VALERIE GIBSON
 
Valerie Gibson was born in the U.K. and spent most of her life in Canada where she has received adoration and recognition as a best-selling author, columnist, radio and television personality and public speaker.

When Valerie emigrated to Canada, she obtained her real estate licence as well as certification in interior design and decorating from an intensive three-year Interior Design Course at Humber College.

Valerie and her partner then started a successful and innovative real estate company in the west end of Toronto in 1975, which at that time was the first real estate company in Canada to offer a staging service to vendors who listed with their company. Additionally, Valerie also assisted her purchasers with practical design and decorating help.

Both services were extremely popular and helped make her real estate company one of the most successful high-end real estate companies in Canada.

When Valerie divested her interests in the real estate business, she joined the Toronto Sun, further proving her aptitude for style and design by becoming the newspapers’ fashion editor, then soon after one of the paper’s most popular columnists.

Mother of a disabled daughter, Valerie has championed the rights of mentally and physically challenged young people for 10 years and was on the board of Reach for The Rainbow, a charitable organization that helps disabled children integrate into society. Valerie has won many awards for her various contributions to humanity and the arts. 

KIMBERLY UKSIK

Kimberly has over 5 years experience in the Home & Décor industry and is an active, proud advocate of Home Staging.

Prior to joining Haverhill as their principal in-house Instructor, Kimberly held the reins over her own successful home staging business, Elite Home Décor, where she won numerous awards for contributions to her peer network and for her work on Canada’s most watched home-selling show, HouseCapades. (FOX Television)

Kimberly’s professional background in business, marketing, color consultation and interior decorating earned her the prestigious role as President of the Real Estate Staging Association’s Ontario Chapter from July 2007 to September 2008.

Kimberly lives with her husband and pet Rottweiler in Pickering, Ontario and when she’s not busy staying on top of new trends, she’s supporting various charitable causes such as Habitat for Humanity.

JUDY MANDEL

Judy has spent most of her adult career diversifying her creative talents with endeavours in custom home design, jewellery design, and home staging. Utilizing her interest in the arts, theatre, design and people, Judy adds her own unique brand of style to all her works and projects by offering a synergistic perspective and rich bank of experience. Judy also holds several degrees in psychology and sociology from York University in Toronto, Canada and the University of Houston in Texas.

Judy resides in Toronto, Canada where she enjoys the arts, continuing education courses in design for today’s society, and fundraising for the numerous causes she believes in. Judy is a devoted mother and grandmother.