CEO + Board of Trustees

Meet the leaders who drive us

It takes many people to bring the Science Centre experience to you.

Paul Kortenaar
Chief Executive Officer

Paul Kortenaar, PhD | CEO, Ontario Science Centre

 John Carmichael
Board Chair | John Carmichael

Corporate Director
Former Member of Parliament

 Chris Tambakis
Board Vice-Chair | Chris Tambakis

CEO, Adgar Canada

 Eugenia Addy
Board Trustee | Eugenia Addy

CEO, Visions of Science Network for Learning

 Kal Amery
Board Trustee | Kal Amery

VP - TELUS Partner Solutions

 Ruth Brinston
Board Trustee | Ruth Brinston

Consultant

 Julian DiBattista
Board Trustee | Julian DiBattista

Senior Business Systems Consultant, CIBC World Markets

 Chukwara (Chuks) Ezeokafor
Board Trustee | Chuks Ezeokafor

Vice President, Information Technology, Spicers Canada

 Janis Field
Board Trustee | Janis Field

Corporate Director

 Dave Frederickson, Executive Vice President of Sales for Long View Systems
Board Trustee | Dave Frederickson

Executive Vice President of Sales, Long View Systems

 Ryan Guptill, Partner, GW Group
Board Trustee | Ryan Guptill

Partner, GW Group

 Gillian Howard, Board Director & Consultant—Communications
Board Trustee | Gillian Howard

Board Director & Consultant—Communications

 Ashutosh Jha
Board Trustee | Ashutosh Jha

Global Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

 Refat Jiwani
Board Trustee | Refat Jiwani

Corporate Director

 Joshua Krane
Board Trustee | Joshua Krane

Partner, MLT Aikins LLP

 Ken Macdonald
Board Trustee | Ken MacDonald

Past Vice-President and General Manager, Discovery Networks

 Nicholas T. Macos, Partner, Black Sutherland LLP
Board Trustee | Nicholas T. Macos

Partner, Black Sutherland LLP

 Kirk Nylen
Board Trustee | Kirk Nylen

Managing Director - Neuroscience
Baszucki Foundation

 Sumit Oberai
Board Trustee | Sumit Oberai

Senior Vice President - Digital Technology, Royal Bank of Canada, RBC

 Patrick Tuns
Board Trustee | Patrick Tuns

Principal, Endgame Strategies