Board of Directors

John Capozzolo is the Senior Vice President, Direct Channels, TD Bank Group where he leads TD's North American Phone Channel and ATM businesses. He oversees a diverse cross-bank team of over 8,000 employees from TD Insurance, TD Wealth, TD Canada Trust and TD Bank. John gives back through involvement in the Toronto Food Bank and as an Advisor to the TD Group Bank United Way Cabinet. John holds a BA, Economics from York University and an MBA from Queens University.

Koker Christensen is a partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and is Co-Leader of the Firm’s Financial Institutions Group. His practice focuses on advising banks, insurers and other financial service providers on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and a wide variety of corporate and regulatory matters. Koker holds a BA from Simon Fraser University and a JD from the University of Toronto.

Graeme Deans is a Partner with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services and leads the Firm’s Operational Transaction Services practice across Canada.  He has over 30 years of management consulting experience, with expertise is business strategy, mergers & acquisitions, organization design and corporate governance.  Graeme is also a part-time lecturer at York University’s Schulich School of Business in the areas of business strategy, international business and economics.  Graeme holds a BSc (Honours) in chemical engineering from Queen’s University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
 

Debbie Dimoff is Managing Partner at Growing Legends, a transformation consultancy focused on helping leaders, teams, and companies accelerate their impact and business success.  

She is a leadership and management consultant, facilitator, and speaker. Debbie combines business expertise from a long track record as a corporate executive, management consultant, and start-up experimenter, to help her clients initiate big change. Much of Debbie’s leadership background has been in technology-based financial and professional services across direct banking, enterprise technology, digital communications, and private equity/asset management. 

Debbie is an Advisor on the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Commercialization Advisory Committee and an active member of the International Women’s Forum (IWF).

Pat Dunwoody is the Executive Director of the Canadian ETF Association and has held this role since the Association was introduced. Pat has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry with the last 20 in executive positions. The majority of her career was spent at mutual fund management companies, including AGF, Fidelity and Trimark. Throughout the years, she has been an active member of key industry committees at IFIC, FundSERV, and the CCMA. Pat is also involved in her community – acting as Chair of the Community Living Dufferin Board of Directors and as a Board member of Prosper Canada.

Camille has a background in law, public policy, and government relations.  She has practiced at the Bar in Jamaica and in Ontario and has worked with the Ontario provincial government. During almost a decade at Queen’s Park, she honed her skills in public policy development, stakeholder and government relations, and regulatory affairs. 

As a former Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to various Ontario cabinet ministers, Camille has a wealth of experience in issues relating to consumer protection, affordable housing, and poverty reduction. She is also an avid volunteer and has been a member of various Citizen Advisory Committees in the Town of Ajax. 

A graduate of the University of the West Indies (Faculty of Law), she also holds a Certificate in Human Resources Management from Durham College and in 2019 completed the Wharton Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Scott MacKenzie is the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Clearing Canada.  Scott has been with Fidelity Clearing Canada since 2011, when he was brought on as the Senior Vice President, Business Development, with responsibility for Sales, Relationship Management, Platform Strategy and Marketing. Over his career Scott has lived and worked in Canada and the US contributing to the growth of public and private companies. Scott graduated with honours from Queen's University and holds the Partners, Directors and Senior Officers (PDO) designation and successfully completed the Canadian Securities Institute Conduct and Practices Handbook course.

Recently retired Senior Finance Manager - Global Project Performance Management, Royal Dutch Shell, Carmelina Riccio has worked in the oil and gas industry for Shell for over three decades in a variety of Finance leadership roles. Most recently, her focus has been on the assessment and execution of major capital investments in Liquefied Natural Gas, Shales and Heavy Oil in the Americas and globally. Carmelina has a BComm and is a CPA. She is currently on the Board of World Heart Caregivers and of ABC Life Literacy, where she is Chair of the Finance Committee. She just completed a term on the CPA Energy Advisory Board where she led a team in assessing the impact of the energy transition. 

Francine Whiteduck is the founder of Whiteduck Resources Inc., a boutique consulting firm that provides community, national and international research, evaluation and business development service. Francine has expertise working with the public and private sector, and specializes in disciplines related to business and economic development, education, and social development with an interest in women's development. In 2009, she was awarded with the World of Difference Award from The International Alliance of Women in recognition of her contribution to the economic advancement of women. Previously Francine served as CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association. Francine is Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec.

Pauline is the Chief Operating Officer and leads the Shared Services platform at CIFAR, ensuring that research operations enable CIFAR’s mission and vision. Her previous experience includes positions at the University Health Network, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, and as Senior Director, Corporate Services at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business and has her CPA, CGA accounting designation. She is also the Treasurer on the board of The Period Purse, an organization that strives to achieve menstrual equity.