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This is an outstanding city.
But you don't just take.
You've got to build.

Fran Deacon

Wife of the late Fraser Deacon,
Founder of Toronto Foundation

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Board of Directors

Greg Wilkinson

Board Chair

Principal and Chair, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

Nancy McCain

Director and Vice Chair

Chair, Arts Access Fund

Neala Barton

Director

Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Canadian Institute for Health Information

Michael Brooks

Director

Chief Executive Officer, Real Property Association of Canada

Jarel Cockburn

Director

Vice President Strategy, Athlete Institute

Claire Duboc

Director

Managing, CBT Management

Rick Goldsmith

Director

Retiree Partner, KPMG

Edward Greenspon

Director

President & CEO, Public Policy Forum

Sandy Houston

Director

President & CEO, Metcalf Foundation

Brenda Lee-Kennedy

Director

Partner, Taxation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Bill MacKinnon

Director and Former Board Chair

Corporate Director

Dennis Mitchell

Director

CEO and CIO, Starlight Capital

André Perey

Director, Corporate Secretary

Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Ceta Ramkhalawansingh

Director

City of Toronto Corporate Equity and Diversity Manager (Retired)

Lola Rasminsky

Director

Founding Director, Avenue Road Arts School

Salima Rawji

Director

Vice President Development, CreateTO

John Sherrington

Director

Investment Banker

Andrew Spence

Director

Investment Professional & Economist

Martin Connell

Chair Emeritus

Sharon Avery

President & CEO

COMMITTEES

Finance & Audit
Brenda Lee-Kennedy, Chair
Greg Wilkinson (Ex-Officio)
Michael Brooks
Teresa Catalano
Jarel Cockburn
Elizabeth Gitajn
Dan Golberg
Ed Greenspon
Janey Law
Bill MacKinnon
Andre Perey, Corporate Secretary
Sharon Avery (Ex-Officio)
Denise Arsenault (Staff)
Alec Stevenson (Staff)

Governance
Nancy McCain, Chair
Greg Wilkinson (Ex-Officio)
Neala Barton
Brenda Lee-Kennedy
Bill MacKinnon (Ex-Officio)
Andre Perey, Corporate Secretary
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
John Sherrington
Andrew Spence
Sharon Avery (Ex-Officio)
Sarah Chiddy (Staff)

Investment
Andrew Spence, Chair
Robert Bertram
Michael Cheong (Ex-Officio)
Mario Ferrara
Merle Kriss
Brenda Lee-Kennedy (Ex-Officio)
John B. MacIntyre
Heather Mason-Wood
Dennis Mitchell
Jane Rowe
John Sherrington
Andrew Torres
Danielle Ullrich
Greg Wilkinson (Ex-Officio)
Sharon Avery (Ex-Officio)
Denise Arsenault (Staff)
Alec Stevenson (Staff)

Equality Fund Initiative Investment Subcommittee
Andrew Spence, Chair
Temi Marcella Awogboro
Maria Cavalcanti
Bonnie Foley-Wong (Observer)
Jessica Houssain (Ex-Officio)
Shalaka Joshi
Merle Kriss
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Jane Rowe
Andrew Torres
Ilse Treurnicht
Sharon Avery (Ex-Officio)

Social Impact Investment Committee
John Sherrington, Chair
Rick Goldsmith
Harvey Griggs
Sandy Houston
Merle Kriss
Andre Perey, Corporate Secretary
Lola Rasminsky
Salima Rawji
Cathy Richards
Andrew Spence (Ex-officio)
Albert Tseng
Greg Wilkinson (Ex-Officio)
Sharon Avery (Ex-officio)
Denise Arsenault (Staff)
Nadien Godkewitsch (Staff)
Alec Stevenson (Staff)