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Our Board of Directors

2025-2026 Board of Directors

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

Executive Officers

Saurabh Popat

Chair of the Board of Directors

Director of Business Development, Public Sector,
TELUS Health

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Carrie Bois

1st Vice-Chair

CEO,
C+B Consulting

Marsha Seca

2nd Vice-Chair

President, Broad View Advisory Inc.

Sheamus Murphy

3rd Vice-Chair

Managing Partner,
Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

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Dil Mann 

Treasurer

Director,
Scotiabank

Sarah Letersky

Secretary

Partner, National Health Practice Lead,
Rubicon Strategy

Directors

Dina Awad

Director

Partner,
Dentons LLP  

Amanda Bassin

Director

Founder & President,
Persuit Group Inc.

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Chris Benedetti

Director

Managing Partner,
Sussex Strategy Group 

Andrew Brander 

Director

Vice President,
Crestview Strategy 

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David Clarke, B.A, J.D.

Director

Head of Government Affairs,
TMX Group 

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Jenna Donelson

Immediate Past Chair 2024-2025

Executive Director, Government Relations,
Queen's University

Nicole Foster

Director

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

Michael Fox

Director

President,
Indigenous and Community Engagement (ICE) Inc.​

Kulvir Singh Gill

Director

Senior Strategist,
Clareo

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Kelly Jackson

Immediate Past Chair 2021-2022

VP, Destination Development,
Destination Toronto

Reza Jafer 

Director

Managing Partner,
RJNC Holdings

Dr. Rahim Karim

Director

President & CEO,
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Michael Kobzar

Director

Director of Transmission Sales, Ontario and Manitoba
Siemens Energy Canada

Rebecca MacKenzie

Director

Chief Communications, Public Affairs, and Patient Experience Officer​,
Oak Valley Health

Steven Mantifel

Director

Director, Office of the President and CEO
Hydro One 

Sean McCaughan

Director

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

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Dr. Gordon K. McIvor

Director

President,
Empire Club Foundation

Christopher Nabeta

Director

Executive Chairman, Accelerate Auto​
Director of OEM Sales and Strategy, TD Auto Finance

Tenny Nigoghossian

Director

Fundraising and Strategic Consultant,
Arts & Culture Sector

Josie Scioli 

Director

Board Member, Business Executive and Strategic Advisor 

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