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Canadian Defence Lawyers Runs on Volunteers
Thank you for Dedicating Your Time and Talents to CDL
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Section: Hearsay Issue 2 - September 2, 2025
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Each year dozens of Canadian Defence Lawyers Members dedicate their time and talents to CDL to help govern the association (Board of Directors), Advocate on behalf of the Civil Defence Bar (Public Policy Secretariate), curate best-in-class CLE Offerings (CLE Committee and Sub Committees), and create Safe-Spaces to learn and connect (D&I Committee, Women’s Caucus, Young Lawyers Committee).

As we enter the 2025/2026 Education and Events Season, we salute these volunteer leaders. Interested in a position marked TBD? Reach out to the CDL staff c/o info@cdlawyers.org to indicate your interest.
 
Board of Directors:
Lisa Pool, President (ON)
Mouna Hanna, 1st Vice President (ON)
Alison Hopkins, 2nd Vice President (BC)
Grant Bodnaryk, Treasurer (ON)
Heather Sanderson, KC, Immediate Past President (AB)
Cynthia Aoki, Director-at-Large (AB)
Michelle Friedman, Director-at-Large (ON)
Anthony Gatensby, Director-at-Large (ON)
Ellen Gowland, Director-at-Large (ON)
Glen Krueger, Director-at-Large (BC)
Amelia Leckey, Director-at Large (ON)
Teri Liu, Director-at-Large (ON)
Devan Marr, Director-at-Large (ON)
Bronwyn Martin, Director-at-Large (ON)
Teresa-Anne Martin, Director-at-Large (ON)
Stephen May, KC Director-at-Large (NL)
Amanda McBride, Director-at-Large (ON)
Pearl Rombis, Director-at-Large (ON)
Maura Thompson, Director-at-Large (ON)
Dierdre Wade KC, Director-at-Large (NB)
Aleksandra Zivanovic, ExOfficio Canadian Regional Director, DRI Board (ON)
Marcus Snowden, ExOfficio, Canadian Regional Representative, DRI (ON)

Nominations Committee:
Chair: Heather Sanderson KC* (by virtue of being Immediate Past President)
Automatic Member: Lisa Pool (by virtue of being Current President)
Committee (proposed):
  • Laura Emmett
  • Max Hufton
  • Jade Spalding
  • Aleksandra Zivanovic
     
Governance Committee:
Chair: Glen Krueger


CLE (Continuing Legal Education Committee):
              Chair: Mouna Hanna
              Vice-Chair: Devan Marr
  • AB Sub Committee
Chair: Rosalind Eastmond
  • 2025 AB Fall Classic Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Sven Mascarenhas
Co-Chair: Pamela Vlasic
  • 2026 Hamilton Regional In-Person Committee
    Chair: TBD
Board Liaison: Lisa Pool
  • BC Webinar Series Committee
Co-Chair: Alison Hopkins
Co-Chair: Glen Krueger
  • 2026 Annual Litigation Conference Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Bronwyn Martin
Co-Chair:TBD
  • 2026 Insurance Coverage Symposium Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Emily Stock
Co-Chair: TBD


Public Policy Secretariat:
              Chair: Susan Gunter
              Board Liaison: Lisa Pool assisted by Grant Bodnaryk
  • Government Relations Sub Committee
Co-Chair: Grant Bodnaryk
Co-Chair: Andrea Lim
  • Intervenor Sub Committee
Chair: Karim N. Hirani
  • AB Sub Group
Co-Chair: Michelle Friedman
Co-Chair: Andrea Lim

Diversity and Inclusion Committee:
              Chair: Teresa-Anne Martin
              Co-Vice-Chair: Teri Liu
              Co-Vice-Chair: Amanda McBride

Women’s Caucus:
              Chair: Maura Thompson
              Vice-Chair: Ellen Gowland
              Past-Chair: Pearl Rombis
              Secretary: Anna Kirovska
              Executive-at-Large: Elka Dadmand
  • 2025 Retreat Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Maura Thompson
Co-Chair: Ellen Gowland
 
  • 2026 Luncheon Planning Committee
Chair: TBD

Young Lawyers Committee
Chair: Christina Chini
Vice-Chair: Kathy Conteh
Board Liaison: Devan Marr
  • 2025 Boot Camp Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Stas Bodrov
Co-Chair: Mehak Verma

In-House Committee:
Co-Chair: Maya Kanani
Co-Chair: Elinor Izmaylov
Board Liaison: TBD
 
Partnership Liaisons:
  • AIDA Canada: Heather Sanderson, KC
  • FOIL: Heather Sanderson, KC
  • CICMA/CIAA: Stephen Nicoletta