Western Magazine Awards appoints Kate Cockerill as new executive director

The Western Magazine Awards Foundation has appointed Kate Cockerill as its new executive director.

Cockerill is the owner of Kate + Sebastian, a Vancouver-based communications and design firm, and brings both association and event management experience to the job. She replaces interim executive director Sylvia Skene and Corey Van't Haaff, the former executive director. 

"After an extensive