TRIEC is truly a multi-stakeholder collaboration. Never before have organizations from so many sectors come together on the issue of immigrants entering the labour market. The representation on TRIEC and the participants in the programs that have been launched clearly show that this is an issue that speaks to all cross-sections of society and industry.
Council membership is organizational, and is comprised of members representing various groups: employers, immigrants, labour, occupational regulatory bodies, post-secondary institutions, assessment service providers, community organizations, and all three levels of government.
* denotes member of TRIEC Board of Directors
Chair and Co-Chair
Gordon M. Nixon, President and CEO, RBC
Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer, RBC
Organizational Members
ACCES Employment Services – Allison Pond, Executive Director
American Express Canada – Nancy Steele, Director American Express Technologies
Association of Filipino Canadian Accountants - Nestor Perez, Past President
Avana Capital Corporation and Maytree - Alan Broadbent, Chairman and CEO, Avana Capital, and Chairman, Maytree
BMO Financial Group – TBD
Brampton Board of Trade – Gary Collins, CEO
Business Development Bank of Canada - Joffre Bruce, VP, Financing & Consulting
Canadian Colombian Professional Association - Paula Calderon, President
Capgemini – Jane Diercks, Vice-President, Amercas Outsourcing
Career Edge Organization – Donna Smith, VP, Marketing
Centennial College – Ann Buller, President and CEO
Centre francophone de Toronto
CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre - Dr. Tony Fang, Economic and Labour Market Integration Domain Leader, CERIS
Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA) – James King, VP, Business Development
CGI - TBD
Chinese Professionals Association of Canada (CPAC) – Dr. Longhuan Kim, Executive Advisor
CIBC - TBD
City of Brampton – Susan Fennell, Mayor
City of Markham – Frank Scarpitti, Mayor
City of Mississauga – Sharon Willock, Director, Human Resources
City of Vaughan - Mara Furlan, Manager, Learning & Development
College of Nurses of Ontario – Anne Coghlan, Executive Director
Communications, Advertising and Marketing Professionals (CAMP) Networking – Murali Murthy
Community MicroSkills Development Centre – Kay Blair, Executive Director
COSTI Immigrant Services – Mario Calla, Executive Director*
Deloitte – Baskaran Rajamani, Partner*
Diversity Advantage International – Jennifer Lynn, President
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre – Lynn Petrushchak, Executive Director
D&V Electronics Ltd.- Marie Xerri-Glass, Human Resources Professional
Ernst & Young LLP – Eric Xiao, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP – Chris Pinnington, Chief Executive Officer
George Brown College – Anne Sado, President
Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance - Mitzie Hunter, Chief Executive Officer
HispanoTech.ca – Gabriel Leiva von Bovet, President
Human Resources Professionals Association – Valerie Browne, CAE, Associate Registrar
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning - Chris Whitaker, President
Iranian-Canadian Network – Tina Tehranchian, Founding member and the first Chair of the board of directors
JobStart – Heather Sant, Executive Director
JVS Toronto – Frank Markel, President and CEO
KPMG – Diane Jeffreys, CFO and CAO*
LEA International Ltd. – John Farrow, President
Manulife Financial – TBD
Maxxam Analytics International Corporation - Margaret Bailey, Vice President of Human Resources
Maytree – Ratna Omidvar, President, and Chair, TRIEC Board of Directors*
MELLOHAWK Logistics - Peter Hawkins, Managing Director
Microsoft Canada – Carolyn Buccongello, Vice President, Human Resources
Mississauga Board of Trade – Sheldon Leiba, President and CEO
Mount Sinai Hospital - Debbie Fischer, Senior Vice President, Organizational Development & Strategic Projects
Nytric Limited - Anthony Gussin, Director, Business Development
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants – Debbie Douglas, Executive Director
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers - Edwina McGroddy, Executive Director, OSPE Centre of Engineering Excellence
Peel Newcomer Strategy Group - Laureen Rennie, Director
Peel Halton Workforce Development Group - Shalini Da Cunha, Executive Director
Pitney Bowes Canada - Guilherme Dias, Director, Strategic Talent Management
Professional Engineers Ontario- TBD
RBC - Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ryerson University – Dr. Wendy Cukier, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Samtack – Royson Ng, President
Scotiabank - Deanna Matzanke, Director, Global Employment Strategies
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology – David Agnew, President
Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning – Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, President and CEO
Skills for Change – TBD
State Farm Insurance – Barbara Bellissimo, Senior Vice President, Canada
St. Michael’s Hospital - Mary Madigan-Lee, VP, Human Resources
Steam Whistle Brewing - Lorna Willner, Human Resources
Stikeman Elliott LLP – Lorna A. Cuthbert, Partner and Head of the Employment, Labour and Pension Group of the Toronto office
Toronto and York Region Labour Council – John Cartwright, President
TD Bank Group - Manjit Singh, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Banking, Auto Finance and Credit Cards*
Toronto Board of Trade - Carol Wilding, President and CEO
Toronto Community Foundation – Rahul Bhardwaj, President and CEO
Toronto Public Library – Jane Pyper, City Librarian
Tyco Electronics Canada – Anaheet Sethna, Human Resources Manager
United Way of Greater Toronto – Susan McIsaac, President and CEO
United Way of Peel Region – Shelley White, CEO*
United Way of York Region – Daniele Zanotti, CEO*
University of Toronto – Dr. Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
World Education Services – Timothy Owen, Director
XE.com - Susan Moreland, Accounting and Human Resources Manager
Xerox Canada – TBD
York University – Rhonda Lenton, Associate Vice-President Academic & Vice Provost
