Board of Directors

John Fischer
Chair, Director since 2014
Director, Iniskim Centre, Mount Royal University

Blaine Lennox
Vice Chair, Director since 2018
Regional Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Jarislowsky Fraser Limited

Denise Bright
Director since 2020
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP

Jim Brownlee
Director since 2014
Financial Services Executive

Cathy Cochrane
Director since 2019
Retired Principal, Calgary Board of Education

Sherry Ferronato
Director since 2018
Nonprofit Management Consultant, Ex Animo Consulting

Narmin Ismail-Teja
Director since 2020
Principal of [email protected] inc. consulting

Ken Lima-Coelho
Director since 2021
President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area

Melanie McDonald
Director since 2016
Regional Director, Estate and Trust Services (Western Canada), BMO Trust Company

Michael Mezei
Director since 2021
Michael Mezei Retired former President, Mawer Investment Management

Chima Nkemdirim
Director since 2021
Vice President Government Relations, Shaw Communications

Wes Peters
Director since 2014
Vice President, Investments at Wawanesa Insurance

Kirby Redwood
Director since 2022
Chief Executive Officer, Miskanawah

Ivor Ruste
Director since 2022
Retired CFO and Energy Senior Executive

Julianna Spiropoulos
Director since 2022
Partner and Head of Investment Strategy, Investment and Risk, TELUS Health

Hugh D. Williamson
Director since 2019
Retired Partner and former Managing Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP

Eva Friesen
MBA, ICD.D
President & CEO