Peter Linkletter is the Director General, Executive Coordination at the Department of National Defence (DND). In this role, he supports integrated strategic decision-making by coordinating senior management staff support to core strategic governance committees and by providing strategic review and analysis of governance documents for an organization with nearly 100,000 employees and an annual budget of $22 billion.

In his previous role as Director General, Real Property at DND, he served as the functional authority for real property for one of the largest real property organizations in the country with over 100 million square feet of floorspace and over 20,000 buildings. Peter was named to Realcomm’s global 'Top 35 People to Watch' lists for in 2008 and 2009. Peter began his public service career in 1996 and has held a succession of increasingly challenging roles within PWGSC and the Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat.

Peter started his working career by taking a “year off” between high school and university to play keyboards with the Ottawa rock band “US”. The band released original recordings, graced the airwaves, and toured coast-to-coast. After four years as a member of the band, and much to his parents’ relief, he continued his academic pursuits. Peter went on to complete a Combined Honours Bachelor of Arts degree (Political Science and Geography) from Carleton University as well as Master of Urban and Regional Planning and Master of Business Administration degrees from Queen’s University.

Peter is the Chair of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and has served on the Boards of Directors of the Real Property Institute of Canada (www.rpic-ibic.ca) and the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (www.oscre.org).

Guy Legault is President and CEO of the Canadian Payments Association (CPA), which operates Canada's national clearing and settlement system. He has more than 20 years' executive experience in the not-for-profit sector, having held positions with organizations in the financial, fundraising, legal and health policy fields. Prior to joining the CPA in 2003, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada for eight years.

Mr. Legault served from 1996 to 2000 as an advisor for Canada on the Council of the International Federation of Accountants. In 2001 he was named vice-chair of the Forum for International Trade Training, an organization he served as a director from 1997 to 2003. In 2004, he was appointed Director on the Board of Directors for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

He received the Banff Centre/Canadian Society for Association Executives Award for Excellence in Association Leadership in 2000.

Mr. Legault holds a Bachelor of Science (Industrial Relations) degree from the University of Montreal and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke. He received his CGA designation in 1986, and in recognition of his contributions to the profession, was named a Fellow of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada in 1995. He also holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation.

John Hoyles is originally from Val d'Or, Québec. After graduating from the University of Ottawa with an English degree, he attended Osgoode Hall Law School. John Hoyles was a founding partner of Byck, Hoyles & Grant, Barristers and Solicitors of New Liskeard, Ontario from 1980 to 1990. He is a member of the Canadian and American Bar Associations as well as the Association des juristes d'expressions française de l'Ontario.

From 1981 to 1988, John Hoyles was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. From 1981 he served as Acting Crown Attorney for the Province of Ontario, conducting trials both in English and French. In the community, John Hoyles was Chairman of the Board of the Temiskaming Hospital. From 1987 to 1990 Mr. Hoyles was Chairman of the Red Shield Appeal (Salvation Army) for South Temiskaming.

In June 1990, John Hoyles assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the GST Consumer Information Office and was responsible for advising and assisting consumers with the transition to the GST.

On October 17, 1991 Mr. Hoyles was appointed Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the National Capital Commission and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Commission, including liaison with federal government departments of the Treasury Board and Privy Council Office.

On September 19, 1996 Mr. Hoyles assumed the position of Executive Director for the Canadian Bar Association. As Executive Director, he is the Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian Bar Association.

John has been active in the community, working with the University of Ottawa on fundraising and serving as President of Camelot Golf & Country Club. He is currently the Chair of Association Section of the United Way campaign for Ottawa and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Cancer Centre Foundation.

John has served on the Board of the Canadian Society of Association Executives for six years and was Chair of the Board of CSAE from July 2002 to October 2003. In May 2004 he was named the Executive Member of the Year by the CSAE National Capital Region Chapter.

Mr. Hoyles is a Charter Member of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives and is currently Secretary-Treasurer of that organization.

The CBA represents some 34,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. It is the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession. It is the voice of and for all members of the profession and its primary purpose is to serve its members. By representing all members of the legal profession with integrity, the CBA builds public understanding and respect.

Deborah Bourchier first joined Ginsberg, Gluzman Fage & Levitz, LLP, Chartered Accountants, as a co-op student and, in January 2008, became Managing Partner of this locally owned Ottawa CA firm. In April 2007, Debbie was named a finalist for the 2006 Businesswoman of the Year Award, Professional Category, organized by the Women’s Business Network.

In between executive business decisions and volunteering on various committees for local charitable organizations, Debbie strives to keep a sound balance in her family life with her husband and two teenageddaughters. Debbie is also serious about health and physical fitness and tries to fit in as much golfing, long-distance running and cycling into her busy schedule as possible.

Guy Dupuis is Program Director, Release Engineering & ADT in the Business Analytics division of IBM’s Software Group.  He joined IBM via the acquisition of Cognos in 2008. Guy joined Cognos in 1981 where he occupied various positions in product engineering, product management and consulting. In 1999, Mr. Dupuis assumed the position Vice President, Product Services. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Dupuis occupied various executive positions in the Products organization at Cognos.

From 2003-2009, Mr. Dupuis served as director on the board of La Cité collégiale, the largest French community college in Ontario. The last 3 years of his term were served as Board Chair. From 2004-2009, Mr. Dupuis also served as a director on the board of the Foundation of La Cité collégiale.

Mr. Dupuis received his Bachelor’s degree in Management Sciences from the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management in 1980. In 2005, Mr. Dupuis was awarded the Telfer School of Management’s Trudeau Medal. The Trudeau Medal recognizes leadership, initiative and contributions to the business world, the community and their alma mater.

Linda Eagen has close to 20 years of experience as a fundraising professional.  She is a recognized leader in the not-for-profit sector, and has a proven track record as a relationship-builder and change-facilitator in our community.  Linda leads a team of professionals who share the mission of raising funds for research and cancer care in Eastern Ontario.  Under Linda's inspirational leadership, the Cancer Foundation is opening Canada’s first Cancer Survivorship Centre.  When the doors to the Maplesoft Centre open in November 2011 local cancer patients and their families will have access to Cancer Survivorship Care.  It’s a new concept in cancer care that addresses the emotional, physical, social, practical, spiritual, informational and psychological needs of cancer survivors and their families.  Cancer Survivorship Care services are delivered through a series of programs and workshops offered by certified cancer care professionals.  The programs are tailored to an individual’s personal needs through every step of the cancer journey from pre-diagnosis, through the process of diagnosis and treatment, to post-treatment recovery and end of life.

Linda has successfully completed the Executive MBA program at the University of Ottawa.  She has directed several campaigns and developed a variety of revenue-generation programs that have raised over $100 million in support of health, education, arts and culture, community and social welfare organizations. In 2011 Linda was awarded the prestigious Trudeau Medal from the Telfer School of Management and the Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized her at the Executive Fundraising Professional of the Year.  In 2010, Linda was honoured with the award for Executive of the Year by the 2010 Gala de l'excellence.

Robert Gould retired after almost 40 years as a professional engineer and lawyer. Before his retirement Robert was a partner at the Ottawa law firm of Smart & Biggar. He has been active in a number of associations including The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (past President); International Trade-mark Association (Director and Executive Committee Member); Board of Directors of The Ottawa Children's Festival, Orpheus Musical Theatre Society, Ottawa Arts Advisory Board, Ottawa International Society of Magicians (past President), NAC Friends of English Theatre (past Chair) and others.

He has received the highest award for volunteer service, the Ben Karp Award, issued by the Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa.

Robert has authored and produced numerous theatre productions and has been a children's magician in Ottawa, performing especially for CHEO, over the past 30 years.

Greg Hebert is radio broadcast veteran with a long background in news, business and sports reporting. He has a long-standing love for broadcast journalism which has carried him through a number of different positions over his career. He began his radio journey with Montreal heritage stations CKGM and CHOM where he spent a few years learning the trade from local legends, beginning as a technical producer and eventually climbing the ranks within CHUM Montreal’s organization to become a content producer, sports reporter and eventually a news anchor.

Greg transferred within the CHUM empire in 2003 making Ottawa his new home when he took a news anchor position with CFRA. Since that time he has been promoted to Senior Business Editor and host of Ottawa’s flagship business broadcast “CFRA Business at Night”.

Greg was diagnosed with a rare synovial-cell sarcoma in his head and neck in 2009 and underwent a difficult surgery and radiation treatment where he was exposed to the wonderful medical professionals, volunteers and facilities made available in large part because of the great work done by the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Greg was given a clean bill of health in the spring of 2010 but remains very aware that sarcomas can be aggressive and he may need to call on the cancer-care services in Ottawa again one day.

Rob Imbeault is an Ottawa-based entrepreneur who owns and operates 10Count Consulting Inc. an IT consultancy and service provider.  Rob began in systems architecture and implementation in 2001, purchased 10Count in 2003 and assumed the role of President and Director of Strategic Initiatives.  10Count's 'chief goal is to be recognized as both a quality service provider and a valuable philanthropic member of our local and global community.'

Rob is a co-chair of Fight For The Cure, a charity event benefiting the ORCF.  This event, in just three short years has become one of the premier charitable fundraising events on the annual calendar and he has rallied a variety of corporate partners to this innovative and most worthwhile cause.  In his desire to reach out and commit himself in a more global effort, Rob has co-founded a program to build self-sustaining women’s literacy centers in Cameroon in which he is also volunteering and participating. The program will also provide day eye clinics to provide used eye glasses from Canada to those in need in Cameroon.

Rob lives in Barrhaven with his wife Rnea, a counselor working with developmentally delayed adults and interior designer.

Jon Dervin is a Partner in the Assurance and Advisory practice at Ernst & Young LLP in Ottawa.   He has over 18 years of professional experience providing assurance, accounting and advisory services to established publicly traded technology companies, Crown corporations, federal government departments and emerging businesses working with Canadian, international and U.S. accounting standards and securities rules and regulations.

Brian McIntomny is a partner at Fasken Martineau LLP and a member of the Corporate Commercial Group. Mr. McIntomny’s practice has focused on all facets of business law for more than 25 years. Brian practices business law with particular emphasis in the areas of structuring transactions and business relationships, mergers and amalgamations, acquisitions, divestitures, secured financings, securities including public offerings and private placements, strategic alliances and corporate governance.

Brian has lectured at conferences and seminars on a variety of corporate law topics including directors’ and officers’ liabilities, governance compliance, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and other business relationships.   He has lectured at TSX Venture Rules and Tools Workshop (Ottawa, 2003) and the Women’s Executive Network (Ottawa, 2004).

He has been involved with the Cancer Foundation since 2006, both as a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and an active volunteer with our NAC partnered events.

Gregory Sanders is a renowned Canadian Tax lawyer and is head of Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP’s Tax Practice. A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, and a Chartered Accountant, Gregory has 20 plus years in private client tax law. In addition, he is highly regarded as a writer/educator in the field, with numerous publications to his credit, and experience teaching law at the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Gregory has expertise in all key tax related areas including: tax and estate planning, dealing with CRA, tax litigation, cross-border/international tax law, charities tax issues and dealing effectively with changes to tax legislation.

Mark Thaw is a creative consensus-builder with over twenty-five years of information technology sales and sales management experience. He is a Senior Manager at Dell Ottawa, one of the largest computer manufacturers, with over 60,000 employees. With his collaborative and engaging manner, Mark possesses a unique blend of tenacity and flexibility that yields beneficial outcomes for all involved—be it in complex negotiations or day to day affairs. Mark is a positive team member and a leader that inspires loyalty for the active pursuit of joint goals.

In addition to his professional life, Mark is active in the community and has been since his teens. He is Co-Chairperson of the High Tech Sector for the Ottawa Jewish Federation, Chair of the Global Community Involvement Group Dell Canada which encourages employees of Dell Canada to give back to their local community. He was one of 60 people worldwide to receive the prestigious Dell Community Ambassador award given to employees who demonstrate a high level of community involvement. He also was one of the 75 recipients of the being honored by the Ottawa Jewish Federation 75th anniversary for his active involvement in the Jewish community. Mark is also an active volunteer with Dreams Take Flight Canada, an organization which hosts disabled or underprivileged children to Disneyworld and active with working with CHEO on their yearly dream home.

Mark and his wife have established a Family Fund with the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation to support clinical trials. He has supported the Cancer Foundation in various ways; providing prizes for events, supporting the lottery and donating desktops and laptops. Most recently, he worked with the ORCF to create a new Tribute Fund campaign and stepping up he and his colleagues at Dell made established a fund to support clinical trials.