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THANK YOU
to Our Board of Directors*
We are grateful to the Foundation’s Board of Directors for the diverse expertise they
bring to advancing gender justice. Their guidance and commitment are vital to our work.
We extend heartfelt thanks to outgoing Board members, Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Olivia Sobey,
and Lisa O’Connor, and warmly welcome incoming members Harlene Mann, Nancy MacKellar,
and Elaine Williamson whose insight and passion they strengthen our mission.
We also thank our ex officio Board members for their contributions, including their service on the
Finance and Audit and Investment Committees, and our volunteer committee members for guiding
our grant-making to meet the needs of communities across Canada.
Laurie Young
Board Chair;
Consultant/Instructor
Meenu Sikand
Founder and CEO,
Accessibility for All
Sarah Mariani
Board Vice Chair;
Sr. Manager, Individual &
Foundation Giving,
Plan International Canada
Kimberly Hu Amadori
Vice President,
Investment Counsellor,
Guardian Partners Inc.
Peggy Moss
Board Vice Chair;
Author and Strategic
Communications Advisor
Lisa O’Connor
Vice President,
Finance Superior Propane
Olivia Sobey
Legal Counsel,
Empire Foods Limited /
Sobeys Inc.
Oyinlola Iwaeni
Board Treasurer;
Controller, TELUS Agriculture
and Consumer Goods
Jas Kaur Hothi ICD.D, CPA, CA
Partner, Risk and Regulatory
Leader, KPMG Canada
Nancy MacKellar
Executive Vice-President and
Partner (Retired),
Delaney Capital Management
Harlene Mann
Senior Consultant, People
Consulting, EY
Lori Flinders-McMillan
CEO,
Binesiwag Centre for Wellness
Roxanne Pereira
Municipal Accessibility,
Equity, and Anti-Racism
Program Coordinator,
Association of Municipal
Administrators Nova Scotia
Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard
Director,
First People’s House of Learning,
Trent University
Sandy Vander Ziel
Board Secretary;
Partner,
Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Kim Ulmer
Regional President, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Nunavut and
Western Ontario, RBC
Elaine Williamson
Adjunct Professor, Marketing
and Behavioral Science Division,
UBC Sauder School of Business,
UBC Forestry
*Current and former Board members and officers who
served between April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025.
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