Justice James O’Reilly graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a BA(Hons), and then obtained his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and an LLM from the University of Ottawa. Justice O’Reilly has had a varied legal career, serving as Consultant to the Law Reform Commission of Canada, Legal Advisor in the Department of […]
Dr. H. Ian Macdonald is President Emeritus, York University; Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Economics and Past Director of the Master of Public Administration Program at the Schulich School of Business. Prior to his time at York University, Ian has held positions as Chief Economist, Deputy Treasurer, and Deputy Minister of Treasury, Economics, and […]
Shanon Kalra-Ramjoo brings over 20 years of experience in provincial, regional and local levels of government. As Associate Director of Portfolio Management at the City of Vaughan’s Public Works Department, she oversees business planning, special projects and portfolio operations in the Deputy City Manager’s Office. She was previously Manager of the Enterprise Project and Change […]
Tony Haddad is a Senior Advisor with StrategyCorp, a trusted public affairs, communications, and management consulting advisory firm. He provides advisory and consulting services, in a team environment to municipal and private sector clients. He was the Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Tecumseh from 2007 – 2019 (retired April 30). A transformational leader, […]
Anthea English, former Assistant Comptroller General, Internal Audit, at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat joined us from September 2017 until the end of March 2018 as Executive-in-Residence at SPPA. Anthea’s career has spanned 36 years of public service, including senior roles as Chief Financial Officer at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, CFO at […]
Helen Burstyn, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ryerson University Faculty of Communications & Design; Chair, Waterfront Toronto, Evergreen & The Walrus Foundation; Principal, Burstyn Inc. Helen Burstyn has had a long and distinguished career in civil society and public service. She has served as chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and special advisor to the Government of […]
John Wilkins was a career public servant with expertise in institutional governance, policy management, central government oversight, public sector reform, citizen-centred service, ethics and values, and political-administrative leadership. John is a former Executive in Residence in Business and Government with the Schulich School of Business at York University. He was a Diplomat and Executive with […]
Nancy Sanders has held various senior executive roles throughout her extensive public service career prior to her recent retirement as the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario. As the ADM of Modernization, Nancy worked closely with the Ministry of the Attorney General on the overall modernization of the justice system […]
Bruce Preston’s career with the Federal Courts in Toronto spanned three decades. Prior to retiring, Bruce held a quasi-judicial post with the Federal Court of Appeal. He is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the International Justice Partnership and a member of the York Collegium for Practical Ethics. Bruce is an expert […]
Fausto Natarelli has had a distinguished public service career in varied roles in provincial, regional and municipal agencies in Ontario. During his tenure at the Ministry of Transportation, he held many progressively responsible roles culminating in the role of Director for the Windsor Border Initiatives file - a once in a generation, vitally important, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure […]