Join us in celebrating Darrell Schuurman.
Darrell is an advocate of effecting social change through the economic empowerment of LGBT+ entrepreneurs. He is the co-founder and CEO of the CGLCC, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, a national not-for-profit organization with a mission to expand the opportunities and advancement of the LGBT+ business community in Canada.
Darrell is also passionate about strengthening Canada’s tourism industry. He launched the CGLCC’s tourism program to support tourism operators and destinations become LGBT+ market ready. He oversaw the first ever Canadian landscape study on LGBT+ travel, led the development of a diversity and inclusion training program for the tourism industry, and managed the creation of several resources and tools to assist tourism-based businesses serve the LGBT+ traveller.
He was the co-founder of Travel Gay Canada, an organization focused on increasing tourism receipts to Canada, and Managing Partner at DNA Marketing Group, a specialized marketing company for the tourism industry. Prior, he spent 6 years with VIA Rail Canada and 5 years with the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council.
Darrell completed his Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of Calgary, and completed his Executive MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University.
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