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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 Tam, Board Chair

Co-Founder

ThoughtBridge Management Consultants

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  

Peter Hall

Institutional Representative 

Vice-Provost and Vice-President, Academic

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

 

Carman Neustaedter, Chair

Institutional Representative 

Dean of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology 

Simon Fraser University  

Kenton Low

Institutional Representative 

Dean, School of Business + Media

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Diyan Achjadi

Institutional Representative

Interim Vice President Academic + Provost

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Janice L. Stewart 

Institutional Representative

Deputy Provost

The University of British Columbia 

Jennifer Figner 

Provost and Vice President, Academic 

British Columbia Institute of Technology 

Loc Dao

Executive Director

DigiBC

Audit and Finance Committee 

 

Karamjeet Heer (Chair)

Institutional Representative 

Associate Vice President, Finance  

Simon Fraser University 

Viktor Sokha

Institutional Representative 

Vice President, Finance + Administration 

Emily Carr University of Art +Design 

Helen Yung

Institutional Representative 

Comptroller

The University of British Columbia 

Shera Clement

Institutional Representative 

Financial Controller

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Chris Nicolls

Independent

Leisa Belanger

Senior Director Finance 

Farris 

Emily Davies

President

Linde Equity

Governance and Human Resources Committee 
 

Lisa Castle, Chair

Founder 

Lisa Castle HR Consulting 

Bill Cunningham, Board Chair

Vice-President, Community Business & Real Estate

Vancity 
 

Karen Choi

Legal Counsel 

The University of British Columbia 

Julie Taylorson

Founding Partner/Managing Director

Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners

Michal Jaworski

Partner

Clark Wilson LLP

Pasima Sule

Founder & Executive Director

Black Women Business Network CEO

Solid Rock Life & Business

Real Estate Committee
 

Michal Jaworski, Chair

Partner

Clark Wilson LLP

Chris Fay

Institutional Representative 

Senior Manager, Policy Planning 

The University of British Columbia 

James Meschino

Institutional Representative

 

Director of Campus Planning & Development

Simon Fraser University

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.