David Tucker is an award-winning television writer, producer, and director. A former chair and associate dean at Ryerson University in Toronto and Sheridan College in Oakville respectively, Tucker has been a frequent guest speaker at international arts and media conferences and has been published in many scholarly journals. Best known for his work on CBC series "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki," Tucker has garnered dozens of international awards including a Gemini for Best Direction, multiple Gemini nominations, a Gracie, a Chris, a Prix Italia and a Freddie, and presented at Hot Docs Film Festival. As a television producer, writer and director, he has created arts, drama, science, children and current affairs programming. He also contributed as an associate producer to the feature documentary "Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Story." Tucker is a member of the Writers Guild of Canada, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and the Documentary Organization of Canada.