Our Team
Our Board Members
CDF Canada is governed by an independent board of directors who have strong links to Canada’s co-operative business sector in addition to international development expertise.
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Bruno Dragani
Chair of CDF Canada Board - Chief People & Administration Officer
Coastal Community Credit Union
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Michele Aasgard
Vice-Chair of CDF Canada Board - Former Executive Director
Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
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Tracey Kliesch
Director, Strategic Alliances
Concentra Bank
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Neil Cooper
CDF Canada Audit and Risk Committee Chair - Chief Financial Officer
Conexus Credit Union
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Mark Needham
CDF Canada Governance Committee Chair - President (Arctic Co-op) and Chair of Finance Committee (CMC)
Arctic Co-op and Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
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Jeanette Wakelin
CDF Canada HR Committee Chair - Director of Product Solutions
Atlantic Central
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Julie Breuer
Vice President, Member Relations & Stakeholder Engagement
Central 1 Credit Union
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Korinne Collins
Vice President, Professional Development & Education
Canadian Credit Union Association
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Kelly McGiffin
CEO
Lakeland Credit Union
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Cory Munden
Chief Executive Officer
Leading Edge Credit Union
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Marc-André Pigeon
Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
University of Saskatchewan
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Mark Ripplinger
President & CEO
Everlink Payment Services, Inc.
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Jack Wilkinson
Director
The Co-operators Group Limited
Our Staff
We’re a team of collaborators, facilitators and co-operators living out our Vision and Mission each day to build a global co-operative community.
Please reach out to any of our team members for more information on how you can help us close the gap on inequality, promote financial inclusion and strengthen resilience and sustainability around the world.
Management
Ben André – Executive Director
Amyn Hyder Ali – Director, Finance
Donna Miller – Director, Operations and Engagement
Business Development & Communications
Alisa Gehrels-Mallette – Senior Business Development Officer
Jennifer Lewkowicz – Research & Grant Writer
Finance
Sharon Alexanian – Manager, Finance
Jihan Qunoo – Finance Officer
Operations
Chris YJ Chung – Donors Relations Officer
Ibrokhim Karimov – IT and Office Coordinator
Sheila Vaselenak – Executive Assistant
Programs
Frewengel Woldemichael – Regional Director, Africa
Sanjeev Singh – Manager, Programs
Inna Ilienko – Program Manager, Indonesia
Jane Kuluo – Program Manager, IFAD, IRFITCO, 4R
Junie Saint Fleur – Program Manager, VOICE
Betsy Estevez-Darling – Gender Specialist
Elizabeth Cook – Gender Specialist
Shafaq Masud – M&E Specialist
Qian Wan – Co-operative Development Specialist
Overseas Staff
Berhanu Ambaw – Country Manager, Ethiopia
Christiana Yakubu – Country Manager, Ghana
Maksym Filiak – Country Manager, Ukraine
Metiku Argaw – Climate Change Specialist, Ethiopia
Renia Salinas – Country Manager, Myanmar
Yolanda Alim – Country Manager, Myanmar