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Governance

Guided by the four academic Shareholders, the Board of Directors and its Advisory Committees govern all business areas of Centre for Digital Media including real estate development and property management, financial and portfolio investment management, and academic and community programming. 

Board of Directors

Bill Cunningham, Board Chair

Vice President, Community Business & Real Estate

Vancity

Trish Pekeles

Institutional Representative 

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services 

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Viktor Sokha

Institutional Representative 

Vice President, Finance + Administration 

Emily Carr University of Art +Design 

Bhushan Gopaluni

Institutional Representative

Vice-Provost and AVP, Faculty Planning

The University of British Columbia  

Wade Parkhouse

Institutional Representative 

Vice-Provost and Vice-President, Academic, pro tem 

Simon Fraser University

Lisa Castle

Founder  

Lisa Castle HR Consulting

Loc Dao

Executive Director 

DigiBC

Michal Jaworski

Partner 

Clark Wilson LLP 

Ryan Nadel

Senior Program Manager

Mixed Reality Microsoft

Pasima Sule

Founder & Executive Director

Black Women Business Network CEO

Solid Rock Life & Business

Julie Taylorson

Founding Partner/Managing Director 

Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners

CDM Advisory Committees

Academic Governance and Strategic Planning Committee

 

James Rout, Chair

Institutional Representative 

Associate Vice-President, Education Support and Innovation 

British Columbia Institute of Technology 

Diyan Achjadi

Institutional Representative

Interim Vice President Academic + Provost

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Carman Neustaedter

Institutional Representative 

Dean of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology 

Simon Fraser University  

Moura Quayle

Institutional Representative

Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs 

The University of British Columbia 

Jennifer Figner 

Provost and Vice President, Academic 

British Columbia Institute of Technology 

Tinnie Chow 

Senior Manager, News and Programs  

CBC 

Audit and Finance Committee 

 

Trish Pekeles, Chair

Institutional Representative 

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services 

British Columbia Institute of Technology 

 

Karamjeet Heer

Institutional Representative 

Associate Vice President, Finance  

Simon Fraser University 

Viktor Sokha

Institutional Representative 

Vice President, Finance + Administration 

Emily Carr University of Art +Design 

Elana Mignosa

Institutional Representative 

Associate Vice-President, Finance and Operational Excellence 

The University of British Columbia 

Chris Nicolls

Independent

Leisa Belanger

Senior Director Finance 

Farris 

Governance and Human Resources Committee 
 

Lisa Castle, Chair

Founder 

Lisa Castle HR Consulting 

Bill Cunningham, Board Chair

Vice-President, Community Business & Real Estate

Vancity 
 

Helen Worth

Chief Financial Officer 

The Vancouver Club 

Karen Choi

Legal Counsel 

The University of British Columbia 

Julie Taylorson

Founding Partner/Managing Director

Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners

Real Estate Committee
 

Ryan Nadel, Chair

Senior Program Manager, Mixed Reality 

Microsoft 

Chris Fay

Institutional Representative 

Senior Manager, Policy Planning 

The University of British Columbia 

Jim Meschino

Institutional Representative

 

Director of Campus Planning & Development

Simon Fraser University

Andy O’Neill

Institutional Representative 

General Manager, P3 Facility Operations 

Emily Carr University of Art + Design 

Danica Djurkovic

Institutional Representative

Vice-President, Campus Planning + Facilities

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Karyn Magnusson

Deputy Director, Engineering, Parks & Environment 

City of North Vancouver 
 

Guy Akester

Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate 

Fortinet 

Michael Mortensen

Director/Founder 

Liveable City Planning Ltd. 

Michal Jaworski

Partner 

Clark Wilson LLP