President:  Aleksandra Zivanovic, SGI Canada/Coachman Insurance, Toronto, ON

1st Vice President:  Talaal Bond, Matthews Abogado, London, ON

2nd Vice President:  Andrea Lim, Dutton Brock, Toronto, ON

Treasurer:  Heather Sanderson, Sanderson Law, Calgary, AB

Lee Akazaki, Gilbertson Davis, Toronto, ON

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

Michelle Friedman, Aviva Canada, Toronto, ON

Mouna Hanna, Dolden Wallace Folick, Toronto, ON

Elizabeth Harris, Morelli Chertkow, Kamloops, BC

Michael Hart, DGIG, Mississauga, ON

John Lea, Aviva Canada, Toronto, ON

David Mackenzie, Blaney McMurtry, Toronto, ON

Christopher Madill, Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, NS

Debbie Orth, Bertschi Orth, Ottawa, ON

Lisa Pool, Sullivan Festeryga, Hamilton, ON

Dena Reimer, ICBC, Burnaby, BC

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

Immediate Past President: Max Hufton, Sound Law LLP, Squamish, BC

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.