Leadership and Governance
JA Central Ontario’s Senior Management Team, Board of Directors and Board of Governors all play an important role in guiding the organization.
They make strategic decisions about our future and collectively serve as an innovative force to advance of our work to empower the next generation of leaders.
Our Leadership is highly committed to our mission and integral in empowering our staff to be the best they can be.
Senior Management Team
Jennifer Holmes Weier
President
and CEO
Simone Cowdery
Senior Director, Programs
Katherine Dalziel
Senior Director, Finance and Operations
Erica Stone
Senior Director, Corporate & Community Partnerships
Board of Directors
Chris Manning
Board Chair
SVP Global Business Payments, Scotiabank
Anthony Boright
Vice Chair
Technology Entrepreneur and Financial Services Executive
Chris Cornell
Treasurer
Partner, Audit Financial Services, KPMG
Cindy Wahler
President, Cindy Wahler Psychology Professional Corporation
Cynthia Stark
Vice President, Global Marketing, Sunlife
Dean Percy
Retired
Hitesh Peshavaria
Partner, Deloitte
Jon Taylor
Strategic Advisor, JT Holdings Group
Kelly McInenly
Chief Marketing Officer at Cerebelly
Manisha Burman
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer at CI Financial
Michelle Cowan
Regional Vice President, North Toronto Region, RBC
Naveen Balakrishnan
Vice President, Head of FICC Initiatives, TD Securities
Nicole Court
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Aecon Group Inc
Prashant Matta
Partner, Panache Ventures
Rhonda Klosler
National Chief Operating Officer & Toronto Office Managing Leader, RSM Canada
Stephanie Brown
VP, Transformation Management Office, TD Bank
Stephen Jurisic
Dean, Miami Ad School,
Toronto
Steve Tyers
SVP Strategy & Transformation, CIBC
Tracy Molino
Counsel, Dentons Canada
Vivian Leung
Senior Principal, Taxation, CPA Canada
Committee Members
Mark Vallee
VP, Investments & Head of Fixed Income Definity
Parham Nasseri
VP, Regulatory Strategy & Partnerships InvestorCOM Inc.
Board of Governors
Theresa Warnaar
Chair
SVP, Asset Management
KingSett Capital
Andrew Volpe
Senior Institutional Portfolio Manager
Jarislowsky Fraser Limited
Benjamin Tal
Managing Director & Deputy Chief Economist
CIBC Capital Markets Inc.
Cameron Murray
SVP, Client Services & CIO
Fidelity Investments Canada
David Dalziel
Partner, Audit & Assurance
Deloitte LLP
Derek Vernon
Head, TPS Product Management & Payments Modernization
BMO Financial Group
Fabricio Naranjo
Partner
RSM Canada
Garth Pepper
President, North America Middle Market
Liberty Mutual Canada
Gianluca Cairo
VP, Public Sector Revenue Enablement & Strategy
Ceridian
Jamie Collins
SVP, Operations & Customer Service
Canada Life
Karim Kanji
President & CEO
Sutter Hill Investment Corp.
Karrie Van Belle
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
AGF
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Katherine MacMillian
President & CEO
International Financial Data Services (IFDS)
Katya Shabanova
VP, Office Leasing
Cushman & Wakefield
Maria Pavlakos
Regional Vice-President
National Bank
Marilyn Horrick
SVP, Ontario Market
Desjardins
Ray Chaaya
AVP, Employee Experience & Culture Manager
Zurich Canada
Richard Skippon
Partner, EY Canadian Workforce Advisory Leader
Ernst & Young (EY)
Rino D'Onofrio
Chief Operating Officer
RBC Insurance
Rob Shields
Chief Marketing Officer
Questrade
Robert Baillie
President & CEO, State Street Canada & Head, Asset Owner Segment, North America
State Street Trust Company Canada
Ryan Fagan
EVP, Property Tax, Eastern Canada
Altus Group
Sarah Robson
President & CEO
Marsh Canada
Stuart Davis
EVP, Financial Crimes Risk
Scotiabank
Xerxes Cooper
President
Kyndryl Canada