Board of Directors
Becky Penrice
Board Chair
Calgary, AB
ATCO Group
Shawn Cornett
Vice-Chair
Calgary, AB
Leadership and business management consultant
Rachel Barry
Vice-Chair
Ottawa, ON
Canadian Credit Union Association
Davinder Valeri
Treasurer
Toronto, ON
CPA Canada
David Mather
Chair of BGCC Foundation
Toronto, ON
Weathermark Group Ltd
Michelle Banik
Director
Toronto, ON
Corporate Director
Bob Harriman
Secretary
Saskatoon, SK
Former RCMP, RFH Consulting and Management
Colin Shaw
Director
Toronto, ON
OMERS
Kam Raman
Director
British Columbia
RBC Royal Bank
Trevor Daroux
Director
Calgary, AB
Chief Superintendent, Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Gordon Floyd
Director
Toronto, ON
Retired
Sarah Midanik
Director
Toronto, ON
The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund
David Mather
Chair
Weathermark Group Ltd.
Deirdre McMurdy
Vice-Chair
Peerage Capital
Felix Wu
Treasurer & Secretary
Karen Collins
Board Member
BMO Financial Group
Nadia Hamilton
Board Member
Magnusmode
Phil McDowell
Board Member
Fidelity Investments Canada
Kerry McGrath
Board Member
Jason Mullins
Board Member
goeasy Ltd.
David Renwick
Board Member
Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc.
Graig Walling
Board Member
Sydney
BGC Toronto Kiwanis
(Ontario)
Savannah
BGC Cornwall/SDG
(Ontario)
Yaël
BGC Wolf Creek
(Alberta)
Emmanuel
BGC Winnipeg
(Manitoba)
National Youth Council – New Members
Ishiah
BGC Dawson
(Québec)
Valentina
BGC East Scarborough
(Ontario)
Christena
BGC Miramichi Club
(New Brunswick)
Isaac
BGC Botwood
(Newfoundland & Labrador)
Halla
BGC London
(Ontario)
Shaun
BGC Wetaskiwin
(Alberta)
Althea
BGC South Coast BC
(British Columbia)
Our National Team serves BGC Clubs 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 the national BGC 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. BGC Canada 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.
BGC Canada equips Clubs with critical funding through a national grant system, which guarantees that program execution is well supported and we can effectively track and measure results. Reporting information from Clubs helps BGC Canada 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.
