People

Megan Kaneen

Partner, Lawson Lundell LLP

Vancouver, BC

Michael Wolpert, LL.B.

Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Calgary, AB

Douglas Swanson, Ed.D., ACUE

Associate Extension Faculty in Labor and Workforce Development, Labor Studies Certificate Coordinator, University of Missouri—St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Kyle Ewing, M.B.A.

Founder and CEO, TerraSlate

Englewood, CO

Lindsay Wiens

Manager, People Operations Programs, Tenstorrent

Santa Clara, CA

Allison Oppocher

Senior Manager, Global Benefits, Sitetracker

San Francisco, CA

Stephen Wares

Vice President, Business Development, CCW Business Solutions

Palo Alto, CA

Lisa Paterson, CDMP

Vice President, Operations and Pre-Claim Services, Disability Management Institute (DMI)

Surrey, BC

Caroline Grandoit, CERA, CFA, FSA

Senior Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager, Total Portfolio Solutions, Fiera Capital

Montréal, QC

Steven Binder

Managing Director and Head of the Taft-Hartley Group, Hamilton Lane

Conshohocken, PA

Timothy Adams, CEBS, M.B.A.

Senior Vice President, Consulting, Ellement Consulting Group

Ajax, ON

Gary Goddard, FCIA, FSA

Board Chair, CUPE Education Workers' Benefits Trust

Ottawa, ON

Joannie Gauthier

Director, Business Development in Specialized Clinical Services, GreenShield

Montréal, QC

Katherine Larouche

Avocate, Philion Leblanc Avocats s.a.

Québec, Montreal

Guerlane Noel

Vice-Présidente Adjointe, Placements Mackenzie

Montreal

Mark Johnston

Senior Managing Director within the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), British Columbia Investment 
Management Corporation (BCI)

Victoria, BC

Kim Zinck

President, Disability Management Institute

Surrey, BC

Martina Franchi

Western Canada Health & Benefits Leader, WTW

Vancouver, BC

Shileen Pederson, CEBS

Director, Benefits, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation

Saskatoon, SK

Kadie Philp

Commissioner and CAO, Pay Equity Commission

Toronto, ON