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James W. Burns Leadership Institute Advisory Board
The James W. Burns Leadership Institute Advisory Board is a broad-based group of senior leaders from community, postsecondary and business organizations. They provide advice as a sounding board and source of input into strategic planning and programming for the Institute
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Todd Asman
Executive Vice President, Products and Financial Planning
IG Wealth Management -
Diane Gray
President
Prairies Economic Development Canada -
Charles Henaire
Executive Vice President, Deputy CFO, Chief Accounting and Control Officer
Great-West Life -
Lisa Kassenaar
Senior Writer and Editor
Global Women's Coverage, Voice of America -
Mary Jane Maillet Brownscombe [BComm(Hons)/88, MA/11]
Indigenous Business Relations Executive-in-Residence,
Asper School of Business
Founder of SHEanalytics -
Mike Nader
President and Chief Executive Officer, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority -
Dawn Nedohin-Macek
Board Member, Engineers Canada
Director of Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture -
Shreeraj Patel [BComm(Hons)/02, MBA]
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, RBC -
Colin Ryan
President, The Associates, Asper Business School
Senior Vice President, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at BMO Nesbitt Burns -
Dr. Samar Safi-Harb
Canada Research Chair in Supernova Remnants Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba -
Trudy Schroeder
Consultant -
Dr. Dan Smith
Vice -President Research and Academic
University College of the North -
Dr. Leisha Strachan
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management -
Dr. Mark Torchia
Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning
University of Manitoba -
Dr. Christine Watson
Vice-President Academic
Red River College
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Past Advisory Board Members
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Dr. Marcia Anderson ( 2019 - 2021 )
Executive Director of Indigenous Academic Affairs in the Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba -
Devon Clunis ( 2019 - 2020 )
Former Chief of Police
Winnipeg Police Service -
Dr. Gady Jacoby ( 2019 - 2021 )
Former Dean and CPA Manitoba Chair, Asper School of Business -
Mariette Mulaire ( 2019 - 2021 )
President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg -
Dr. Janice Ristock ( 2019 - 2021 )
Provost and VP Academic
University of Manitoba -
John Kearsey ( 2019 - 2021 )
Vice-President (External)
University of Manitoba -
Neil Taylor ( 2020 - 2021 )
Former chairman
Investors Group Securities Inc -
Peter Pomart ( 2019 - 2022 )
Director, Indigenous Business Education Partners, Asper School of Business
Contact us
James W. Burns Leadership Institute
Room 359 Drake Centre
181 Freedman Cres.
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4