A proven marketing leader and strategic advisor with 30 years of experience, Jennifer Marley solves the highest-level, toughest strategic challenges for her clients at the marketing advisory firm, Sklar Wilton & Associates (SW&A). In her 18 years at SW&A, Jennifer has been honoured to act as strategic and insights advisor to some of Canada’s finest companies to collaboratively solve tough business challenges to unlock growth and build stronger brands.

Her vision has been a driving force behind many successful culture, engagement and coaching initiatives at SW&A leading the firm to be named as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces, as well as, an Employee Recommended Workplace in 2017 and 2018.

The blood cancer cause is a personal one for Jennifer. She is a 14-year leukemia survivor and is dedicated volunteer for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. She is also a keen adventurer who enjoys new challenges including biking, hiking, trekking, and zip-lining in some of the most exotic and beautiful parts of the world. She is a mother of two, Matt 22 and Kate 20, who she is helping transition through university to adulthood. Her husband Murray enjoys accompanying her on her adventures.

Stephanie is a senior pharmaceutical and biotech entrepreneur and consultant with decades of experience advising Global C-Suite Executives about optimal commercialization strategies for game-changing improvements in cancer care. She’s the founder and currently the President of OncoLogic Inc., a boutique strategy, forecasting, research and due diligence consulting firm. Stephanie was also the co-founder of Strategic Answers Inc. where she helped develop and launch a software program to estimate the future prevalence of cancer and led business development activities until the company was acquired in 2016. Prior to her start-up and consulting roles she held senior marketing and strategic planning roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly and Company. Stephanie is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Scientists in School in addition to serving as an Advisor to the ALS Society of Canada and to the Life Sciences Health Innovation Hub of Springboard Enterprises. Stephanie holds a BSc (Honours) in Life Sciences and a MSc. (Pathology) from Queen’s University (NCIC Scholarship).

Gord McFarlane is the Managing Director of Corporate Development at FYi Doctors. North America’s largest doctor-owned eye care provider with over 300 locations. Prior to joining FYi he had a 30 year career with Grant Thornton LLP including leadership roles as Managing Partner Alberta, Regional Managing Partner Western Canada, member of the firm’s National Management Committee, National Managing Partner of the firm’s Advisory Services across Canada and a term on the firm’s Partnership Board. Gord is a FCA, FCPA and a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).

Gord is an audit committee member, past treasurer and board member of the HomeSpace Society, a non-profit organization providing housing for Calgary’s homeless. He is the past chair of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and a former trustee of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation. He has served on and advised numerous Boards of Directors over his career both in the corporate and non-profit sector.

Gord was diagnosed with an aggressive Prolymphocytic Leukemia in 2015 and began treatment immediately, which included a successful stem cell transplant from his donor, his sister.

Dr. Keith Humphries, MD PhD, is a distinguished scientist and Director of the Terry Fox Laboratory of the BC Cancer Agency and Professor in the Division of Hematology of the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. His long-standing research interests are focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate normal blood stem cell properties and how these are altered in leukemia. Studies in his lab have involved a stellar succession of trainees from Canada and around the world that have stimulated new approaches for expanding normal blood stem cells and provided new insights into the mechanisms of leukemic transformation. His laboratory has also been on the forefront of the use of retroviral and lentiviral - mediated gene transfer to human as well as mouse blood stem cells and has used this technology to develop powerful new models for studying how specific genes contribute to leukemia development. He is an active promoter of translational science and a collaborator on many team projects both nationally and internationally. He has a long track record of research accomplishments supported and contributions to scientific societies and journals. Dr. Humphries has been recognized by numerous prestigious awards including the 2013 Terry Fox Gold Medal and induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

He has been an active member of many international scientific societies. He has served in senior elected executive roles in the International Society of Experimental Hematology, and served as President and then as Editor in Chief of the associations journal, Experimental Hematology. He was a founding member in 1999 of the NCE-funded Stem Cell Network and remains active in the Canadian Stem Cell Network Foundation. He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hemato-Linne Stem Cell Program (centered in Lund, Sweden) and bluebird bio and has previously been an advisor to the hematology research program at Millenium and Systemix. He has previously served as an advisor to the Terry Fox Foundation and currently sits on the Medical-Scientific committee of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada. Dr. Humphries has served on numerous review panels both nationally and internationally including serving as member of the Score Committee of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (USA), member and chair of the scientific panel for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada, the hematopoiesis panel of the National Cancer Institute and site visit panels for the Terry Fox Program.

Ozzie Ahmed is the Vice President of Retail for The Beer Store. In his role, he is responsible for the strategic direction, vision, and performance of the 430+ retail stores across the province along with the 4500 hard-working Ontarians who operate them.
As an experienced professional with more than 25 years of retail management, Ozzie is known for driving brand performance and operational excellence. In his 16 years at The Beer Store, he has held various management roles starting his career as a Store Manager, District Manager, and General Manager of Retail Operations before transitioning to his current role as Vice President, Retail Operations.
Over the years he has been involved in the community in many different capacities. His passion for family and community have driven him to volunteer as School Council Chair for several years. In addition, he has volunteered as an Auxiliary Police Officer for the Waterloo Region Police Service and has served as a Coordinator for the Cambridge Core Areas Patrol, an award-winning community support initiative. Ozzie has been an active supporter of LLSC from the first day that The Beer Store and LLSC paired up. From being a District Coordinator to sitting on the Bottle Drive Provincial Committee, LLSC has always been an important charitable partner to him because of the great work they do!

Jeffrey Bacha is an experienced senior executive with more than twenty years in the life sciences industry focused in the areas of operations, strategy and finance. His background includes successful public and private company building from both a start-up and turn around perspective; establishing and leading thriving management and technical teams; and raising capital in both the public and private markets.

Currently, Jeffrey is the CEO of Edison Oncology Holding Corp., a company he established to develop and commercialize new therapies in the fight against cancer. Prior to founding Edison Oncology, he led the growth of DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from its inception in 2010 through its listing on NASDAQ and advancement of its lead product candidate to pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials. In addition to his role at Edison Oncology, Jeffrey serves as an independent director and chair of the Compensation Committee for Sernova Corp., where he has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008.

Jeffrey has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” executive by Business in Vancouver magazine and is the former Chair of the Greater Vancouver Economic Council.

Jeffrey is active in his community through volunteerism with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program and as former Chairman of the Board for Covenant House Vancouver.

Dr. Jason Berman is the CEO and Scientific Director of the CHEO Research Institute and the Vice-President Research at CHEO. He is also a Full Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Previously he served as Associate Chair, Research, Department of Pediatrics, and Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology at Dalhousie University and interim Vice President Research, Innovation and Knowledge Translation for the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Dr. Berman is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and internationally recognized for pioneering research using zebrafish to study leukemia, childhood solid tumours, and rare inherited diseases, with a recent focus on inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. His laboratory has served as the Atlantic node of the Centre for Drug Research and Development and a national hub for zebrafish modeling of orphan diseases. He has served as president of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation, president of the Canadian Hematology Society and is a founding member of the Canadian Rare Disease Models and Mechanisms Network. He is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the national Maternal Infant Child and Youth Research Network and a member of the board of the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research (Chair of the Research Committee) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Cancer Research. 

Dr. Berman has been engaged with LLSC for many years in a variety of capacities, including as a grant recipient, speaker at Light the Night events, grant reviewer, Chair of the Operating Grant Review Panel, and member of the Med/Sci Committee. He is passionate about translating research findings from the bench to the bedside to improve the outcome and quality of life for individuals suffering from blood cancers

Dan Coyle is the Vice President and Eastern Region Manager for Marsh Canada’s Consumer & Commercial Department. Dan is accountable for all aspects of brokering and supporting strategies to position Marsh Canada for accelerated profitable growth in the Eastern Region, while insuring an exceptional customer experience and efficient business interactions with Marsh’s insurers and vendors. He is recognized as an inspirational leader with a high level of enthusiasm and professionalism to take on any challenge. Dan was recently recognized as one of the 2016 Young Guns of insurance by Insurance Business Magazine and Nouveaux leadeurs en assurance 2018 by Le Journal de l’Assurance.

In 2017, Dan’s uncle passed away from AML leaving his wife and two teenage daughters behind. He is actively involved in several community service organizations. Currently, he is the proud member of Montreal’s Light the Night Walk Volunteer Leadership Committee where he was Chair of the Walk in 2016. Dan and his wife are proud to raise two amazing daughters together.

Scott A. Carroll is the resident manager of the Cincinnati, Ohio office of Jackson Lewis LLP. Scott has represented clients across the spectrum of labor and employment law, including wrongful discharge litigation, collective bargaining, union avoidance, and human resources counseling. He has expertise in drafting, counseling, prosecuting, and defending theft of trade secret cases and/or non-compete, non-solicitation cases. Scott is a member of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Cincinnati Bar Association. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, and he earned his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati - College of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Scott became a member of the South Ohio chapter in 2002 and was chapter president in 2005.

Frédéric is an expert in business intelligence and knowledge management. He has developed and supported several innovative and pioneering research projects in artificial intelligence and economic data management. Committed to the development of companies and organizations he works with, Frédéric uses a rigorous project management methodology and a Glow to Grow approach which allow him to contribute to the success of complex projects involving private companies and public agencies.

Frédéric was the managing partner of a consulting practice specialized in business intelligence and economic and industrial development for 14 years before he joined the Quebec Cluster of Metal Transformers as Chief Executive Officer.

As a speaker and strategic advisor, Frédéric wrote several industry reports and briefs, participated in parliamentary committees, and organized strategic forums for the development of industry clusters.

In early 2017 Frederic was diagnosed with an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma stage IV and, thanks to the support of the Canadian medical community, he is now undergoing his maintenance treatment.

Paul Davis was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with an underlying Follicular Lymphoma in 2011. A former 25 year veteran of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and member of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature, Paul says it was the last thing he ever expected to face.

Paul wasn’t going to allow a cancer diagnosis to stop him from continuing his active lifestyle. Shortly after finishing his curative chemotherapy treatments in the fall of 2011, he was re-elected to the Newfoundland Labrador House of Assembly and elevated to cabinet. Paul continued his political career while undergoing two years of maintenance treatments and in 2014 became the 12th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.

In the fall of 2018 Paul retired from politics but stepped up his involvement with LLSC. As a lifelong volunteer with a long history of serving with local, regional and national organizations, Paul was delighted to join the LLSC Board of Directors and enjoys being an active volunteer with the local Light The Night organizing committee.

Paul is particularly passionate when it comes to services and supports to people affected by blood cancers and their families and believes in the benefits and value of much needed blood cancer research.

Paul and his wife Cheryl reside in their home town of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland Labrador.

With over 32 years of experience at RBC, Cameron
brings a great depth of industry knowledge as a Portfolio Manager and Wealth
Advisor to his clients. Cameron customizes advanced financial planning
strategies and unique wealth protection solutions to meet the needs of
families, businesses and philanthropic organizations on national and
international levels. As a Portfolio Manager, he offers discretionary investment
management services to his clients.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cameron completed his education in
Toronto earning an Honours degree in Economics at York University. He is a
Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Canadian Investment Manager (CIM), Options
licensed (OLC), Financial Management Advisor (FMA) and is licensed to provide
insurance solutions to protect and preserve your personal and corporate
wealth.

Cameron is actively involved with a variety of professional and charitable
organizations including his former role as Director on the Board of the Better
Living Health Centre. He has also served on their Planning Committee Board
and Finance Board. In his former role as Branch Manager at RBC Royal Bank,
Cameron initiated RBC's participation in the Meals on Wheels program. He
recently co-chaired the Special Events Committee of the Yonge Bloor Bay
Business Association, which continues to support local businesses and
charities in the Yorkville community.

Cameron served on the RBC Dominion Securities Advisory Board which
comprised of advisors from across Canada. He represented RBC investment
advisors for the Metro Toronto and Northern Ontario regions, alongside his
fellow board members, working to improve client service and the client
experience at RBC Dominion Securities. Since 2020, Cameron has been involved
with the RBC Dominion Securities Investment Advisor Mentorship Program. He coaches new Advisors who are looking to grow their business. Currently, he is a member of the prestigious RBC Dominion Securities Executive Council.

Amber just celebrated 23 years at Sklar Wilton & Associates where, as Managing Director, she helps some of Canada’s most iconic brands solve tough business challenges and identify growth opportunities through strategic insights and facilitation.

In addition, Amber channels her passion for people and culture by leading the SW&A Engagement strategy.  With a focus on Whole Person Development, including connection and belonging, recognition and energy management, Amber is always looking for new ideas and approaches to ensure the team is truly thriving even during these challenging times.  Amber has also built custom Whole Person Development programs for SW&A clients to help their teams succeed.

Amber’s daughter Reese, now 15 years old, is a childhood cancer survivor.  While the diagnosis was not a blood cancer, there’s no doubt some of treatment she received was informed by the research done on blood cancers.  Plus, Amber and her family became close to other families with children going through leukemia treatment at Sick Kids hospital….each and every one of them a true warrior and inspiration.  Amber, her husband and daughter love international travel, exploring new restaurants around Toronto and relaxing at the cottage. 
Amber has volunteered her ideas and her time as a member of LLSC’s Talent and HR Committee for the past year.

Derek Johnstone is Special Assistant to the National President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada), one of Canada’s largest private-sector unions: representing a quarter of a million workers in more than 600 communities across the country.

A UFCW member for nearly 25 years, Derek has served the union in various capacities, including local steward, national representative, and regional director. As Special Assistant, Johnstone engages stakeholders as the union’s research, communications, and skills development principal. He also serves as administrator of the union’s strike and lockout resource, the National Defence Fund.

From 2014 to 2019, Derek served as Vice-Chair of the Ontario Prevention Council, where he worked with employers, civil society organizations and academics to develop and advance the province’s health and safety system and provide enhanced protections for vulnerable worker populations.

Like many UFCW Canada members – who have collectively raised more than $43-million for blood cancer research – Derek is an enthusiastic participant in LLSC fundraising initiatives.

Derek is a graduate of Western University, and has completed professional education programs in public relations, board governance and group benefit plans.

Rick Lancaster is a retired financial services industry senior executive and former President and CEO of CIBC Life Insurance. Rick served on a not-for-profit board supporting Scouts Canada for 7 years. He was also former chair and director of the Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance. Rick has his CPA-CGA designation, an MBA from the University of Toronto and an HBA from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Rick is a 6 year survivor of NHL.

A McGill graduate, Angela C. Onesi has practiced law since the beginning of her career at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. She is a partner and Co-Leader of the firm’s Banking and Finance group. Angela advises clients in a wide array of industries on corporate and commercial financing, capital markets, private placements, project development and financing, acquisition financing and leasing. She structures, negotiates and manages all aspects of these financing transactions, including leading the teams required to close them. She prides herself on providing strategic, practical and business minded advice to her clients.

A fervent believer in the importance of volunteerism, Angela has been involved in a number of community organizations over the years including as a director of the Foundation of the Women’s Centre of Montreal since 2015. As a survivor of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma thanks, in part, to so many giving so much, Angela is committed to contributing to the mission of the LLSC.

Marla Persky is CEO and President of WOMN LLC, a company dedicated to helping women succeed in the business of law by increasing their knowledge of and acuity with financial drivers, client development, and leadership. Throughout her professional life, Ms. Persky has had the opportunity to understand and practice business principles that lead to personal and company success.

Richard Piticco joined the ICD as the Chief Administrative Officer with more than twenty years of experience in strategic financial leadership, operations, and leading large scale organizational changes. As the Executive Director of Operations & Administration for York’s School of Continuing Studies, he was responsible for strategic management & planning, financial management, human resources, technology, digital & experiential education, physical resources planning, and health & safety. He oversaw the construction of the school’s iconic new building as well as several digital transformations.

Previously, Richard was the Vice President of Student Services for CPA Ontario where he oversaw the operations, strategic and financial planning, business development, regulatory requirements, and policy development relating to a 20,000-student portfolio. Collaborating with provincial and national bodies across Canada, he led aspects of unifying three professional accounting bodies into one, while implementing a new post graduate program. He also led large-scale digital transformation projects and co-developed and implemented a multimillion-dollar funding model for Ontario universities that led to the creation of four specialized research centers.

Richard also worked at CIBC World Markets where he was a Director in Equity Research and was quickly ranked by Brendan Woods International as a “Rising Star”. Previously, he was a Treasury Manager with Pepsi Canada and became a CA with KPMG in 1999. Richard also volunteered on several Not-for-Profit Boards, including Hospice Palliative Care of Ontario and Family Services Toronto.

Rich Bagger served as executive vice president of corporate affairs and market access for Celgene from January 2012 through December 2019, where he oversaw communications, advocacy, government relations and policy, market access, global health and corporate responsibility. Before joining Celgene, Bagger was chief of staff for New Jersey governor Chris Christie.

His public service also includes 11 years in the New Jersey senate and assembly, where he was chair of the appropriations committee and majority conference leader. Previously, Bagger worked at Pfizer for more than 16 years in a series of positions of increasing responsibility within the company’s U.S. pharmaceuticals, corporate affairs and worldwide pharmaceuticals divisions. He currently teaches at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics and is a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a law degree from Rutgers University Law School.

A proven marketing leader and strategic advisor with 30 years of experience, Jennifer Marley solves the highest-level, toughest strategic challenges for her clients at the marketing advisory firm, Sklar Wilton & Associates (SW&A). In her 18 years at SW&A, Jennifer has been honoured to act as strategic and insights advisor to some of Canada’s finest companies to collaboratively solve tough business challenges to unlock growth and build stronger brands.

Her vision has been a driving force behind many successful culture, engagement and coaching initiatives at SW&A leading the firm to be named as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces, as well as, an Employee Recommended Workplace in 2017 and 2018.

The blood cancer cause is a personal one for Jennifer. She is a 14-year leukemia survivor and is dedicated volunteer for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. She is also a keen adventurer who enjoys new challenges including biking, hiking, trekking, and zip-lining in some of the most exotic and beautiful parts of the world. She is a mother of two, Matt 22 and Kate 20, who she is helping transition through university to adulthood. Her husband Murray enjoys accompanying her on her adventures.

Stephanie is a senior pharmaceutical and biotech entrepreneur and consultant with decades of experience advising Global C-Suite Executives about optimal commercialization strategies for game-changing improvements in cancer care. She’s the founder and currently the President of OncoLogic Inc., a boutique strategy, forecasting, research and due diligence consulting firm. Stephanie was also the co-founder of Strategic Answers Inc. where she helped develop and launch a software program to estimate the future prevalence of cancer and led business development activities until the company was acquired in 2016. Prior to her start-up and consulting roles she held senior marketing and strategic planning roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly and Company. Stephanie is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Scientists in School in addition to serving as an Advisor to the ALS Society of Canada and to the Life Sciences Health Innovation Hub of Springboard Enterprises. Stephanie holds a BSc (Honours) in Life Sciences and a MSc. (Pathology) from Queen’s University (NCIC Scholarship).

Gord McFarlane is the Managing Director of Corporate Development at FYi Doctors. North America’s largest doctor-owned eye care provider with over 300 locations. Prior to joining FYi he had a 30 year career with Grant Thornton LLP including leadership roles as Managing Partner Alberta, Regional Managing Partner Western Canada, member of the firm’s National Management Committee, National Managing Partner of the firm’s Advisory Services across Canada and a term on the firm’s Partnership Board. Gord is a FCA, FCPA and a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).

Gord is an audit committee member, past treasurer and board member of the HomeSpace Society, a non-profit organization providing housing for Calgary’s homeless. He is the past chair of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and a former trustee of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation. He has served on and advised numerous Boards of Directors over his career both in the corporate and non-profit sector.

Gord was diagnosed with an aggressive Prolymphocytic Leukemia in 2015 and began treatment immediately, which included a successful stem cell transplant from his donor, his sister.

Dr. Keith Humphries, MD PhD, is a distinguished scientist and Director of the Terry Fox Laboratory of the BC Cancer Agency and Professor in the Division of Hematology of the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. His long-standing research interests are focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate normal blood stem cell properties and how these are altered in leukemia. Studies in his lab have involved a stellar succession of trainees from Canada and around the world that have stimulated new approaches for expanding normal blood stem cells and provided new insights into the mechanisms of leukemic transformation. His laboratory has also been on the forefront of the use of retroviral and lentiviral - mediated gene transfer to human as well as mouse blood stem cells and has used this technology to develop powerful new models for studying how specific genes contribute to leukemia development. He is an active promoter of translational science and a collaborator on many team projects both nationally and internationally. He has a long track record of research accomplishments supported and contributions to scientific societies and journals. Dr. Humphries has been recognized by numerous prestigious awards including the 2013 Terry Fox Gold Medal and induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

He has been an active member of many international scientific societies. He has served in senior elected executive roles in the International Society of Experimental Hematology, and served as President and then as Editor in Chief of the associations journal, Experimental Hematology. He was a founding member in 1999 of the NCE-funded Stem Cell Network and remains active in the Canadian Stem Cell Network Foundation. He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hemato-Linne Stem Cell Program (centered in Lund, Sweden) and bluebird bio and has previously been an advisor to the hematology research program at Millenium and Systemix. He has previously served as an advisor to the Terry Fox Foundation and currently sits on the Medical-Scientific committee of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada. Dr. Humphries has served on numerous review panels both nationally and internationally including serving as member of the Score Committee of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (USA), member and chair of the scientific panel for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada, the hematopoiesis panel of the National Cancer Institute and site visit panels for the Terry Fox Program.

Ozzie Ahmed is the Vice President of Retail for The Beer Store. In his role, he is responsible for the strategic direction, vision, and performance of the 430+ retail stores across the province along with the 4500 hard-working Ontarians who operate them.
As an experienced professional with more than 25 years of retail management, Ozzie is known for driving brand performance and operational excellence. In his 16 years at The Beer Store, he has held various management roles starting his career as a Store Manager, District Manager, and General Manager of Retail Operations before transitioning to his current role as Vice President, Retail Operations.
Over the years he has been involved in the community in many different capacities. His passion for family and community have driven him to volunteer as School Council Chair for several years. In addition, he has volunteered as an Auxiliary Police Officer for the Waterloo Region Police Service and has served as a Coordinator for the Cambridge Core Areas Patrol, an award-winning community support initiative. Ozzie has been an active supporter of LLSC from the first day that The Beer Store and LLSC paired up. From being a District Coordinator to sitting on the Bottle Drive Provincial Committee, LLSC has always been an important charitable partner to him because of the great work they do!

Jeffrey Bacha is an experienced senior executive with more than twenty years in the life sciences industry focused in the areas of operations, strategy and finance. His background includes successful public and private company building from both a start-up and turn around perspective; establishing and leading thriving management and technical teams; and raising capital in both the public and private markets.

Currently, Jeffrey is the CEO of Edison Oncology Holding Corp., a company he established to develop and commercialize new therapies in the fight against cancer. Prior to founding Edison Oncology, he led the growth of DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from its inception in 2010 through its listing on NASDAQ and advancement of its lead product candidate to pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials. In addition to his role at Edison Oncology, Jeffrey serves as an independent director and chair of the Compensation Committee for Sernova Corp., where he has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008.

Jeffrey has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” executive by Business in Vancouver magazine and is the former Chair of the Greater Vancouver Economic Council.

Jeffrey is active in his community through volunteerism with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program and as former Chairman of the Board for Covenant House Vancouver.

Scott A. Carroll is the resident manager of the Cincinnati, Ohio office of Jackson Lewis LLP. Scott has represented clients across the spectrum of labor and employment law, including wrongful discharge litigation, collective bargaining, union avoidance, and human resources counseling. He has expertise in drafting, counseling, prosecuting, and defending theft of trade secret cases and/or non-compete, non-solicitation cases. Scott is a member of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Cincinnati Bar Association. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, and he earned his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati - College of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Scott became a member of the South Ohio chapter in 2002 and was chapter president in 2005.

Frédéric is an expert in business intelligence and knowledge management. He has developed and supported several innovative and pioneering research projects in artificial intelligence and economic data management. Committed to the development of companies and organizations he works with, Frédéric uses a rigorous project management methodology and a Glow to Grow approach which allow him to contribute to the success of complex projects involving private companies and public agencies.

Frédéric was the managing partner of a consulting practice specialized in business intelligence and economic and industrial development for 14 years before he joined the Quebec Cluster of Metal Transformers as Chief Executive Officer.

As a speaker and strategic advisor, Frédéric wrote several industry reports and briefs, participated in parliamentary committees, and organized strategic forums for the development of industry clusters.

In early 2017 Frederic was diagnosed with an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma stage IV and, thanks to the support of the Canadian medical community, he is now undergoing his maintenance treatment.

Rick Lancaster is a retired financial services industry senior executive and former President and CEO of CIBC Life Insurance. Rick served on a not-for-profit board supporting Scouts Canada for 7 years. He was also former chair and director of the Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance. Rick has his CPA-CGA designation, an MBA from the University of Toronto and an HBA from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Rick is a 6 year survivor of NHL.