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.

Bruno Dragani

Chair of CDF Canada Board - Chief People & Administration Officer

Coastal Community Credit Union
Michele Aasgard

Vice-Chair of CDF Canada Board - Former Executive Director

Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
Tracey Kliesch

Director, Strategic Alliances

Concentra Bank
Neil Cooper

CDF Canada Audit and Risk Committee Chair - Chief Financial Officer

Conexus Credit Union
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
Jeanette Wakelin

CDF Canada HR Committee Chair - Director of Product Solutions

Atlantic Central
Julie Breuer

Vice President, Member Relations & Stakeholder Engagement

Central 1 Credit Union
Korinne Collins

Vice President, Professional Development & Education

Canadian Credit Union Association
Kelly McGiffin

CEO

Lakeland Credit Union
Cory Munden

Chief Executive Officer

Leading Edge Credit Union
Marc-André Pigeon

Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

University of Saskatchewan
Mark Ripplinger

President & CEO

Everlink Payment Services, Inc.
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

Sanjeev Singh – Director, Program Development

Headquarters Staff (Canada)

Jimmy Agbayani – Proposal and Grant Writer

Alisa Gehrels-Mallette – Senior Business Development Officer (on leave)

Sharon Alexanian – Manager, Finance

Jihan Qunoo – Finance Officer

Chris YJ Chung – Donors Relations Officer

Vaishali Dassani – Communications Officer

Ibrokhim Karimov – IT and Office Coordinator

Sheila Vaselenak – Executive Assistant

Jane Kuluo – Manager, Programs

Inna Ilienko – Program Manager, SEW Ukraine

Hajra Atiq – Program Officer

Chima Okonkwo – Volunteer Officer

Betsi Estevez-Darling – Gender Specialist

Elizabeth Cook – Gender Specialist (on leave)

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