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2025/2026 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs

 

 

CACE Officers / Executive

 

Vicki Giles, President 

McLennan Ross LLP

Edmonton, AB

Telephone: 780-482-9123

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Christopher Deehy, Vice President & Quebec Director

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-925-6353

E-mail: [email protected]

 

David Swayze ‐ Treasurer & Manitoba Director

Meighen Haddad LLP

Brandon, MB

Telephone: 204-725–8766

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Kecia Podetz - Past President

Emond Harnden LLP

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-940-2752

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Tracy Scanks ‐ Executive Director

CACE / Pro Conference Advantage

Victoria, BC

Telephone: 604-427-1491

E-mail: [email protected]

 

CACE Directors

 

Kate O'Neill ‐ Director, Newfoundland

Cox & Palmer

St. John's, NL

Telephone: 709-704-8245 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Emily MacDonald ‐ Director, Prince Edward Island

HR Atlantic Law

Charlottetown, PE

Telephone: 902-626-2500

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Sean Kelly ‐ Director, Nova Scotia

Stewart McKelvey

Halifax, NS

Telephone: 902-444-1742

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Dominque Fontaine ‐ Director, New Brunswick

McInnes Cooper

Moncton, NB

Telephone: 506-877-0869

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Christopher Deehy ‐ Director, Quebec (1 of 2)

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-925-6353

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Brittany Carson ‐ Director, Quebec (2 of 2)

Lavery, de Billy LLP

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-877-3027

E-mail: [email protected]


Tim Lawson, Director, Ontario (1 of 3)

McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-409-6298

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Sundeep Gokhale, Director, Ontario (2 of 3)

Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-603-6246

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Casey Dockendorff ‐ Director, Ontario (3 of 3)

Filion Wakley Thorup Angeletti LLP

London, ON

Telephone: 519-433-7270 ext 6001

E-mail: [email protected]

 

David Swayze ‐ Director, Manitoba

Meighen Haddad LLP

Brandon, MB

Telephone: 204-725–8766

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Calen Nixon ‐ Director, Saskatchewan

McDougall Gauley LLP

Regina, SK

Telephone: 306-565-5101

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Monica Bokenfohr ‐ Director, Alberta

Neuman Thompson

Edmonton, AB

Telephone: 780-733-6553

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Lynsey Gaudin - Director, British Columbia

MLT Aikins LLP

Vancouver, BC

Telephone: 604-608-4581

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Erin Ludwig ‐ Director, Corporate Counsel (1 of 2)

Health Shared Services

Calgary, AB

Telephone: 587-578-4315

E-mail: [email protected]


Amanda Sarginson ‐ Director, Corporate Counsel (2 of 2)

NAV Canada

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-292-7890

E-mail: [email protected] 

 

Kecia Podetz ‐ Past President - Director At Large (1 of 2)

Emond Harnden LLP

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-563-7660

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Nigel McKechnie, Director At Large (2 of 2)

Hicks Morley LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-864-7359

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Committee Chairs

 

Michael Horvat - Chair, Advocacy Committee

Aird & Berlis LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-865-4622

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Steven Dickie - Chair, Corporate Commercial Transactions Committee

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-862-4275

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Caroline Richard - Chair, Human Rights

Bird Richard

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-238-3772

E-mail: [email protected]

 

John Agioritis - Chair, Occupational Health & Safety

MLT Aikins LLP

Saskatoon, SK

Telephone: 306-975-7143

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Meghan Cowan - Chair, Privacy

Aird & Berlis LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-865-4722

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Nicole Skuggedal ‐ Law Firm Liaison Committee

Lawson Lundell LLP

Vancouver, BC

Telephone: 604-631-6795

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Jill Wilkie ‐ Future Leaders Conference Chair

Miller Thomson LLP

Calgary, AB

Telephone: 403-294-2402

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

 

 

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