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Leadership TeamResponsible for creating the future vision for one of Manitoba’s most prized treasures, Assiniboine Park Conservancy (the Conservancy) is the not-for-profit organization that is planning to redevelop and manage Assiniboine Park’s operations and ensure its ongoing financial viability. Transformational plans are underway to enhance the green space, create best-in-class facilities, and become a model of conservation – while protecting the park’s cherished character for the benefit of all citizens. Chaired by Hartley Richardson, the Conservancy’s board is composed of influential leaders, who have a deep sense of responsibility for this community-owned asset. The Conservancy will rally the help of citizens, government, and the private sector, to raise the capital required to bring this vision into reality. Margaret Redmond - President and CEOAssiniboine Park ConservancyPresident and CEO Margaret Redmond, President and Chief Executive Officer, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, brings extensive experience in senior leadership positions, leading transformative change to specific results, developing and implementing strategic plans and implementing governance best practices. Margaret served as a Chief Strategic Officer at the Canadian Wheat Board as well as Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary over an eleven year period. Margaret’s not-for-profit board work includes serving as Board Chair, Manitoba Theatre Centre, from 2006-2008 as well as serving on a variety of MTC board committees and officer positions. Her board experience also includes the City of Winnipeg Exchange District Business Improvement Zone, the Young Associates and the United Way’s Corporate Campaign Cabinet and Planning and Allocation Committee. Margaret has a Bachelor of Laws and Arts degrees from the University of Manitoba and has continued her executive education studies and training at the Niagara Institute, Queen’s School of Business, and Western University. Margaret and her husband Greg are life-time Winnipeggers. They live near Assiniboine Park with their two daughters and are avid Assiniboine Park enthusiasts. Joan Blight - VP, Resource DevelopmentAssiniboine Park ConservancyVP, Resource Development Joan Blight, Vice President, Resource Development, is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and has over 30 years of extensive voluntary-sector development experience. An independent consultant since 1989, Joan has provided organizational and fund development services to local, national and international charitable organizations in education, health, human services, the arts and international development. This includes facilitating strategic and operational planning processes. Joan has "hands-on" experience in annual, capital and endowment campaigns. She directed seven United Way campaigns in Winnipeg, Calgary and Toronto in the 1980's and managed corporate campaigns for the University of British Columbia's $260 million and B.C's Children's Hospital's $30 million capital programs in the 1990's. Since her return to Winnipeg in 1998, Joan has developed a major gifts program for a national organization and executed a multi-million dollar capital campaign for the Asper Jewish Community Campus. Strategic Philanthropy Inc. is a consulting firm Joan founded in 2002, from which philanthropic planning and advisory services for donors and professional advisors were provided. Joan is a frequent guest speaker regarding philanthropy and the voluntary sector and has been actively involved with professional organizations. Leanne Burkowski - CFOAssiniboine Park ConservancyCFO Leanne Burkowski, Chief Financial Officer, graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in 1983 and became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba in 1986. During a career that has spanned over 20 years in the private and not-for-profit sectors, Leanne has held senior positions with KPMG, an international accounting firm, Scarrow and Donald LLP and the University of Manitoba. Much of Leanne’s career was spent working in education. She joined the University of Manitoba in 1991 as the Director of Internal Audit and then assumed more senior roles as the Comptroller before becoming the Associate Vice-President (Finance). In addition to rebuilding the finance function at the University to meet the ever changing needs of students, faculties and staff, Leanne was heavily involved in the University’s $300 million capital expansion as it related to strategic planning, capital funding and financing. Leanne brings strong leadership and a solid financial background to the Conservancy with the ability and desire to build the finance function of a world-class organization, which is both accountable to its constituents yet progressive and future oriented. Lorne Perrin - VP, Marketing and Park ServicesAssiniboine Park ConservancyVP, Marketing and Park Services Lorne Perrin, Vice President Marketing and Park Services, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, brings over thirty years of experience in tourism and hospitality having held positions with a national airline, convention centre, Manitoba & Canadian hotel chains. Lorne served as Vice President, Sales/Marketing & Standards with Canad Inns, Manitoba's largest hotel chain and holds his Certified Hotel Administrator professional certification from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. Lorne's not-for-profit board work includes serving as President of the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada as well as serving as Secretary, Vice President and on a variety of board committees. Other involvement includes President of the Okanagan Wine Festival, board experience with Manitoba Theatre Centre, and volunteer involvement with Scouts Canada, United Way and a variety of tourism organizations. Lorne and his wife Verna have two sons and are longtime Winnipeg residents. Don Peterkin - COOAssiniboine Park ConservancyCOO Don Peterkin, Chief Operations Officer, graduated from the University of Guelph in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Environmental Horticulture. After starting his career in the commercial greenhouse buisness, Don joined the Calgary Zoo as Curator of Horticulture in the Fall of 1981. Over the next 28 years, Don assumed an increasing range of responsibilities as a member of the Zoo's Senior Management Team. In his most recent position as Director, Facilities & Horticulture, Don's focus included capital development of over $120 million in construction and facility improvements in the past decade. Don's unique experience combining horticulture, zoological operations and facilities management are well aligned with future plans for Assiniboine Park and he looks forward to contributing to the success of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. Sherry Phaneuf - VP, Human ResourcesAssiniboine Park ConservancyVP, Human Resources Sherry Phaneuf, Vice President Human Resources, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, brings over twenty years’ business experience focusing on human resource management, leadership, management and business development. Sherry has a proven track record of managing and realizing results in diverse organizations and has a reputation for contributing to organizational success by partnering with internal clients to effectively and practically address business needs. Sherry had her own consulting practice, The Bentley Consulting Group for 9 years and sold her practice to Meyers Norris Penny in 2000 and remained there as a Partner in their Business Advisory practice until her retirement in 2003. Since that time she has provided human resource and general management services as a volunteer and on a consulting basis to various organizations from not-for-profit, to small and family owned businesses. Sherry is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology. She is also a Certified Human Resource Professional (C.H.R.P.). Her not-for-profit work includes work with the Canadian Cancer Society, and was previously a board member of the Arthritis Society of Manitoba. She is also a member of the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba. Hartley Richardson - ChairChair Hartley T. Richardson is the seventh family President of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, a private, family-owned corporation, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. The company has interests in agriculture and food processing, financial services, real estate and energy sectors. James Richardson & Sons, Limited has over 153 years of experience in Canadian agriculture and specifically the international grain distribution industry. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Richardson International Limited, operates the largest privately-owned network of grain facilities in Canada. Richardson Capital Limited is the company’s private equity arm, investing in Canadian companies in a range of industry sectors outside of the company’s core business. Another entity, Richardson GMP Limited, is responsible for providing personalized family wealth management services and advice. Other businesses include subsidiaries in energy and real estate. Tundra Oil & Gas Limited is involved in oil exploration and production in Canada’s Williston Basin, where it owns and operates over 1,400 wells and related pipeline infrastructure. Real estate interests controlled through Richardson Centre Limited are currently concentrated in the ownership and management of office towers in Winnipeg, and have included a variety of commercial, industrial and resort ventures across North America in the past. Mr. Richardson serves as a Director of GMP Capital Limited, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Zalicus Inc. He is Chairman of the Canadian Counsel of Chief Executives and Past-Chairman of the Business Council of Manitoba. In addition, Mr. Richardson is Chairman of Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Co-Chairman of TransCanada Trail Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Governors for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Charter for Business. Other affiliations include the World Economic Forum Global Leaders of Tomorrow and the Intercontinental Chapter of Young President’s Organization. He is also actively involved in a number of charitable endeavours and community organizations. The University of Manitoba conferred upon Mr. Richardson the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in 2004. Mr. Richardson was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2007, and to the Order of Manitoba in 2008. Don Streuber - Vice-ChairVice-Chair Don Streuber, Vice-Chair, joined Bison (Bison Transport) in the spring of 1999, after being the company’s auditor and business advisor for many years, Don is the President and CEO of Bison Transport Inc. He is a Chartered Accountant earning his Bachelor of Commerce, with honors in finance, from the University of Manitoba. Don is also Chairman of the Board for Monarch Industries Limited, director of the Exchange Industrial Income Fund, director of CentrePort Inc., governor and former chair of Providence College & Theological Seminary. Don has traveled extensively in both Canada and the United States for transportation related speaking engagements focusing on the greening of that industry . Currently, Don is Chairman of the Business Council of Manitoba, and a member of the Red River College Capital Campaign as well as the Honorary Consul General of Austria for Manitoba. Lloyd Axworthy - Board MemberBoard Member Lloyd Axworthy (University of Winnipeg), President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg, graduated in 1961 with a BA from United College (now The University of Winnipeg), and received an MA and PhD from Princeton in 1963 and 1972 respectively. At The University of Winnipeg, Dr. Axworthy is working to renew the campus and its downtown community with the view to making post-secondary education more accessible to inner-city, Aboriginal and New Canadian students. He is also expanding the University’s outreach in the areas of Aboriginal education, environmental studies, and human rights. Dr. Axworthy’s political career spanned 27 years, during six of which he served in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly and twenty-one in the Federal Parliament. He held several Cabinet positions, notably Minister of Employment and Immigration, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Transport, Minister of Human Resources Development, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996-2000. Upon leaving public office, Dr. Axworthy served as Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Colombia prior to his appointment at The University of Winnipeg. In the Foreign Affairs portfolio, Dr. Axworthy became internationally known for his advancement of the human security concept, in particular, the Ottawa Treaty - a landmark global treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. For his leadership on landmines, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. For his efforts in establishing the International Criminal Court and the Protocol on child soldiers, he received the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe. Since leaving public life in the fall of 2000, Dr. Axworthy has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and honours. The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation presented him with the Senator Patrick J. Leahy Award in recognition of his leadership in the global effort to outlaw landmines, to ban the use of children as soldiers, and to bring war criminals to justice. Princeton University awarded him the Madison Medal for his record of outstanding public service, he received the CARE International Humanitarian Award, and he was elected Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Axworthy has been named to Order of Manitoba and to the Order of Canada and has received honorary doctorates from 12 universities. In 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed Lloyd Axworthy as his special envoy for Ethiopia-Eritrea to assist in implementing a peace agreement between the East African countries. In 2006, the Organization of American States appointed him to lead the OAS Electoral Observation Mission that monitored the 2006 general elections in Peru. He recently served as a member of the UNDP Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor which released its report, Making the Law Work for Everyone, in 2008. Dr. Axworthy currently serves as a commissioner on the Aspen Institute's Dialogue and Commission on Arctic Climate Change. He is a Board member of the MacArthur Foundation, Human Rights Watch, the Educational Policy Institute, and the University of the Arctic, among others. Lloyd Axworthy remains involved in international matters and lectures widely in Canada, the US and abroad. His book Navigating a New World - Canada’s Global Future, Knopf Canada, was published in the Fall of 2003. Polly Craik - Board MemberBoard Member (Fineline Solutions) As President and CEO of FineLine Solutions, Polly provides her organization strategic leadership that fosters an open and innovative environment with a focus on results. Polly is passionate about customer service and FineLine partners with clients to deliver high-performing customer contact services and solutions to both non-profit and commercial industries. Polly, a veteran in the outsourcing industry has presented at industry shows and conferences on subjects such as Customer Service, Retention, Loyalty and Building Lasting Relationships. Polly has completed the "Birthing of Giants" and "Advanced Business Program" both sponsored by MIT. This combined 5 year educational program is limited to 60 entrepreneurs from around the world and designed to teach business owners how to turn good companies into great companies. Boards, Associations and Community Involvement
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Greg Doyle - Board MemberBoard Member (Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.) Education: University of Manitoba BSc 1972 University of Manitoba BComm 1974 Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba 1976, FCA 2008 Professional Career: After graduation from the University of Manitoba, I joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG) in Winnipeg. I was admitted to partnership in 1982 and was the Managing Partner in Winnipeg from 1984 till 1996. I transferred to KPMG in Warsaw in 1996 and assumed the role of Senior Partner of the Polish practice. While in Poland was mainly involved with the audits of international banks and other major foreign investors in Poland. I also served on the Board of KPMG Europe and the Board and Executive Committee of KPMG Central and Eastern Europe. I retired from KPMG at the end of 2002 and returned to Winnipeg in 2003. Since retiring I have accepted appointments to several Boards, both corporate and non-profit. Current Corporate Board Positions of Toronto Stock Exchange Companies:
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Paula Havixbeck - Board MemberBoard Member Paula lives in Tuxedo with her two sons, Nicolas and Adrian. She is very involved as a hockey, football and soccer mom. Paula holds a Master of Business Administration from the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg. She has worked as a strategic business and marketing consultant for the last 9 years. She has also worked for the City of Winnipeg in the Fire Paramedic Service Department and also as a manager at the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. Being involved in her community is also very important to Paula. She is a Past President of the Tuxedo Community Centre and has spent many evenings out on the soccer field coaching 4/5 year old soccer games. She is involved in the arts by attending the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Women’s Musical Club performances, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as well as encouraging her children to be interested in Winnipeg’s arts and culture. David Johnston - Board MemberBoard Member David Johnston (The Johnston Group Inc.) is the President and owner of Johnston Group Inc., a Winnipeg based administrator of group insurance benefits. Johnston Group administers benefits for over 27,000 Canadian companies. In addition Johnston Group is also a partner in Payworks Inc. a Winnipeg based payroll service provider that was launched in 2001. Johnston Group employs 180 people across the country with 150 of these in Winnipeg. In 2001 Johnston Group was named as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Private companies and has been awarded that designation for the past 8 years, now been named a member of their Platinum Club. Johnston Group is very active in the community with on going major support to virtually every major organization. Johnston Group is one of the United Way top 50 campaigns for both employee and employer participation and was awarded United Way’s 2003 and 2008 Campaign Chair’s award. Mr. Johnston has been personally involved with many aspects of the community and served on a number of boards. He was president of the Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg Foundation for 3 years, a founding Director of the Foundations for Health campaign for what is now the John Buhler Research Center, a board member of the Business Council of Manitoba and the Campaign Chair for the 2001 United Way of Winnipeg Campaign. He currently is a member of the board of Arts Stabilization Manitoba and the board of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. Dave is married to Diane and has two sons; Matt age 24 who is a professional golfer based out of San Antonio, Texas and Will age 22 who is a student at the University of Winnipeg. Harvey Secter - Board MemberBoard Member Following a lengthy career in the retail industry, Harvey returned to university in 1988, graduating with the Gold Medal in Law in 1992. He then spent two years at Harvard Law School receiving his LL.M. and working with the Program on Negotiation. In June 2009 Harvey Secter retired from the University of Manitoba where he had spent 10 years as a Professor of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and Dean of the Faculty of Law; he continues his practice in mediation and arbitration and serves as a corporate director. In addition to APC, Harvey is Past President of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba and a current member of the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council, the Board of the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, and the United Way Advisory Committee. In the past, he has served as Chair of the Board of Regents of the University of Winnipeg, Chair of the United Way Campaign, Chair of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, a Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba, a Trustee of the Law Foundation of Manitoba and on the boards of a number of corporate, professional and philanthropic organizations. Harvey received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Winnipeg, the Sol Kanee Distinguished Community Service Award, and, with his wife, Sandra, the Negev Award. Mike Stevens - Board MemberBoard Member Mike Stevens (The Exchange Chartered Accountants) is a Partner with The Exchange Chartered Accountants and President of The Exchange Solutions Inc. consulting and technology firm. Mike has in excess of 25 years experience in public practice and private industry. Mike has industry, risk management, strategic planning, process improvement / reengineering, business continuity planning and information technology experience with both public and private sector organizations. Education
Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Economics from the University of Manitoba, 1981 Mike is one of four Chartered Accountants in Manitoba (50 in Canada) with the Information Technology specialty awarded by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Current Volunteer Activities
Paul Vogt - Board MemberBoard Member Paul Vogt has served as Clerk of the Executive Council and Cabinet Secretary in the Manitoba Government since January 2005. He is the formal head of the Civil Service and responsible for the Premier’s department (Executive Council) and Cabinet operations. From 1999 to 2005, Vogt served as Policy Secretary to Cabinet, and from 1996 to 1999 he was the Research Director for the Opposition Caucus. Prior to his work with the provincial government, Vogt taught politics, economics and philosophy at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba (1990 – 1996). He did his undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba (BA hons, 1983) and did graduate work at Oxford (MPhil, 1985) and Princeton University. Bob Williams - Board MemberBoard Member Bob Williams (Chair, Polar Bears International) was raised in St. James across from Assiniboine Park, which became an extension of his back yard and the start of a lifelong love and concern for the park. Bob attended the Deer Lodge United Church where he taught Sunday school. For twelve years Mr. Williams was a member of the Winnipeg Canoe Club and served on its board for three years. Mr. Williams developed a passion for wilderness canoeing and established a junior wilderness canoeing program. He has led several wilderness canoe trips to the high Arctic and in northwest Ontario and Manitoba. He served for six years on the board of Versatech Industries, a company that helps people with mental disabilities gain contributive and valued roles in society through meaningful employment and other supported activities. Bob was a Chair of the Dinner Committee for Fish Futures and served on their board for fourteen years. Fish Futures is a Manitoba established non-profit organization that raises funds to preserve and protect fish and fish habitat. Bob is the Chairman of Polar Bears International, an international non-profit organization dedicated to polar bears, whose mandate is preservation through education and research. Mr. Williams’ business career is with a family owned corporation that has developed and owned several commercial and residential properties, primarily in Manitoba, with interests as well in Alberta, British Columbia and Texas. Mr. Williams has served on two TSE company boards and is a director of several private business boards in Manitoba. Bob has served on the Partners in the Park board for sixteen years. Russ Wyatt - Board MemberBoard Member Bio coming soon. |
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