Kathy
Board Member
Kathy, P.Eng., ICD.D
Kathy is a member of the board of directors of Let’s Talk Science, a mentor for the Institute of Corporate Directors’ mentorship program, a member of the IEC Joint Systems Committee on Bio-digital Convergence and Vice-Chair of its Canadian Mirror Committee, a member of the international ISO-IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1) Information Technology, and a former member of the international ISO-IEC Joint Technical Committee SC 42 Artificial Intelligence and Vice-Chair of its Canadian Mirror Committee. In addition, she provides mentoring and coaching to young professionals, students and corporations.
Kathy has served on a variety of boards, including as Chair of the Standards Council of Canada for seven years and a member for over ten years, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Chair of its Risk Oversight Committee and member of its Audit Committee, the Chair of the advisory board for Direct Construction Company Limited, a director of Thermal Energy International Inc. (TSXV TMG), a director of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario), a member of the Canadian National Exhibition and a member of its Finance Committee, Chair of the Advisory Board, Civil and Mineral Engineering Department, University of Toronto, and a director of The Riverdale Hospital (now Bridgepoint Health), its Special Redevelopment Committee and The Rehab Choice.
She was a member of the IEC’s Standardization Evaluation Group 12 for Bio-digital Convergence, a member of Canada’s National Standards Strategy Advisory Committee, and a member of the Canadian Standardization Advisory Committee on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG).
She was also a senior fellow of the Canada School of Public Service, delivering their federal Crown corporation director orientation program, a participant representing Canada in an OECD undertaking to establish international guidelines on state-owned enterprise governance and a roundtable member to advise the Russian Federation on corporate governance. She also chaired a committee to establish a university level curriculum in project management for Ryerson University.
Kathy has held executive leadership roles with both private and public sector organizations, including President and CEO of Toronto Community Housing Corporation, President and CEO of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, President and CEO of the Canada Lands Company Limited, President of Vestar Facility Management, Commissioner (Acting), City Property and Director, Facility Planning, Design and Construction, City of Toronto, General Manager of Housing York Inc., and Director of Vertical Markets and Regional Director of Healthcare Support Services for Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.
Kathy is a professional engineer and a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors’ Director Education Program. She is honoured to be a 2017 inductee into the University of Toronto’s Engineering Hall of Distinction, a recipient of the 2008 2T5 Meritorious Service Medal Award for Mid-Career Achievement also bestowed by the University of Toronto, the 2006 Arbor Award for volunteerism, and the Ontario Professional Engineers’ 2004 engineering medal for management.