Board of Directors
Yaroslav Baran
Chair
Co-founder of the Pendulum Group, Yaroslav Baran is an expert in political analysis and communications with an...
Marci Surkes
Vice Chair
Marci Surkes spent 15 years serving as a political aide on Parliament Hill, most recently in senior roles advi...
Jennifer Brooy
Treasurer
Jennifer Brooy is an accomplished international Financial Executive, with 30+ years of domestic and internatio...
Camille Therriault-Power
Secretary
After a federal public service career spanning over 30 years in operations and corporate management in federal...
Anne McGrath
Anne McGrath is the National Director of the New Democratic Party. Anne has been actively involved in all leve...
Audrey O’Brien
Director Emerita
Audrey O’Brien is Clerk Emeritus of the House of Commons. She served from 2005 to 2015 as the first woman and ...
Fen Hampson
Director Emeritus
Fen Osler Hampson is a former Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) (2000-20...
Farhaan Ladhani
Farhaan Ladhani is the CEO of Digital Public Square. For over a decade, Mr. Ladhani has been leading efforts o...
Graham Fox
As Managing Principal and Vice Chair of the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation, Graham brings ...
Heather Bradley
From 1993 to 2022, Heather Bradley worked for Speakers of the House of Commons Gilbert Parent, Peter Milliken,...
Jill Sinclair
Jill Sinclair is a leading member of Canada’s defence, international security and foreign policy community. Sh...
Lori Turnbull
Dr. Lori Turnbull is the Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University. She is a fel...
Marc Bosc
Marc Bosc joined the Parliamentary Centre as a board member in September 2020. An accomplished parliamentary p...
Maureen Boyd
Chair Emerita
Maureen Boyd was a member of the Parliamentary Centre’s Board of Directors from 2013 to 2023, serving as Chair...
Peter Oberle
Peter Oberle was a member of Canada’s Federal Public Service for 25 years. In that time, he served at the Natu...
Phedely Ariste
Phedely Ariste is a lawyer at Gowling WLG in Ottawa. Fully bilingual, Phedely represents individuals, professi...
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray is an accomplished fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience working with the...
The Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C.
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...