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Leadership

Our Board of Directors embodies the leadership we strive to instill in the youth we reach with our programs. They are entrepreneurs, experts in their field, business professionals, community leaders, innovators, advocates, researchers and scientists all working together to drive the evolution of Actua as a leader in the delivery of STEM programming. 

The national office in Ottawa houses a solid team of staff members dedicated to Actua’s mission to deliver high-quality STEM programming to ALL youth.

Board of Directors 2012

Suzanne Corbeil, Chair
Executive Director, U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities [Bio]

Jennifer Flanagan, President and Secretary
CEO, Actua [Bio]

Todd Hamilton, Treasurer
Senior Manager, Assurance & Advisory, Bessner, Gallay & Kreisman

Kim Warburton, Director
Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, GE Canada

Susan Holt, Director
President and CEO, New Brunswick Business Council

Sharon Varette, Director
Executive Coach, OPUS Libra Coaching Inc.

Paul Ledwell, Director
Executive Vice-President, Public Policy Forum

Claude Laguë, Director 
Dean of Engineering, University of Ottawa

Udloriak Hanson, Director 
Special Advisor, Aboriginal Issues & Arctic Opportunities, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 

Colleen Flather, Director 
Former Program Manager, WISE Kid-Netic Energy, University of Manitoba

National Staff

Jennifer Flanagan, President & CEO [Bio]
Virginia Hall, Director of Operations and Research
Leslie Cuthbertson, Senior Director of Partnerships and Communications
Mark Zwicker, Director of Membership and Technology
Kaitlynn Carroll, Communications and Projects Coordinator
Jace Meyer, Manager of Membership and Outreach Programs 
Kathryn Ovenell-Carter, Outreach Coordinator
Lana Bodorik, Executive Assistant to the CEO
Lesley Choules, Manager of Development
Laura Bouwman, Member Services Coordinator