Faculty & Instructors

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Calum M. Carmichael

Associate Professor in the MPNL program

Calum M. Carmichael
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Amanda Clarke

Associate Professor in the MPNL program

Amanda Clarke
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Jennifer Conley

Instructor in the MPNL program

Jennifer Conley
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Nathan Grasse

Associate Professor in the MPNL program

Nathan Grasse
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Richard Paton

Instructor in the MPNL program; SPPA Adjunct Professor

Richard Paton
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Susan Phillips

Professor and Graduate Supervisor of the MPNL program

Susan Phillips
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Paloma Raggo

Assistant Professor in the MPNL program

Paloma Raggo
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Vinod Rajasekaran

Instructor in the MPNL program

Vinod Rajasekaran
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Anna Riethman

Graduate Administrator & Community Coordinator in the MPNL program

Anna Riethman
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Barbara Szijarto

Instructor in the MPNL program

Barbara Szijarto

Adjunct Professors & Fellows

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Liban Abokor

Fellow in the MPNL program

Liban Abokor
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Sylvie Babadjide

Adjunct Research Professor in SPPA

Sylvie Babadjide
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Cathy Barr

Fellow in the MPNL program

Cathy Barr
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Jesse Lecy

Adjunct Professor in the MPNL program

Jesse Lecy
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Michael Lenczner

Fellow in the MPNL program

Michael Lenczner
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Adam Parachin

Adjunct Professor in the MPNL program

Adam Parachin
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Richard Paton

Instructor in the MPNL program; SPPA Adjunct Professor

Richard Paton
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Paula Speevak

Adjunct Professor in the MPNL program

Paula Speevak

Advisory Council

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January 19, 2022

Cornelia Duck, Member of the Advisory Council

Cornelia Duck, Member of the Advisory Council

Collaborating closely with her husband, whose business success she credits with their good fortune to be active philanthropists, Cornelia Duck draws on her hands-on experience in two, privately-held businesses to... More
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January 19, 2022

Jean-Marc Mangin, Member of the Advisory Council

Jean-Marc Mangin, Member of the Advisory Council

Jean-Marc Mangin is President of Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC), a national network of family, independent and corporate grantmakers in Canada that includes many of the largest private charitable foundations in... More
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January 19, 2022

Jo-Anne Ryan, Member of the Advisory Council

Jo-Anne Ryan, Member of the Advisory Council

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. She's also led TD’s research... More
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January 19, 2022

Keith Sjögren, Chair of the Advisory Council

Keith Sjögren, Chair of the Advisory Council

Keith Sjögren recently retired as Managing Director at Investor Economics, a leading provider of research and advisory services to the financial services industry in Canada. Prior to joining the consulting... More
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January 19, 2022

Kevin McCort, Member of the Advisory Council

Kevin McCort, Member of the Advisory Council

Kevin McCort is President and CEO of the Vancouver Foundation. With more than 30 years of service to the nonprofit sector, both in Canada and around the world, he has... More
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January 19, 2022

Michelle Campbell, Member of the Advisory Council

Michelle Campbell, Member of the Advisory Council

With more than three decades of experience in healthcare fund development, Michelle Campbell works with multiple stakeholder audiences across the region to build resources for care, teaching and research at... More
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January 19, 2022

Paul Nazareth, Member of the Advisory Council

Paul Nazareth, Member of the Advisory Council

Paul Nazareth has worked in Canada’s philanthropic sector for more than 20 years. He's Vice President of Education & Development at the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) and was... More
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January 19, 2022

Rachel Pereira, Member of the Advisory Council

Rachel Pereira, Member of the Advisory Council

Rachel Pereira is an independent researcher and an alumna of the MPNL program. She has a BA in French Language & Literature and Linguistics from the University of Alberta, and... More
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January 19, 2022

Sharilyn Hale, Member of the Advisory Council

Sharilyn Hale, Member of the Advisory Council

Dr. Sharilyn Hale helps those who give, give well, and supports social purpose organizations to deepen their performance. With a leadership career spanning more than 20 years in the social... More