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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.

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

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

Home Care Consultant
Former CEO, Home Care Ontario
Faculty Member, McMaster University