Advisory Council
The Advisory Council of the MPNL and DPNL programs is a group of highly experienced professionals and creative leaders in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. They assist with external relationships in building the programs and acting as sounding boards, helping to keep the programs updated about trends and issues — and connecting the curriculum to professional practices and networks. (The Advisory Council has no control over curriculum decisions and academic matters.)
Keith Sjögren, Chair of the Advisory Council
Keith Sjögren is a former Managing Director at Investor Economics, a leading provider of research and advisory services to the financial services industry in Canada. …
Linsey Sherman-Zekulin, Vice Chair of the Advisory Council
Linsey Sherman-Zekulin is a lawyer and nonprofit leader with more than a decade of experience working with families in conflict. In 2019, she co-founded Happy …
Rebecca Murray, Advisory Council Member
Rebecca Murray is an accomplished fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience in philanthropy, higher education and community leadership. She’s a proud graduate …
Adam Silver, Advisory Council Member
Adam is the President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, joining in July 2024. Before that, he served as Chief Executive Officer for …
Niamh Leonard, Advisory Council Member
Niamh Leonard is a lawyer and leads the Euphrosine Foundation, which protects and expands the democratic spaces where people participate in public life and hold …
Zahra Esmail, Advisory Council Member
Zahra Esmail is the CEO of Vantage Point, a British Columbia nonprofit that serves other BC nonprofits through convening, facilitation and advocacy. She has more …
Juniper Locilento, Advisory Council Member
Juniper Locilento is a thought leader and expert in fundraising, philanthropy and nonprofit leadership. She’s led initiatives that have raised hundreds of millions of dollars …
Jo-Anne Ryan, Advisory Council Member
Jo-Anne Ryan is Vice President of Philanthropy at TD Wealth. She develops strategies to help clients incorporate philanthropy in their overall financial and estate plans. …
Sharilyn Hale, Advisory Council Member
Founder & Principal of Watermark Philanthropic Counsel, Dr. Sharilyn Hale is a trusted advisor in philanthropy who helps generous people, families and organizations give with …
Dr. Anil Varughese, Advisory Council Member & MPNL Graduate Supervisor
Anil Varughese is the Graduate Supervisor of the MPNL program. In 2010, he joined the School of Public Policy and Administration, at Carleton University, after …
Dr. Susan Phillips, CM, Advisory Council Member
Susan is Professor Emerita in the MPNL program, at Carleton University, and founder of the program. She’s Faculty Supervisor with the Women in Philanthropy (WiP) …