Our board of directors

 

JA Canada Board of Directors

Chair of the Board
Gary Kalaci
CEO, Alexa Translations

 

Director
Rehan Aqeel
Partner, Microsoft National Alliance Leader, PwC

 

Treasurer
Raj Bhogal
Global Lead Client Services Partner, Deloitte

 

Director
Damien Chan
SVP Financial Services North America, GM Central Canada at Avanade

 

Director
Tim Christmann
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Deloitte

 

Director
Heather Crosby
Associate Partner, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young LLP

 

Director
Dawn de Lima
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services, TC Energy

 

Director
Cheryl Graden
Senior Vice President, Group Head Legal, Risk & Government Relations, TMX Group Limited

 

Ex-Officio
Scott Hillier
President & CEO, JA Canada

 

Director
Andrew Marchant
Managing Director, Client Group Lead-Resources Canada, Accenture Inc.

 

Director
Trisha Mauro-Barnett
SVP, People & Values, Bond Brand Loyalty

 

Director
Scott Munn
Executive Vice President and Partner, Hugessen Consulting Inc.

 

Director
Sean Munro
SVP Retail Distribution Strategy & Transformation, RBC Royal Bank

 

Director
Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann
President, First Nations University of Canada

 

Director
Gary Smith
Executive VP of Eastern Canadian and Caribbean Operations, Fortis Inc.

 

Director
Janeen Speer
Chief People Officer, Benevity Inc.

 

Director
Jeremy Trickett
Chief Legal Officer, British Columbia Investment

 

 

 

JA Manitoba

Chairman of the Board
Jeff Koziuk
Regional Manager, Manitoba and East Horizon Computer Solutions

 

Director
Ted Fransen
Superintendent of education emeritus

 

Director
Nicole Harris
Founder and CEO, Solv Communications

 

Director
Dana Houston-Bishop
Radio & Digital Marketing Consultant, Pattison Media

 

Director
Nicolas Joubert
Associate MLT Aikins

 

President & CEO (ex-officio)
Greg Leipsic
President & CEO JA Manitoba

 

Director
Devin McManus
Production Manager, Lifetouch

 

Director
Brad Ross
Territory Manager at Norscan Instruments Ltd.

 

Director
Chris Voogt
Assistant VP & Manager, Canadian Western Bank

 

 

 

JA Prince Edward Island

Chair
Michelle Burge
Partner-MRSB

 

Board Member
Brent Byrnes
Vice President Operations-One Health & Vetnow

 

Board Member
Debbie Doucette
D.P. Murphy Inc.

 

Board Member
Sydney Gallant
Cox & Palmer

 

Board Member
Anthony Gill
UPEI

 

Honorary Lifetime Member
Nelson Hagerman
Nelson Hagerman, C.A.

 

Board Member
Ryan Keliher
PEI Teachers’ Association

Board Member
Tyler Kenny
Financial Planner-RBC Royal Bank

 

Board Member
Preston Llewellyn
Senior Business Development Officer-Innovation PEI

 

Honorary Lifetime Member
Weston MacAleer
President at Wesmac Holdings Ltd.

 

Board Member
Shawn MacDougall
Holland College

Board Member
Derek McEwen
Department of Education and Lifelong Learning

 

Vice Chair
Derek Tweel
Director of Operations, Murphy’s Pharmacies

 

Our mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.