Board of Trustees

Lisa Gonsalves

Chair, Board of Trustees
The Regional Municipality of York

Lisa is an accomplished public sector professional with a 33-year career leading numerous human services and policy initiatives.

For 24 years, Lisa has served in various roles at York Region, including the Regional Clerk’s office, the Office of the Chairman and CEO, and as Director of the Strategies and Partnerships Branch in the Community and Health Services department. As Director, she managed community investment allocations, strategic social policy, research, analysis, and strategic communications. She spearheaded the Region’s newcomer and seniors strategies and the Inclusion Charter, which earned international recognition from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. In 2019, she became the General Manager of Paramedic and Seniors Services, overseeing paramedic operations and two long-term care homes. In 2024, she was appointed Acting Commissioner of Community Health Services and Acting President of Housing York Inc., where she oversees social services, public health, housing, emergency housing, and paramedic and seniors services.

Lisa has also held various positions in the provincial government, including roles at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Cabinet Office providing support to the Premier’s Office, and Management Board.

Since 2012, Lisa has been a member of the United Way Greater Toronto Board, serving as Chair of the Community Impact Committee, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Board.

Lisa holds a B.A. in Public Policy and Administration and an M.A. in Political Science.

Mariam Hashmi

Vice Chair,
Community Impact Committee
Data Strategy and Transformation Leader

Mariam Hashmi’s background combines an understanding of the Peel Region community through her United Way experience and other volunteer involvements, with a professional background in technology-led transformation, data analytics, and organizational development.  

Mariam has served on other boards including her role as Vice Chair of the Peel Leadership Centre. She was also a member of KPMG’s GTA Foundation grants committee and completed the DiverseCity Fellowship program at Civic Action in 2017. Mariam was also a member of United Way of Peel Region’s Board of Trustees and Governance and Nominations Committee.

Mariam graduated with distinction from the MBA and HBA programs at the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and completed the Product Platform management program at MIT. She received an Emerging Leader Award from the Ivey Alumni association for her community engagement within the GTA. She also received an Ontario Community Service Award in 2021. 

Mariam lives and works in Peel Region and has served on the UWGT Board and Community Impact Committee (CIC) since 2018.

Nancy McConnell

Vice Chair,
Strategic Development,
Google Canada

Nancy McConnell is a strategic business leader and a curious, tenacious optimist who specializes in productive partnerships. Nancy is Director, Strategic Customer Partnerships for Google Cloud.  In this role, Nancy brings the best of Google teams, products and Alphabet companies to accelerate innovation in Canadian businesses, with a focus on growing Google Cloud in Canada.   
 

Before joining Google Cloud in July 2021, Nancy worked in Google’s advertising and marketing functions for over 6 years, most recently as Director, Agency & Industry Relations and as a member of the Canadian Leadership Team.  Before Google, Nancy was Vice President, Digital Sales & Operations at Bell Media. 

Nancy is an active executive sponsor of Employee Resource Groups which support underrepresented employees and their allies, with the shared value of promoting diversity and inclusion at Google. Nancy is a mentor for PwC’s Women in Leadership program and dedicated to United Way Greater Toronto as a member of the Governance & Human Resources Committee, Chair of the Strategic Development Subcommittee and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees.   

Nancy holds a BA (Honours) in Philosophy from Queen’s University. 

Nancy lives in Toronto with her husband and two typically Canadian hockey-playing kids. 

Bruce McCuaig

Vice Chair,
Finance, Audit and Risk and Treasurer,
AECOM

Bruce McCuaig is an experienced leader in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects and public-facing services to diverse customers in intense media and political environments, where he pursues an agenda requiring alignment and collaboration among multiple stakeholders.

He currently works at AECOM as Senior Vice President responsible for leading the Canadian transportation business line, providing engineering and consulting services to public and private clients.

Bruce spent his early career at the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs, working in community planning, housing development, executive administration, and long-term structure planning for the Greater Toronto Area. He has held a variety of roles in planning, policy, and service delivery at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, culminating as Deputy Minister between 2008 and 2010. From 2010 to 2017, Bruce was the President and CEO at Metrolinx, the regional transportation authority in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.

In 2017, Bruce served as an Executive Advisor with the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada, advising on the set up and launch of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and where he developed and implemented a program of outreach to municipalities.

In addition to his United Way involvement, Bruce has served on several professional and community boards, including the Providence Healthcare Foundation as Vice Chair of the Campaign Committee. Bruce is a program director and an instructor at Osgoode Hall in the Master of Law program specializing in energy and infrastructure.

Bruce graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Urban and Regional Planning and from Queen’s University with a Master of Public Administration.

Bruce lives and works in Peel Region and has served on our Board as Vice Chair, Finance and Treasurer since 2018. Additionally, he is chair of our Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and member of our Governance & Human Resources Committee. Before joining UWGT’s Board, Bruce was the Vice Chair of United Way of Peel Region’s Board of Trustees.

Andria Babbington

Ex-officio,
Toronto & York Region Labour Council

Andria Babbington is the President of the Toronto & York Regional Labour Council representing over 220,000 union members in Canada’s largest urban centre. An immigrant to Canada in her youth, Andria joined the labour movement when she began working in the hotel sector in downtown Toronto, where she became chief steward in her hotel at the age of 19, one of the youngest in her union’s history. Working as a union organizer for many years, Andria played a pivotal role in campaigns like 2006’s Hotel Workers Rising, which raised the living standard across North America for thousands of hospitality workers.

Andria has been on the executive board at the Labour Council since 2004 and served as Vice President for eight years prior to being elected President. The first woman of colour to sit as President, Andria is committed to fighting for a just economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond; equality and justice for all workers; growing the labour movement by increasing union density; and fighting for climate justice to ensure a future for our children.

Len Carby

IG Wealth Management

With a record of over 20 years of community service in Canada and abroad, Len Carby is driven to serve his community by bringing practical and innovative social leadership. He understands the challenges and opportunities facing the Region of Peel, and desires to position the growing region to confront them by offering new ideas to make his community a caring, inclusive and welcoming place, where residents feel safe to live, work and raise their families.

Len is member of the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee at the Peel Regional Police and a member of the We Rise Together Steering Committee with the Peel District School Board. He has volunteered with United Way of Peel Region, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario–Black Leadership Health Summit, Jamaica Consul General Citizenship Committee, Cuso International and was a founding board member of the Federation of Black Canadians. Len was a candidate for Peel Regional Council in the 2010 Municipal election.

Len is currently a Senior Financial Consultant at IG Wealth Management. Previously, he held positions as a Financial Planner at RBC Royal Bank, Financial Advisor at Versatile Financial Group and managed an Associate General Agency with PPI Solutions. Prior to this, Len worked in Information Technology.

Len holds a Fellow at the Life Management Institute (FLMI), a Personal Financial Planner (PFP) accreditation from the Canadian Securities Institute, a BBA from the University of Technology in Jamaica, and an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.

Len lives and works in Peel Region. He has been a member of our Board of Trustees since 2021, a member of the Strategic Resource Development Committee since January 2020 and he was the Chair of our Black Community Advisory Council from 2012-2018 and continues to be an active member.

Katherine Dudtschak

HomeEquity Bank

Katherine Dudstchak is the President (and incoming CEO as of July 1, 2024) of HomeEquity Bank.

She is a highly respected and experienced senior executive with deep functional and personal and commercial banking experience. Having held various senior roles in the financial services industry, Ms. Dudtschak has a proven record of success in leading large teams and complex organizations to achieve strong and sustained performance. Her recent business experience includes CEO where she led the repositioning a bank in 19 countries, and leading a team of over 25,000 personal and commercial advisors. Her functional experience includes Human Resources, Risk Management, Omni Channel Distribution , Performance Management, Strategy and Portfolio Management.

Ms. Dudtschak is known inside and outside the financial services industry for her strategic, collaborative and purpose-driven leadership approach. She is widely recognized as a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, having been recognized by Catalyst Canada with the business leaders’ Honours Award and by CGLCC with the Legacy Award.

She is a tireless community builder, having invested her volunteer efforts in the areas of human rights, mental health, immigration, poverty prevention, education and economic development. She currently sits on the boards of the United Way of Greater Toronto, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Jack.org

Katherine grew up on a small farm in Southern Ontario and is a proud mother of 4 children.  Ms. Dudtschak holds an MBA, PDO and the ICD.D designation.

Chris Graham

Society of United Professionals,
IFPTE Local 160

Chris Graham is the Executive Vice-President (EVP) of the Society of United Professionals, IFPTE Local 160. Additionally, Chris serves in a number of other leadership capacities on various Society committees. 

Chris’ career in Ontario’s energy sector started more than a decade ago. Prior to his election as EVP in 2018, Chris served as the Society’s Local Vice-President (LVP) at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Local. As LVP, Chris helped Society members at IESO through significant change and growth, including the IESO-Ontario Power Authority merger and the Market Renewal Program to redesign Ontario’s wholesale electricity market. Prior to his union involvement, Chris served the IESO as a Communications Advisor with the Corporate Relations and Communications team. 

Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Genetics) from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council’s Leadership Institute. 

Ziad Hindo

Corporate Director

Ziad has extensive experience in the Investment Industry having previously worked at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for 23 years, rising to the role Chief Investment Officer (CIO) between 2018-23, where he had responsibility for overseeing the global portfolio. Among his many accomplishments, was designing the global investment strategy, launching Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), expanding active investing across various asset classes and geographies and establishing a comprehensive climate strategy, anchored by a commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2050. 

Ziad earned a B.Sc. at the University of York, an M.Sc. from the University of Warwick, and is a CFA charter holder.

Islay McGlynn

Corporate Director

Islay McGlynn recently retired from a 33-year banking career and has broad experience across Personal, Small Business and Commercial Banking business lines as well as experience in risk management, human resources and operations. She is also the Chair of Maduro & Curiel’s Bank, a full-service bank based in Curaçao with subsidiaries across the Dutch Caribbean. 

Islay holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Hotel and Food Administration from the University of Guelph, an MBA from McGill University, and a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto. She also has the Director designation (ICD.D) from the Institute of Corporate Directors.  

Islay is a dedicated United Way supporter and volunteer. She was active with the United Way Halifax, is a long-time donor, and a member of our Major Individual Giving Cabinet, and she was the executive lead when Brian Porter chaired the UWGT Campaign Cabinet in 2018. 

Christine Morris

Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank

Christine (Chris) Morris is Senior Executive Vice President, Transformation, Enablement and Customer Experience. She is a member of TD’s Senior Executive Team and oversees global transformation programs, enterprise data and analytics and artificial intelligence, North American customer operations, marketing, digital strategy, payments and innovation, enterprise change and operational excellence.

Over more than three decades at TD, Chris has held positions of increasing responsibility across many different areas of the Bank. In March 2020, she was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Personal Banking and was responsible for strategy, customer acquisition, operations, delivery, data and analytics, and governance. Prior to that, Chris led the Canadian Real Estate Secured Lending business and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Lending Solutions, Canadian Personal Banking in 2019. Chris served as Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Banking and Wealth from 2016-2017 after leading a variety of teams within Risk Management, Operations, Business Banking and Finance.

Chris is an active supporter of TD’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and serves as the Chair of the Bank’s Women in Leadership Committee. She is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for Toronto Finance International and previously served on the Equifax Advisory Committee.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts and Economics from the University of Western Ontario and completed the RMA/Wharton Risk Management Program. She resides in Toronto with her husband, and they have two adult children.

Julia Moynihan

CIBC Capital Markets

Julia Moynihan is Managing Director and Head, Money Market at CIBC World Markets. She has over 25 years of trading experience in Canadian financial markets and is currently responsible for the trading and origination of Government, Corporate and Securitized Short-Term debt.

Julia was recognized for her contribution and commitment to gender diversity with the Women in Capital Market’s Champion of Change Award in 2017. She is committed to talent development with a focus on young professionals and is currently the Chair of CIBC Capital Market’s Junior Advisory Council.

An active volunteer in her community, she was a member of the United Way of Peel Region’s Community Investment Cabinet from 2014 to 2018 and is a MIG donor. A firm believer in the importance of sport for girls and women, she was a rugby coach with the Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club for over five years, with a focus on U12 through U16 girls.

Julia received her Bachelor of Arts (English Literature) from McGill University and is a CFA charter holder. She lives in Peel Region with her husband and three children.

Dr. Patricia O’Campo

Past Chair, Board of Trustees
St. Michael’s Hospital

Dr. Patricia O’Campo is the Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital. Pat holds a Canada Research Chair on Population Health Intervention Research and is a scientist in the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions. She is also a Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto, and Fellow at the Royal Society of Canada.

Pat is an internationally renowned public health scholar who has an active research program that focuses on understanding the health impacts of complex urban social problems experienced by low-income populations. Her exceptional career includes a decade as director of one of Canada’s top research centres committed to reducing health inequities by generating strong evidence to support social change, the Centre for Research on Inner City Health.

Through her scholarship over the past 25 years, dedicated partnerships with affected communities, and leadership at a large multi-disciplinary health research centre for over a decade, she has advanced methodologies and generated strong evidence for solutions to reduce urban health disparities.

In the past, she served on local governing and advisory boards such as the Wellesley Institute Board of Directors and the Toronto Ward Boundary Review Advisory Board.

Kurankye Sekyi-Otu

Capoeira Partners

Kurankye has enjoyed a 30-year career spanning business development, marketing and executive leadership within asset management and capital markets organizations. Currently, Kurankye is the Founder and CEO of Capoeira Partners, a strategic advisory firm for founder-led alternative asset managers looking to transform and accelerate their business. Previously, Kurankye was the Chief Strategy Officer and a member of the executive leadership for Polar Asset Management Partners, responsible for the global distribution strategy, marketing, and the implementation of the firm’s strategic business initiatives. Prior to Polar, Kurankye held business development and marketing roles at firms including Mackenzie Investments and CIBC Capital Markets.

Kurankye is a Member of the Board of Governors at Branksome Hall, a Founding Supporter of the Black Opportunity Fund, and a former President of the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals.

Kurankye graduated from York University with a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and holds the CFA and ICD.D designations.

Kurankye lives and works in Toronto and is a MIG donor.

Ram Selvarajah

Peel Regional Labour Council

Ram Selvarajah is a Senior Systems Analyst with the Ministry of the Solicitor General and has more than 20 years of experience in the Ontario Public Service. He is the Co-Chair of the Solicitor General’s Ministry Employee Relations Committee, President of OPSEU Local 524, and a steering Committee member of the Tamil Workers Network. He has extensive experience in labour relations and is a strong advocate for human rights and equity. Ram first got elected to the Board of the Peel Regional Labour Council in 2019 and became the President in September 2022.    

Ram Selvarajah has been on the Board of Trustees for OPTRUST since April 2021 and is the Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of OPTRUST. Ram became a Trustee of UWGT as of the 2023 AGM. 

Ram has a BA in political science from York University, ICD.D designation along several IT Designations.

Altaf Stationwala

Mackenzie Health

Altaf Stationwala was appointed President and CEO of Mackenzie Health in 2010. Under his leadership, Mackenzie Health received Accreditation with Exemplary Standing consecutively in 2013, 2017 and 2022 – the highest rating a Canadian healthcare provider can achieve – and numerous awards for its commitment to safety and quality patient care, as well as approval to build the organization’s second hospital – Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital which opened in early 2021. Prior to joining Mackenzie Health, Altaf held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Mount Sinai Hospital, and previous to that he was Site Executive – Brampton Civic Hospital and Vice President, Patient Services at the William Osler Health Centre.  

Altaf was presented with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives Canada’s Outstanding Young Health Executive of the Year Award in 2007 for his demonstrated leadership in improving the effectiveness and sustainability of the country’s health system. He has a diverse educational background with undergraduate degrees in Economics, Geography and Business Administration, as well as a Master’s in Health Administration. Altaf is adjunct faculty at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and a surveyor with Accreditation Canada. Altaf serves as a member of several Boards of Governors including: GS1 Canada, Mohawk Medbuy Corporation, and ventureLAb Innovation Centre. Altaf is also the Co-Chair of the Western York Region Ontario Health Team. Altaf is the past Chair of the Ontario Hospital Association.  

Altaf has a particular applied research interest in organizational resilience and transformational change. 

Susan Witteveen

BMO Bank of Montreal

Susan Witteveen is an accomplished executive within the financial industry across North America, having spent over 20 years in a variety of leadership roles. 

Currently, she is the Senior Vice President and Head of Treasury & Payment Solutions at BMO Commercial Bank. In this role, Susan leads a team of banking professionals providing clients with innovative, global transactional banking solutions, resulting in more efficient, effective and safer financial operations. 

As a lifelong advocate of career mentorship and building a strong culture, Susan also carries the role of executive sponsor of the BMO Commercial Bank Talent Operating Committee, which is dedicated to developing an industry-leading, purpose-driven culture for the Bank’s multi-generational workforce.  

Susan’s experience extends into the community where she actively volunteers, supporting a number of non-profit organizations and initiatives, particularly those focused on youth mental health and the well-being of children. 

Susan holds an MBA from Ivey Business School, Western University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. She is married with three children, a golden doodle and resides in Toronto. 

Daniele Zanotti

President & CEO

Daniele Zanotti was named President & CEO of United Way in June 2016. With more than 20 years of experience in the public and non-profit sectors, he has earned a reputation as an accomplished, strategic, and energetic leader.

From 2007 to 2015, Daniele served as CEO of United Way York Region, where he led an evolution to transform the charity from federated fundraiser to convener, mobilizer and agent of community change.

In 2015, Daniele was the catalyst behind a merger between United Ways in York Region and Toronto. He helped establish a new regional organization to tackle issues on both sides of Steeles Avenue and stewarded the first-ever United Way Toronto & York Region campaign to an historic achievement of $100 million for United Way’s agencies, programs, and initiatives. United Way’s record-breaking annual campaigns and community investment have continued, and the charity has applied an increasingly regional lens to its work.

Under his leadership, on April 1, 2018, United Way Toronto & York Region merged with United Way Peel Region. As United Way Greater Toronto, the organization is now able to use its bigger scale to strengthen a region-wide strategy to fight local poverty and address and advocate on complex social issues. Crucial to that work is the contribution of donors and volunteers across the region. To harness their time, talent and treasure, United Way is innovating to provide digital tools and a regional infrastructure that will welcome and support the engagement of 1 million people in its efforts by 2025.

Before joining United Way, Daniele served the community through organizations like the Rexdale Community Health Centre; The Regional Municipality of York; Family Day Care Services; and Villa Charities Foundation. He is also deeply involved outside of his professional career, volunteering his time as a member of CivicAction’s Board of Directors and the City of Toronto’s Partnership to Advance Youth Employment (PAYE) and Toronto’s Resilience Steering Committee.

Daniele has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto and Bachelor’s Degree from York University. He lives in Vaughan with his wife and two children.