Introducing the 2025 AFP Canada Board of Directors
We are delighted that AFP members in Canada offered their overwhelming support for the 2025 AFP Canada board of directors. Congratulations to the following leaders:
Rea Ganesh – Chair
Vice President, Philanthropy
Scarborough Health Network Foundation
Scarborough, Ontario
Jennifer Johnstone – Past Chair
President & CEO
Central City Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
Aaron Sanderson, CFRE, ACFRE, FAHP – Chair-Elect
SVP, Advancement & Chief Development Officer
Kids Help Phone
Toronto, Ontario
Nancy Perry Dossous, CFRE – Treasurer
Director, Partnerships and Emerging Opportunities Community Foundations of Canada
Montréal, Québec
Tanya Rumble, MPNL, CFRE, CMP, MFA-P – Secretary
Executive Director, Development
Toronto Metropolitan University
Co-Founder, Recast Philanthropy
Toronto, Ontario
Imoleayo (Ayo) Adeyeri, MSc, MA
Graduate Researcher
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Laureen Bardou, CFRE
Senior Director, Philanthropy
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Foundation
Montréal, Québec
Megan Feltham, CFRE
Senior Strategist
Blakely
Ottawa, Ontario
Sofia Janmohamed, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director, Development
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
Yvette Guigueno, MBA, CFRE
Director of Development
Pacific Opera Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Anu Kashyap, M.A., CFRE
Director, College Development
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Olga Krochak, CFRE
Founder/ Lead Consultant
4D Philanthropy
Calgary, Alberta
Shannon LaHay, CFRE
Professional Fundraiser and Senior Executive
London, Ontario
David Love, CFRE
Principal (Retired)
LOVEfundraising
Vancouver, British Columbia
Christina Morgan, CFRE
Senior Development Officer
Health Care Foundation
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Shamina Senaratne
Consultant/presenter/coach
Port Moody, British Columbia
Lisa Weatherhead, CFRE
Director of Development
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Roger Ali, MBA, C.Dir., CFRE – AFP Global Chair
Independent Social Sector Consultant and Senior Associate with S. Sutton and Associates
Hamilton, Ontario
Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global
Arlington, Virginia
Muneeb Syed, CFRE – AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada Board Co-Chair
Associate Director, Advancement - School of Continuing Studies
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
These members will begin their new terms on January 1, 2025. 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 is a leading national voice for fundraising professionals who are vital in advancing charitable work. Formed in 2017, AFP Canada was created to complement AFP Global’s work. Its mandate is uniquely focused on Canadian government relations and communications, and important national priorities like Truth and Reconciliation. AFP Canada's work is guided by its joint strategic plan with the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada.
The over 3,000 AFP members in Canada raise funds to support the arts, culture, shelters, emergency services, healthcare, education, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and social justice. They enjoy the many membership benefits offered by AFP Global and their chapters. They also benefit from AFP Canada’s advocacy, our efforts to raise the profile of the fundraising profession, and our work on identifying and taking meaningful actions on Truth and Reconciliation.