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.
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Heather Reisman
Co-Chair
O.C., CEO, Indigo
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Heather Munroe-Blum
Co-Chair
O.C., O.Q., PhD., F.R.S.C., FICD, Chairperson, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
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Jordan Banks
Co-Founder, Thunder Road Capital
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Louise Dennys
Publisher Emerita, Penguin Random House Canada
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Chris Hadfield
O.C., O.Ont., M.S.C., C.D., Colonel, Astronaut (ret’d)
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Ellis Jacob
C.M., President and Chief Executive Officer, Cineplex
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Deepak Kaura
Chief Medical Officer, 1Qbit; Pediatric Radiologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
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Dr. Alika Lafontaine
MD, FRCPC; Past President, Canadian Medical Association
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Konata T. Lake
Partner, Torys LLP
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Peter Mansbridge
O.C., Journalist and Author
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Daniela O’Neill
Director of Children’s Communication Lab, University of Waterloo
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Maryanne Wolf
Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice, UCLA