The Board of Directors is responsible for the Authority’s governance and overall strategic direction. The Board is accountable for the Authority’s compliance with its mandated objectives and responsibilities under legislation, and the operating agreement with the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
The Board’s roles and responsibilities include:
- Strategic planning
- Corporate governance and statutory compliance
- Oversight of management and administration
- Oversight of risk management
- Oversight of internal financial and operational controls
- Ensuring the appropriate accounting of financial matters
- Appointing and evaluating the performance of the chief executive officer
- Appointing and evaluating the performance of the registrar
- Oversight of communications with stakeholders
Board Members
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks appoints five members to the Board of Directors, and may also appoint the Chair. The Board elects an additional six members to form the full 11-member Board. There are currently two vacancies.
Robert was elected Chair of the Authority’s Board on June 24, 2020.
Robert (ICD.D) has his designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and serves as a Finance and Technology executive. He also chairs the Toronto Port Authority, a federal agency that includes Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and serves as a board director of Metrolinx where he also serves on two industry committees. Robert was previously the Managing Director of the Alternative Investments Division at State Street and served as a Senior Advisor to members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce from 1992 to 1999.
Robert was re-elected to the Board effective November 2018 and his term ends in October 2021.
Tom is the former Chair of the Board for both the Condominium Authority of Ontario, and the Bereavement Authority of Ontario. Prior to this Tom served as CEO and Registrar of the Real Estate Council of Ontario and, from 1991 to 1997, he was the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Province of Ontario. A graduate of Queen’s University Law School, Tom was called to the Ontario Bar in 1975.
Tom was re-appointed to the Board effective November 2017 and his term ends in November 2020.
Ken is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 20 years of public and private sector experience in financial management, technology and operations. Ken retired in October 2017 from his position as chief technology and innovation officer at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) where he developed WSIB’s first information technology strategy and IT policy framework.
Prior to joining WSIB, Ken was assistant deputy minister and chief information officer, Enterprise Financial Services and Systems for the Ministry of Government Services, and the chief information officer, Labour and Transportation I&IT Cluster for the Ministry of Transportation. He has also worked for various private corporations including The Cumis Group Limited, Scotiabank and UPS Canada. Ken has served on a variety of boards including Niagara Health, Oakville Arts Council and the Trafalgar Township Historical Society.
Ken was re-elected to the Board effective July 2020 and his term ends in July 2023.
Mary has over three decades of public policy, management and government relations experience gained through a distinguished public sector career. She was formerly an assistant deputy minister and (Interim) Fairness Commissioner in the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade. Mary also served as an assistant deputy minister with the Ontario Ministry of Intergovernnmental Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal. She has extensive experience with board governance and the administrative authority model, having served on the boards of Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario, the Real Estate Council of Ontario, and the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. She also served as vice-chair of the board of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Mary holds an ICD.D designation.
Mary was re-elected to the Board effective November 2020 and her term ends in November 2023.
Christine Bomé has extensive experience managing complex public policy issues across the charitable, government and corporate sectors and is recognized for developing public policy responses to pressing environmental and social issues including food waste reduction, product and packaging stewardship, and food insecurity.
Most recently, Christine served as Director, Strategic Business Initiatives with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization. Her work there led to the release of “The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste,” a ground-breaking report that identified the scope and scale of food waste in Canada.
Christine was also Senior Director of Public Affairs with Walmart Canada, where she led government affairs and sustainability and community involvement activities. Her accomplishments in that role include identifying strategies to reduce food waste across the company’s supply chain.
Christine’s record of public service includes serving as a political aide to a federal Member of Parliament, senior advisor to a Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario, and Chief of Staff to several Ontario cabinet ministers. She is also a founding director of the board of Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance.
Christine was appointed to the Board effective May 2020 and her term ends in May 2022.
David is an experienced leader in the Ontario Public Service and has held senior leadership positions in a number of ministries. He is currently Assistant Deputy Minister of Office Optimization in the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, where he is responsible for implementing the government’s plan to transform the province’s extensive office realty portfolio. Prior to this role, David led Compliance Modernization and Red Tape and Regulatory Burden Reduction in the Cabinet Office, and was a vice-president in the Ontario Investment Office, where he led new business development, including attracting high value foreign direct investment to Ontario.
David’s previous public service experience includes executive coordinator within Cabinet Office, where he was responsible for economic, transportation and infrastructure policy, and serving as Ontario’s Chief Building Official. He has also held various director responsibilities including in the areas of corporate law, consumer protection, public safety and developing, launching, and overseeing new agencies and administrative authorities.
Prior to joining the Ontario Public Service, David was a manager at the City of Toronto and a consulting civil engineer in private sector. He has served on a variety of boards, including Waste Diversion Ontario, the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, the Governing Council of Professional Engineers Ontario and Mississauga’s Interfaith Food Bank.
David was re-appointed to the Board effective November 2017 and his term ends in November 2020.
Saqib is a Partner with BCM Partners LLP, an accounting and management consulting firm based in Mississauga. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Director. He also holds a Certified Practicing Accountant designation from Australia. Saqib has extensive experience in finance, strategic planning and business management, including as chief financial officer with Specialty Data Systems Inc., a Toronto-based broadcasting management software firm. Saqib also has extensive board experience, including as a director with the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network and as Board Chair of Compassion Society of Halton, a food bank and referral agency. He has volunteered with Futurpreneur Canada as a mentor for young entrepreneurs. Saqib is also member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Saqib was re-elected to the Board effective November 2018 and his term ends in October 2021.
Andrea is a Partner and Executive Director at Rally Assets, where she works to accelerate the shift of capital towards social and environmental solutions by helping organizations and individuals align their assets with their values. Andrea has an accomplished career in strategic philanthropy, impact investing and social innovation. As the founding president and CEO of Inspirit Foundation, Andrea led her team to launch a series of critically needed programs focused on youth, media and arts, and the Foundation’s first roadmap towards a 100% impact-investing portfolio. In 2017 she received a Governor General’s Meritorious Service Award for her contribution to inclusion in Canada. Prior to Inspirit, Andrea spent 15 years as the president and CEO at PTV Productions, creating socially impactful, award-winning broadcast and interactive media. She began her career in change making running social marketing campaigns at Adbusters Media. Andrea serves on the boards of the Centre for Social Innovation, the Story Money Impact Foundation and Challenge for Change.
Andrea was elected to the Board effective November 2017 and her term ends in November 2022.
Rajesh has over 23 years of experience in financial services, specifically in corporate and investment banking products, trade and export finance, and client coverage. He is currently providing financing and business strategy advice to Canadian corporates and SMEs, and strategic advice to government sector clients. Rajesh was formerly senior vice-president at Export Development Canada and previously worked with Ontario Hydro International.
Rajesh was elected to the Board effective November 2017 and his term ends in November 2022.
Board Committees
The Board has established the following committees:
Audit and Risk Committee
Assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight of the Authority’s standards of integrity and behaviour, reporting of financial information, risk management oversight and management control practices.
Finance and Technology Committee
Assists the Board in providing effective oversight of the Authority’s financial and technological resources. The Committee oversees the preparation of the annual business plan and operating and capital budgets.
Governance Committee
Addresses governance issues related to the effective functioning of the Authority, its Board and committees, including Board policies and protocols, Directors’ Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest, and Board and committee evaluations.
Human Resources Committee
Ensures that qualified candidates are nominated as Board and committee members and oversees the Authority’s human resources management.
WDTA Transition and Oversight Committee
Assists the Board in its oversight of the organization’s activities relating to waste diversion programs operating under the Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016, including program performance, transition and wind up.