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Our Board of Directors

The Empire Club of Canada is supported by a volunteer-based Board of Directors appointed annually.

Executive Officers

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Jenna Donelson

Chair of the Board of Directors

Executive Director, Government Relations,
Queen's University

Marsha Seca

1st Vice-Chair

President, Broad View Advisory Inc.

Sean McCaughan

2nd Vice-Chair

Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer,
OEC

Saurabh Popat

3rd Vice-Chair

Director of Business Development, Public Sector,
TELUS Health

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Carrie Bois

Treasurer

CEO,
C+B Consulting

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Rick Roth

Secretary

Vice-President, Ontario
Global Public Affairs

Directors

Dina Awad

Director

Partner,
Dentons LLP

Amanda Bassin

Director

Founder & President,
Persuit Group Inc.

Lori-Ann Beausoleil, FCPA, FCA

Director

Corporate Director, Audit Committee Chair, Strategic Business Advisor and Retired PricewaterhouseCoopers Deals and Advisory Partner

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Chris Benedetti

Director

Managing Partner,
Sussex Strategy Group 

Andrew Brander

Director

Vice President,
Crestview Strategy

David Clarke, B.A, J.D.

Director

Head of Government Affairs,
TMX Group

Nicole Foster

Director

Director, AWS Global AI/ML and
Canada Public Policy, Amazon

Kulvir Singh Gill

Director

Senior Strategist,
Clareo

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Kelly Jackson

Immediate Past Chair 2021-2022

Reza Jafer

Director

Director of Business Development, Canada
Trivest Partners

Dr. Rahim Karim

Director

President & CEO,
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Michael Kobzar

Director

National Director of Sales, Transmission Systems,
Siemens Energy Canada

Arthur Kong

Director

Director of Project Development,
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada

Sarah Letersky

Director

Senior Vice-President & National Health Practice lead,
Rubicon Strategy

Steven Mantifel

Director

Director, Office of the President and CEO
Hydro One

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Dr. Gordon K. McIvor

Director

President,
Empire Club Foundation

John McKenna

Director

Interim Director of Operations,
Liberal Party of Canada

Sheamus Murphy

Director

Partner & Federal Practice Lead,
Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Tenny Nigoghossian

Director

Fundraising and Strategic Consultant,
Arts & Culture Sector

Dil Mann

Director

Director, Investment Banking
Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets

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Daniel Safayeni

Director

Vice-President, Policy,
Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Josie Scioli

Director

Board Member, Business Executive and Strategic Advisor

Benjie Thomas, FCPA, FCA

Director

CEO,
KPMG Canada

Caitlin Tolley

Director

Legal Counsel, Indigenous Justice Division,
Minister of the Attorney General, Ontario

Antoinette Tummillo

Director

President,
Antoinette Tummillo and Associates Inc.

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Mike Van Soelen

Director

Partner,
Oyster Group

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Sue VanderBent

Director

CEO,
Home Care Ontario

Flavio Volpe

Director

President,
Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA)