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Camille Belliveau, FCGA, CFP
Nominated by the Province of New Brunswick, Mr. Belliveau is currently serving as the Executive Director of Groupe EPR Canada Group Inc. Previously, Mr. Belliveau served as a principal partner in the Accounting Firm Belliveau Pellerin & Associés/Evancic Perrault Robertson Certified General Accountants until 1998. Mr. Belliveau was a member of the Executive Committee of the national firm Evancic Perrault Robertson. He was also a member of Revenue Canada's Large Business Advisory Committee on tax administration and President of Le Conseil Économique du Nouveau-Brunswick, President of the Shediac Rotary Club, President of the Certified General Accountants Association of New Brunswick, and a Trustee of the Moncton Hospital. From 2001 until 2004 he served as mayor of Shediac, New Brunswick. Mr. Belliveau is fluent in French and English, and he has significant experience as a senior consultant in personal financial consulting, shareholders compensation agreements, estate planning, corporate owned insurance, and investment products.
Myles Bourke, B.Comm., FCA
Nominated by the Province of Alberta, Myles Bourke is a chartered accountant who worked for KPMG and predecessor firms for over 30 years before his retirement in 2001. Mr. Bourke's experience spans a range of functional areas within the assurance field, including audit and review engagements, training and program development, special provider to larger institutions, and confidant and advisor to owner-managers. He is currently a member of the Not-for-Profit Organizations Advisory Committee of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Bourke held the position of President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Lethbridge, where he has also been a lecturer and a member of the Senate. Mr. Bourke has served as President of the Rotary Club of Lethbridge and as a Rotary District Committee Chair. He has also served as a Director of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and as Chair of the City of Lethbridge's Economic Development Committee. Mr. Bourke holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto, as well as his Chartered Accountant and FCA designations.
L. Bernice Buckle
Nominated by the Province of Newfoundland, Ms. Buckle brings her experience as a retired owner/operator of a small business. Ms. Buckle was Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary of Corner Brook Winter Carnival Inc., a member of the Western Newfoundland Health Care Institutions Board, Director of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Advisory Board, and Elected District President of Lions International, Corner Brook, Newfoundland Chapter.
Raymond Desrochers, CA, CFE, B.Comm.
Nominated by the Province of Manitoba, Mr. Desrochers is currently a partner of the firm BDO Dunwoody LLP Chartered Accountants & Consultants. Mr. Desrochers obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Manitoba followed by his Chartered Accountant designation in 1980. He has also been a Certified Fraud Examiner for many years. With over 20 years of public practice service, he has specialized experience with institutional auditing, taxation, investigation and forensics, consulting, business planning, projections, and budgeting. Mr. Desrochers provides services in both official languages to many small and medium sized businesses, agricultural businesses, not-for-profit organizations, universities, school divisions, and caisses populaires and credit unions in Winnipeg and throughout the Province of Manitoba. His many community activities include being a financial advisor for the Manitoba Childcare Association. Mr. Desrochers has served as a board member of Entreprises Saint-Boniface Ltée. He is also a current member of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba.
Gordon Gillis, B.A., L.L.B.
Nominated by the Province of Nova Scotia, Gordon Gillis is a lawyer with over 25 years experience in law, labour relations, and public sector governance. His 18 year career at the Deputy Minister level made Mr. Gillis Nova Scotia's longest serving Deputy Minister. During his career with the provincial government, he worked in many different departments and agencies, serving in positions that include the Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Minister of Justice, and Deputy to the Premier/Senior Executive Officer. Mr. Gillis' varied background has helped him develop significant experience in strategic planning, management, and human resources. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Trade Centre Limited -- a leading host organization in the business hospitality and entertainment industry -- and is on its Executive Committee Responsible for Governance. He is also an active volunteer and has served on the executive of several community agencies. Mr. Gillis holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from St. Francis Xavier University, as well as a law degree from Dalhousie Law School. His current legal practice focuses on arbitration, mediation, and alternate dispute strategies. Mr. Gillis is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and holds a certificate in mediation from the University of Windsor Law School.
Mr. André Gingras
Nominated by the province of Québec, Mr. Gingras is founder, board member and shareholder of André Gingras & Associés inc., a company specializing in managing group insurance and retirement programs for corporations. He is also a board member for Pirel Inc., whose activities are primarily concentrated in printing solutions and electronic document archiving and distribution. Mr. Gingras is Chairman of the Board for Centre Toxico 12-18, a non-profit drug addiction centre. His past board experience has included: Chairman of the Board, Port of Montréal (nine years); Board member, Canada Ports Corporation; Board member, Palais des Congrès de Montréal; Chairman of the Board of the Jean Lapointe Foundation; co-Chairman of the Board, the Réseau solidarité pour l'économie du Québec; and Chairman of the Board of the Order of Saint John (Québec Council), from which he has been recently promoted to the rank of Knight, and as such is recognised in the Canadian Honours System.
James J. Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt was born in Toronto, Ontario, and began his business career with the Scotia Bank. In 1962, he moved to British Columbia where he was employed as Director of Field Services for the provincial Credit Union organization. Later, in 1967, he moved to Penticton to become the General Manager of the Penticton Credit Union. Mr. Hewitt is a Certified Management Accountant and was named a Fellow in 1985. Mr. Hewitt served as Councillor on the Penticton City Council from 1969 to 1975. In 1975, Mr. Hewitt was elected as a Member of the B.C. Legislature and was subsequently re-elected in 1979, 1983 and 1986. He was also appointed to Cabinet in 1976 and served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Energy, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of Education over the following ten years. During those ten years, he was also the Minister responsible for several Crown corporations and agencies, such as the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia; B.C. Hydro; B.C. Systems Corporation, and the Agricultural Land Commission. In 1987, Mr. Hewitt became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Farm Credit Corporation of Canada, a position he held until his retirement in December 1994. Since retirement, Mr. Hewitt has served on an advisory committee to the Auditor General of B.C.; is a member and Chairman of the Canadian 4-H Foundation; is the President of the Penticton Golf and Country Club; and is an active member of the Penticton Rotary Club.
Howard A. Leeson, Ph.D.
Nominated by the Province of Saskatchewan, Dr. Howard A. Leeson is currently Professor of Political Science at the University of Regina. While much of his career has been in academia, he worked for the Government of Saskatchewan for a period of seven years including serving as Deputy Provincial Secretary and Deputy Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs. Dr. Leeson obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Alberta in 1983. He has published four books to date and numerous articles and papers. He has written about Saskatchewan politics, the social conscience of Alberta and Canadian federalism. He is a member of numerous professional associations. He has been and continues to be active in the community. His involvement has included Chair of the Institute for Social and Economic Alternatives and participation in the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Wascana Water Cooperative, the Council of Canadians, and the Regina Community Clinic and Community Health Services Association Ltd.
Rod Malcolm, CA
Nominated by the Territory of Nunavut, Mr. Malcolm is a chartered accountant; his past work experience has included serving as the assistant comptroller general for the Government of Nunavut. Mr. Malcolm is actively involved in operating small business ventures and providing accounting services in the Iqaluit area. He has extensive senior financial management experience from his years as the Director of Finance at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and as a director and manager at several private sector organizations. Along with his Chartered Accountancy designation, Mr. Malcolm holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Washington.
Patricia J. Mella, B.A., B.Ed., MA
Nominated by the Province of Prince Edward Island, Patricia J. Mella brings with her an impressive range of knowledge and skills stemming from her experience in the academic and political arenas. Before retiring in 2003, Ms. Mella served for seven years as the PEI Minister of Finance and Provincial Treasurer, managing a $1 billion provincial budget and delivering seven budgets in the Legislative Assembly. Prior to her career in provincial politics, Ms. Mella was active in the academic field. She spent five years as a lecturer at Carleton and Queen's Universities, following which she dedicated 15 years to teaching at junior and senior high schools in both Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Ms. Mella's devotion to public service is demonstrated by her contribution to numerous boards, societies, and local groups. This includes terms as a Member of the Learned Societies of Canada and as a Director of the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Prince Edward Island and serves as a member of its Board of Governors. Ms. Mella holds a Master of Arts degree, as well as Bachelor degrees in both Arts and Education.
James R. Nininger, B.Comm., M.B.A., Ph.D
Nominated by the federal government, Dr. James R. Nininger currently serves on the board of directors of Power Corporation of Canada and Canadian Pacific Railway. He is also currently a director for many non-profit and public sector organizations, including the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, the National Arts Centre, the Ottawa Hospital, Community Foundations of Canada, and the Community Foundation of Ottawa. From 1978 to 2001, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Conference Board of Canada, one of Canada's leading independent research organizations in the areas of economics, management and public policy. In October 2001, he received the Honorary Associate Award, the Conference Board of Canada's highest honour. Prior to joining the Conference Board, Dr. Nininger had been an Associate Professor on the faculty of the School of Business at Queen's University and before joining Queen's University, had taught at the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Nininger is a graduate of three universities. He received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of Michigan. In June 1999, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
Stephen E. Rudin, MSPH, M. Ed., CHE
Nominated by the federal government, Stephen Rudin currently works on various consulting projects involving the health and voluntary sectors. Mr. Rudin retired as the Executive Director of the Alzheimer Society of Canada in March 2006. Prior to that appointment, he had served as President of SER Associates, a consulting firm specializing in health care planning and management. Mr. Rudin was the first Executive-in-Residence of the Ontario Ministry of Health, working with the Minister and Deputy Minister on special projects. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care and was also the Administrator of the Centre's Hospital Division. As Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Hospital Association's Board of Directors, he was Chairman of the Association's Executive Committee and Founding Chairman of its Continuing Care Committee. Mr. Rudin holds membership in the Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CHE), the American College of Health Care Executives, the American Public Health Association, and the American Hospital Association. Mr. Rudin is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine's Program of Health Care Administration at the University of Toronto. He is a member of several professional journal editorial boards, and he has authored and co-authored a number of articles on health care.
Sylvie Tessier, B.Sc, M.B.A., P.Eng.
Nominated by the Province of Ontario, Sylvie Tessier is a seasoned professional with over 25 years' experience in progressively more senior management positions, primarily in the technology sector. Until November 2006, Ms. Tessier served as CIBC vice-president responsible for the Basel II program control office. Before that, she spent two years as CIBC vice-president of online banking for the retail market sector. Before joining CIBC, Ms. Tessier held senior positions at software and information technology companies such as Oracle Canada, Enghouse Systems Limited, AT&T Canada, and Nortel. Ms. Tessier has been involved in numerous community organizations, several of them as a board member. She is currently a board director for the National Ballet School of Canada, as well as the Chair of its Corporate Committee and was a member of its Nominating and Governance Committee. She set up an advisory board for Canada FIRST (promoting science and engineering to high school students) and was a member of the Toronto chapter of Women in Science and Engineering. In addition to her professional engineering designation, Ms. Tessier holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto, as well as Bachelor degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Biology from the University of Ottawa.
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