Introducing the 2024 AFP Canada Board of Directors
We are delighted that AFP members in Canada offered their overwhelming support for the 2024 AFP Canada Board of Directors. Congratulations to the following leaders:
Jennifer Johnstone – Chair
President & CEO
Central City Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ken Mayhew – Past Chair
President and CEO
William Osler Health System Foundation
Brampton, Ontario
Rea Ganesh - Chair-Elect
Vice President, Philanthropy
Scarborough Health Network Foundation
Scarborough, Ontario
Katie Greene, CFRE - Treasurer
Executive Director
United Way Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tanya Rumble, CFRE - Secretary
Executive Director, Development
Toronto Metropolitan University
Co-Founder, Recast Philanthropy
Toronto, Ontario
Imoleayo (Ayo) Adeyeri,
Graduate Researcher
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Laureen Bardou, CFRE
Senior Director, Philanthropy
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Foundation
Montréal, Québec
Rebecca Dutton, CFRE
President & CEO
Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Megan Feltham, CFRE
Campaign Strategist
Good Works
Ottawa, Ontario
Sofia Janmohamed, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director, Development
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
Olga Krochak, CFRE
Founder / Lead Consultant
4D Philanthropy
Calgary, Alberta
David Love, CFRE
Principal
LOVEfundraising
Vancouver, British Columbia
Amy Pawluk
Chief Operating Officer
Blakely
Aurora, Ontario
Nancy Perry Dossous, CFRE
Director, Development
McGill University Health Centre Foundation
Montréal, Québec
Aaron Sanderson, CFRE, ACFRE
SVP, Advancement & Chief Development Officer
Kids Help Phone
Toronto, Ontario
Shamina Senaratne
Consultant/presenter/coach
Port Moody, British Columbia
Lisa Weatherhead, CFRE
Director of Development
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Vincent Duckworth, CFRE – AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada Board Chair
President & CEO
ViTreo Group Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global
Arlington, Virginia
Birgit Smith Burton - AFP Global Chair
Founder and CEO
African American Development Officers (AADO)
Atlanta, Georgia
These members will begin their new terms on January 1, 2024. Selections were made based on the following criteria:
- Leadership ability that demonstrates the skills needed to govern a professional association;
- Previous service to AFP, philanthropy and the community locally, nationally and/or internationally;
- Participation in AFP activities as a volunteer; and
- AFP membership standing (membership is required for board service).
Additional consideration was given to the following:
- Relevant professional certification, education or learning;
- Overall knowledge of AFP;
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership experience;
- Financial support of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada;
- Ability to communicate in both of Canada’s official languages;
- Diversity of geographic location and of chapter size;
- Diversity of areas of professional practice;
- Demographic diversity (e.g., people of different ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, etc.); and
- Other community perspectives needed by AFP at the time candidates were being considered.
AFP Canada, formed in 2017, was created to bring a Canadian perspective to AFP’s government relations and communications as well as to focus on priorities such as on Truth and Reconciliation. We represent over 3,000 fundraising professionals working to support causes and missions that help people from coast to coast to coast. We serve as part of the larger AFP Global network—the largest community of professional fundraisers in the world.
Guided by the AFP in Canada Strategic Plan, we focus on government relations and communications. Working in close partnership with 21 local chapters and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada, AFP Canada strives to stimulate a world of generosity through ethical and effective fundraising.
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