Meet our Board

“I was humbled by the commitment and energy the Equitas team demonstrates in how they engage communities domestically and internationally, to advance equality and social justice through human rights education programs.”

– Darryl Yates, Executive Director, Clinical Programs at SickKids Hospital

Darryl Yates, President
Executive Director, Clinical Programs
SickKids Hospital

Erin Aylward
Manager

Public Health Agency of Canada

Inez Jabalpurwala, Secretary
President & Chief Executive Officer, Public Policy Forum

Global Director, VINEx – Viral Neuro Exploration

Marc Girard, Treasurer
Management Consultant

André Beaulieu
Administrator and Executive

April Ingham
International Grants Specialist
Lush Cosmetics North America

Bushra Ebadi
Lead Research Associate

United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV)

Daniel Tran
Director, Communications and Government Relations

CASACOM

Drew Wawin
Vice President, Montreal-Est district
TD Bank Group

Jillian Stirk
Former Ambassador and Assistant Deputy Minister
Global Affairs Canada

Karine Joizil
Partner
McCarthy Trétault

Krista Pawley
Culture and Reputation Architect
Imperative Impact

Lisa Schmidt
MEd, PCC, Leadership Coach
Worksphere Consulting

Nikki Gladstone
RightsCon Director
Access Now

Robert Yalden
Professor in Corporate Law and Finance, Faculty of Law
Queen’s University

François Crépeau
Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Professor in Public International Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

Margaret Sekaggya
Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and Executive Director of the Human Rights Centre Uganda

Pearl Eliadis
Human Rights Lawyer

Phil Fontaine
Former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations

Stephen Toope
Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

The Honourable Irwin Cotler

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Counsel, Torys

William Schabas
Professor of International Law, Middlesex University

Erin Aylward, Chair
Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada

Alison Breen
Managing Director, Divisional General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PSP Investments

Bushra Ebadi
Young Ambassador and Executive Member of the Canadian Commission, UNESCO

Carla Hogan Rufelds

Former High-Commissioner and Director General, Global Affairs Canada

Darryl Yates
Executive Director, Brain & Mental Health Services, SickKids Hospital

Isabelle Gilles
Lawyer, LKL International – Consulting on Human Rights

Gina Hill Birriel

Manager of Governance, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Karine Joizil
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault

Marc Girard
Management Consultant

Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University

Rex Fyles
Associate, Gender at Work

André Beaulieu, Chair
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services – Bell Canada

Drew Wawin
Vice President, Montreal-Est district, TD Bank Group

Krista Pawley
Culture and Reputation Architect, Imperative Impact

Ron Wigdor
Marketing and Communications Executive, Futurpreneur Canada

Thomas Ledwell
Strategy and Governance Consultant

Daniel Tran 
Economic development policy advisor, City of Montreal

Audrey Paquet
Regional manager, HealthPartner

Nikki Gladstone
RightsCon Director, Access Now

Lisa Schmidt
Leadership Coach, Worksphere Consulting

Marc Girard, Treasurer
Management Consultant

Robert Yalden
Professor in Corporate Law and Finance, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University

Jillian Stirk
Former Ambassador and Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada