Board of Directors

Co-operative and Mutuals Canada is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 15 members.

As a national organization, it is important for CMC that everyone has a seat at the table.

You would like to become a member of CMC’s Board of Directors?

A social entrepreneur and organizational builder, John Kay has over two decades of experience building and growing successful organizations that combine purpose and profitability.

John Kay

President
Realize Strategies

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Long involved in the cooperative movement, Karen Miner has focused her career on governance, strategy, business management and sustainability.

Karen Miner

Vice-president
International Centre for Co-operative Management
Saint Mary’s University

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Stéphane Forget has been Senior Vice-president Public Affairs, Cooperation and Corporate responsibility at Sollio Groupe Coopératif since 2019.

Stéphane Forget

Vice-president
Sollio Co-operative Group

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A second-generation agricultural producer and farm owner in southern Alberta, James Bettcher is passionate about agriculture and the co-op community.

James (Jim) Bettcher

Board Member
United Farmers of Alberta
Co-operative Limited

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Very involved in the cooperative movement, Pascal had the opportunity to participate in the creation of many cooperatives, mainly in the agricultural and agri-food sector.

Pascal Billard

Board Member
Coopzone

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Jim Laverick had a 38-year career with The Co-operators and has been on its Board since April 2011, and brings finance and risk management expertise to CMC.

Jim Laverick

Board Member
Co-operators

Director General of the Cooperation Council of Ontario, Julien Geremie supports various cooperatives and social enterprises.

Julien Geremie

Board Member
Cooperation Council of Ontario

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Mary is the Corporate Secretary and Vice President of the Corporate Services Division of Arctic Co-operatives Limited, the service federation of 33 co-operatives in the Arctic.

Mary Nirlungayuk

Board Member
Arctic Co-operatives Limited

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Managing director at the Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Co-operatives, Dave Walsh is the chief staff person, managing the day-to-day operations, on behalf of its members.

Dave Walsh

Board Member
Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Co-operatives

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Owner of a family dairy farm and co-owner of a wild blueberry farm, Jeannie van Dyk is deeply involved in the agricultural community.

Jeannie van Dyk

Board Member
Agropur Dairy Co-operative

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Reba Plummer is a co-op champion and cycling enthusiast living in Toronto. Over the past two decades as co-CEO of the worker co-operative Urbane Cyclist, Reba has worked hard to create good governance practices in her own co-operative.

Reba Plummer

Board Member
Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

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Vice-President and lead Director of Desjardins Group's Board, Johanne Charbonneau brings expertise in governance, accounting and finance.

Johanne Charbonneau

Board Member
Mouvement Desjardins

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Mansib Rahman is the co-founder of the Radish cooperative, an ethical delivery alternative on the Island of Montreal, and technology enthusiast.

Mansib Rahman

Board Member
Radish Co-operative, supported by CQCM

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Martin McInnis is the executive director of the Co-operative Superannuation Society (CSS) Pension Plan, one of Canada’s largest and oldest defined contribution pension plans.

Martin McInnis

Board Member
Co-operative Superannuation Society (CSS)

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Don Dietrich is a dairy farmer in partnership with his son Brandon near Chesley, Ontario, approximately 2 hrs northwest of Toronto. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd .

Don Dietrich

Board Member
Gay Lea

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