SUSAN WATERFIELD, Chair

The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda National Advisory Board

Susan Waterfield is the retired president of The Waterfield Group. Her consulting company worked with many organizations in Canada and internationally.  Her focus was on governance, public sector reform, organizational design, effectiveness and transformation, workplace harassment and discrimination investigations, labour relations negotiations and program and performance evaluation.

Prior to establishing the Waterfield Group, Susan worked for 32 years the Ontario Government in 11 different Ministries and Central Agencies. Her last position was Associate Secretary of Cabinet for Leadership and Deputy Minister of Government Restructuring.

Her volunteer commitment is extensive, and she has served as a Director and Committee member on various not for profit Boards in the GTA. She is currently the Chair of the National Advisory Board, The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda.   She is the Past Chair, Lumenus Community Services, one of the largest community mental health and developmental services agencies in Ontario.  She previously served on the Board of Oolagen Youth Mental Health and as a Director, Vice Chair and Chair on the Board of Skylark Children and Youth and Families.  She is the former Chair, the Innovation Institute of Ontario, the former Vice Chair, YMCA Canada, the former Chair, YMCA of Greater Toronto, former Director McCauley Child Development Centre, Member, Human Resource Committee the University Health Network and a former Director of the Toronto Hunt Club.

GABRIEL J. CHANG, Vice Chair

Gabe has over 20 years of strategy experience, through various corporate strategy roles and management consulting.  Gabe currently is Senior Vice-President, Strategy, and leads the Corporate Strategy team at Great-West Lifeco (“Lifeco”), a leading global financial services company offering life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management and reinsurance, with over 30 million customer relationships and $2 trillion of assets under management.  Gabe and his team provide strategy advisory services across Lifeco’s portfolio of market-leading businesses (Canada Life, Irish Life, Empower and Putnam) in Canada, Europe and the US. Gabe is also a member of Canada’s Executive Management Committee.

Prior to Lifeco, Gabe led the Corporate Strategy team at Direct Energy, the North American subsidiary of the multinational energy company, Centrica plc.  Gabe started his strategy career at Bain & Company, a leading global management consulting firm, with engagements across a wide range of sectors, with particular focus on financial services, for clients in North America, Europe and Asia.  Prior to Bain, Gabe was a lawyer, specializing in insurance and commercial litigation.  Gabe is the Vice Chair of the National Advisory Board The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda.  He holds a B.Sc. in Molecular Genetics & Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto and a J.D. from Western University (London, Canada).

PAUL KOREEN, Past Chair

The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda National Advisory Board

Paul Koreen is Partner/Chief Operating Officer for KCI, Canada’s largest national consulting firm focused exclusively on the charitable sector.  In this role, he is responsible for the leadership of KCI’s finance, communications, IT and human resources functions, as well as for collaborating on the strategic growth and development of the firm. His education in economics (BA Economics, Hamilton College, Magna Cum Laude) and management (MBA, U of T Rotman School of Management, Dean’s List; and Harvard Business School Executive Education) coupled with his background in fundraising, provide him with a strong foundation on which to lead KCI’s operations. Earlier with the firm, Paul served as KCI Consultant for a number of hospital foundation and community service clients, undertaking major capital campaigns.

Passionate about investing in Canada’s non-profit sector, Paul is the Past Chair of the National Advisory Board The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda and continues to be on the Board; is on the Board of Strides Toronto; and is Treasurer for The Giving Institute, North America’s leading association of consultants to the charitable sector.  Previously, he volunteered for nearly 20 years with United Way Greater Toronto, most recently serving on the Community Impact Committee.  He also represented United Way on the Funders’ Committee for the Toronto Enterprise Fund, a program that supports the start-up, sustainability, and scaling of employment social enterprises across the GTA.

LUC MONGEAU

Luc joined eSolutions Furniture in 2022 with an impressive background in the consumer goods industry. His broad expertise has enabled him to lead and grow large businesses with a diverse customer base and multiple locations across North America, such as Weston Foods and Mars.

He’s earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Université de Sherbrooke, attended Harvard Business School and holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Luc has also worked as a board member and executive advisor for several top firms in consumer goods and the non-profit space. He has a passion for children’s charities. He is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Outside of work, he enjoys several hobbies, is involved in non-profit organizations that support youth at risk and loves spending time with his family and dogs.

ANA TOMAS

Ana Tomas is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience leading some of Canada’s most beloved brands. In her current role as Head of Small Medium Business, Export, and Grow with Google Marketing at Google Canada she partners with businesses and learners to support their digital adoption journey helping them build the skills they need to achieve their full potential. Prior to her role at Google Canada, Ana led multiple portfolios at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health including over-the-counter medications, beauty, and baby care.

Grounded in her passion for continuous learning and supporting the development of future Marketing leaders, Ana teaches Marketing Management at her alma mater; The Schulich School of Business at York University where she earned her iBBA and MBA degrees. Ana began her involvement with The Salvation Army in 2016 as a member of the inaugural Marketing Advisory Committee and has served as a member of the National Advisory Board since 2020.

Ana is a lover of the outdoors, and an avid traveler; so far, her travels have taken her to five continents, 41 countries, and four summits.

RICARDO STANFORD

Ricardo Stanford is the Managing Director and Global Head of Business Management at RBC Capital Markets. He supports the COO’s of the business and collaborates enterprise-wide with executives on strategic business and organizational decisions to increase the velocity of the business and drive top line revenue. He leads a global team across multiple geographies which under his leadership, is responsible for the development and execution of global business strategies that enable sustained business performance. This work includes a focus on transformation that delivers significant and sustainable improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, scalability and capability improvements aimed at advancing towards a more digitally enabled environment. He is member of the firms Canadian Diversity Leadership Council and responsible for ensuring that RBC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is and remains part of the culture.

Over the course of his career, Ricardo has been a connector and innovator who brings together business and operational strategies and ensures that all functions are aligned with and enable the re-imagination of the business. He builds deep and meaningful relationships across the firm and industry and has a proven track record of leading both strategic and operational teams. He has been recognized for developing dynamic teams and building transformational capabilities across both functions and lines of business. He has deep expertise in fostering and maintaining external partnerships to augment organizational capabilities and exceed business objectives. He is known for leading and accelerating efforts to increase diversity of talent and building inclusive cultures that encourage new approaches, diverse perspectives, and different thinking. He is a trusted advisor to the executive leaders he partners with and confidently delivers on business optimization and growth strategies at an accelerated pace contributing to strategic business objectives.

Outside of work, Ricardo is actively involved in the community and supports local and global charities such as Habitat for Humanity’s International Global Village Program and being a Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto. He is a member of The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto Board of Directors, as well as a National Advisory Board member for the Salvation Army of Canada and Bermuda.

HELEN ANGUS

Helen is currently the CEO of AMS Healthcare.  Helen is also the chair of the board of Public Health Ontario and is a distinguished fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

Helen had a 30-year progressive career in the public sector including 20 years working in the Government of Ontario, ten years working in government agencies as well as four years in management consulting.

From June 2018 to September 2021 Helen served as Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Health and led the health response to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as an ambitious health sector modernization agenda.  During her time with the Ontario Government, Helen also served as the Deputy Minister of Treasury Board; Citizenship, Immigration and international Trade, Seniors Affairs and Women’s Issues.

LINDA GILLESPIE

Ms. Gillespie was named Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Cogeco Communications Inc. in April 2022. She is a senior human resources professional with more than two decades of experience in various industries including telecommunications.

She was Senior Vice President Human Resources and Communications at Weston Foods for over seven years, where she acted as the overall Senior Executive Lead of the Weston Foods Business Transformation Program.

She has also worked as Human Resources Lead at Dupont and previously at Nortel in various marketing and corporate functions.

Ms. Gillespie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

NEIL HETHERINGTON

Neil Hetherington joined Daily Bread Food Bank as CEO in January 2018. Neil began his career in project management at Tridel Construction, Canada’s largest condominium developer.

In September 2000, he made a career change by joining Habitat for Humanity Toronto, at the time as the youngest CEO of a Habitat affiliate in the world.

Neil’s non-profit experience includes 16 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity in Toronto, and then New York City, and two years as CEO of Dixon Hall, a multi-service agency with 240 staff serving thousands of people in Toronto through its social programs, shelters, seniors programs, youth initiatives and community revitalization efforts.

Neil holds degrees or certificates from the University of Western Ontario – Huron College, Seneca College, Harvard Business School and the University of Virginia – Darden Business School. He obtained his MBA from the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Business School in 2013, as well as being an active pilot and sailor.