Six new members join Imagine Canada’s Board of Directors

Imagine Canada is pleased to welcome six seasoned nonprofit professionals to its Board of Directors. Elected by Imagine Canada members on June 18, 2026 are:

Khalid Al Hariri, Association for New Canadians (St. John’s, NL)
Angie Gélinas, the Nonprofit Chamber (Calgary, AB) 
Kate Higgins, Cooperation Canada (Ottawa, ON)
Heidi Jakop, (North Vancouver, BC)
Dan Kershaw, Furniture Bank (Halifax, NS)
Faghya Shafiq, Islamic Relief Canada (Burlington, ON)

Directors continuing to serve in 2026-2027 include:

Charlene Krepikevich (Vancouver, BC) remains Chair of the Board until her tenure ends in June 2027.

Ninette Bishay, Adams & Miles LLP (Toronto, ON)
Florence Carey, F I Carey Law Corporation (Winnipeg, MB)
Andrea Dicks, Community Foundations of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
Jessica Gordon, YWCA Regina (Regina, SK)
Jordan Gray, Government of Canada (Mississauga, ON)
Odette McCarthy, Equitas (Montréal, QC) 
Mélanie Valcin, United for Literacy (Montréal, QC) 
Mahalia Verna, Creative Industries (Westmount, QC)

We would like to express our gratitude to the following retiring and departing directors for their invaluable contributions to our organization and the nonprofit sector during their tenure on the board, Danisha Bhaloo-Shivji (United Way of Calgary and Area), Tania Cheng (Lumiere Consulting), former Secretary and Governance, and Human Resource Committee Chair Roger D. Ali, Jessie Hale, Annauma Community Foundation (Iqaluit, NU) and former Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Committee Co-Chair Darren Pries-Klassen (St. Catharines, ON).

To read the directors’ full biographies, and learn more about Imagine Canada’s Board of Directors, visit our website.