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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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Sal Rabbani

President

Managing Partner, BDC Advisory Services,
Business Development Bank of Canada

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Jenna Donelson

1st Vice-President

Executive Director, Government Relations,
Queens University

Saurabh Popat

2nd Vice-President

Director of Business Development, Public Sector,
Telus Health

Marsha Seca

3rd Vice-President

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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

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Simmer Anand

Director

Senior Manager, Indigenous Relations,
Hydro One Networks

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 

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Megan Boyle

Director

Senior Director, Government Affairs,
Red Bull North America

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Richard Carleton

Director

CEO,
Canadian Securities Exchange

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Shakir Chambers

Director

Principal, 
Earnscliffe Strategy Group

Kulvir Singh Gill

Director

Senior Strategist,
Clareo

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Kelly Jackson

Director

Vice-President, External Affairs and Professional Learning,
Humber College

Dr. Rahim Karim

Director

President & CEO,
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

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John J. Kirton

Director

Director,
G7 Research Group, G20 Research Group, BRICS Research Group
Professor Emeritus,
Political Science, University of Toronto

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Michael Kobzar

Director

National Director of Sales, Transmission Systems,
Siemens Energy Canada

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Arthur Kong

Director

Director of Project Development,
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada

Sarah Letersky

Director

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

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Atrisha Lewis

Director

Partner,
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Sean McCaughan

Board Director

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

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Dr. Gordon K. McIvor

Director

President,
Empire Club Foundation

John McKenna

Director

Sheamus Murphy

Director

Partner & Federal Practice Lead,
Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

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Carla Y. Nell

Director

Vice-President, Corporate Relations, Stakeholder Engagement and Innovation,
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Tenny Nigoghossian

Director

Fundraising and Strategic Consultant,
Arts & Culture Sector

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Farah Qasemi

Director

Global Client Services Partner, Financial Services,
EY Canada

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Daniel Safayeni

Director

Vice-President, Policy,
Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Benjie Thomas, FCPA, FCA

Director

Canadian Managing Partner, Advisory,
KPMG LLP

Caitlin Tolley

Director

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

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Antoinette Tummillo

Director

President,
Antoinette Tummillo and Associates Inc.

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Mike Van Soelen

Director

Managing Principal,
Navigator Ltd.

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Sue VanderBent

Director

CEO,
Home Care Ontario

Flavio Volpe

Director

President,
Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA)

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Paul M. Yeung

Director

Director of Public Affairs,
JTI-Macdonald Corp