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.

  • Michele Aasgard

    Executive Director

    Alberta Community and Co-operative Association

  • Korinne Collins

    Vice President, Professional Development & Education

    Canadian Credit Union Association

  • Neil Cooper

    Chief Financial Officer

    Conexus Credit Union

  • Bruno Dragani

    Chief People & Administration Officer

    Coastal Community Credit Union

  • Erin Hancock

    Program Manager

    Co-operative Management Education Programs, Saint Mary’s University

  • Tracey Kliesch

    Business Readiness Partner

    Vancity Credit Union

  • Kelly McGiffin

    Retired, Former President & CEO

    FirstOntario Credit Union

  • Mark Needham

    First Vice President (Arctic Co-op) and Chair of Human Resource Committee (CMC)

    Arctic Co-op and Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada

  • Marc-André Pigeon

    Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

    University of Saskatchewan

  • 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

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

Jennifer Lerus-Roulez – Business Development & Fundraising Specialist

Caitlin Sears – Fundraising Officer

Finance

Sharon Alexanian – Manager, Finance

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

Maryna Pavel – 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

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