Staff and Board of Directors
Meet Our Team
CANFAR has a small but mighty team that works with a vast network of partners and committees across Canada.
William Martinez
Office and Operations Administrator
Andres Vargas
Stewardship and Development Administrator
Alyssa Volk
Events Consultant
Jazmine George
Education Program Coordinator
Sheyne Blandford
Marketing Coordinator
Dr. Sean Rourke
Scientific and Strategic Implementation Advisor
Meet Our Board of Directors
Some of Canada’s foremost leaders in the financial, legal, and philanthropic sectors sit on CANFAR’s Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the mission, vision and direction of CANFAR, while representing the interests of the organization.
Members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors are identified with an asterisk*.
Andrew Pringle, CM*
Chair, CANFAR Board of Directors
RP Investment Advisors
Patti MacNicol*
Vice-Principal, Administration, Upper Canada College
Dr. Notisha Massaquoi*
Assistant Professor,
University of Toronto
Patricia Olasker*
Partner, Davies Ward Phillip & Vineberg LLP
Charles Armstrong*
Chair, Armstrong Fluid Technology
Dr. Stanley Read*
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Jeff Rock*
Consultant
Casey Antolak
Vice President,
Scotiabank
Bill Flanagan
President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta
Dr. Michael Grant
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Professor of Immunology, Associate Dean, BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, PhD, MSc
Marie Henein
Senior Partner,
Henein Hutchison LLP
Robert Hoppenheim
Head of Brand Strategy, Creative and Communications,
Hoppenheim & Co.
Jeffrey Kroeker
Partner,
Civis Law LLP
Stephen Lewis
Chair,
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Sylvia Mantella
Chief Marketing Officer,
Mantella Corporation
Paul Noble
Vice-President, Deputy General Counsel, BMO Capital Market
Tony Pedari, CPA
Partner, Risk Assurance Services,
PwC
John Prato
Deputy Chair & Executive Managing Director,
TD Securities
Trevor Stratton
Indigenous Leadership Policy Manager,
Communities, Alliances & Networks (CAAN)
Jaime Watt
Executive Chairman,
Navigator Ltd.
Leeanne Weld Kostopoulos
Sales Representative,
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
Johnston & Daniel Division,
Brokerage
Maxime St-Pierre
President,
Gestion Maxime St-Pierre Inc
Dr. Paul Sandstrom
Public Health Agency of Canada
Tom Ranson
Client Associate, CIBC Wood Gundy