Our Leadership
Right To Play is led by a diverse group of individuals, each with a passion to stand up for children so they can stand up for themselves.
National Office Board
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Jake Lawrence
Chair, Right To Play Canadian Advisory Board and Group Head and CEO, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
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Ava Hill
Vice Chair – Indigenous Programs & Former Elected Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River
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Sean St. John
Vice Chair – Indigenous Programs & Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income & Co-Head of Risk Management Solutions, National Bank Financial
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Mervyn Allen
Partner, McMillan LLP
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Laura Charters Carruthers
Member, Right To Play Canadian Advisory Board & Co-Chair of Playmakers Board
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Loren Francis
Vice President & Principal, Highview Financial Group
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Tim Haney
CEO of Dentons Canada & Member of the Dentons Global Management Committee & Global Board
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James Harbilas
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Altagas
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Shannon Hosford
Chief Marketing Officer, MLSE
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Marnie McBean
Three-time Olympic rowing champion, four-time Olympic medalist, speaker, mentor and writer
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Noel McDonald
President of Isthmus Capital Management and Co-Chair of Playmakers Board
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GEORGE SO
Managing Partner, Instar Asset Management
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Tim Stinson
Executive Vice President, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.
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Ken Tanenbaum
Founder & Chairman, Kilmer Developments
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Sandra Taube-Godard
Managing Director, Investment Strategy, Unison
Global Leadership Team
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Susan McIsaac
Chief Executive Officer
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Mona Abu Shaban
Director, Global Total Rewards
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Nahed Al Ahmad
Country Director, Palestine
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Elias Ayoub
Executive Lead on Scale and Innovation
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Max Bertschmann
National Director, Switzerland
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Amadou Cisse
Country Director, Rwanda
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James Custodero
Director, Strategy and Planning
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David Danylewich
Chief Financial Officer
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Yacouba Dena
Country Director, Mali
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Michel Diatta
Head of Office, Senegal
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Zoe Dibb
Vice President, Impact and Quality
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Ross Edgeworth
Vice President, Global Partnerships
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Tracey Evans
Director, Global Partnerships
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Lindsay Groves
Chief Development Officer
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Abeer Hilaneh
Director, Global Field Finance
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Rola Hodeib
Global Director, Country Operations
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Basharat Hussain
Director, Program Finance
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Ali Khayam
Country Director, Pakistan
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Zania Mauricette
Global Director, People & Culture
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Gillian McMahon
National Director, United Kingdom
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Maria Mongi
Country Director, Tanzania
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Audrey Mugisha
Global Field Director, People & Culture
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Josephine Mukakalisa
Country Director, Ghana
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Tedla Mulatu
Country Director, Ethiopia
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Daina Mutindi
Country Director, Mozambique
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Parvin Ngala
Vice President, Country Offices
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Arnaud Niyongabo
Country Director, Burundi
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Lara Obediat
Country Director, Jordan
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Christina Palassio
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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Brijpal Patel
Director, Global Program Development
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Mike Prime
Vice President, Information Technology
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Chelcey Remstad
Director, Donor Engagement and Stewardship
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Sonja Ringdal
Delegate of the Board, Switzerland
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Sven Schroeder
National Director, Germany
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Santosh Shetty
Controller
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Jennifer Slawich
Director, Policy & Stakeholder Engagement
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Lars Erik Svanberg
National Director, Norway
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Marjanne van der Helm
National Director, Netherlands
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Laura Thomas
Acting Executive Director, Indigenous Programs
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Rosemary Trent
National Director, United States
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Titus Tumusiime
Country Director, Uganda
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Susan Vardon
National Director, Canada
International Board of Directors
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Dag Skattum
Chair
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Johann Olav Koss, C.M.
Founder
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Mireille Abujawdeh
Board Member
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Rehmah Kasule
Board Member
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Karen F. Conway
Board member
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Tsega Gebreyes
Board Member
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Kristin Skauan Kleven
Board Member
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Kate McGilvray
Board member
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Mehrdad Noorani
Board member
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ANDREW PICKERSGILL
Board Member
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LARRY TANENBAUM
Board Member
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Matt Tedford
Treasurer
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Garrick Tiplady
Board Member
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REBECCA WINTHROP
Board Member
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Dr. Cream Wright
Board member
Global Leadership Council
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Rainer-Marc and Tatjana Frey
Switzerland
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Mark Hantho
United States
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Deborah and John Harris
Canada
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Ragnar Horn
Norway and United Kingdom
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Meridee Moore
United States
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Mehrdad Noorani
United States
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Dwight Poler
United States
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Wilco Jiskoot & Alexandra Schaapveld
Netherlands
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Michael Siefke
Germany
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Dag Skattum
United Kingdom
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Ariel Somes
Canada and United States
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Lawrence M. (Larry) Tanenbaum, O.C.
Canada
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Florian Wendelstadt
Germany
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Urs & Simone Wietlisbach
Switzerland
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