Leadership
Our leadership team and board work alongside community partners to create meaningful, lasting change where it’s needed most.
Strategic management team
Sky Bridges, ICD.D
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Thomson Stifora
Vice President, Community Generosity
Megan Tate
Vice President, Community Impact
Kim Metcalfe, CPA, CA
Vice President, Finance
David Hawthorne
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Darlene Ott
Vice President, Information Management and Cybersecurity
Brent Retzlaff, CPHR, GPC.D
Vice President, People, Culture, and Governance
Board
Diane Roussin, M.S.M, BA, BSW
Chair
Rev. Dr. Cathy Campbell
Dr. Tina Chen
Phil Chiappetta
Daniel Friedman
Jon Kliewer, CPA, CA, CBV
Treasurer
Joy Loewen
Daniel Lussier, ICD.D
Elizabeth Marr, CFA, ICD.D
Scott Penman, CFA, ICD.D
John Pollard
Clayton Sandy
Louise Simbandumwe
Stacey Soldier
Anita Southall
Byron Williams, BA, LL.B
Appointing Board
The Winnipeg Foundation Act authorises the Appointing Board to appoint Foundation Board Members. The Appointing Board is comprised of the following positions:
- The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
- The Chief Justice of Manitoba
- The Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench
- The Mayor of the City of Winnipeg
- The Registrar General of Manitoba
Committees
All Board, staff and committee members act in accordance with Winnipeg Foundation’s Conflict of Interest Policy.
*Public committee members
Jon Kliewer, Chair
John Pollard, Vice Chair
Diane Roussin, Ex-officio
Daniel Friedman
Joy Loewen
Louise Simbandumwe
*Doug Einarson
*Bev Davies
*Aileen Naismith
Tina Chen, Chair
Scott Penman, Vice Chair
Diane Roussin, Ex-officio
Daniel Lussier
Clayton Sandy
Stacey Soldier
Anita Southall
Byron Williams
Phil Chiapetta, Chair
Anita Southall, Vice Chair
Diane Roussin, Ex-Officio
Cathy Campbell
Daniel Lussier
Jon Kliewer
Liz Marr
Clayton Sandy
*Sheri Bailey
*John Kiernan
*Carinna Rosales
Joy Loewen, Chair
Louise Simbandumwe, Vice Chair
Diane Roussin, Ex. Officio
Cathy Campbell
Daniel Friedman
John Pollard
Stacey Soldier
*Abdikheir Ahmed
*Alexis Kanu
*Luana Moar
Scott Penman, Chair
Liz Marr, Vice Chair
Diane Roussin, Ex-Officio
Phil Chiappetta
Tina Chen
Byron Williams
*Peter Josephson
*Patricia Nesbitt
*Candy Wong
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Children of the Earth High School
Churchill High School
Dakota Collegiate
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate
Elmwood High School
Fort Richmond Collegiate
Garden City Collegiate
Glenlawn Collegiate
Gordon Bell High School
Grant Park High School
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM)
John G. Stewart School
John Taylor Collegiate
Kelvin High School
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
Maples Collegiate
Mennonite Brethren Collegiate
Miles Macdonell Collegiate
Murdoch MacKay Collegiate
Oak Park High School
Pembina Trails Collegiate
R.B. Russell High School
Seven Oaks Met School
Sisler High School
St. James Collegiate
St. John’s High School
St. John’s-Ravenscourt School
St. Mary’s Academy
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Tec Voc High School
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