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Michelle Banik<\/h3>\n \n
Board Chair<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Rachel Barry<\/h3>\n \n
Vice-Chair & Secretary<\/div>\n
Ottawa, ON<\/div>\n
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Shawn Cornett<\/h3>\n \n
Vice-Chair<\/div>\n
Calgary, AB<\/div>\n
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Davinder Valeri<\/h3>\n \n
Treasurer<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Bethany Moffatt, MBA<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Halifax, NS<\/div>\n
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Bob Harriman<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Saskatoon, SK<\/div>\n
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Carla Smith<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Colin Shaw<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Eve R\u00e9millard-Larose<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Kam Raman<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Vancouver, BC<\/div>\n
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Mirzet Alekic<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Winnipeg, MB<\/div>\n
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Sydney John-Baptiste<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Toronto, ON<\/div>\n
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Trevor Daroux<\/h3>\n \n
Director<\/div>\n
Calgary, AB<\/div>\n
Chief Superintendent, Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police<\/div>\n \n \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”team-section-nat”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column]

Foundation Board of Trustees<\/h2>
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Felix Wu<\/h3>\n \n
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Deirdre McMurdy<\/h3>\n \n
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David Mather<\/h3>\n \n
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David Renwick<\/h3>\n \n
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Allan Lindsay<\/h3>\n \n
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