Laura Nashman – Chair
Laura is the Board Chair. She’s been on the CSI Board since 2017 having served as the Chair of the HR Governance Committee and other assignment. Laura’s strength is governance and strategy. Laura is also a talented athlete with cycling and golf as her main pursuits, currently.
Laura’s day job is as the CEO of the BC Pension Corporation. Laura joined BC Pension Corporation as chief executive officer in December 2008. BC Pension Corporation provides pension services for five of the largest pension plans in the province with assets in excess of $160 billion. The Corporation services over 680,000 plan members, 1,000 participating employers and pays out more than $450 million in benefits each month ($5.4 billion/year).
In 2020, under Laura’s leadership the Pension Corporation received Canada Awards for Excellence® (CAE) Platinum certification in Excellence, Innovation and Wellness, after receiving “Gold” recognition from Excellence Canada in 2016 and being named one of BC’s Top Employers several times.
In 2022, Business in Vancouver magazine recognized Laura as one of BC’s most influential business leaders, in 2018, as the public sector BC CEO of the Year and in 2017, she was named one of the Influential Women in Business, this after being identified as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.
Laura has the designation of Director with the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and serves on several other boards including Gustavson School of Business International Advisory Board, Excellence Canada, and the Conference Board of Canada.
Laura is an active mentor for women leaders and emerging leaders who look to her for guidance and direction on their leadership practice and career development. Laura is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria where her area of research is the impact of sports on women’s career success.
Dan, current Vice President at Consumer Protection BC and former Executive Director for the Tourism Abbotsford Society, is a professional who uses his expertise in risk management, stakeholder relations, corporate communications, marketing and financial services to contribute to efficient organizational management and strategic direction. During his tenure at Tourism Abbotsford, Dan developed and implemented Sport Town Canada, an award winning community sport hosting program.
Sherry joined Rocky Mountaineer in February 2021 as Interim CFO, becoming a permanent team member in September of that year. Sherry has over 25 years of finance and executive management experience working in diverse industries. She was recognized as a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia in 2019. Earlier in her career she was named BC’s CFO of the Year in the Small Public Company Category (2011) and was recognized as one of BC’s Top 40 Under 40 by Business in Vancouver.
Roger is a partner with the law firm of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. Since his call to the bar, Roger has developed an extensive practice in trust and estate litigation, often representing various national and local charities and not-for-profits in defending the gifts made to them. He also provides advice to other clients about general commercial litigation and product liability. He has served on numerous boards, including time as the Chair of the national board of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners.
Dean is the current Director of Shared Services and Technology at BCNET, a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of experience in higher education and technology, and a certified project management professional. Dean was an Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 8+ (rowing) in 1984, and has been heavily involved in amateur sport as an athlete, coach, and/or administrator in the years since. He was a founding director for Pacific Coast Swimming and was a director and President at SwimBC before joining the Swimming Canada Board as Vice President and Chair of the Policy & Governance Committee. He also has extensive experience on other community boards and committees
Greg has enjoyed over 25 years of diverse experience in the Real Estate industry, primarily in Vancouver and Toronto. His background ranges from agency and development, acquisitions and dispositions through to property and asset management. The last 15 years have been devoted to overseeing the property management and performance of investment portfolios on behalf of institutional and private investors together with organizational leadership and development.
Stephanie is a former World Freestyle Skiing Champion and a resident of Whistler for the past 33 years. She has been extensively involved in the Whistler Community as a Real Estate Professional for the past 10 years, a municipal Councillor for 6 years, a founding member of the Public Art Committee, a Whistler Community Art Council Director, a founder of the Stephanie Sloan Women Only Ski Programs, a past President of Dave Murray Enterprises, and a proud mother of 2nd generation Olympian Julia Murray.
Shannon has more than twenty-five years of experience building and leading high-growth companies. She co-founded, served as CEO for, and led the sale of two companies less than six years apart: Subserveo Inc. and Paradata Systems Inc.
Anthony Wright is Regional Vice President of Indigenous Wealth at RBC Royal Trust, where he is responsible for the administration of a wide range of Indigenous Trusts. Working closely with First Nation and other Indigenous clients across B.C. and Alberta, he is a trusted partner in the development and implementation of wealth management plans. Anthony joined RBC in 2016, after earning a law degree from the University of Victoria and articling at a national law firm in Vancouver. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Human Kinetics, Exercise Science at the University of British Columbia, was a member of Canada’s field hockey team and competed in the European Hockey League winning the Championnat de France.
Mr. Elliott was an audit partner in the Vancouver office of KPMG LLP for over 25 years until his retirement in June of 2022. He was responsible for financial statement and internal control audits for numerous public and private companies and non-profit foundations, including companies listed in Canada, the United States and internationally. He has extensive experience in financial reporting, internal controls, financing and related securities filings and compliance in Canada and the United States.
Melanie Matthews is a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and has over 12 years of experience of providing audit and assurance services, working in multinational environments and working with major publicly listed companies in Canada and the United States. With an emphasis on collaboration, trust and quality, Melanie is committed to helping clients navigate through the demands of regulatory compliance changes, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, complex accounting issues and rise of new regulations.