Jennifer Bassett

For over 20 years, Jennifer has run an exceptionally successful event management company working primarily with premium brands and companies looking to create unique and memorable events. Specializing in fundraising event planning, and supported by a network of professional resources extending from B.C. to the Maritimes, Bassett Events are experts in creating sparkling initiatives that benefit community charities and nonprofit organizations. Jennifer believes in working only with the very best. From photographers and set designers, to budgeting and booking artists, Jennifer and her team are collaborative, creative, and — always and without exception — cool under pressure. ​Jennifer is a philanthropist and celebrated Event Planner, best known for planning some of Toronto’s most celebrated charity galas. She has served on many boards and committees, including SickKids, National Ballet School of Canada, and Sunnybrook Foundation. She was a founding member of The Spoke Club and the Young Patrons Council for the Royal Ontario Museum and she currently sits on the Capital Campaign for the UHN. She is passionate about family and is a mother of two beautiful children. In her free time, she can be found pursuing her love of food, Pilates, music, and travel. She cares deeply about polar bear conservation and looks forward to traveling to Churchill to see polar bears in the wild.