Former President/CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada
Denise was appointed President/CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada in June of 2013. She was previously the president and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation including three national museums: Agriculture and Food, Aviation and Space and Science and Technology.
Chair of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada, Strategic Advisor to the Leadership Institute
After a 40-year career as a business executive, Francoise Bertrand now dedicates her time to acting as a corporate director. Throughout her career, Ms. Bertrand has been recognized with several significant honours, most notably, Officer of the Order of Canada, Knight of the National Order of Quebec and Chevalier of the Legion of Honour of France.
Senior corporate executive in the energy sector
Susan Swan spent most of her career with Imperial, holding a wide range of increasingly senior positions both in business and corporate departments. Most recently she was Public and Government Affairs Director and President of the Imperial Oil Foundation. She has broad experience in strategic planning, governance, public policy, public and government affairs and risk assessment. Since her retirement she has focused her time on the not for-profit sector, particularly in post-secondary education. She was a director serving on the College and Institutes Canada board and the Board of Governors of Mount Royal University. She has also been involved in the community serving on the board of United Way Calgary and chairing their Women’s Leadership Council. She is currently a board member of the Hull Child and Family Services Foundation and sits on their investment committee.
Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee
President, Baywall Consulting Inc.
President, Institute of Internal Auditors (Toronto Chapter)
Margaret is a recognized leader in Audit, Governance, Risk, Compliance and Project Management with over 20 years of experience. Margaret is a CPA,CA and PMP and has focused her last 15 years in Financial Institutions; Banking, Insurance (Life, P&C and Reinsurance) and Wealth Management. Margaret has worked in Canada, U.S.A. and South Africa providing her with exposure to different regulatory environments and practices.
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance
Louis Lévesque enjoyed a long and storied career as an economist career, first with the Quebec Government, first with the Crop Insurance Board and later with the Department of Finance, where is was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Finance in 2004. He left the public service in July 2015 and later was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Finance Montreal, the cluster of financial institutions in Quebec.
Executive Director, Executive Programs
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Stephanie Hodnett has spent her career in education and professional development for adult learners. Currently, she is Executive Director of Executive Programs at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Prior to joining Rotman in 2017, she served as vice president of a learning solutions provider in New York City focused on the financial services industry.
Former co-leader of the Competition, Anti-trust and Foreign Investment Group practice at Bennett Jones LLP and Canada’s Commissioner of Competition from 2004 to 2009
Sheridan Scott was the co-leader of the competition, Anti-trust and Foreign Investment Group practice at Bennett Jones LLP prior to her retirement in 2015. She assisted clients in matters related to anti-trust law and communications policy and also advised clients on telecommunications and broadcasting law matters.
Chair of the Governance Committee
Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Affiliated Faculty Member, Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Drew Fagan is a professor at the Munk School. Drew is also a senior advisor at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a public affairs firm affiliated with the national business law firm McMillan. As a public policy advisor, his clients have included departments and agencies with all three orders of government, as well as Indigenous organizations and public interest startups.
Board Chair
Chair of The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative; Review Panel and former President and CEO of the Arthritis Society (Canada)
Janet Yale, ICD.D, is an accomplished leader and senior executive with long years of management experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. She served as the President and CEO of the Arthritis Society (Canada) from June 2012 to January 2020 after a long career in the telecommunications and broadcast sectors.
Chair of the HR Committee
Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister & Associate Secretary to the Cabinet
Marie-Lucie Morin was Executive Director at the World Bank from 2010 to 2013. Previous to this she pursued a 30-year career in the Federal Public Service where she was appointed National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet in 2008, Deputy Minister for International Trade, and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Interim CEO, Palette Skills
Former president, Centennial College
Ann Buller, President Emeritus, Centennial College, assumed the presidency of Centennial College in 2004. A visionary leader who embedded the principles of equity and social justice into Centennial’s programs and operations, she spearheaded a wide range of innovative mentoring and outreach initiatives.
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