Board of
Directors

Murray Fox has served on a number of public and private company boards of directors. He is a recognized leader with extensive business experience in real estate development, senior management, strategic planning, all areas of finance and administration, and corporate debt restructuring.

Formerly an articling student and senior accountant of Arthur Andersen, Chartered Accountants, he received his CA designation in 1975 and a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, from the University of Saskatchewan in 1973. From 1983 to 1995, Murray was the well-known Director, President and CEO of Consolidated Carma Corporation, a public real estate development company. Prior to that, he was Corporate Controller of NuWest Group Inc., a public real estate development company.

From 1995 to 1997, Murray was appointed Vice Chairman & Director of Canada 2005 Exposition Corporation — a corporation established by the City of Calgary to pursue the 2005 World Fair. He was Executive Vice President of Jayman Master Builder Inc., home building and land development, from 2000–2009.

Stephanie Felesky is a member of the board of Canexus Corporation where she chairs the Human Resource and Compensation Committee. As well, she is a member of the national board of the Institute of Corporate Directors serving as the chair of Governance and Human Resources Committee. She is also a member of the Calgary Police Commission (Chair of the Governance Committee). Ms. Felesky is a founding director of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. She is a past director of the Canada Lands Company, Star Choice Communications Ltd, the United Way of Calgary (Chair), Calgary Inc., the Calgary Convention Authority as well as a past member of the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary.Ms. Felesky received her Bachelor of Education with distinction from the University of Calgary. In 2004, she was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada and in 2009 she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary. In 2005, she received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Allan Rasmuson has over 40 years of experience in the energy industry. He is currently the President of Bearpaw Business Solutions Inc., a company providing consulting services in energy production and processing facility optimization, strategic planning, regulatory and environmental management, and software design.

Allan is an active member in several community and non-profit organizations including: Chairman, South Shaganappi Area Strategic Planning Group (SSASPG); Vice President, St. Andrews Heights Community Association; member, South Shaganappi Area Development Council (SSADC) and President, Dinosaur Research Institute (DRI).

Mr. Maurice Bundon is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Harvard Developments Inc. (The Hill Companies). Over the past 30 years, Maurice has developed a team that is responsive to the ever-changing dynamics of real estate. Together, they have overseen the development and leasing of major office towers, retail projects, industrial land, and residential land in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Maurice also serves as Chairman of the Board of Regents for Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, is a former Chairman of the University of Regina Board of Governors, and a current board member of Mother Theresa Middle School in Regina. In addition, he is co-founder and Director of One Life Makes A Difference, a charitable foundation created to assist Regina inner-city students with educational opportunities.

Dr. Edward McCauley began his term as the ninth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary on January 1, 2019. Prior to this leadership position, McCauley had served over three decades in various roles at the University of Calgary: as a professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Population Ecology and vice-president (research). His academic record also includes two separate stints at the University of California, Santa Barbara: as a postdoctoral fellow, as the Director of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, and as a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology.

Dr. McCauley is deeply committed to supporting excellence in research and innovation. He has a track record of cultivating broad-based, long-term relationships with industry, community, and government both nationally and internationally. He has served on several national panels, including the Canada Research Chairs program and several NSERC grant selection committees, and is a highly sought-after external peer reviewer across North America, Europe, and Asia.

A recipient of numerous awards and accolades, Dr. McCauley is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has held several distinguished visiting international professorships in the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Norway, and most recently the “Le Studium International Professorship” at the Institute for Advanced Studies in France. His research explores Population Dynamics and Ecological Processes, with a strong focus on connecting theory to experimental methods.
Ed earned his BSc and MSc from the University of Ottawa, followed by his PhD from McGill University.

Mark grew up in Calgary and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary. He then went on to earn an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. Mark has also completed the Directors Education Program from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mark retired in 2013 after a 27-year career in investment banking — most recently with Scotia Capital where he was responsible for business development, project execution in both financing and mergers and acquisitions, and management of Scotia Capital’s Calgary Investment Banking group. Mark is a past board member of the Calgary Science Centre.

Doug Porozni has lived in Calgary for almost 30 years and is a partner with Ronmor Developers Inc. Since joining the company, he has managed the acquisition, development, and operation of more than one million square feet of commercial space, consisting of retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use residential. Ronmor’s first major mixed-use project was the redevelopment of North Hill Centre in Calgary. The company continues to own projects in nine Western Canadian jurisdictions including Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kelowna, Whistler, Sylvan Lake, and Rocky Mountain House.

Doug has also been responsible for managing Ronmor’s significant land bank and various joint ventures, which include the development of the residential neighbourhoods of Silverado, Sage Hill, and various mixed-use developments in suburban markets.

He graduated with an Honours BA and a Master in Economics from the University of Alberta and currently sits on the Commercial Committee for the Urban Development Institute of Calgary. Doug also serves on various industry committees and forums including those initiated by the City of Calgary.

After a distinguished 38-year career at KPMG, John Gordon’s extensive experience ranges from several senior leadership and client service roles including the National Managing Partner, Audit, the National Managing Partner, Quality and Risk Management, the Office Managing Partner for the Calgary office and several global risk management roles. Following his retirement in 2018, John remains active in the CPA industry as a member of the Independent Review Committee on Standard Setting and several boards.

John has served on many Calgary based, public energy board of directors including Chair of the Audit Committee for Topaz Energy Corporation, Cardinal Energy Ltd., and TORC Oil & Gas Ltd as well as the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee for The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation (CAMH), and Chair of the Board of the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre (AARC).

John is a graduate of, and regular lecturer at, the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) Director Education Program providing sessions on roles and responsibilities of audit committees and financial reporting. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan earning the Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA), Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations. John and his wife Jolene are obsessive cyclists, and avid skiers.

Scott Radford is Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) and Associate Professor in the Haskayne School of Business. He joined the Marketing area in 2007 after completing his PhD at the University of Missouri. He has a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now DalTech), and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) and an MBA from the University of New Brunswick.

Dr. Radford’s research interests are in the area of consumer culture theory, product design and innovation, and environmental sustainability. His work has appeared in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Building and Environment, European Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Consumer Culture.

Dr. Radford teaches courses in marketing management and marketing communication at the B.Comm, MBA, EMBA, and PhD levels. He is also engaged in executive education as the Academic Director of the Rozsa Arts Management Program and teaches in the Business Essentials program. In addition to supervising students in the Haskayne School of Business, he has been on the supervisory committee of students in EVDS, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and Communication and Culture.

Dr. Radford has won several awards for teaching including the Students Union Excellence in Teaching Award and the Commerce Undergraduate Society Award for Outstanding Teaching and Learning. He has served on a number of Haskayne and University-wide committees. He chairs the Assurance of Learning Committee as part of the Haskayne AACSB accreditation and serves on the Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD program review committees. He is on the GFC, Teaching and Learning Committee, the Information Asset Management Committee and he contributed to the Campus Forward stakeholder workshops.

Ms. Love has over thirty years’ experience as a corporate and securities lawyer, including extensive experience advising boards of directors. Most recently and until her retirement in 2013, she served as a Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President at Enbridge Inc. Prior to joining Enbridge Inc. in 2005, she held senior positions in the law departments of TransAlta Corporation, Canadian Pacific Limited and TransCanada PipeLines Limited.

Ms. Love currently serves on the Board of Directors of Inter Pipeline Ltd., and is Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Human Resources Committee of that Board. Ms. Love has been involved with a number of community organizations. She served on the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary, the Board of Directors of the Kahanoff Centre for Charitable Activities, as well as the Executive Committee of the Calgary Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. She previously served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Calgary Foundation and on the Boards of Directors of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) and the United Way of Calgary and area. She holds a law degree from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Jacqueline Lacasse leads legal services, labour relations and the office of protected disclosure and research integrity for the University of Calgary as the General Counsel. Reporting to the President, she is a member of the executive leadership team.

Jacqueline started working at the University of Calgary in 2012 and most recently served as the university’s Associate Vice-President (Labour Relations). Prior to joining the University of Calgary in 2012, Jacqueline practiced labour and employment law with a national law firm and was in-house legal counsel for Alberta Health Services before returning to private practice with a boutique litigation and labour firm.

Since 2016, Jacqueline has been a member of the Alberta Labour Relations Board and has routinely been asked to sit as a board member hearing complex legal matters. In addition, Jacqueline sits as a sector representative on the Treasury Board’s Labour Relations Advisory Committee and has been a guest speaker and panelist for both the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Lancaster Labour Arbitration Conference.

Lacasse holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from McGill University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary.

Ron Kim is the Vice-President (Finance & Services) & CFO at the University of Calgary.  He leads the finance unit, ancillary services and the office of the internal auditor.  Prior to assuming his current role, Ron was the senior associate vice-president (finance) at the university responsible for providing strategic leadership and management in the areas of investments and treasury, financial operations, supply chain management, financial reporting, and finance services.

Ron is a senior finance executive with over 25 years of experience aligning financial strategy to organizational needs. His experience includes leadership positions within various large organizations including Ernst & Young LLP, Suncor Energy and most recently, at Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) where Ron has spent 12 years and progressed to Vice-President Finance and Principal Accounting Officer.

Ron also is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Universities Academic Pension Plan (UAPP) and serves on UAPP’s Investment Committee. Ron is an alumnus of the University of Calgary, holding a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

With over three decades of expertise in the industrial, commercial, and residential real estate sectors in Alberta, Lesley has consistently driven growth, profitability, and positive change throughout her career.

During her tenure as President of Hopewell Residential Communities, spanning more than 14 years, she played a pivotal role in shaping the urban landscapes of Calgary and Edmonton. Under her leadership, Hopewell experienced remarkable expansion and financial success, growing from a team of 10 to a workforce of over 150 employees. This journey included the strategic merger of housing and land development companies, contributing to a cumulative revenue milestone exceeding $1 billion. She actively oversaw the sale of serviced residential and commercial lots, as well as the development of single and multi-family housing. Her leadership extended to securing project financing, nurturing key partnerships, and managing land acquisition and management contract negotiations. Additionally, she provided strategic guidance, team member mentorship and guidance and oversight to all corporate operations.

Beyond her professional achievements, she is deeply committed to contributing to Calgary’s real estate, business, and philanthropic communities. She currently holds director positions in several esteemed organizations, including The Calgary Stampede, The Calgary Health Foundation, Section 23 Development/Baywest Homes (a privately held multi-faceted Calgary real estate company), the University of Calgary Property Group and A Fan for Life (a privately held Calgary-based sport-focused online customized book company). She is also actively involved in committees, such as the Land and Property Committee of the Winsport Board, the Strategy and Land Committees of the Stampede Board, and the Planning and Development Committee of the UCPG.

Throughout her career, she has been recognized for her strengths in leadership, strategic planning, finance, marketing, and branding. These achievements have led to numerous accolades, including induction into Canada’s Women’s Executive Network Hall of Fame, four-time recognition as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, The Order of the University of Calgary, the Haskayne Max Award for Management Alumni Excellence, and the YWCA Women of Vision Award.

She holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo.

Gregg spent over six years as UCPG’s Vice President & Chief Financial Officer before assuming the role of Interim President & Chief Executive Officer in March 2023. He has played an integral role building UCPG’s strategic financial growth plan and leading the organization’s operational mandate. Gregg has more than 40 years of financial and leadership experience and has served on both public and private companies in a wide range of industries including commercial, residential, land development, real estate, manufacturing, leisure, and construction.

As a University of Calgary graduate, his educational background includes a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Accounting and designation as a Chartered Professional Accountant. Gregg is a natural problem-solver with a knack for numbers and details.

Before joining UCPG, Gregg was the Executive Vice President of a privately owned real estate company with $500 million in assets. Here, he oversaw the strategic plan, finances, human resources, and operations of the company’s four business units including the Canadian and US-affiliated companies. Gregg was appointed as the Treasurer for the Calgary Winter Club and ARBI (Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured) where he volunteered for both organizations for six years. He currently serves as a Director on the Attainable Homes Calgary Board.

Born and raised in Calgary’s northeast, Shaziah Jinnah Morsette continus to call the area home. As a daughter of a refugee, she always had questions to ask, and was always creating connections in her mind, which she can now attribute to years of undiagnosed ADHD.

The academic landscape is not friendly to all identities; including racialized folks to those with neurodiversities, and all the intersections in between. This is an issue that Shaziah can speak on with experience, having been placed on special academic probation in 2017 and navigating the process that took her from the Academic Turnaround Program to the Dean’s list, and being elected to Vice President Academic of the Students’ Union (SU). Shaziah was featured for a Community Stories video with the Campus Mental Health Strategy, empowering others who share similar barriers to aspire to leadership positions. Ultimately, Shaziah prides herself on being an authentic and vulnerable leader, bringing both her failures and successes to the table.

As an interdisciplinary student in the Faculty of Arts, Shaziah is pursuing an honours degree in Communications, and a degree in Multidisciplinary Studies with a primary focus on Political Science, and a secondary focus on Psychology. She also has two embedded certificates in Mental Wellbeing and Resiliency, and Pluralism and Global Citizenship. Her studies have led her to focus on post-secondary pedagogy practices and policies, including the future directions of liberal arts institutions and market-driven educational discourse.

In 2022-23, as the SU’s Vice President Academic, Shaziah advocated for a formal policy to prevent online exam proctoring and breaking down the stigma between mental health and academic success, leading her to continue to advocate for several policy changes regarding due dates over term break and access to experiential learning opportunities.

You can find Shaziah spending time with her husband and their pitbull, Xena, catching up with her close friends, camping or gardening through the summer, and listening to audiobooks year-round.

James Steele is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calgary. His research explores a category theoretic interpretation of the Langlands correspondence for p-adic groups. James was born and raised in Calgary and is passionate about community development in the city. James attended the University of Calgary, completing a B.Sc. (Hons) with a double major in Pure and Applied Mathematics, before starting his Ph.D. in Fall of 2019. After becoming Vice President Academic of the Graduate Students Association in May of 2022, James was elected President of the organisation in May 2023. Outside of school, James enjoys cycling, cooking, and travelling with his family and friends.