Qualified Board Candidates

These candidates are certified board candidates with their Corporate Directors International Designation (CDI.D).

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Laura Masse

Laura Masse is a successful Chief Marketing Officer for major corporations and C-Suite leader. She helped launch Hallmark Channel and has authored an award-winning book on blockchain technology and transforming business. Her in-depth knowledge of emerging technologies brings a special skill to any board of directors in today’s business world.

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Michelle McGlade

Michelle is a financial expert, has owned retail businesses and worked in the corporate world, so she has a diverse background of experience to bring to the board room.

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Michelle Brokaw

Michelle is an accomplished business owner and expert in commercial real estate, mostly in health care facilities and hospitals, with over 20 years experience in the industry. She completed her ACE Board Certification in June this year and is ready to serve on corporate boards.

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Mary Tracy Mock

Mary Tracy Mock is a strategic, results-oriented executive with more than 30 years of experience leading healthcare firms with revenues of $15M - $90M. Extensive understanding of health care delivery systems including tele-health, value based care programs, financial and clinical reporting, provider network development and contracting, benefit design and rate development, resulting in seamless member and provider engagement, driving appropriate use value (both cost and quality) enhanced delivery of health care services.

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Emily Moore

Emily Moore is one of those people you meet and feel as though you have known her a long time. When Emily started her journey to look for corporate boards, she was tapped right away by a major activist investor group, to serve on a newly formed board of a major company. There is a great story behind that experience, but you will have to get that from Emily herself. Since then, she has become highly sought after as a board member and landed on two boards after completing her ACE Board training.

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Gwen Jones

Gwen Jones' extensive executive and operational expertise taking companies from concept to sustainability qualifies her to be a well-rounded member to serve on a public board, including risk and management committees.

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Charlotte Min-Harris

Charlotte is an engaged business executive with expertise in operations management. Her passion is to make a positive impact on the world, by identifying strategic opportunities that influence how a company's assets can create social good.

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Julie Fellows

An expert in balancing sustainable enterprise growth while mitigating risks, Julie Fellows applies expertise in enterprise risk management practices, cybersecurity risks and blockchain opportunities to help organizations capitalize on market opportunities.

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Ani Markova

Meet another one of our ACE superstars, Ani Markova. Since she completed the ACE Board Certification Program, she has joined two boards, SilverCrest Metals Inc. SILV:TSX, and Golden Star Resources, GSS:NYSE. Ani has a successful background as an award-winning fund manager in the resource sector and is a capital markets expert.

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Christine Benero

Christine already has board experience and is currently CEO of a major non-profit organization. Beyond all of the experience, she is well-respected and well known in many circles of influence.

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Dawn Lima

Dawn is an impressive oil & gas executive with over 20 years of experience across 5 continents. She grew up in Canada and went to the Royal Academy of Canada in the Officer training program. Dawn currently lives in the US and has her degree in engineering - chemical & materials, military discipline, and airforce aerospace.

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Taylor Russell

Taylor is one of those global executives who have a long list of countries they have worked in. In her case, 24 countries to start with. She is an expert in international business development, a successful and award winning product developer, and trusted advisor to CEO's and Heads of State.

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Susanna West

Susanna West’s extensive depth and breadth of pharmaceutical operations leadership and senior executive experience in a large international publicly-traded and highly regulated company qualify her to serve as an independent director on a public or private board, including risk management, quality, nominating and compliance committees.

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Philipa Varris

Philipa is a citizen of the world and has travelled and worked in numerous countries. In fact, at the time she took the ACE Board Certification course, she flew from her home in Ghana, West Africa, to Toronto for classes. Ms. Varris is a mining executive, now based in London, UK, with leadership experience in sustainability and in growing social responsibility and environmental social governance in the mining industry.

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Vanessa Thomas

Vanessa is an expert in many areas of technology, including AI and digital transformation - both of which are critical for any business today. Vanessa has over 20 years of global business experience and also has an unquenchable thirst for learning - she is always willing to stretch and add to her arsenal of intelligence.

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Helen Raleigh

Helen Raleigh is driven, accomplished and courageous. As a potential board member, I see her bringing her strengths to a corporation looking for someone to join the team of directors with determination to succeed as a company.

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Jennifer Pierce

Accomplished CIO with over 3 decades as an investment professional managing securities selection and education for 401Ks, charitable foundations, trusts, family partnerships and high net worth individuals.

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Margot Naudie

Margot Naudie was named "TopGun Platinum" Investor from 2009 through 2013 as Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for up to $5 billion in equity. Margot is a trusted advisor to investors and public companies and gets a lot of personal satisfaction from being involved with smart people and building things.

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Dr. Laura Methot

Dr. Laura Methot is trusted advisor to C-Suite executives and board directors with 30 years of experience consulting, living, and working in 30+ countries across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceania in Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies

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