EXECUTIVE:
President: Lisa Pool, Evans Philp, Hamilton, ON
1st Vice President: John Lea, Aviva Trial Lawyers, Toronto, ON
2nd Vice President: Mouna Hanna, Whitelaw Twining, Toronto, ON
Treasurer: Alison Hopkins, Sound Law, Squamish, BC
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
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
Teresa Anne Martin, Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto, ON
Stephen May, K.C., Cox & Palmer, St. John's NL
Amanda McBride, McBride & Shields, Toronto ON
Pearl Rombis, Snowden Law Professional Corporation, Toronto, ON
Maura Thompson, Shillington McCall LLP, London ON
Deirdre Wade K.C., Cox and Palmer, Saint John, NB
Immediate Past President: Heather Sanderson, K.C. Sanderson Law, Calgary, AB
CDL accepts nominations for new Board members in the spring of each year. 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.