Board of Directors

Janice is a healthcare and technology executive acting as a strategic advisor with the World Health Organization and leading other impact driven initiatives internationally. An inclusive leader, Janice brings together diverse thinking and creative technologies to solve global challenges. She is a senior strategist and operational executive with two decades of diverse sector experience building blockbuster brands, driving market expansion, and launching global programs and policies with multinationals, governments, and non-profits across North America, LATAM, and EMEA. As part of her research and advisory work, Janice has engaged with stakeholders involved in the food value chain to understand how nutrition is prioritized in organizational decision making from corporate strategy, ESG, research and development, and philanthropy perspectives.

Katherine MacMillan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Fundserv. Prior to joining Fundserv, Katherine was President and CEO of International Financial Data Services (IFDS) globally and served on the Board for nine years. Under her leadership, IFDS experienced record levels of growth, employee engagement and improved client experience. Before joining IFDS, Katherine spent more than 15 years at Manulife Financial, holding various leadership roles in Client Services, Marketing and Operations. Katherine holds a Bachelor of Arts and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program from Queen’s University.  Katherine was also honored as one of Canada’s top leaders in the Top 40 Under 40 program. She serves on the Board of Nature United, Board of Second Harvest, the Advisory Board of the Smith School of Business, and the Board of Governors for Junior Achievement of Central Ontario.

Tamara Ramsey is a partner with Dale & Lessmann LLP where she practices in the Advocacy & Dispute Resolution group. Tamara has been a volunteer with Second Harvest since 2009, serving as a Team Leader for both the Turkey Drive and Hero Day, and as a Committee Member for Toronto Taste. Tamara’s legal practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property disputes and she has provided assistance to Second Harvest with employment, organizational and intellectual property matters. Tamara is actively involved in the legal profession. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Advocates’ Society and on committees for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

Greg Laurin has over 30 years experience in warehouse management and logistics. He is president of family-owned Conestoga Cold Storage Limited, a third-party food logistics business with facilities across Canada. Throughout his tenure, Greg has helped take the company from a single warehouse facility to a Canada-wide, multi-facility, fully automated distribution partner. He is actively involved in the Global Cold Chain Foundation, serving as its Chairman in 2023. In this role he travels the globe helping emerging markets improve and develop their cold chain networks in support of food security.

Harry is currently a small business owner in Central Florida. Previously, Harry worked at BMO in the data and analytics group, DW LLP in assurance, tax and advisory services, BMO in the product and portfolio analytics group, TD in the internal audit group and PwC in the audit and assurance practice. Harry currently holds CPA, CA and CFA designations in addition to bachelor of science and master of management and professional accounting degrees. At PwC, Harry was introduced to Second Harvest and volunteered to document financial controls and make recommendations to management. Harry has been a Second Harvest Finance Committee member since 2013 and a Board member since 2019.

Jeff Hauswirth is a Partner in the firm’s North American Real Estate and Canadian Board and CEO practice. Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, Jeff held the position of Vice Chairman and Head of North America at a global search firm focused on the real estate industry. He also spent 25 years with Spencer Stuart were he held various leadership roles including leading the Canadian and Asia Pacific business, serving 3 terms on the global Board of Directors and helping to establish the firms first office in India.

Karen White-Boswell, the Director, External Communication for Sobeys Inc., is a communications and public relations professional with extensive experience leading communications, public relations, philanthropic and corporate social responsibility programs for large organizations. She frequently writes about leadership and engagement, advising on how to empower teams to strive for excellence through keen awareness of their individual needs and potential. Karen is also a strong advocate for mentorship, providing guidance to young women and men both within organizations she has been a part of as well as within the broader community. She graduated from University of Western Ontario with an honours BA in sociology and is ADKAR certified.

Kevin Groh is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience working for some of the largest companies and consulting firms in Canada and the world. He has led two of the nation’s largest corporate affairs and communications teams at Loblaw Companies Limited and Canadian Tire Corporation, responsible for internal and external communications, government and industry relations for top retail and consumer brands. He has led high-profile trust and reputation programs, change and culture communications for Canada’s largest private workforce and major M&A deals, spearheaded and delivered comprehensive ESG mandates, and forged effective business partnerships within and beyond his organizations. He has managed direct relationships with diverse stakeholders, including large workforces, boards of directors, media, investors, industry alliances, policymakers, NGOs and charities.  

Kevin has led and contributed to a range of charitable organizations: He managed and served on the boards of two of Canada’s largest corporate charities, PC Children’s Charity and Shoppers Drug Mart Women’s Health Foundation; he supports and advises Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart charity; and, he serves on the board of Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food-recovery organization.

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Lori Nikkel is a visionary leader and champion of social and environmental justice issues related to food. She is an international thought leader on Perishable Food Recovery with a strategic focus on increasing awareness of the negative impacts food loss has on climate.Lori’s guidance has changed the way Canada manages food loss and waste. She is a co-author of the The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste, a world first evidence-based research project that identifies where, why, and how much food is lost and wasted across the supply chain, and Canada’s Invisible Food Network That identifies the extent of food support to charities and non-profits across the country.A favored media contributor, Lori is sought after for her commentary and recommendations. She was globally recognized by the United Nations as Canada’s Food Hero in 2020. Lori is also a Clean 50 recipient and one of Canada’s 2021 Women of Influence. In 2021 Lori was named one of Waterstone Capital’s Most Admired CEOs. As CEO of Second Harvest Lori has developed a national food recovery network that redistributes healthy surplus food to thousands of communities in need.

As the Associate Vice President, Employee Experience and Culture Leader for Zurich Canada, Ray supports a large portfolio of the Human Resources unit of the organization, including community investment, employee engagement, diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging and talent development; with a strong passion and commitment for developing and growing a diverse and inclusive corporate culture. Recently, Ray’s community efforts have been recognized nationally upon being selected as one of The Peak's Emerging Leaders for 2023 which highlights young leaders shaping Canada's economy, culture, and society. Ray earned his double major in Film Studies and Human Behavior Psychology with honors from Toronto’s Metropolitan University.

Richard is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Fellow) and Chartered Financial Analyst with over 25 years of investment research and capital markets experience. He currently serves as a Board member / Investment adviser to organizations including the Peter Cundill Foundation, Invesco Canada and Canada Overseas Investment Limited. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at RBC Capital Markets, a top-10 global investment bank including Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Global Research. Richard is active in the accounting profession and the local community. He serves on Canada’s Accounting Standards Oversight Council and the Board of Governors of Royal St. George’s College. He is a past Board member of CFA Society Toronto, United Way Toronto MIG cabinet and Women in Capital Markets (Advisory Council). Richard has undergraduate and graduate degrees (with honours) in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School.

Satish Rai was previously Chief Investment Officer at OMERS, and he served as Chief Investment Officer at TD Asset Management. Currently he is a senior advisor at OMERS, serves on the Board of Brookfield Asset Management, Fairfax India, Richcraft Homes and Second Harvest, as well as on the Advisory Committee for Capitalize for Kids. At TD Bank, Mr. Rai Chaired the Committee of the Advancement of Visible Minorities in Leadership Roles and a Diversity Leadership Councils member. He is a past member of the respective Boards of the University of Waterloo, Michael Garron Hospital Foundation (formerly Toronto East General Hospital Foundation), Toronto Global and Women in Capital Markets. In 2002, he was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Industry Leaders Under 40, and in 2006 he received the Alumni Achievement Medal.