Introducing the 2026 AFP Canada Board of Directors

FRANÇAIS

We are delighted that AFP members in Canada offered their overwhelming support for the 2026 AFP Canada board of directors. Congratulations to the following leaders:

Rea Ganesh – Chair
Vice President, Philanthropy
Scarborough Health Network Foundation 
Scarborough, Ontario

Jennifer Johnstone – Past Chair
President & CEO
Central City Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia

Aaron Sanderson, CFRE, ACFRE, FAHP – Chair-Elect
Group Head and Executive Vice President, Advancement and Donor Experience
Kids Help Phone
Toronto, Ontario

Megan Feltham, CFRE - Treasurer
Senior Strategist
Blakely
Ottawa, Ontario

Lisa Weatherhead, CFRE - Secretary
Director of Development
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Kim Fuller
Founder & CEO
Phil Inc.
Montréal, Québec

Niki Gray, CFRE
Executive Director
Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Sofia Janmohamed, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director, Development
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia

Yvette Guigueno, MBA, CFRE
Chief Advancement Officer
Garth Homer Society
Victoria, British Columbia

Anu Kashyap, M.A., CFRE
Director, College Development
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
 

Shannon LaHay, CFRE
Executive Director
Humane Society London & Middlesex
London, Ontario

Sarah Langham
Community Engagement Coordinator
Shepards of Good Hope Foundation
Ottawa, Ontario

Neil McEachern
Senior Manager, Major Gifts
Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon
Vancouver, British Columbia

Christina Morgan, CFRE
Senior Development Officer
Health Care Foundation
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Kathleen Provost, CFRE, MAdEd
VP Philanthropy & Communications
United for Literacy
Inverness, Nova Scotia

Thais Casasola Venditti
Director, New Business Development
United Way British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
 

Roger Ali, MBA, C.Dir., CFRE – AFP Global Chair
Independent Social Sector Consultant and Senior Associate with S. Sutton and Associates 
Hamilton, Ontario

Amanda Fritz, MPNL, CFRE – AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada Board Co-Chair
CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation
Director, Major Gifts and Campaign Tracking
Montréal, Québec

 

H. Art Taylor
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global 
Arlington, Virginia

These members will begin their new terms on January 1, 2026. Selections were made based on the following criteria:

• Leadership ability that demonstrates the skills needed to govern a professional association;
• Previous service to AFP, philanthropy and the community locally, nationally and/or internationally;
• Participation in AFP activities as a volunteer; and
• AFP membership standing (membership is required for board service).

Additional consideration was given to the following:

• Relevant professional certification, education or learning;
• Overall knowledge of AFP;
• Demonstrated inclusive leadership experience;
• Financial support of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada;
• Ability to communicate in both of Canada’s official languages;
• Diversity of geographic location and of chapter size;
• Diversity of areas of professional practice;
• Demographic diversity (e.g., people of different ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, etc.); and
• Other community perspectives needed by AFP at the time candidates were being considered.

AFP Canada is a leading national voice for fundraising professionals who are vital in advancing charitable work. Formed in 2017, AFP Canada was created to complement AFP Global’s work. Its mandate is uniquely focused on Canadian government relations and communications, and important national priorities like Truth and Reconciliation. AFP Canada's work is guided by its joint strategic plan with the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada. 

More than 2,500 AFP members in Canada raise funds to support the arts, culture, shelters, emergency services, healthcare, education, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and social justice. They enjoy the many membership benefits offered by AFP Global and their chapters. They also benefit from AFP Canada’s advocacy, our efforts to raise the profile of the fundraising profession, and our work on identifying and taking meaningful actions on Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Anti-Racism.