pitikwe Skatepark in Portage Place.

• Alyssia Sutherland: New York Fashion Week draws the biggest names and hottest designers on the planet to the runway every year. Ally’s Ribbons, Sutherland’s line of ribbon skirts, was invited to the showcase this past fall. She was also allowed to pick her own models, several of whom were from her home community of Peguis First Nation. She also has a ton lined up for 2024. She’s just crushing it.

• Sonya Ballantyne: This is going to be long even and this isn’t even everything. Ballantyne is a filmmaker and writer and has already accomplished the following: She started her career by winning the 2014 Gimli Film Festival pitch competition. She won the imagineNative short film competition for her film Eagle Girl which premièred at the Vancouver International Film Festival. She’s a TedX speaker, she was named a Barbie Role Model by Mattel, and she has spoken at both the San Diego and New York Comic Con events about the importance of Indigenous media representation in sci-fi and horror. This year, her doc Death Tour was accepted into and screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

• Stu Anderson: He’s the co-Founder and CEO of Birthday Cake Media, a record label and artist-management company. “Making it,” for lack of a better term, in the music business is wildly different than it was even 10 years ago. Birthday Cake has done an incredible job elevating Manitoba’s elite musical talent globally. Field Guide, Begonia, Dill the Giant, Bros. Landreth, Slow Leaves, Missy D … the roster on Birthday Cake is elite. We’re talking about tens of millions of streams, successful tours, countless awards… it’s just awesome to see. Also, the music being made in this province right now is as good as in any era, ever. We have so much talent it’s unreal.

• Kim Le: I love this so much. Le is the owner of Khanh Hoa, a tiny Vietnamese deli on Notre Dame Avenue near HSC. People who work or live in the area already knew what the world now knows. The banh mi sandwich at Khanh Hoa, according to British newspaper The Guardian (which has a worldwide reach of millions), was named one of the “Nine Greatest Sandwiches in the World.”

• NDP ‘firsts’: There are many and they are historic. The first First Nations premier in Canadian history in Wab Kinew. (Premier Kinew immediately recognized Louis Riel with the title of honorary first premier of the province). Nahanni Fontaine and Bernadette Smith (who along with Kinew have been on this list previously) became the first First Nations women to serve as cabinet ministers. Logan Oxenham became the province’s (and perhaps the country’s) first openly transgender person to be elected to the legislature.

• Wilfred Buck: He’s an educator, dreamer, scientist, author and just the coolest dude. Buck, from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, has a true passion for the stars. His books and teachings explore constellations and galaxies and are filled with age-old lessons and mythology. It’s all so fascinating. His latest book is Tipiskawi Kisik: Night Sky Star Stories, and it’s so good. Last year The Forks ushered in the new year with a drone light show based on his teachings.

• Kirstin Brink: A new study published this year suggested that what we’ve come to recognize as the Tyrannosaurus rex perhaps isn’t so. In movies like Jurassic Park and every other pop culture depiction of the T. rex, it has its iconic exposed teeth bared at all times. Not true. It actually has scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing its mouth. Brink, Assistant Professor of Paleontology at the U of M co-authored the paper with these findings. The news grabbed headlines all over the world from CNN, National Geographic, the New York Times and more. So cool.

• Dr. Zita Somakoko: She’s the president and founder of the Black-Manitobans Chamber of Commerce. She’s also a survivor, and the founder of Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence, a provincial organization supporting and providing resources to survivors. Somakoko is an Honour 150 recipient, and we are better because of her.

• Paul Ong: He’s an internationally trained educator with a master’s degree in education. He’s also one of the greatest singing voices in our province. Since the mid 2010s, Ong has staged the series of Concerts For a Cause, raising over $100,000 for local charities. CancerCare Manitoba, Siloam Mission and Sistema Winnipeg are just a few of the organizations who have benefited from his talent and hustle. Ong has represented Canada at the World Championship of Performing Arts, the Water Cube Cup (a massive song contest in China), and has inspired countless youth to share their gifts. He makes us better.

Ace Burpee has worked in radio for more than a decade in almost every capacity, and is well-known for the hundreds of charitable events and causes that he donates his time to every year. He is currently the host of The Act Burpee Show on 103.1 Virgin Radio.