Board

Antonella Ceddia is a litigation lawyer at the City of Toronto, with expertise in human rights law and policy.  In addition to being litigation counsel, Antonella advises the City of Toronto, its agencies, boards and commissions and the Toronto Police Services Board and Chief of Police on policies, practices, and how to provide services to the public, equitably and free of human rights barriers.  Before joining City Legal, Antonella was a litigator at McCarthy Tetrault LLP for six years. She completed her articles of law at the Court of Appeal for Ontario where she clerked for Justices Abella, Moldaver, Feldman, and Austin.

Before studying law, Antonella held senior professional roles in the public and private sectors, with a focus on strategic policy advice and analysis. She worked at the Ontario Cabinet Office, the Office of the Mayor (City of Toronto, Mayor Barbara Hall),   the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and Ryerson University. Antonella operated her own management-side consulting practice and advised large private and not for profit corporations on human rights matters including investigations, complaint resolution, development and training on human rights policies, and procedures, and how to create the conditions for a workplace culture that respects human rights, that is equitable and inclusive.

Antonella has an LL.B  (Queen’s) and M.A. (Waterloo)  and B.A. (University of Toronto). She holds Certificates in Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution (Windsor Law) and in Not-for-Profit Governance (Rotman School of Management).

In the legal community, Antonella was Co-Chair of the Practice Advisory Committee to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.  She has served on the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights Section, and the Executive of the Women’s Law Association of Ontario. She teaches at the Osgoode Professional Development Intensive Course on Written Advocacy, each year for the last 15 years, and the Osgoode Certificate in Human Rights Theory and Practice.  She is a regular presenter, each year, at legal conferences.  Each year, for the past eight or nine years, Antonella lectures at Ryerson University in graduate and undergraduate courses on human rights law and incorporating human rights requirements into planning of cities.  At Ryerson, Antonella developed and taught Canada’s first full-time course on human rights, equity and urban planning.

Antonella has served on several boards of directors including the United Way of Toronto where she was Chair of the United Way Allocations Committee, responsible for oversight of United Way member agencies’ organizational performance, use of donor dollars and allocation of donor funds. Antonella also served as Chair of the Community Resources Consultants of Toronto, an organization focussed on services for consumer-survivors.   Antonella was national Chair of the Canadian Association Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education (CASSHE).  In the last six years and continuing, Antonella has lead a women’s network that she founded called MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Antonella speaks Italian, French, and some Spanish. She is a first generation Canadian whose first language is Italian; she was raised in central/downtown Toronto where she continues to live today.

Sean Mullin is an economist, public policy wonk, consultant and think tank leader. Currently, Sean is the Executive Director of the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University, a new entity with a mandate to enhance the role of innovation and entrepreneurship within Canada.

Prior to joining the Brookfield Institute, Sean gained extensive experience in public policy, serving as Deputy Director of Policy in the Office of the Premier of Ontario and in senior advisory roles to Ontario’s Minister of Finance. Sean has also worked in the private equity industry and as an economic and business strategy consultant.

Sean has a degree in Economics and Computer Science from the University of Toronto, an M.A. in Economics from McGill and an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Derek Bailey is the Director of Network Transformation, Cisco Canada. This technical team is at the forefront of Customer Transformation to secure intelligent Networks. With over 25 years’ Information Communications Technology (ICT) experience gained internationally and working for Silicon Valley based high-growth and high-tech start-ups. Educated in the United Kingdom where he gained a BSc Honors in Computer Science & Statistics from the University of Wolverhampton. Derek also lectured at Centennial College and Ryerson University and was one of the founding partners of First Stone Venture Partners (FSVP). FSVP successfully empowered Canadian entrepreneurs in non-urban communities for the diversification of rural economies creating 100’s of STEM jobs within 7 years. Derek’s other community engagement includes participation on the NPower Canada Industry Council and also volunteers/mentors for the Jamaican Canadian Center, CEE Center for Young Black Professionals and Lifelong Leadership Institute.

Since joining the Board of Directors of WoodGreen Community Services in 2015 he has served on the Quality, Audit, Resource Committee.

Alia Kamlani is a public sector leader, passionate about making a difference. She brings experience working inside government and as an advisor to public sector organizations, across a range of portfolios. Alia is regarded as a transformation expert, having engaged extensively with senior executives, political leaders and front line staff across a range of strategic initiatives and complex project implementations. At Deloitte, Alia serves as the provincial health and human services leader, bringing sector-specific knowledge of the operating environment and policy context, as well as global trends and best practices. Alia holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Ethics, Law & Society from the University of Toronto, and a Master’s of Public Administration from Columbia University. She’s a proud resident of Toronto’s east end where she and her husband are raising their two young son

Rasha El Sissi is the Head of Canadian and International Benefits, Human Resources at TD Bank. She is an experienced banking executive skilled in Corporate Governance, Stakeholder Relations, Finance & Audit, Risk Processes and Controls, Prudential Regulation and Legal Writing. She has a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University and a Master of Science in mass communications from the College of Communications, Boston University.

Lisa Purdy is a Partner at Deloitte and she leads the Canadian National Health Services Practice. For over 20 years, Lisa has worked with individual providers, regional systems, and provincial health organizations and agencies in addressing their strategic, governance, operations, and technology solution requirements. Through her work within the health sector, Lisa has developed an understanding of health system issues, hospital operations, stakeholder perspectives, and overarching system governance, business, and technology management considerations.

Throughout her career, Lisa has been involved in numerous system design projects. She has led complex stakeholder engagements with physicians, clinicians, other practitioners, and administrators, and has been instrumental guiding organizations through complicated operational changes. She has worked with clients to evaluate alternative models and move forward with a preferred direction to improve both the efficiency and quality of services provided, as well as developed effective business case for the future state. Lisa also brings extensive experience working with clients to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies through integrated models and shared services.

Lisa contributes her leadership to various advisory boards, including Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership and the Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care.

Karen Myers is the President and CEO at Blueprint. She manages a diverse and experienced group of staff to develop innovative solutions that enable evidence-informed design and delivery. Over the past twenty years, Karen has built a solid reputation for her ability to lead large-scale, complex projects in workforce development and skills training, from comprehensive program reviews to complete multi-phase system transformations. In addition to her deep expertise in workforce development, Karen brings experience at a high level in a range of policy domains including poverty reduction, income security, and housing affordability. She has extensive experience as a researcher, policy analyst, performance consultant and program evaluator that spans the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Blueprint is one of three partners leading the Future Skills Centre – a six-year initiative with a mission to develop and rigorously test new approaches to help Canadians develop the skills necessary to succeed in the new economy. Karen holds a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University.

Eric Tung is the General Manager for Receipt Bank North America, a technology company with a mission of supporting accounting professionals to make better small businesses. Prior to joining Receipt Bank, Eric was an executive at Scotiabank, where he was responsible for driving growth across Scotiabank’s 15 million retail and small business customers across Latin America and the Caribbean. He also played a key leadership role in launching Scotiabank’s global digital transformation. Eric started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and has held several marketing roles at eBay. Eric is an active supporter of the United Way and served as a Board Chair at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church. Eric holds a Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and Masters in Business Administration and in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University.

Raphael Schapiro has worked as an executive at BMO Financial Group since 2010. His current role is as Head, North American Customer Contact Centre Transformation, where he is responsible for technology initiatives, voice of the customer, and change management, all in the service of building a leading customer experience.

Prior to this he held multiple roles in the Technology & Operations Group building his strategy, technology capital budgeting, project management, and risk management capabilities.

Prior to BMO, Raphael spent six years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company working with clients in multiple sectors on performance improvement and strategy. Raphael holds a D.Phil and M.Phil from the University of Oxford in Economic and Social History and a B.A. from McGill University.

Janice Winton recently retired from Ryerson University, where she held the position of Vice President, Administration and Finance from 2014 to 2018. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), a Ryerson Business graduate, and holds a Master of Education (Higher Education) from the University of Toronto. Prior to becoming Vice President, Janice served Ryerson as Executive Director, Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for over 24 years. Before joining Ryerson, Janice held a number of finance and accounting positions including Vice President, Finance at York Finch General Hospital. Raised in the Bahamas, Janice’s first career was as a registered nurse.

Roanne Argyle is senior vice president for Argyle Public Relationships, one of Canada’s largest independent public relations firms. She is an award-winning communications strategist who offers significant experience managing large-scale public information and advocacy programs that include stakeholder and public engagement, thought leadership, issues management and crisis communications. She is a trained and experienced facilitator.
As a passionate purpose-driven leader, Roanne is deeply committed to supporting and building capacity in organizations that serve the public interest, such as WoodGreen Community Services.
She recently volunteered as a Founding Board Member and Chair of the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame, partnered with Social Venture Partners Toronto, and served as the branding and marketing team lead with Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop and as a member of the Public Profile Committee at Eva’s Initiatives. She also spent 10 years as a volunteer and board member of the Leaside Girls Hockey Association.
Roanne has a Bachelor of Arts in English, Film and Communications from McGill University, and a Masters Certificate in Marketing Communications Management from Schulich School of Business, York University.

Shabnum Durrani is the Director of Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations at the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), representing Ontario’s publically funded hospitals.
She has an extensive background in advocacy and policy development with not-for-profits.
Prior to working at OHA Shabnum worked in a number of settings with a focus on community health, including: a poverty issues lawyer in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, focusing on tenants’ rights, and mental health and addictions issues; a senior policy advisor to the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, as the lead in some key files including poverty reduction strategy, women and children’s health, aboriginal health and community health centres.
Shabnum has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, a Masters in Public Policy, Administration and Law from York University, and Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Kelvin Vo is an Investment Analyst at NYX Capital and provides analytical support for all acquisition, development, and asset management activities. Kelvin specializes in the areas of investment sales, mix-use developments, and market research across multiple commercial real estate asset classes. Kelvin has previously held board positions with AIS Toronto and UVSA Eastern Canada. Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Commerce with high distinction from the University of Toronto.