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Carole Moore has been one of the major figures in Canadian library sciences ever since she became chief librarian at the University of Toronto in 1986. Prior to that, Moore, starting in 1968, worked in a variety of U of T library positions including Head of Reference, and Associate Librarian, Bibliographic Systems and Technical Services. Moore is one of North America's leading experts in the use of digital methods to preserve and disseminate our intellectual heritage and is currently working to make the rich archival resources in Canadian history at the U of T more accessible via the Internet. Special projects include the archives of the discovery and development of insulin, the Tyrrell exploration archive, and the Robert Lansdale photography collection. She recently chaired the U of T Provost's task force on the electronic library system and she has served as President of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries as well as serving on the National Library Advisory Board. Currently, Moore sits on the board of directors of the University of Toronto Press and the Research Libraries Group.

Mr. Martin, 51, has served as a director of the Company since July, 2007. Mr. Martin is Dean and Professor of Strategy at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Mr. Martin was formerly a director of Monitor Company, a Cambridge, Massachusetts based consulting firm, and is Chair of the Ontario Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity, and Economic Progress. Mr. Martin also serves as a director on the board of Thomson Reuters Corporation and the Skoll Foundation, is Vice-Chair of Tennis Canada and is a trustee of The Hospital for Sick Children.

The Honourable William G. Davis has served as a director of the Corporation since May 1998. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, Mr. Davis is Counsel at Torys LLP. The Honourable William G. Davis was the Premier of Ontario from 1971 until 1985 and a Member of the Ontario Legislature from 1959 to 1985.

Elliot Noss has been a leader in the Internet industry for nearly ten years and has been a driver in the evolution of Tucows Inc. for the last seven. Trained as a lawyer, he joined Tucows in 1997 as Vice President, Corporate Services. He was subsequently appointed president and CEO of Tucows Inc. in May 1999. During his tenure, Tucows has grown to become a leading destination for Internet software and application downloads. In 2000, the company created the wholesale domain name registration market with the launch of the OpenSRS (shared registration services) platform. In August 2001, he helped orchestrate Tucows' merger with Infonautics, Inc., under the Tucows name. Since then, Elliot has rapidly expanded Tucows wholesale services to offer digital certificates, DNS, and email services to a growing international Reseller channel. He champions areas of vital interest to the Internet community including; privacy, ICANN reform and registrar matters, the implications of emerging technologies, and the emergence of small and medium-sized ISPs and web hosting companies as the unrecognized backbone of the Internet economy. Elliot chairs the University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science Advisory Board and is a distinguished graduate of the University of Toronto where he earned a BA. He also earned an MBA and LLB from the University of Western Ontario.

Cathy Riggall is the Vice President, Business Affairs at the University of Toronto. She joined the university in May of 2002 in the Facilities and Services department. Riggall was formerly with Moore North America, as Vice President and General Manager, Financial Services Group. Prior to joining Moore, she held several executive positions with Canada Trust and CIBC. Riggall has an MBA from York and an honours BA in French literature from the University of Manitoba. She is currently serving as the President of YWCA Toronto.

Aiala Barr received her B.Sc. in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and later taught there and at Tel Aviv University. She then moved to the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where she earned an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Statistics. She taught Statistics at Wits, and later was a Professor of Statistics at the University of South Africa. Dr. Barr authored several statistics study guides (UNISA is the largest correspondence university in the world), and consulted in diverse field, including studies concerning meteorology, lottery tickets and power generation. In Canada Aiala Barr worked in industry since 1992, initially at a company providing information services to the insurance industry, and then as the biostatistician of St. Michael's Hospital and the Canadian Heart Research Centre doing medical and pharmaceutical research. Since 1995 Dr. Barr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include bivariate and multivariate discrete distributions, multiple comparison procedures and data modeling. She has published 19 refereed papers and over 50 technical publications.

LINDA O'BRIEN-PALLAS, RN, PhD is a Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Between 1989 and 1999 Dr. O'Brien-Pallas held a prestigious Ontario Ministry of Health Career Scientist Award.. She is cross appointed to the Department of Health Administration, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. O'Brien-Pallas is the Co-Director of the Nursing Effectiveness, Utilization and Outcomes Research Unit, and a member of the Hospital Management Research Unit. Her research interests include nursing workload measurement and patient classification systems, factors influencing variability in nursing resource use, health human resources and the quality of nursing work life. Prior to receiving funding for the current Nursing Effectiveness Unit, Drs. O'Brien-Pallas and Baumann headed the Quality of Nursing Worklife Research Unit a joint research unit between the University of Toronto and McMaster University which was also funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health. Dr. O'Brien-Pallas has published widely in her areas of research.

Bernard Ostry has been a member of numerous cultural and social sciences associations. He is currently: life member of the Canadian Historical Association; Chairman of the Board of the McLuhan Program on Culture and Technology of the University of Toronto; member of the boards of governors of the Community Learning and Information Network (Washington, DC), of Advisory Board of the Institute of Contemporary Culture of the Royal Ontario Museum (Vice-Chair); the Council for Canadian Unity, the Canadian Mediterranean Institute; the Writer's Development Trust, the National Ballet School and Past-President of the Shaw Festival; and Honorary Trustee of the International Institute of Communications, London, England. He is also a member of the Institute for Jewish Learning; of the Board of the Canadian Native Arts Foundation; the Advisory Council of the Elgin and Winter Gardens Projects and the Board of Advisers of Festival Music Canada; Hon. President ORT Canada the Organization for Educational Research and Technological Training. In 1988, Bernard Ostry was named and Officer of the Order of Canada for, as the citation stated, his persistent and prominent advocacy of cultural sovereignty in Canada, of ethics in the public service and of public broadcasting nationally and internationally. In 1992 he was awarded the Canadian Confederation Medal. In 1997 Mr. Ostry was the recipient of honorary degrees from Waterloo University and the University of Manitoba.

Gail Donner is a Professor and Dean Emeritus in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto and a partner in donnerwheeler, Career Planning Consultants. Internationally recognized for her contributions to the nursing community, Gail has published extensively and is a popular speaker and presenter on health care and professional nursing issues. Her academic research and consulting interests range from health policy and nursing administration to career planning and development in Canada, the United States, Europe and South Africa. She has worked in leadership roles at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (now Ryerson University), the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children. She was called on to chair the Air Ambulance Review in Ontario and served on the Metro District Health Council Hospital Restructuring Committee as well as on the Academic Education and Research Committee of the Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospital de-merger project. Gail serves on the Board of Trustees of the Hospital for Sick Children where she is Chair of the Quality Council, and is Book Editor for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership. She has received numerous awards over the years, including recognition from The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, the Ontario Medical Association, and the YWCA of Metropolitan Toronto. She is an active volunteer in her community, volunteering at St. Christopher's House and the Out of the Cold program in Toronto. A Member of the Order of Ontario, Gail is listed in the Canadian Who's Who and in the Who's Who of Canadian Women. Gail most recent recognition was an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University which she received in June of 2007 for her contributions to the nursing community.

Mr. Retterath brings nine years senior management experience with Deloitte & Touche. He has also held executive financial management roles with Transalta Corporation and was Chief Financial Officer for Williams Energy (Canada), Inc. Mr. Retterath holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto, and is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Janet Chow is a third-year student pursuing a joint specialist degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Relations. While her academic concentration is in group-identity conflict, she is pursuing extra-curricular research in international health, and is examining the relationship between civil society movements and the institutions of global governance, particularly the Group of Eight (G8). In order to establish a more comprehensive research program for the latter, Janet currently co-chairs the G8 Research Group Civil Society and Expanded Dialogue Unit at the University of Toronto. In addition to her research interests, Janet has been actively involved for many years in her local community through her work with Community Builders, an organization committed to building leadership and good citizenship in elementary school communities, and in her overseas participation in establishing conflict-resolution curriculum in Riverton Meadows School in Kingston, Jamaica. Most of Janet's teenage years were also spent as a member of Free the Children, raising awareness about war-affected children, human rights, and the importance of education, through community projects and speaking engagements at venues in Canada, the United States and Mexico. On campus, she is involved with the Social Justice Committee at Hart House and helped in the organization of Peace Week 2005. While Janet is still unsure about her plans for the future, she is interested in perhaps pursuing a career in education or international human rights law.

Mr. Moretto has been a director of Newlook since January 5, 2004. He served as Newlook's Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2007 and was appointed its President and Chief Operating Officer in 2008. He has been involved with finance and accounting throughout his career and has served on a number of Canadian and U.S. public company Boards. Previous to joining Newlook, he was employed by BMO Nesbitt Burns (now BMO Capital Markets) in equity research from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Moretto was national accounting manager for Universal Concerts Canada (now Live Nation) from 1995 to 1997 and preceding that worked as an accountant in a chartered accountancy practice from 1993 to 1995. He also recently served as a Member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Small Business Advisory Committee for a two-year term. Mr. Moretto is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified General Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

Dr Jean Gariepy is Professor of Medical Biophysics at University of Toronto and Senior Scientist at Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital. He was trained as a peptide chemist and NMR spectroscopist in the Department of Biochemistry at University of Alberta. His postdoctoral training at Stanford University introduced him to the field of bacterial toxins. His research interests have now moved to the areas of drug design, combinatorial chemistry, and peptide and protein engineering with the general aim of developing targeted cancer therapies. Dr Gariepy has developed a sophisticated molecular generation and screening system capable of producing new, specific, mammalian cell-killing agents. His research team is currently developing peptide- and protein-based strategies for targeting cells and intracellular compartments.

Jim Beatty, President and founder, started Trinity Capital Corporation in 1982 and Trinity Capital Securities Limited in 1988. With over twenty years experience in the investment industry, he has, for the past fifteen years, focused on the financing and development of small and medium sized enterprises. Jim has sat on 27 public company boards in both Canada and the United States. He has customarily chaired the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee, and he presently sits on six public company boards. He is past president of the Association for Corporate Growth and is a frequent guest lecturer at York University and the University of Toronto. Jim earned a MBA and MA from the University of Toronto, Canada. Jim and his wife, Susan reside in Toronto, Canada with their two children, Sydney and Sandy. An avid sport sailor, and a board member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Jim has been on Canada's national sailing team, has won a bronze in the Pan Am Games, and has served as a Canadian representative for the International Sailing Federation. He recently participated in the ISAF World Sailing Championships held in Cadiz, Spain in September 2003.

Dr Joan Murphy is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Toronto and Head of the Division of Gyn Oncology in the joint UHN/Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology which is sited at Princess Margaret Hospital and Toronto General Hospital. She is a medical school graduate of the University of Calgary, of residency training at UBC and a combined fellowship at UBC and McMaster University. She has been a faculty member at UBC and at McMaster before moving to University of Toronto in 1985.

Dr Marshall is professor of surgery at the University of Toronto and attending surgeon at the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network. He is also a practicing intensivist who serves as Director of Research Inter-departmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto. He received his MD from the University of Toronto and his fellowship in general surgery at Dalhousie University. Subsequent to this, he pursued a fellowship in critical care and surgical immunobiology at McGill University.

Laura Anderson is also a Coordinator/ Counsellor at C.V.A.R.S is a relatively new member of the West Kootenay community having moved to Rossland in 2003 to be closer to her family. She has over 20 years of counseling experience with individuals, couples and groups. In the fifteen years prior to moving to our area, she was a program specialist and counselor in a hospital based health center in Toronto. She has extensive experience in many counseling areas including relationship difficulties, depression and anxiety, loss and grief work, past and present trauma, stress, self esteem, body image, single parent issues, coping with physical and medical problems, etc.. She draws from several counseling models that focus on client strengths and client's abilities to meet life's challenges with appropriate supports. In addition to counseling Laura has been an instructor in several social work programs including the University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, and she is currently a part-time instructor with the Human Services Diploma Program at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Laura is very happy about joining the CVARS team and feels privileged to be able to meet and work with people who are seeking counseling from our organization. She is excited about her life here and is appreciating the friendly people and beautiful environment.

Mark Walker Ph.D. is a research associate in philosophy at Trinity College, University of Toronto. He is founder and president of Permanent End International, a nonprofit organization devoted to ending hunger, illiteracy and environmental degradation. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Evolution and Technology and on the Board of Directors of the World Transhumanist Association.

Martha Friendly is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Toronto and Co-ordinator of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit at U of T. CRRU is a policy research facility that specializes in early learning and child care. It maintains a circulating resource library, a comprehensive website, publishes a working paper series and other documents, engages in research, and takes an active role in ELCC policy development at the local, provincial and national levels. Martha frequently writes on early learning and child care; recent publications include: Early childhood education and care in Canada 2004 (2005), Early learning and child care in Saskatchewan: Past, present and future (2005); Strengthening Canada's social and economic foundations: Next steps for early learning and child care, in Policy Options (2004) and a chapter in Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives (D. Raphael, (Ed.) 2004). Recently she was co-author of Canada's Background Report on ECEC for the OECD (2004) and a member of the expert team for the OECD's Review of ECEC in Austria. She has been actively involved in advocating for progressive social policy for many years and works closely with a variety of community and advocacy groups as well as with government policy makers and other researchers, supporting a universal system of early learning and child care for all children. Martha was born in New York City and educated in the USA, studying psychology in undergraduate and graduate programs. Before immigrating to Canada in 1971, she worked on one of the first evaluations of the American Head Start program. She has two grown children, both of whom attended community-based child care from an early age.

Dr. Ferguson-Pare is Vice-President, Professional Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive at University Health Network, which comprises Toronto General, Toronto Western and Princess Margaret Hospitals. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing and cross-appointed to the University of British Columbia, School of Nursing and the University of Victoria, School of Nursing. Her previous experience includes progressive senior nursing management and executive positions in both the acute care and long-term care sectors; nursing education; and institutional and community nursing experience in Psychiatry, Addictions Therapy, Victorian Order of Nurses, Family Practice and Student Health. Dr. Ferguson-Pare graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, completed the CHA/CCHSE Health Services Management Program, became a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Masters in Public Health, received an MA in Organization Development, and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California, completed the Strategic Human Resource Management Program at Harvard and is a Fellow of The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. During the SARS outbreak Mary served as a member of the Clinical Advisory Team for the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Later she was appointed to the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health. Recently, Dr. Ferguson-Pare was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Toronto Faculty of Nursing and the Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership, Ontario Hospital Association.

Mary Lynn is a coordinator and instructor in Initial Teacher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Mary Lynn has extensive teaching experience and has worked with students from grades one to eight. She has also taught graduate and Additional Qualification courses. Mary Lynn conducts workshops for teachers on topics such as literacy, mentoring and induction, and action research. She completed her Ph.D. in Literacy at OISE/UT. Back to top

Dr. Minelle Mahtani , is assistant professor at the University of Toronto. She is a writer, researcher and broadcaster on many aspects of diversity. She has done important work in the area of mixed race identity, media and minority representation, critical journalism, and women of colour in geography. She worked as a national television producer at the CBC's "The National" and produced news and current affairs items in the CBC's London and Toronto bureaux while acquiring her PhD in geography at University College London, England. Upon completing her PhD, she joined the CBC's "The History Project".

Nabil Tadros - Nabil has been the head coach of the University of Toronto's men's and women's tennis teams for the last 18 years. He is level 3 certified in both basketball and tennis and has worked with many scholarship bound athletes in Canada for both sports. Nabil operates Varsity Tennis and Basketball Academy which has helped many athletes bring their game to the next level for college athletics.

Dr. St George-Hyslop is a Professor of Medicine, Division of Neurology at the University of Toronto, a Consultant Physician in Neurology at The University Health Network, Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at the Toronto Hospital, and Director of the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Toronto. He is a Howard Hughes International Scholar, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and the recipient of numerous awards both in Canada and internationally. Dr. St George-Hyslop has served on the Scientific Advisory Boards of AstraZeneca, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Neurotrophic Biosciences / Prescient, Alviva, and as a consultant to Schering-Plough and GlaxoSmithKline. His research has led to the development of animal models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the first experimental AD vaccine, and the discovery of a novel class of targets for AD therapeutic development. His scientific contributions have been featured in Scientific American and Time magazines.

A co-founder of the company and its predecessor, Dr. Das Gupta became chairman of the board of directors in April 1999. He has extensive experience in the field of electrochemistry and extensive business experience in the technology sector from The Electrofuel Manufacturing Company Ltd. and HSA Reactors Limited. These companies developed unique fibres and advanced ceramic materials, and designed and constructed complex instrumentation and equipment. Dr. Das Gupta holds a PhD in Electrochemistry from Imperial College, University of London and is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto.

Tema Frank is a usability expert with 30 years' experience in marketing, communications, and business strategy. She's also been an eager Internet user since the pre-Web days of the early 1990s. From opening 30 retail branches of a regional bank in a new market and driving in unprecedented levels of new business, to helping businesses get their message across more effectively to government and the public, she's always had a strong belief in the value of user-focused strategies. Tema (rhymes with "Emma") has long been keen to push the user-friendliness of the Internet. Not a techie by nature, what excites her is the Internet's potential to make life easier. Now she's helping clients turn that potential into a reality, for themselves and their customers. Tema, who holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and the Professional Researcher Certification from the Marketing Research Association, is active in several industry associations, including the Usability Professionals Association (where she serves on the Editorial Board for User Experience magazine), AIMS - the Association of Internet Marketing & Sales, the Web Marketing Association (where she has twice served as a judge for the WebAwards competition), and Canadian Women in Communications. Tema can be reached at: tema@webmysteryshoppers.com tema@webmysteryshoppers.com

Victoria Grant of Stouffville is currently employed as negotiator and office manager of the Temagami First Nation Negotiations Unit. Previously, Ms. Grant was self-employed at Nii Wi Wog Ina Mon, Facilitation and Mediation Services and was a consultant to the Temagami First Nation and prior to that was employed as co-ordinator of the Noojimawin Health Authority; career edge co-ordinator with ScotiaBank; and office manager and financial administrator at the law firm of Smith, Byck & Grant. Ms. Grant is an active volunteer on a number of community projects that include: a member of the advisory committee of the Indigenous Health Research Development Program at McMaster University and the University of Toronto; a director of Nishnawbe Homes; a member of the Temagami First Nation Rama Funding Committee, and chair of Temagami Community Foundation.

As president & CEO of RBC Insurance, Neil Skelding has global responsibility for RBC Financial Group's insurance businesses, including life and health, home and auto and travel insurance as well as reinsurance. RBC Insurance provides insurance solutions to more than five million North American customers. Mr Skelding joined RBC Insurance in January 2003 as executive vice-president, Life Operations, and also served as executive vice-president, Life and Health division. Prior to working for RBC Insurance, Mr. Skelding held a number of senior positions in the Canadian insurance industry with Transamerica Life Canada, Money Concepts, Aegon Dealer Services, Zurich Canada and World Travel Protection. He was appointed to his current position in September 2004. Mr. Skelding has a bachelor of technology in mechanical engineering and an MBA in Finance. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of North York General Hospital and is on the Principal's Advisory Council for the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus). As a young boy growing up in Etobicoke, Ontario, Skelding played hockey at the West Mall outdoor arena. On cold and snowy days he witnessed first hand the positive impact of the local hockey volunteers who would brave the elements and keep the ice clear of blowing snow.

Paul Nelson is a leader in the field of technology and has held executive positions in the telecommunications, airline and rail industries. He recently retired from Rogers AT&T Wireless as the CIO and Senior Vice President Information Technology, but continues as a consultant to Rogers in Canada and to KPMG in the United States. Active in industry associations, Paul is a former Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Business Telecommunications Alliance (CBTA) Executive Council and Past Chairman of the Communications Competition Coalition. He was elected to the Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA) Hall of Fame in 1995 and his Information Technology team at Rogers won two national productivity awards. Paul has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto Graduate School of Engineering and The International Aviation Management Training Institute. He also serves on the University of Toronto Information Engineering Advisory Board. In November 2001, Paul was named as Chairman of the CIPA National Judging Committee.

Tim works with Tides Canada's donors and collaborative partnerships and focuses on a range of key initiatives, including accelerating the growth of social finance to bring new forms of capital to Canada's underfinanced social and environmental sectors. He is the Founding Executive Director of Tides Canada Foundation and Sage Centre and has 35 years experience in the charitable and non-profit sector in Canada and abroad, including: the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, CUSO, and the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice. Tim has also consulted on topics such as non-profit management, resource diversification, and non-profit private sector partnerships for domestic and international clients including the Canadian Public Health Association, Ford Foundation, Synergos Institute, International Development Research Centre, and Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Tim is coordinating a collaborative initiative of several foundations and the Canadian Co-operative Association on Social Finance, which aims to accelerate the expansion of social finance capital for public interest initiatives and organizations. He is on the Advisory Board of the International Studies Program, University of Toronto.

Greg is President of Up Capital Ltd., a private investment company, and Chair of Bullfrog Power, Ontario's first green energy retailer. Greg was co-founder, Chair and CEO of Sitraka (originally KL Group), formed in 1989. Sitraka, Canada's largest self-financed software company, was sold to Quest Software (NASDAQ: QSFT) in November 2002.