Our Board Members, 2019-20

Bruce Chapple ’87 Bruce Chapple ’87 is a partner with McMillan LLP, a national business law firm. He has over 20 years’ experience, specializing in business law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He is currently the firm’s Chief Financial Partner and a co-chair of its private equity group. He was previously the firm’s Chief Firm (Engagement) Partner, sat on the firm’s Professional Services Committee and was chair of its United Way Campaign. Bruce is regularly a member of the board of directors on portfolio companies for private equity investors and Canadian subsidiary companies. Bruce joined the RSGC Board in 2012. His two Georgian sons are Spencer ’19 and Devin (Class of 2021).

Cathy Cranston

Cathryn (Cathy) Cranston is an experienced independent public company director. She retired as a senior executive in the financial services sector after a 32-year career. Cathy currently serves on two corporate boards, two not-for-profit boards/committees and a Crown Corporation Advisory Panel. Cathy is a member of the board of Toromont Industries, Ltd., Chairs the Audit Committee, and sits on the Nominating and Governance Committee. She is a Director on the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and sits on the Investment, Audit and Actuarial, and Operational Risk Committees. Cathy is a member of the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Advisory Panel on Resolution. Cathy sits on the Pension Committee of the National Ballet of Canada, where she previously served on the Board, and is Chair of the Board of Governors of Royal St. George’s College. Her son Charlie is in the Class of 2022.

Roma Dubczak

Roma Dubczak is a marketing and brand strategy consultant with experience in packaged goods and the non-profit sector. She is past Director of the Board for the Toronto Biennial of Art, Chair of the Canadian Red Cross’ Marketing Advisory Committee and co-chair of their Behind the Red Vest Campaign. Roma was also a member of the Board of Governors of Kingsway College School for 10 years. Roma spent most of her professional life at Procter & Gamble Inc. Roma’s two sons attended RSGC: Maxym, Class of 2017, and Mattay, Class of 2015.

Alex Edmison ’02

Alex Edmison served the RSGC Alumni Association as Vice-President from 2012-14 and as President from 2014-16. His mission as President was to develop the alumni mentoring programs, enhance communication, and increase engagement and attendance at both school and alumni activities. Alex serves the Board as Alumni Representative and ensures communication in both directions between the Alumni Executive and the Board. Alex is currently a Senior Vice President specializing in Urban Retail and Development at CBRE Limited.

Roma Dubczak

Roma Dubczak is a marketing and brand strategy consultant with experience in packaged goods and the non-profit sector. She is past Director of the Board for the Toronto Biennial of Art, Chair of the Canadian Red Cross’ Marketing Advisory Committee and co-chair of their Behind the Red Vest Campaign. Roma was also a member of the Board of Governors of Kingsway College School for 10 years. Roma spent most of her professional life at Procter & Gamble Inc. Roma’s two sons attended RSGC: Maxym, Class of 2017, and Mattay, Class of 2015.

Alex Edmison ’02

Alex Edmison served the RSGC Alumni Association as Vice-President from 2012-14 and as President from 2014-16. His mission as President was to develop the alumni mentoring programs, enhance communication, and increase engagement and attendance at both school and alumni activities. Alex serves the Board as Alumni Representative and ensures communication in both directions between the Alumni Executive and the Board. Alex is currently a Senior Vice President specializing in Urban Retail and Development at CBRE Limited.

Steve Geist

Steve is a corporate director with more than 30 years’ experience as a senior executive in wealth and asset management. He retired from CIBC in 2017, where he last held the position of Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of CIBC Wealth Management, which included the asset management, retail brokerage, private banking and trust businesses. Prior to this role, Steve was President and CEO of CIBC Asset Management. He was also previously with Price Waterhouse, Fidelity Investments and TD Wealth Management. He currently serves on the Board of the Ontario Financing Authority and the Advisory Board of Ardenton Capital, a global private equity corporation. He is the Chair of the Capital Sector Audit Committee for the Province of Ontario and is a member of the Independent Review Committee of SEI Investments Canada. He is also a past director of the Mutual Funds Dealer Association and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. His son Nicholas is Class of 2018.

Brad Holland

Brad has been Special Advisor to the TVM Group, an integrated real estate company, since February 2019. From 2014 to 2018, Brad was Special Advisor at George Weston Limited. Prior to this, he spent 20 years as Senior Vice President, Taxation, for George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and their subsidiaries, providing advice on Canadian and international tax planning and structuring, M&A, divestitures and financing. Brad is also a former Investment Committee member for District Ventures Capital. Brad is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA, CMA). Brad’s sons Ryan and Owen are Class of 2014 and 2017, respectively.

Steve Geist

Steve is a corporate director with more than 30 years’ experience as a senior executive in wealth and asset management. He retired from CIBC in 2017, where he last held the position of Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of CIBC Wealth Management, which included the asset management, retail brokerage, private banking and trust businesses. Prior to this role, Steve was President and CEO of CIBC Asset Management. He was also previously with Price Waterhouse, Fidelity Investments and TD Wealth Management. He currently serves on the Board of the Ontario Financing Authority and the Advisory Board of Ardenton Capital, a global private equity corporation. He is the Chair of the Capital Sector Audit Committee for the Province of Ontario and is a member of the Independent Review Committee of SEI Investments Canada. He is also a past director of the Mutual Funds Dealer Association and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. His son Nicholas is Class of 2018.

Brad Holland

Brad has been Special Advisor to the TVM Group, an integrated real estate company, since February 2019. From 2014 to 2018, Brad was Special Advisor at George Weston Limited. Prior to this, he spent 20 years as Senior Vice President, Taxation, for George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and their subsidiaries, providing advice on Canadian and international tax planning and structuring, M&A, divestitures and financing. Brad is also a former Investment Committee member for District Ventures Capital. Brad is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA, CMA). Brad’s sons Ryan and Owen are Class of 2014 and 2017, respectively.

Adrian Lang

Adrian Lang is Head of Operations & Small Business Solutions, North American Retail Payments, Bank of Montreal. She comes to our Board with significant previous board experience at the Advocates Society and the Canadian Stage Company (Chair, 2013-2015). Adrian also sat on the Advisory Board of Young Women in Law and served on the board of the YWCA Toronto from 2005-2009. In 2008, she was recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada’s Leading Lawyers under 40. Adrian’s son Gavin is in the Class of 2020.

Alison Leung

As the VP Marketing at WW Canada, Ali leads a team whose mission is to inspire healthy habits for real life, with as many Canadians as possible. Prior to joining WW, Ali held senior leadership roles at Facebook, where she was Head of Consumer Packaged Goods and Government, and at Unilever, where she was a Senior Marketing Director leading the growth of purpose-driven brands like Dove, Hellmann’s and Becel. She also sits on the board of Canada Learning Code. She joined the RSGC board in 2018. Her son Russell is Class of 2019.

Sharon Lewis

Sharon has been nominated for over six Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Host, and enjoys a successful multi-platform career in the arts. She has directed over 100 hours of popular television, appearing on HBO, CRAVE, TMN, HGTV, CBC, Discovery and I.D. She began her acting career in the title role of Rude, an official Cannes selection. Sharon co-wrote and directed the Dora-nominated, smash-hit play, Sistahs, which ran in the US, Canada and internationally. She hosted CBC’s live political talk show counterSpin and their interactive tv show Zed, nominated for several CSA awards. Sharon directed the award-winning short film Chains, airing on HBO and internationally. Sharon recently directed her double-CSA-nominated feature film, Brown Girl Begins. Most recently, Sharon helmed an episode of CBC’s drama, Diggstown and Murdoch Mysteries. She joined the RSGC Board in 2019. Her son Pi is in the Class of 2022.

Peter Mann

Peter is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Grayhawk Wealth. Since 2011, he was the Executive Vice-President, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equities at Gluskin Sheff, and also acted as a Portfolio Manager focusing on US equities. He also has experience as a US Analyst and Portfolio Manager and as the manager of a private investment partnership focusing on long/short US equities. Peter joined the RSGC board in 2018 and has three boys at the College: Hutton, Class of 2023; Elliott, Class of 2025; and Tillson, Class of 2028.

Sharon Lewis

Sharon has been nominated for over six Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Host, and enjoys a successful multi-platform career in the arts. She has directed over 100 hours of popular television, appearing on HBO, CRAVE, TMN, HGTV, CBC, Discovery and I.D. She began her acting career in the title role of Rude, an official Cannes selection. Sharon co-wrote and directed the Dora-nominated, smash-hit play, Sistahs, which ran in the US, Canada and internationally. She hosted CBC’s live political talk show counterSpin and their interactive tv show Zed, nominated for several CSA awards. Sharon directed the award-winning short film Chains, airing on HBO and internationally. Sharon recently directed her double-CSA-nominated feature film, Brown Girl Begins. Most recently, Sharon helmed an episode of CBC’s drama, Diggstown and Murdoch Mysteries. She joined the RSGC Board in 2019. Her son Pi is in the Class of 2022.

Peter Mann

Peter is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Grayhawk Wealth. Since 2011, he was the Executive Vice-President, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equities at Gluskin Sheff, and also acted as a Portfolio Manager focusing on US equities. He also has experience as a US Analyst and Portfolio Manager and as the manager of a private investment partnership focusing on long/short US equities. Peter joined the RSGC board in 2018 and has three boys at the College: Hutton, Class of 2023; Elliott, Class of 2025; and Tillson, Class of 2028.

Geoff Osborne '08

Geoff is the Director, Strategy & Operations at NRStor, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company when it was founded in 2012. He is primarily focused on identifying business development opportunities, overseeing project management & operations, securing investments and strategic planning. Geoff has led several major utility infrastructure initiatives and has extensive experience working on battery, flywheel, compressed air energy storage (CAES) and renewable energy projects. Geoff sits on several industry working groups and is currently on the Board of MPOWER, Sunnybrook Stables Ltd., and the Village by the Grange Community. In 2016, Geoff was presented the Canada Clean50 Award as an outstanding contributor to clean capitalism, and was named to the World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders’ program. He holds a Master of Laws (energy & infrastructure specialization) from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Queen’s University.

Jesse Parker '01 The Reverend Jesse Parker is the Incumbent of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist in Port Hope, Ontario, and Regional Dean of Durham-Northumberland Deanery. Jesse is an RSGC Old Boy (’01) and former member of the faculty (2007-2008). Jesse has served in a number of volunteer capacities in the Diocese of Toronto. In addition to the RSGC Board of Governors, he currently serves on the Boards of Trinity College and the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation. Jesse is also a member of the Diocesan Council, Executive Board, and Social Justice and Advocacy Committee.

Geoff Osborne '08

Geoff is the Director, Strategy & Operations at NRStor, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company when it was founded in 2012. He is primarily focused on identifying business development opportunities, overseeing project management & operations, securing investments and strategic planning. Geoff has led several major utility infrastructure initiatives and has extensive experience working on battery, flywheel, compressed air energy storage (CAES) and renewable energy projects. Geoff sits on several industry working groups and is currently on the Board of MPOWER, Sunnybrook Stables Ltd., and the Village by the Grange Community. In 2016, Geoff was presented the Canada Clean50 Award as an outstanding contributor to clean capitalism, and was named to the World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders’ program. He holds a Master of Laws (energy & infrastructure specialization) from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Queen’s University.

Jesse Parker '01

The Reverend Jesse Parker is the Incumbent of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist in Port Hope, Ontario, and Regional Dean of Durham-Northumberland Deanery. Jesse is an RSGC Old Boy (’01) and former member of the faculty (2007-2008). Jesse has served in a number of volunteer capacities in the Diocese of Toronto. In addition to the RSGC Board of Governors, he currently serves on the Boards of Trinity College and the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation. Jesse is also a member of the Diocesan Council, Executive Board, and Social Justice and Advocacy Committee.

Alyssa Pei Alyssa is a Partner at Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm. She has over 20 years’ experience with a focus on serving clients in the financial services sector across a range of topics including strategy and organization. She is also currently on the College’s Strategic Planning Committee. She brings prior board experience in the educational arena, most recently serving as Vice Chair for the Chewonki Foundation. Chewonki is a place-based educational learning organization in Wisscasset, Maine, and a US 501(c) non-profit organization. Alyssa holds an A.B. and an A.M from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She has two boys at the College: Alexander, Class of 2024, and Henry, Class of 2025.

Gordon Raman Gordon G. Raman is a partner at the Toronto office of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and corporate finance. Gord has been an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is currently the Past Chair of the Board of the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada and the Vice-President of the Law Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law at U of T. Gord is also a Past-President of the Canadian Club of Toronto. His son Sebastian is in the Class of 2021.

Glenna Talbot

Glenna is the mother of David (Class of 2024) and Elizabeth (St. Francis Xavier University) and has previously been an RSGC class parent. She has been a parent volunteer at her children’s schools since 2002, as well as being an active community volunteer. Glenna was a commodity tax manager with a national accounting firm before retiring to focus on family life.

Stephen Beatty ’86

Stephen Beatty became the 6th Headmaster in the College’s history in 2011. Steve’s association with RSGC began in 1976 as a Grade 4 student. A Lifer graduate of 1986, Steve was the President of the Alumni Association from 2000-2002 and a Governor on the RSGC Board from 2003-2010. Before returning to RSGC as Headmaster, Steve was the Head of School at Montcrest from 2006-2011. He is also an RSGC Parent, with his son Jack in the Class of 2022 and Finn, Class of 2025.

Jane Nyman

Jane Nyman joined RSGC as Chief Financial Officer in January 2013. She brings many years of senior leadership experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Jane began her career at Ernst & Young, followed by increasingly senior positions at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, the Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada) and the CPP Investment Board. From 2006 to 2015, Jane served on the Board of Directors for Pathways to Education Canada and is a Past Chair of the Finance and Audit and Investment Committees of Pathways. She is a CPA, CA and a CFA.

Stephen Beatty ’86

Stephen Beatty became the 6th Headmaster in the College’s history in 2011. Steve’s association with RSGC began in 1976 as a Grade 4 student. A Lifer graduate of 1986, Steve was the President of the Alumni Association from 2000-2002 and a Governor on the RSGC Board from 2003-2010. Before returning to RSGC as Headmaster, Steve was the Head of School at Montcrest from 2006-2011. He is also an RSGC Parent, with his son Jack in the Class of 2022 and Finn, Class of 2025.

Jane Nyman

Jane Nyman joined RSGC as Chief Financial Officer in January 2013. She brings many years of senior leadership experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Jane began her career at Ernst & Young, followed by increasingly senior positions at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, the Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada) and the CPP Investment Board. From 2006 to 2015, Jane served on the Board of Directors for Pathways to Education Canada and is a Past Chair of the Finance and Audit and Investment Committees of Pathways. She is a CPA, CA and a CFA.