Advisory Council

About Haskayne School of Business

The Haskayne School of Business would like to thank the following volunteers who serve on our advisory councils. The advice we receive from these business leaders enriches the School and we are very grateful for the time and effort these council members contribute to help make Haskayne a top business school.

Management Advisory Council (MAC)

The Management Advisory Council (MAC) provides advice on strategic planning and building Haskayne's reputation as a world-class business school. This advice helps Haskayne proactively prepare students with the necessary skills to succeed in future business challenges. Members of MAC are senior business leaders who represent a diverse range of industries that have an economic and operational impact on the practice of business locally, regionally and internationally.

Evelyn Bailey
Director, Board of Directors at UBS

Jerilynn Daniels 
Regional Director at RBC

Patti Dibski
Owner/Director at Gibson Fine Art Ltd and Interior Living

Eric Dillon
President at General Bank of Canada

Savannah Ethier 
Manager, Corporate Initatives, Indigenous Relations at TC Energy

Eva Friesen 
President and CEO at Calgary Foundation 

Alexander Fritsche
Chief Economist at Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)

Gina Grandy
Dean, Haskayne School of Business

Jason Hardy
Founder and President at Chatterson Drive Inc.

Patrick Lor
Managing Partner at Panache Ventures

Thomas Lui
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Brookfield Residential Properties Inc

Christiana Manzocco
Director of Investments at Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC)

Mauro Meneghetti
President and CEO at Action Leaders

Byron Neiles
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer at Enbridge

Bettina Pierre-Gilles
President and CEO at Phasis

Colleen Pound
Partner, Mid-Market Consulting Leader, Prairie Region, Deloitte Canada

Glen Price
Director and Co-founder of Sunterra Quality Food Markets Inc.

Whitney Rockley
Chair, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at McRock Capital

Kendra Scurfield
VP Brand & Communications at Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort

John Snow
Minister, Pacific Mountain Region, United Church of Canada

June Zimmer
Regional President, Western Canada at BMO 

Advisory Councils

Advisory councils provide support and strategic planning advice to the various centres and groups at Haskayne. This advice and support plays a key role in helping to build our reputation as a world-class business school.

Ghalib Abdulla
Partner, GNA Chartered Professional Accountants LLP

Chris Anderson
VP Chief Compliance Officer, ARC Financial Corp.

Jacqueline Baecker
Operations & Talent Audit Leader, Western Canada, EY

Andrew Coutts
Partner and co-member with Nicole Torgrimson, Deloitte LLP

Roberto Geremia
President, Boardwalk Group (Retired)

Gord Graham
Chair of Acctg Advisory Council, Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)

Ryan McKay
Senior Partner, Assurance practice, PwC

Jon McKenzie
CEO, Cenovus

Alison Pearl
Partner, Private Enterprise, MNP

Nicole Torgrimson 
Managing Partner, Prairie Region, Deloitte LLP

Danielle Wong
Partner, KPMG Canada

Richard Arthurs
Partner, National Leader – Data and Information Dynamics, Enterprise Risk Services, MNP

Alexandra Nuth
Co-Founder, Now or Never Ventures

John Pirie
Managing Director, Robots and Pencils

Don Bialik
Chairman, Longview Systems

Maureen Higgins
Partner, IT Advisory, EY

Chris Terris
VP, Global Strategy, TELUS Agriculture

Justin Abel
Partner, Risk Assurance Services, PWC

Patti Blackstaffe
CEO and Transformation Specialist, GlobalSway

Elka Walsh
National Skills & Education Lead, Microsoft

Simon Graham
Director, Information Systems, Crescent Point Energy

Alfredo Tan
Senior VP, Strategy, Data, & Partnerships, Rogers Sports & Media

Terry Rock
CEO, Platform Calgary

Dean Fedechko
Director, Information Services, Seventh Generation Energy

Sue Riddell Rose
President & CEO, Rubellite Energy and Distinguished Business Leader (2012)

Mike Broadfoot
Principal, MGB Investments

Jim Dinning
Chancellor Emeritus, University of Calgary

Shahauna Siddiqui
Partner, DHR International and Selection Sponsor

Nannette Ho-Covernton
Sustainability Leader, Spartan Controls

Ian Minnifee
Director, Wealth Strategy, Acera Benefits

Eva Friesen
President & CEO, Calgary Foundation

Deborah Yedlin
President and CEO, Calgary Chamber & Chancellor Emeritus, University of Calgary

Dr. Gina Grandy
Dean, Haskayne School of Business

Alisa Porter (co-chair)
Founder & CEO, My Move Canada

Korrina Warners (co-chair)
Manager, Marketing & Communications, Strike Group

Terry Cunha
Strategic Communications Consultant, TPC Strategies

Ron Minks
President, RLM Consulting

Liza Tsimbal
Director, Supply Chain Management, TransAlta

Kim Turner
PMO Practice Lead, ReVisionz Inc.

Sarah Urbanowski
Senior Advisor, Brand Marketing, Rümi

Rob Wiedemann
Principal & Senior Geoscientist, EBM Geoscience

Rebecca Yohemas
Strategic Director, Rheumatology, Novartis

Jordan Zboya
Sales Account Manager, Automated Rig Technologies

Melanie Zimmer
Program Specialist, Haskayne School of Business

Jon Zwiers
Managing Partner, Honey Meadows

Tim Pickering (Chair)
Founder, CIO and President, Auspice Capital Advisors

Rhonda Bashnick
Chief Financial Officer, Long View Systems (Retired)

Jason Cormack
Director, Herschel Supply Company

Gord Graham
Canadian Senior Client Service Partner - Assurance, Ernst & Young LLP

Rod Heard
Founder & CEO at SmartBe Wealth Inc.

Michael Lang
Chairman at Stonebridge Equity Partners

Allison Maher
Co-Founder, Family Wealth Coach Planning Services

Michael Tims
Vice Chairman, Matco Investment

Derek Wheatley
Managing Director and Co-Head of TPH Canada

Sarine Mustapha
Senior VP, Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

Jason Brooks
President & Founder, Invico Capital Corporation

Ali Charanek
Director, Strategic Initiatives, Roynat Capital

Mauro Meneghetti
President & CEO, Action Leaders

Chris Montes
Partner, Felesky Flynn LLP

Alisa Porter
Founder & CEO, My Move Canada

Allison Taylor
CEO & Founder, Invico Capital Corporation

Audra Stevenson
Principal, Fresh Angles Inc.

Korrina Warners
Manager, Marketing & Communications, Strike Group

Joe Restoule (Co-Chair)
President and Director, William H. McGannon Foundation

Andy Barker
Partner & Team Lead, Iridium Risk Services Inc.

Tim Gale
Executive Vice President - Axis Insurance Managers

Peter Hohman
President and CEO, Insurance Institute of Canada

Scott Holden
Group/Benefit Consultant, Insurance and Financial Planner, Holden Financial Services

Stephen Howard
Assistant VP, Senior Underwriter, SCOR Business Solutions

Erik Johnson
Deputy Active Underwriter, Victor Insurance Holdings

Laura Lynch
Senior Director, Client Management at Willis Towers Watson

Kathy Seliga
VP Strategy, Platform Development and Analytics, Digital Health Solutions, Sun Life Financial

Sara Williams
Manager - Transformation and Governance, CNA Insurance

Taukir Aziz
President, Haskayne MBA Society

Stefanie Butt
Director, Grants & Programs, The Jarislowsky Foundation

Shea Coburn
EMBA Student Representative

Art Korpach
President, ANK Partners and Previous Co-Fellow

Patrick Lor
Managing Partner, Panache Ventures and Previous Co-Fellow

Ari Pandes
Associate Dean, Graduate and Professional Programs, Associate Professor,
Haskayne School of Business

Karen Radford
Co-Founder, Adara Venture Capital and Previous Co-Fellow

SueAnne Fu-Joncic (co-chair)
Senior Manager, KPMG Canada

Kai Hochhausen (co-chair)
Director of Marketing and Business Development, SERVPRO Calgary South

Rob Antle 
Supervisor – Performance Analysis, CNRL

Jeremy Butt 
Senior Practice Lead – Operational Best Practices, Alberta Health Services

AJ Gates 
Manager, Finance & Planning, Suncor

Brad Gaulin 
Chief Evolution Officer, CEvO Solutions Inc.

Andrew Issa 
Senior Advisor, Corporate Development, Cenovus Energy

Gillian Lueke 
Manager, Health & Safety, OneWest Event Design

Sudeepta Mohapatra 
Senior Analyst, Market Research, Nutrien

John Pitchko 
Engineering Manager, Chord Commerce

Anna Skripets 
Senior Data Analyst, Benevity

David Tse 
Senior Director, Software Development, Cymax Group Technologies

Brielle Pelletier (co-chair)
Strategy and Culture Manager, PCC Integrate Inc

James Akinola (co-chair)
Member Services Specialist, Federation of Calgary Communities

Stephanie Bauer

Curtis Birch-Lucas
OSP Designer, Engineer-in-Training, Ledcor

Gillian Chick
Advisor, MC Consulting Inc

Catherine Chow

Joshua Idowu
Cost Controller, Stantec

Arpita Roy

Yati Tomar
Customer Service Analyst, Credit App

Jacob Turnbull
Software Developer, Absorb Software