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Board of Directors

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Board Chair

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Director

Eugenia Duodo-Addy

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Dan Goldberg

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Eileen

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Andrew Spence

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Vice Chair

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Director Emeritus

Robert Bertram

Chair Emeritus

Martin Connell

Committees

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Finance & Audit

Dan Golberg, Chair (Board)
Jarel Cockburn (Board)
Steve Kuwahara (Board)
Dannielle Ullrich (Board)
Moez Bawania (External)
Elizabeth Gitajn (External)
Janey Law (External)

Brenda Lee-Kennedy (External)
Neala Barton (Ex officio) (Board)
André Perey, Corporate Secretary (Board)
Sharon Avery, CEO (Ex-officio)
Hathim Ashroff (Staff)

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Governance Committee

Sabine Matheson, Chair (Board)
Dan Golberg (Board)
Amelia Miao (Board)
Ava-Dayna Sefa (Board)
Andrew Spence (Board)

Andrew Torres (Board)
Neala Barton (Ex-officio)
André Perey, Corporate Secretary (Board)
Sharon Avery, CEO (Ex-officio)

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Investment Committee

Andrew Torres, Chair (Board)
Eileen Mercier (Board)
Andrew Spence (Board)
Dannielle Ullrich (Board)
Michael Cheong (External) (United Way)
Natasha DiCienzo (External) (Niagara Community Foundation)
MaryAnne Palangio (External)

Sarah Takaki (External)
Neala Barton (Ex-officio) (Board)
Dan Golberg (Ex-officio) (Board)
André Perey, Corporate Secretary (Board)
Sharon Avery, CEO (Ex-officio)
Rashid Javed (Staff)
Hathim Ashroff (Staff)

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Social Impact Investment Committee

Ava-Dayna Sefa, Chair (Board)
Eugenia Duodu-Addy (Board)
Kenn Richard (Board)
Adam Jagelewski (External)
Merle Kriss (External)
Albert Tseng (External)
Greg Wilkinson (External)

Neala Barton (Ex-officio) (Board)
André Perey, Corporate Secretary (Board)
Sharon Avery, CEO (Ex-officio)
Rashid Javed (Staff)
Hathim Ashroff (Staff)
Nadien Godkewitsch (Staff)

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