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Harold Mah Event Support Manager, Sport Tourism Advisor for the City of Toronto

Harold Mah has collected varied expertise in special event logistics, community programming, budget construction and staffing through his 25 years of work experience. He currently is the Event Support Manager, Sport Tourism Advisor for the City of Toronto and Chair of the City of Toronto Event Support Team.

The biggest highlight to his portfolio is his leadership in the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto Rolling Stones Concert where he held the position of City of Toronto Lead. In this role Mah tackled the creation of a clear communication stream between the various organizing bodies consisting of various levels of government, private producers and organizations and various City of Toronto departments. He provided direct leadership by liaising with the host venue and stakeholders, orchestrating the event through weekly partners meetings and dealing with daily issue management. Mah put together the event that drew 400,000 plus spectators in 55 days.

Mah's educational background, which includes a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies from Brock University, shines through in his dedication to cultural, outdoor and sporting events. He has worked as a consultant for over 800 events such as jazz and art festivals, Urban Adventure and Running Races, the ITU Toronto World Cup Triathlon, numerous running races and Race Director for the Kids Can Too Triathlon (9 years).

On a personal level, Mah has completed numerous marathons and is a three time Ironman Finisher. He has climbed and mountaineered in the northeastern part of North America, summitting the two highest peaks in the region. He was the Basecamp Manager, climber and mountaineer for the Kanatek Research Expedition to Mount Everest in April of 2005. Mah climbed to a height of 22,300 feet / 6800 Meters. Since then he has guided teams to Everest Basecamp and the Annapurna Trail in Nepal. In 2007, he solo summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Harold also trains and teaches (Poo Choi) in the disciplines of Muay Thai and core strengthening.