EXECUTIVE:

President: Heather Sanderson, Sanderson Law, Calgary, AB

1st Vice President: Lisa Pool, Evans Philp, Hamilton, ON

2nd Vice President: John Lea, Aviva Trial Lawyers, Toronto, ON

Treasurer: Mouna Hanna, Whitelaw Twining, Toronto, ON

BOARD:

Cynthia Aoki, Clyde & Co., Calgary, ON

Grant Bodnaryk, Van Arnhem & Associates (Travelers Canada), Toronto, ON

Michelle Friedman, Aviva Trial Lawyers, Toronto, ON

Ellen Gowland, Allstate, Markham, ON

Elizabeth Harris, Morelli Chertkow, Kamloops, BC

Alison Hopkins, Sound Law, Squamish, BC

Glen Krueger, BC Lawyers Indemnity Fund, Vancouver, BC

Amelia Leckey, SGI Canada, Toronto, ON

Teri Liu, Dutton Brock LLP, Toronto, ON

David Mackenzie, Blaney McMurtry, Toronto, ON

Devan Marr, LawPRO, Toronto, ON

Pearl Rombis, Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP, Toronto, ON

Maura Thompson, Shillington McCall LLP, London ON

Deirdre Wade K.C., Cox and Palmer, Saint John, NB

Immediate Past President: Andrea Lim, Dutton Brock, Toronto, ON

CDL accepts nominations for new Board members in the spring of each year. Click here to download the application form. Click here for more information about how Board members are selected. The CDL Board strives to be a policy governance board that governs strategically by focusing on the future, allocating a majority of time on issues with long-term impact for CDL. Board members must understand and promote CDL’s purpose and understand the challenges facing the defence bar. The CDL Board reflects our geographic diversity to ensure adequate national representation.