Board of Directors
Chair
Co-founder of the Pendulum Group, Yaroslav Baran is an expert in political analysis and communications with an…
Vice Chair
Marci Surkes spent 15 years serving as a political aide on Parliament Hill, most recently in senior roles advi…
Treasurer
Jennifer Brooy is an accomplished international Financial Executive, with 30+ years of domestic and internatio…
Board Member
Anne McGrath is the National Director of the New Democratic Party. Anne has been actively involved in all leve…
Director Emerita
Audrey O’Brien is Clerk Emeritus of the House of Commons. She served from 2005 to 2015 as the first woman and …
Director Emeritus
Fen Osler Hampson is a former Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) (2000-20…
Board Member
Farhaan Ladhani is the CEO of Digital Public Square. For over a decade, Mr. Ladhani has been leading efforts o…
Board Member
From 1993 to 2022, Heather Bradley worked for Speakers of the House of Commons Gilbert Parent, Peter Milliken,…
Board Member
Jill Sinclair is a leading member of Canada’s defence, international security and foreign policy community. Sh…
Board Member
Dr. Lori Turnbull is the Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University. She is a fel…
Board Member
Marc Bosc joined the Parliamentary Centre as a board member in September 2020. An accomplished parliamentary p…
Chair Emerita
Maureen Boyd was a member of the Parliamentary Centre’s Board of Directors from 2013 to 2023, serving as Chair…
Honourary Patron – Governor General of Canada, 2010-2017 Chair of the Rideau Hall Foundation
The Right Honourable David Johnston was Canada’s 28th governor general. During his mandate, he established the…
Board Member
Maiwand Rahyab is the founder and CEO of Resilient Societies, a Canadian organisation dedicated to protecting civic space and empowering democracy…
Board Member
Anoush Fraser Terjanian has a longstanding interest in how research can address public challenges, particularly in the area of democracy…