United for Literacy benefits from the expertise of two Boards of Directors. The United for Literacy Board provides oversight to the work of the organization. The United for Literacy Foundation Board manages and stewards endowment funds and other gifts donated for the ongoing support of our literacy programs.
Anne Parker (Chair)
Former COO, Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors
Greystone Managed Investments Inc.
John Wiltshire (Vice Chair)
Former President and CEO
Canadian Marketing Association
Peter Levitt (Treasurer)
Executive Vice President, Treasury and Taxation
CIBC
L. Neil Gower KC (Secretary)
Former Partner
MLT Aikens LLP
Suzanne Anton KC
Former Attorney General and
Minister of Justice, BC
Goshka Folda
President and CEO, Investor Economics
Global Head of Research, ISS Market intelligence
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
Ira Goldstein
Founder and CEO
Kernel Advisory
Kristen Miller
Indigenous High School Graduation Coach - Edmonton Public Schools
Sartaj Sarkaria
Chief Operating Officer
Canadian Marketing Association
Linda Tchombé
Director, Philanthropic Development Fondation du Grand Montréal
Hañwakañ Blaikie Whitecloud
Co-owner
Wakan Productions Inc.
Rayan Rafay (ex-officio)
Co-founder & CFO/COO
Fraction
Rayan Rafay (Chair)
Co-founder & CFO/COO
Fraction
Lauren Manteuffel (Vice Chair)
Chief Financial Officer,
Spira Equity Partners
Suzanne Anton KC
Former Attorney General and
Minister of Justice, BC
Yassir Berbiche
Chief Treasurer, Desjardins Group
Brian Clark
Former Executive, Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil
Marija Finney
Co-founder, Placemore Capital Inc.
Meron Tecle
Principal Corporate Governance,
Total Fund Management
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
John Wiltshire
Former President & CEO,
Canadian Marketing Association
Anne Parker (ex-officio)
Former COO, Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors,
Greystone Managed Investments Inc.
Mélanie Valcin
President and CEO
Michelle Fraser
Office Manager and
Executive Assistant to the President
Kaylea Bove
Vice President, Finance
Richard Harvey
Vice President, Programs and Impact
Sandi Kiverago
Vice President, Operations
Angela Briscoe
Director, Government Relations
Maureen Anglin
Regional Director, Ontario
Mark Anto
Regional Director
Québec, Nunavut, NWT and Atlantic Canada
Robb Bowker
Director, Strategic Development and Alliances
Laura Keegan
Regional Director, Western Canada
Meredith Roberts
Director, Communications and Annual Giving
Sathya Amirthavasagam
Manager, Analytics & Innovation
Jennifer Chow
Events Manager
Cory Kane
Program Manager
Nunavut and Northwest Territories
Candielya Jackson
Regional Manager, Prairies
Joëlle Marion
Program Manager, Southern Québec
Cathy Mehagan
Regional Manager, Northern Ontario
Annie Montague
Regional Manager, BC
Azmina Navodia
Regional Manager
Alberta (on leave)
Jared Ross
National Programs Support Manager
Liliana Sitkowiecki
Manager, Northern Quebec
Krystyna Slawecki
Program Manager
Johnny St-Onge
Regional Manager, Atlantic Canada
Shannon Stevens
Regional Manager, Southern Ontario
Vanessa Wong
Regional Manager, Toronto
The Hon. R. Roy McMurtry
Honorary Board Member
Michael Meighen
Honorary Board Member
James Morrison (Historian)
Professor Emeritus,
Department of History,
St. Mary's University
