Meet our team

Thought leaders focused on the things that matter most to the West and Canada

Hon. Gary G. Mar, KC
President & CEO
Canada West Foundation

Colleen Collins
Vice-President
Canada West Foundation

Carlo Dade
Director of the
Trade & Investment Centre

Janet Lane
Director of the
Human Capital Centre

Marla Orenstein
Director of the
Natural Resources Centre


Office of the President and CEO

Gary G. Mar, President & CEO

Colleen Collins, Vice-President


Jodi McCaw, Executive Assistant to the President
and CEO
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Research

Colleen Collins, Vice-President
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Carlo Dade, Director of the Trade & Investment Centre
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Janet Lane, Director of the Human Capital Centre
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Marla Orenstein, Director of the Natural Resources Centre
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Stephany Laverty, Policy Analyst
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Lin Akkad, Policy Analyst
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Ryan Workman, Policy Analyst
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Sharon Zhengyang Sun, Trade Policy Economist
(academic leave of absence until September 2024)


Operations

Mai Lam, Director of Operations
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Sophie Lacerte, Creative Director
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Ruth Klinkhammer, Communications Director
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Tessa Kalinowski, Communications Specialist
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Ethan Johnson, Communications and Admin Assistant
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Executive-in-Residence

John Law, Executive-in-Residence


Jeff Griffiths, Senior Fellow

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