Our Board of Directors

Alyssa is a Toronto-based lawyer and non-profit executive with over a decade of experience managing organizations, expertise in housing and human rights law and policy. Alyssa has a decade of board experience and has worked in senior roles in the provincial government including as a Senior Advisor to the President of the Treasury Board at Queen’s Park. She is a former CCHR Executive Director, and is currently the Executive Director of the National Institute on Ageing.

Scott is the Founder & CEO of Venture for Canada (VFC), a national charity that fosters the entrepreneurial skills of young Canadians. In 2022, VFC supported 3,900 work integrated learning opportunities for young Canadians at over 1,000 small businesses. Scott has fundraised over $40 million from governments, corporations, foundations, and individuals.

David is Managing Counsel at Royal Bank of Canada. He has extensive background in finance and accounting, and over 14 years of experience as a banking lawyer, advising banks and other financial market participants on domestic and international commercial lending and trade finance transactions. David is dedicated to helping community organizations to grow and flourish and this is his second term on the CCHR board.

Martine is a Francophone entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in finance, fundraising, board stewardship and growing organizations. Martine is the Founder and Managing Director of Camp Toumesol Inc., Film producer/partner with Black Elephant Productions Inc. and has decades of experience building non-profit organizations. 

Mathieu is Director of Stakeholder Affairs & Communications at the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services. Previously, he was Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada, Director of Communications, Marketing and Philanthropy for Canada World Youth. Mathieu has 14 years of political organizing and operations experience with the Liberal Party and holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto. He has been involved in non-profit boards including for the Canadian Arts Coalition and Firefighters Without Borders.

Jack is a retired lawyer living in Toronto. He worked in the housing sector in Ontario for 40 years, most recently (until September 2019) as the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Legal Services, a community legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario. Jack became a leading expert in housing law and argued cases before administrative tribunals and all levels of the Courts in Ontario. During his career, Jack worked at various legal clinics, was on the Executive, and for a term the Chairperson, of the Federation of Metro Tenants Associations. In 1989 he led a group of tenant and co-op housing activists to establish the Tenants’ Non-Profit Redevelopment Corporation through which over 1500 rental units were purchased and redeveloped into co-operative housing.

Brad is a Principal with Northwood Family Office, one of Canada’s first and largest multi-family offices. He is also the co-founder of JW Development, an infill real estate development company focused on developing the “missing middle” by increasing density in mature neighborhoods across Canada with well-design, multi-unit developments. Brad has been involved with several boards including the Pride Centre of Edmonton. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada) and Certified Public Accountant (USA). Brad has completed the Rotman School of Management Institute of Corporate Directors ICD-NFP program. 

Anni is a human resources professional with nearly a decade of experience at a variety of organizations. She holds a CHRL designation through the Human Resources Professionals Association, and has worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Anni has been in the role of Assistant Executive Director at the Immigrants Working Centre in Hamilton, Ontario since March 2023, where she is responsible for fundraising, strategic and operational leadership, in addition to providing guidance and oversight on people management.

Gloria has extensive experience in risk management, internal audit, governance and compliance, and holds CIA, CRMA, and ACCA credentials. Currently Senior Manager Internal Audit at IGM Financial Inc. she has held previous roles with Mastercard Foundation and KPMG. Gloria has a proven track record of delivering high-quality and value-added services to clients and stakeholders across various sectors, including development, manufacturing, financial services, and oil and gas sectors. She is skilled at establishing and transforming internal audit and risk management functions, designing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks, facilitating risk assessments, performing internal audits, SOX, and internal control reviews, and providing corporate governance advisory and training.

Braden is a seasoned public affairs strategist and communications specialist with over a decade of senior leadership experience in government, private and non-profit sectors. During 8 years in government roles, including Chief of Staff to Toronto’s Deputy Mayor, he has jointly led numerous local, provincial and national campaigns, including the Close the Housing Gap campaign and Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. 

Asad is a seasoned capital markets and corporate finance professional with over 18 years of experience at leading Canadian investment banks. He is currently Managing Director and Co-Head of Echelon Capital Markets in Toronto. Asad holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an HBA from Ivey Business School (Western), and has completed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. His prior non-profit work includes volunteering activities for the Canadian Cancer Society.