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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Michele Aasgard
Executive Director
Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
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Neil Cooper
CFO
Conexus Credit Union
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Bruno Dragani
Chief People & Administration Officer
Coastal Community Credit Union
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Erin Hancock
Manager, Partnership & Promotion
Co-operative Management Education Team, Saint Mary’s University
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Tracey Kliesch
Business Readiness Partner
Vancity
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Kelly McGiffin
President & CEO
FirstOntario Credit Union
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Mark Needham
Vice President, Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, Board of Directors
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
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Marc-André Pigeon
Assistant Vice President
Canadian Credit Union Association
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Jeanette Wakelin
Director of Product Solutions
Atlantic Central
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
Ingrid Fischer – Director, Business Development
Amyn Hyder Ali – Director, Finance
Donna Miller – Director, People & Systems
Gioconda Ortega-Alarie – Director, Programs
Business Development
David Dern – Manager, Fundraising
Jean Roxas – Manager, Business Development / Micro-insurance Advisor – Asia
Jennifer Lerus-Roulez – Business Development and Fundraising Specialist
Alisa Gehrels Mallette – Proposal Grant Writer
People & Systems
Nathan Medema – IT and Office Manager
Gonzalo Rodriguez – Volunteer Manager
Chima Okonkwo – Project Officer, Women’s Mentorship Program (WMP)
Keely Whitford – Human Resources Coordinator
Finance
Sharon Alexanian – Corporate Finance Manager
Ademola Adenlolu – Finance Officer
Noreen Mubarik – Finance Officer
Programs
Frewengel Wolde-Michael – Country Manager
Brian Malcolm – Program Manager, Malawi & Mongolia
Andri Mulia – Program Manager, Indonesia
Lidia Karamaoun – Program Manager, Colombia & Peru
Adiba Karim – Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Inna Ilienko – Project Officer
Jane Kuluo – Project Officer
Rebecca Sivel – Project Officer
Maryna Pavel – Senior Program Assistant
Overseas Staff
Adriana Benjumea Rua – Country Manager, Colombia
Innocent Muhureza – Country Manager, Malawi
Renia Salinas – Country Manager, Myanmar
Yolanda Alim – Country Manager, Myanmar
Diolina Marcado – Country Manager, Philippines
