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
Former Executive Director
Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
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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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Neil Cooper
Chief Financial Officer
Conexus Credit Union
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Bruno Dragani
Chief People & Administration Officer
Coastal Community Credit Union
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Tracey Kliesch
Business Readiness Partner
Vancity Credit Union
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Kelly McGiffin
Retired, Former President & CEO
FirstOntario Credit Union
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Cory Munden
Chief Executive Officer
Leading Edge Credit Union
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Mark Needham
First Vice President (Arctic Co-op) and Chair of Human Resource Committee (CMC)
Arctic Co-op and Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
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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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Jeanette Wakelin
Director of Product Solutions
Atlantic Central
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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
Business Development & Communications
Victor Neagu – Manager, Business Development & Communications
Jean Roxas – Manager, Business Development / Micro-insurance Advisor – Asia
Alisa Gehrels-Mallette – Senior Business Development Officer
Finance
Sharon Alexanian – Manager, Finance
Jihan Qunoo – Finance Officer
Raushan Delmanova – Finance Assistant
Operations
Millicent Letoya – Volunteer Manager
Nathan Medema – IT and Office Manager
Program Officer, Women’s Mentorship Program
Programs
Frewengel Woldemichael – Regional Director, Africa
Sanjeev Singh – Manager of Programs
Brian Malcolm – Program Manager, Malawi & Mongolia
Lidia Karamaoun – Program Manager, Colombia & Peru
Inna Ilienko – Program Manager, Indonesia
Jane Kuluo – Program Manager, IFAD, IRFITCO, 4R
Adiba Karim – Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Elizabeth Cook – Gender Specialist
Qian Wan – Co-operative Development Specialist
Susan Sekirime – Program Officer
Overseas Staff
Adriana Benjumea Rua – Country Manager, Colombia
Behanu Ambaw – Country Manager, Ethiopia
Christiana Yakubu – Country Manager, Ghana
Diolina Marcado – Country Manager, Philippines
Innocent Muhereza – Country Manager, Malawi
Renia Salinas – Country Manager, Myanmar
Yolanda Alim – Country Manager, Myanmar
