Board of Directors
Canada West Foundation is governed by its Board of Directors. The Board provides direction on the current and future research and community engagement activities of the Foundation. The Board meets four times a year, and is comprised of prominent western Canadians who are committed to the social and economic well being of western Canada.
Board of Directors 2013
James (Jim) Dinning, Chair
Chairman of the Board, Western Financial Group
Calgary, AB
Brenda Eaton, Vice Chair, BC
Chair, BC Housing Management Commission
Victoria, BC
Charlie Fischer, Vice Chair, AB
Retired President & CEO, Nexen Inc.
Calgary, AB
A.R. (Bob) Linner, Vice Chair, SK and Secretary/Treasurer
Retired City Manager, City of Regina
Regina, SK
H. Sanford Riley, Vice Chair, MB
President & CEO, Richardson Financial Group
Winnipeg, MB
Dylan Jones, President & CEO
Canada West Foundation
Calgary, AB
James K. Gray, Honourary Chair
Co-Founder, Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd.
Calgary, AB
Theresa Arsenault
Pushor Mitchell LLP
Kelowna, BC
Ray Crossley
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Calgary, AB
Jim Eldridge
Special Advisor, Intergovernmental Relations, Government of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Jock A. Finlayson
Executive Vice President – Policy, Business Council of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Ida Goodreau
Retired President & CEO Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, BC
Diane Gray
President & CEO, CentrePort Canada Inc.
Winnipeg, MB
Tom Huffaker
Vice President, Policy and Environment, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Calgary, AB
Charles Jago
Board Chair, Northern Health
Prince George, BC
Oryssia Lennie
Former Deputy Minister, Western Economic Diversification Canada
Edmonton, AB
Charles N. Loewen
Co-Chair, Manitoba Manufacturers Hall of Fame
Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Janice MacKinnon
Professor of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Gary Merasty
Vice-President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cameco Corporation
Saskatoon, SK
Geoff Plant
Partner, Heenan Blaikie, former Attorney General of British Columbia and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations
Vancouver, BC
James A. Richardson
President & Director, Westmead Limited
Winnipeg, MB
Gail Surkan
Chair, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, former Mayor, City of Red Deer
Red Deer, AB
Patricia Youzwa
Retired President & CEO, Sask Power
Regina, SK
Directors Emeritus
James (Jim) Carr
Founding President & CEO, Business Council of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Bill Deyell
Nanoose Bay, BC
David Elton
Calgary, AB
Brian Felesky
Counsel, Felesky Flynn LLP
Calgary, AB
Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer
Winnipeg,MB
Dr. Robert Westbury
Chair, Telus Edmonton Community Board
Edmonton, AB