McMaster Alumni Association

FALLIS, TERRY HUGH

B.Eng. 1983
INDUCTED: 1986

A seasoned public affairs and communications professional, Terry Fallis is President of Thornley Fallis Communications, a leading full service consulting agency with offices in Toronto and Ottawa. Prior to co-founding Thornley Fallis Inc. in 1995, Terry served as President and C.E.O. of Berger & Associates, one of Canada's oldest public relations firms. Before that, he spent more than six years with Hill & Knowlton, a major public affairs and public relations consulting agency, where he was Vice President.
Terry has also worked in government at both the provincial and federal levels. He served for more than two years as Legislative Assistant to the Deputy Premier and Ontario Treasurer. Prior to this, he was a policy assistant to the federal Minister of State (Youth) and earlier served as National Youth Policy Chair for the 1984 Liberal election campaign. During the Liberal Leadership Campaigns of 1984 and 1990, Terry was Ontario Youth Chair and Ontario Policy Chair, respectively, for the Hon. Jean Chrétien.

As a student at McMaster, Terry was vice-president and later president of the McMaster Students Union. He was admitted to the McMaster Honour Society in 1984 and was a founding member of the MSU Alumni Association in 1986.

Terry lives in Toronto with his wife Nancy Naylor '84 and their two sons Calder and Ben.

WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED FOR:
"...being the only MSU President required to jump into a swimming pool filled with orange jello as part of his responsibilities."