The Directors College Faculty

Our faculty of professionals, corporate directors and academics covers the full range of governance, accounting, law, regulations and human dynamics. Modules are delivered through a combination of lectures, interactive working sessions and case studies.

Faculty Directory

  • Dr. Christopher K Bart
    Professor of Strategy & Governance, McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business Founder, Principal and Lead Professor, The Directors College
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  • Ms. Lisa Asher
    Manager, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Mr. R.M. Astley
    Former CEO, Clarica
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  • Dr. Min Basadur
    Founder, Basadur Applied Creativity
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  • Ms. Beverly Behan
    Founder, Board Advisor, LLC
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  • Mr. Gilbert Bennett
    Director and Former Chairman of the Board, Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
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  • Mr. Eric Bentzen-Bilkvist
    Adjunct Professor, Accounting and Financial Management Services, McMaster University DeGroote School of Business
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  • Mr. Steven Berger H.R.C.C.C.
    Sr. Vice President, HR and Transformation, Viterra, Inc
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  • Mr. Greg Berti C.Dir.
    Vice-President, Andrew Peller Limited
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  • Mr. Austin Beutel
    Chairman, Oakwest Corporation Ltd.
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  • Mr. Peter Block
    Vice President and Practice Lead, Financial Communication, NATIONAL Public Relations
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  • Mr. Robert Blowes
    Chief Financial Officer, Home Capital Group and Home Trust
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  • Mr. Brian Brown
    Chief Audit Executive, Canadian Grain Commission
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  • Mr. David A.H. Brown C.Dir.
    Executive Director, Brown Governance
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  • Mr. John Caldwell
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer, SMTC Corporation
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  • Mr. Robert Canuel
    Vice President, Human Resources, Hallmark Canada
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  • Mr. Christopher Chen, LLB
    National Director, Executive Compensation, Hay Group Limited
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  • Mr. David Collie C.Dir.
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Electrical Safety Authority
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  • Mr. William Cooke
    Director and Chair of the Risk Review Committee, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
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  • Mr. Alan Curleigh
    Former Chair, Canadian Commercial Corp.c/o Northstar Trade Finance
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  • Mr. John Dalla Costa
    Founding Director, Centre for Ethical Orientation
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  • Mr. Bill Demers
    Senior Partner, Ernst & Young
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  • Mr. Robert Dietrich
    Audit Committee Chair, Melior Resources Inc.
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  • Mr. Robert Doyle C.Dir.
    Director, Golden Star Resources Ltd.
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  • Mr. H. Garfield Emerson
    National Chairman, Fasken Martineau
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  • Mr. Gary Finch C.Dir.
    Managing Director, 3XCD Inc. Board Compensation Governance
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  • Ms. Mary Ann Finn
    Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
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  • Mr. John Fraser
    Senior Vice-President, Internal Audit and Chief Risk Officer, Hydro One Inc.
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  • Mr. Peter Gardiner-Harding
    Executive Director and Corporate Actor, playsthatwork inc.
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  • Mr. Anthony Giovinazzo C.Dir., A.C.C.
    President & Chief Executive Officer, Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc. & Independent Board Member
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  • Mr. Peter Goode
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Jim L. Goodfellow
    Chair, Audit Committe, Discovery Air Inc., Deloitte and Touche LLP
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  • Mr. Andrew Grainger
    Partner, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Ms. Vanessa Grant
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Brian Graves
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Ms. Dorothy Greenaway
    Lead Coach, playsthatwork inc.
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  • Mr. Stephen J. Griggs
    President and Chief Executive Officer, OPSEU Pension Trust
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  • Mr. Ross Haffie
    Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Mr. Robert Hansen
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Doug Harrison
    President, Day and Ross General Freight
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  • Mr. Donald Hathaway
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Risk Institute in Financial Services
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  • Mr. Robert Hines
    Managing Partner, CTPartners
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  • Mr. Glen Hodgson
    Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board of Canada
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  • Ms. Nancy Hopkins
    Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP
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  • Mr. Steve Howse C.Dir.
    President, Millington & Associates Inc.
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  • Mr. Anne-Marie Hubert
    Partner, Ernst& Young LLP
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  • Ms. Sohana Inderlall
    Senior Manager, Assurance and Advisory Business Services, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Mr. Peter Jackson
    Principal, Peter Jackson and Associates
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  • Ms. Linda Keen C.Dir.
    Principal, Keen Associates
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  • Ms. Alanna Koch C.Dir.
    Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
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  • Mr. Lloyd Komori C.Dir., A.C.C.
    Managing Director, Global Risk Institute
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  • Mr. Robert Kuling
    Chief Audit Executive, Viterra Inc
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  • Mr. Robert Levasseur
    Senior Consultant and Principal, McDowall Associates Human Resource Consultants Ltd.
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  • Mr. Harvey Linnen
    President, HJ Linnen Associates Ltd.
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  • Ms. Linda Lister
    Senior Manager, Fraud Investigations & Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Mr. Michael MacBean C.Dir.
    Managing Director, TriWest Capital Partners
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  • Mr. Gregory MacKenzie
    Deputy General Counsel, 407 International Inc.
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  • Mr. Robb A. Macpherson
    Partner, Labour and Employment, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Kelley Marko
    Consultant, Coach and Learning Facilitator, Marko Consulting Services Inc.
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  • Ms. Leslie Markow
    Chief Financial Officer, Solutions4CO2 Inc.
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  • Dr. Teal McAteer
    Professor, McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business
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  • Mr. Don McCreesh C.Dir.
    Corporate Director and President, The Garnet Group Inc.
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  • Dr. Gregory McQueen
    Senior Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Social Medicine and Health Care Leadership, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona California
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  • Ms. Isabel Meharry C.Dir., A.C.C.
    Vice President, Finance, Secretary Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Green Shield Canada
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  • Ms. Margot M. Micallef
    Managing Director, Oliver Capital Partners
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  • Ms. Jacqeline Miller
    Leader, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Service Advisory, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Mr. Richard Monk C.Dir., A.C.C.
    President and Chief Executive Officer, M Sight Global Inc
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  • Mr. Philip Moore
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Hartley R. Nathan
    Certified Specialist (Corporate and Commercial Law), Minden Gross LLP
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  • Ms. Kathleen O'Neill
    President, K O'Neill & Associates Inc.
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  • Mr. Anand Parsan
    Senior Principal, Hay Group Limited
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  • Mr. David Pasieka C.Dir.
    President and CEO, Cedarvue Partners
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  • Ms. Janet Pierce
    Vice-President, Professional Programs, Certified Management Accountants of Ontario
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  • Mr. Andrew Poprawa C.Dir.
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario
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  • Mr. Courtney Pratt
    Chairman, Toronto Region Research Alliance - TRRA
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  • Ms. Sarah Raiss
    Chair, Human Resources Committee, Canadian Board Diversity Council
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  • Mr. Bruce Reid
    Former CEO, The Brick Warehouse Corp., Executive in Residence, University of Western Ontario
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  • Ms. Michelle Richard
    Partner, Odgers Berndtson
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  • Mr. Ronald Robertson
    Managing Partner, Odgers Berndtson
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  • Mr. Al Rosen
    Principal, Rosen & Associates
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  • Mr. Eric Rosenfeld
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member, Crescendo Partners
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  • Mr. John P. Ryan C.Dir., A.C.C.
    Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants
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  • Mr. Marvin Ryder
    Professor, McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business
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  • Mr. Mike Savage
    Partner, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services, Ernst & Young
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  • Mr. Todd Scaletta C.Dir.
    Vice-President of Research and Innovation, CMA Canada
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  • Ms. Helen Sinclair
    Chief Executive Officer, BankWorks Trading Inc.
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  • Mr. Jordan Solway
    General Counsel & Vice-President, Claims, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada
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  • Mr. Ron Stokes
    Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
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  • Ms. Laurie Stretch
    Vice-President, NATIONAL Public Relations
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  • Mr. Thomas Sutton
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Mr. William Swirsky
    Corporate Director, Chair, HRCC Committee, Member of Audit and Risk Committee, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
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  • Ms. Glenys Sylvestre C.Dir.
    Associate Dean (Undergraduate), Paul J. Hill School of Business, University of Regina
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  • Mr. Archie Thomas
    Consulting Internal Auditor, Archie R. Thomas Consulting
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  • Mr. Victor T. Thomas C.Dir.
    Director, SaskEnergy
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  • Mr. Paul Tice C.Dir.
    Corporate Director, NAV CANADA
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  • Mr. Michael Tinkler C.Dir.
    Senior Manager, Strategy and Performance, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
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  • Mr. Harry Underwood
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Mr. Steve Vieweg C.Dir.
    Director, Executive Development, I.H. Asper School of Business - University of Manitoba
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  • Mr. John Walters
    President, Hallmark Insurance Brokers Ltd.
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  • Mr. David Weiner
    Retired - Senior Partner, NATIONAL Public Relations
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  • Ms. Christa Wessel C.Dir.
    Chief Legal Officer, McCain Foods Limited
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  • Mr. Don Wilkinson
    Vice-Chairman, Deloitte & Touche LLP
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  • Mr. Gregory Winfield
    Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
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  • Dr. Sandra Witelson
    Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine McMaster University
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  • Mr. Craig A. Zawada C.Dir.
    Managing Director, WMCZ Lawyers & Mediators
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What our graduates say?

“I found the Directors College to be an excellent survey of the important matters of which a director must be aware in today’s corporate environment. The quality of the presentation and materials was first-rate and the perspectives gained were invaluable. I would highly recommend the Directors College.”

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C., C.Dir., Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

“The changes that impact corporate governance are establishing a pattern of increased accountability for the delivery of long-term value to customers, shareholders, employees and society. Proper corporate governance is now being defined to include knowledge of critical elements such as risk management and the measurement of strategic performance. At the end of the day, each board will be judged on its ability to effectively deliver value, rather than on its structure. The Directors College innovative program fills a unique and important gap in providing knowledge and insight as to how this expectation can be met. CMA Canada is pleased to be a sponsor of this timely initiative.”

Steve Vieweg, C.Dir., Director, Executive Development, I.H. Asper School of Business – University of Manitoba

“As an organization focused on educating corporate secretaries, the ICSA believes in furthering the potential of board members to better contribute to building effective governance structures. Given the key role of directors and corporate secretaries in applying proper boardroom practices, corporations need to ensure that these individuals meet a professional standard. The Directors College curriculum covers all the formal regulatory issues for directors and also addresses the informal skills of building effective and appropriate relationships with senior management. We see significant benefits to this program and ICSA is pleased to endorse it.”

Lynn Beauregard, Executive Director, Chartered Secretaries Canada

The Directors College has developed a director education program which goes well beyond the fundamentals to address the structures and the behavioural components of principle-based governance. I am proud to be associated with the Directors College and I am honoured to lend my name to the College’s graduate award.

Gilbert Bennett, Director and Recently-Retired Chairman of the Board, Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

“Our strategy is to raise the horizons and potential of directors by deepening and enriching their knowledge and application of advanced skills. Increasing the effectiveness of existing directors and broadening the pool of potential directors will contribute to the professionalism of boards across Canada.”

David Beatty, Managing Director, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance