Leadership

Sally Armstrong

Author

James Bartleman

former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Cindy Blackstock

Executive Director, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

Alan Broadbent

Chairman & Founder, Maytree

Gerard Kennedy

CEO, Alpha Industries

Beverly Keeshig-Soonias

Lawyer

Hugh Segal

Master, Massey College

David Walsh

Carrot Common

Co-Chairs

Mary Jo Leddy

Founder and Director, Romero House

Rabbi Arthur Bielfeld

Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Emanu-El

Committee Members

Stephanie Alexander

Retired Teacher

Patrick Conlon

Author, Broadcaster

Michael Cooke

President Carold Institute, retired VP George Brown College

Therese Dobko

Consultant

Gayle Duchene

Retired Administrator – Telecom

Rennie Fisher

IT Consultant

Patrick Flanagan

Co-Founder of The Learning Bar and former Youth Advocate for NB

Edward (Ted) Glover

Teacher

Sara Hildebrand

Lawyer, Founder of Millennium Kids

Cathy Hunt

Artist

Anita Khanna

Director, Campaign 2000

Brian MacLean

Communications, Marketing, Sales/Book Publishing

Kate Manning

Lawyer

Margaret McBurney

Author

Pearse Murray

Film Maker

Walter Pitman

Retired President Ryerson, OISE, Ontario Arts Council

Anna Porter

Writer and Publisher

Valerie Pringle

Journalist

Dr. Linda Rapson

Physician

Todd Ross

Director of Communications, Casey House

Laurel Rothman

Director, Campaign 2000 (to 2014)

Maritza Sanchez

Executive Director, Jessie’s

Doug Saunders

Psychologist

Jon Telch

Government Relations

Pauline Théoret

Canadian Teachers’ Federation

Jennie Ucar

Retired Principal

Connie Winder

George Brown College

National Summit Planning

Michèle Biss

Canada Without Poverty

Joanne Gosselin

Retired Teacher

Joe Gunn

Citizens for Public Justice

Sara Hildebrand

Lawyer, Founder of Millennium Kids

Jennifer King

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

Brittany Martell

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

Pauline Théoret

Canadian Teachers’ Federation

Jennie Ucar

Retired Principal

Janelle Vandergrift

Citizens for Public Justice

Consultants

Deb Day

Innovate By Day

Allie Kosela

Socially Good

Peter Restivo

PR Media