Our Board - Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation

Our board of directors

We are grateful for this diverse group of visionary leaders, including academics, astronauts, physicians, journalists, lawyers, and entrepreneurs, united in advancing early literacy for Canadian children.

Heather Reisman

Co-Chair

O.C., CEO, Indigo
Heather Munroe-Blum

Co-Chair

O.C., O.Q., PhD., F.R.S.C., FICD, Chairperson, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
Jordan Banks

Co-Founder, Thunder Road Capital
Louise Dennys

Publisher Emerita, Penguin Random House Canada
Chris Hadfield

O.C., O.Ont., M.S.C., C.D., Colonel, Astronaut (ret’d)
Ellis Jacob

C.M., President and Chief Executive Officer, Cineplex
Deepak Kaura

Chief Medical Officer, 1Qbit; Pediatric Radiologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr. Alika Lafontaine

MD, FRCPC; Past President, Canadian Medical Association
Konata T. Lake

Partner, Torys LLP
Peter Mansbridge

O.C., Journalist and Author
Daniela O’Neill

Director of Children’s Communication Lab, University of Waterloo
Maryanne Wolf

Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice, UCLA