Board of Directors
Felix Wu
Chair
Toronto, ON
Chief Financial Officer at KOHO Bank
Thomas Clift
Director
St. John’s, NL
Memorial University of Newfoundland – Retired
Becky Penrice
Vice-Chair
Calgary, AB
ATCO Group
David Mather
Chair of BGCC Foundation
Toronto, ON
Weathermark Group Ltd
Holly Toupin
Secretary
Winnipeg, MB
Royal Bank of Canada
Michelle Banik
Director
Toronto, ON
Former Omers Executive
Gordon Floyd
Director
Toronto, ON
Retired
Sarah Midanik
Director
Toronto, ON
The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund
Rachel Barry
Director
Ottawa, ON
Canadian Credit Union Association
Shawn Cornett
Director
Calgary, AB
Leadership and business management consultant
Bob Harriman
Secretary
Saskatoon, SK
Former RCMP, RFH Consulting and Management
Trevor Daroux
Director
Calgary, AB
Chief Superintendent, Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Davinder Valeri
Treasurer
Toronto, ON
CPA Canada
David Mather
Chair
Weathermark Group Ltd.
Felix Wu
Treasurer & Secretary
Karen Collins
Board Member
BMO Financial Group
Kerry McGrath
Board Member
Deirdre McMurdy
Board Member
Peerage Capital
Phil McDowell
Board Member
Fidelity Investments Canada
Jason Mullins
Board Member
goeasy Ltd.
David Renwick
Board Member
Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc.
Greg Walling
Board Member
Nadia Hamilton
Board Member
Magnusmode
James
BGC Red Deer & District Club
(Alberta)
Jahmaal
BGC Kingston & Area
(Ontario)
Shaheema
BGC South Coast BC
(British Columbia)
Shealah
BGC Botwood
(Newfoundland & Labrador)
Tristan
BGC Miramichi Club
(New Brunswick)
National Youth Council – New Members
Chloe
BGC Summerside
(Prince Edward Island)
Davon
BGC Dawson
(Québec)
Emmanuel
BGC Winnipeg
(Manitoba)
Isaac
BGC Greater Fredericton
(New Brunswick)
Kody
BGC Camrose
(Alberta)
Sarah
BGC Greater Halifax Clubs
(Nova Scotia)
Savannah
BGC Cornwall/SDG
(Ontario)
Sydney
BGC Toronto Kiwanis
(Ontario)
Yaël
BGC Wolf Creek
(Alberta)
Our National Team serves BGC across the country in the following key areas:
- Strengthening Club experiences with essential national programming
- Increasing access to critical funding
- Guiding the BGC movement
- Enhancing BGC national brand
- Advocating for children and youth
Through the national office in Toronto, and three regional directors across Canada, BGC Canada provides Clubs with programs, communications, resource development, and increases both staff and volunteer capacity with leadership development and hosting national forums for collaboration. BGCC is proud to serve as a fully bilingual organization, with a dedicated Quebec regional team and ability to offer all programs and resources in both French and English.
BGCC equips Clubs with critical funding through a national grant system, which guarantees that program execution is well supported and BGCC can effectively track and measure results. Reporting information from Clubs helps BGCC understand the changing needs of communities across the country, providing a premise for advocacy work nationally and regionally and ensuring national programs remain effective and cutting-edge.
