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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

President, Broad View Advisory Inc.

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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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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

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