Boards
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors guides our ship, providing valuable oversight and governance into our organization’s strategic direction.
Board Chair
Bryan Kwan, McLennan Ross LLP
Past Chair
Shad Smereka, Fountain Tire
Board Vice Chair
Jessica Culo, Specialized Recruiting Group
Director, Legal Counsel
James Edgar, Witten Law
Treasurer, Chair Audit & Finance Committee
Milka Vujanic, Servis Realty Inc.
Chair, Community Relations Committee
Rajan Bhatti, Humanis Talent Acquisition & Advisory
Director at Large, Audit & Finance Committee Member
Jeff Wright, Canadian Western Bank
Director at Large
Dawn Harsch, Exquisicare
Committee Members
JA Committee Members work hard behind the scenes to ensure JA is poised to succeed in the future and possesses the resources required.
Audit & Finance Committee
Scott Acheson
HR & Governance Committee
Jesse Grieder
Lindsay Osmond
Jason Zaichkowsky
Community Relations Committee
Stephanie Mah
Kent Tilley
Honourary Board of Governors
Our honourary Board of Governors is comprised of a dedicated group of our past Alberta Hall of Fame laureates who believe in the mission of JA and have pledged a long-term commitment to actively contribute to support the success of the organization.
Lyle Best, Board Chair
Diane Buchanan
Jim Carter
Sine Chadi
Doug Cox
John Ferguson
Chris Fowler
Tony Franceschini
Radhe Gupta
Brent Hesje
Linda Hughes
Yasmin Jivraj
Dan Klemke
Blaine LaBonte
Blaine MacMillan
Ashif Mawji
Ian McDonald*
Tim Melton
Jerry Naqvi
Reza Nasseri
Eric Newell
Allan Olson
Fran Olson*
Larry Pollock
Jeff Polovick
Ian Reid*
Harold Roozen
David Ross*
Drew Schamehorn
Ron Triffo
Angus Watt
Gord Wiebe
Ralph Young
* Has not been inducted into the Business Hall of Fame but has made substantial contributions to JA’s success.