For those who occasionally take a peek at website About pages, you'll notice something new on ours today. Ritu Bhardwaj has joined the Yonge Street team as publisher, to help grow relationships for Yonge Street.

Bhardwaj is a keener with business and community experience that makes her a perfect fit for Yonge Street. She's held marketing positions at several organizations that have been involved in art, design, fashion and education. As executive director of The Arts Scholarship Fund, she is responsible for a charitable organization providing arts scholarships for children and youth to further develop their artistic talents. In a volunteer capacity, she's been involved with The Royal Ontario Museum, The United Way of Greater Toronto, the United Way of York Region and the TDSB, as well as being a founding board member of the Creative Preschool.

Bhardwaj will be an essential player as Yonge Street grows and evolves, helping our team showcase the things the GTA does best, and what it can learn from its own leaders and leaders from the around the world. We're delighted to have her aboard.

Our founding publisher, Ashley Marie Aidenbaum, will continue to play an important part in Yonge Street.