A special thank you to our outgoing board and committee members:
- Garth Wong – Audit
- Catherine Best – Audit
- Geeta Sankappanavar – Investment
- Paul Moynihan – Investment
- Elizabeth Peters – Impact Investment
- Patti Pon – Major
- Bev Foy – Major
- Chima Nkemdirim – Major
- Dale Ens – Major
- Ravi Natt – Major
- Janet Denhamer – Advisor Engagement
- Emiko Muraki – Arts & Heritage
- Dean Paddock – Arts & Heritage
- Roxanne Steen – Children, Youth & Families
- Ariam Wolde-Giorgis – Children, Youth & Families
- Megan Marshall – Education & Lifelong Learning
- Wegahta Berhane – Health & Wellness
- Judy Lawrence – Neighbour Grants
2023 - 2024
Audit
- Wendy Adams
- Anna Alderson
- Catherine Best
- Denise Bright, Chair
- Robert (Bob) Gibson
- Michael Mezei
- Ivor Ruste
- Garth Wong
Governance
- John Fischer
- Narmin Ismail-Teja, Chair
- Murray Laverty
- Melanie McDonald
- Ivor Ruste
- Hugh Williamson
Granting
- Tim Bjornson
- Charles Buchanan
- Sherry Ferronato
- Dianne Goodman
- Katherine Harmsworth
- Alice Lam, C0-Chair
- Jessica Peters
- Justin Reti
- Anne-Marie Syslak
- Hugh Williamson, C0-Chair
- Diyana Woldegabreal
- Maxine Yue
Investment
- Denise Bright
- Bob Gibson
- Jamie Leong-Huxley
- Mike Mezei (Chair)
- Paul Moynihan
- Elizabeth Peters
- Wes Peters
- David Phillips
- Julianna Spiropoulos
Impact Investing
- John Fischer
- Neil Foran
- Robert (Bob) Gibson
- Blaine Lennox
- Avnish Mehta
- Elizabeth Peters
- David Phillips, Chair
Major Grants
- Marichu Antonio
- George Damian
- Dale Ens
- Sherry Ferronato, Chair
- Beverley Foy
- Murray Laverty
- Ken Lima-Coehlo
- Dean Paddock
- Ravi Natt
- Chima Nkemdirim
- Patti Pon
- Kirby Redwood
- Simon Ross
Advisor Engagement Committee
- Jim Brownlee
- Janet Denhamer
- Hyder Hassan
- Adam Hoffman
- Cheryl James
- Allison Maher
- Melanie McDonald, Chair
- Susan O’Brien
- Farha Salim
Arts & Heritage
- Dianne Goodman (co-Chair)
- Dale Turri (co-Chair)
- Sybil Choles
- Kajsa Erickson
- Gerald Forseth
- Adrianne Lovric
- Christy Morgan
- Ahn Mur
- Megan Thomson
- Jermyn Voon
Children Youth & Families
- Jessica Peters (Chair)
- Emma Anderson
- Dinnie Baker
- Leanne Courchesne
- Tenchoe Dorjee
- Monica Franco
- Treeva Hakim
- Munir Jivraj
- Lynn Millard
- Janeen Nissen
- Raidah Noshin
- Jaspreet Sandhu
- Ron Smith
- Josh Traptow
- Norma Wood
Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund
- Tim Bjornson, Chair
- Patricia Calvert-Seaman
- Craig Conroy
- Jon Cornish
- Pearl Doupe
- Nancy Farries
- Linda MacPhail
- Katy Murdoch
- Beckie Scott
Education & Lifelong Learning
- Charles Buchanan (Chair)
- Michelle Clarke
- Chris Jenik
- Blanka Martin
- Mike Pasma
- Monica Pauls
- Lorraine Pelletier
- Steacy Pinney
- David Plouffe
- Judith Umbach
- Zain Velji
Environment
- Anne-Marie Syslak (Chair)
- Julia-Maria Becker
- Amanda Bichel
- Kat Cadungog
- Nicole Colley
- Kelsey Envik
- Tian Everest
- Hamish Kerfoot
- Mila Mezei
- Bukola Ojemakinde
- Milton Ortega
- Patty Richards
- Rod Ruff
- Nick Wiggins
Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Justin Reti (co-Chair)
- Maxine Yue (co-Chair)
- Noureddine Bouissoukrane
- Jiayan Chen
- Alexi Davis
- Sarah Everett
- Vincent Onwuka
- Quentin Pittman
- Eamon Saldana
- Sonia Sehgal
- Nicole Thrasher
Physical Health & Wellness
- Katherine Harmsworth (co-Chair)
- Tazeem Weljie (co-Chair)
- Angela Clarke
- Debbie Goulard
- Alyssa Hartwell
- Patti Pon
- Monica Suche
- Marlies van Dijk
- Rinku Wagle
- Bill Zheng
Neighbour Grants
- Bill Dickson
- Jeff Dyer
- Dwight Farahat
- Farah Kaleem
- Tinsae Kebie
- Janet Lavoie
- Kiran Seetal
- Diyana Woldegebrael, Chair
Strategic Opportunity Grants
- Katherine Harmsworth
- Jessica Peters
- Tazeem Weljie
- John C. Armstrong, QC
- Edward M. Bredin, QC (deceased)
- Matt Brownlee (deceased)
- Dr. Bill Dickson
- Donald T. Hatch, QC
- V.L. Doug Hawkes (deceased)
- Ross Kobayashi (deceased)
- Stan B. Laing (deceased)
- George Cullis Lancaster (deceased)
- Louis W. MacEachern
- Dr. Grant W. MacEwan, OC (deceased)
- Ann McCaig
- Carl O. Nickle (deceased)
- Ross F. Phillips, FCA
- Hayden E. Smith CLU (deceased)
- Don Thurston
- Amal Umar
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Thank you to AltoPartners / Bluestone Leadership Services Inc. for their support in reviewing and evaluating our board and committee member recruitment process.
If you have questions about our committees, please contact our Grants & Volunteer Program Associate, Brigitte von Rothemburg.