Judith Moses

President & CEO OF Judith Moses Consulting

Board Chair 

Judith is the president and CEO of Judith Moses Consulting. A Delaware, she was born on the Six Nations of the Grand River. She now resides in St. Andrews New Brunswick.  

She serves currently as chair of the board of governors of St. Stephen’s University, as a board member of Historica Canada and of the National Ballet School of Canada. She was formerly elected as the Deputy Prolocutor of the Anglican Church of Canada and chaired several of its national committees. She previously chaired the board of HIPPY Canada (pre-school child development) and served on the boards of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund and Friends of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. She is a former board governor of Carleton University. She served as a mentor for Toronto CivicAction. 

Judith’s career in the federal public service covered many areas, where she was lastly the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. She also served in the Ontario government Cabinet Office where she led a task force on the organization of central agencies.  

She was a vice president at the Institute on Governance where she worked in Botswana and Iraq. Judith was a partner in McLaughlin-Moses Strategic Advisory Services, a government relations firm. She ran as a federal political candidate in the 2008 election and for the provincial candidacy St. Paul’s in ’09. 

She holds a BA from the University of Guelph and studied at the Oxford Centre for Management Development, Oxford University. Judith is a recipient of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. 

Lyndsay G. Brisard, MREI, BCom, CPM®

Analyst, Investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank

Vice Chair and Treasurer

Lyndsay is Anishinaabe from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and has spent his career working in the First Nation and social housing industry as well as First Nation community economic development. A graduate of the Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure program at the Schulich School of Business along with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from York University, he hopes to ultimately build a long-term career in social impact investing for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities.

Lyndsay has strong governance experience through serving on the Board of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto with prior experience serving on the Boards of the Waubetek Business Development Commission and Wikwemikong Development Commission.

Stephen Scott, MBA

Senior Director, Investments at Canada Infrastructure Bank.

Past Chair

Stephen has served on the Board of AHF since 2019 and has held the past positions of Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer.  

Stephen works as Senior Director, Financing and Indigenous Participation at Alto and was formerly Director, Investments at the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). At the CIB, Stephen led infrastructure project finance transactions in partnership with and for the benefit of Indigenous communities. He closed nearly $600 million in loans across 16 financing transactions for community infrastructure projects or Indigenous equity stakes. Prior to joining the CIB, Stephen worked at RBC and TD, wherein he was recognized with national performance awards. 

Stephen, who is Métis with roots in Alberta, serves on multiple Indigenous boards, and holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Stephen lives in Treaty 13 territory in Toronto. 

Levi Greene

Senior Manager, Indigenous Community Relations, RBC Origins

Director

Levi Greene is Cree from Sawridge First Nation in Treaty 8 territory and joined RBC in 2021 through the Indigenous Development Program. As Senior Manager, Indigenous Community Relations, RBC Origins, he champions inclusive representation and advances Indigenous engagement to support economic reconciliation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Northern British Columbia, with a focus on pre-colonial Indigenous history and international development. Levi is also active in the community as a member of the Rotary Club of Toronto and a board member of the Rotaract Club of Toronto. 

Marian Jacko

Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Indigenous Justice Division, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General

Director

Marian Jacko, a proud Anishinaabe woman from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, is a trailblazing lawyer, public servant, and community leader whose life and career have been defined by resilience, service, and a deep commitment to justice for Indigenous peoples and children. 

Raised in a close-knit community rooted in Anishinaabe values, Marian’s early life was shaped by the strength of her culture and the challenges of systemic inequities. As a single mother, she raised her eldest child while pursuing higher education—earning three university degrees, including a Master of Social Work and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998 and began her legal career with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL), where she served for nearly two decades, advocating for the personal and property rights of children. 

While working full-time and raising three children, Marian continued her academic journey, earning a Master of Laws from York University in 2005. Her dedication to both family and professional excellence is a testament to her perseverance and passion for justice. In 2016, Marian made history as the first Indigenous woman appointed as the Children’s Lawyer for Ontario. In this role, she led the OCL in delivering legal services to protect children’s rights in a wide range of court proceedings. Her leadership was marked by a commitment to culturally informed advocacy and systemic change. In 2021, Marian returned to the Indigenous Justice Division (IJD) as Assistant Deputy Attorney General. In this capacity, she leads efforts to repair the relationship between the justice system and Indigenous peoples, support the revitalization of Indigenous legal traditions, and ensure culturally relevant justice services across Ontario. 

Marian’s contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the 2020 Indspire Award in Law and Justice, the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration, the 2022 Laura Legge Award from the Law Society of Ontario, and the 2023 Vera Styres Community Service Award from the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation. 

Beyond her legal work, Marian is deeply involved in community service. She currently serves as President of the Board for Anishnawbe Health Toronto and as a Director on the Boards of the Anishnawbe Health Foundation and the NHL Foundation Canada. She is also a Director on the Board of Hockey Canada, where she contributes to several committees. A lifelong advocate for youth and sport, Marian is also the President of the Little Native Hockey League (Little NHL), the largest First Nation hockey tournament in the world. She also mentors through the Future of Hockey Lab and serves on the Advisory Council for the Indigenous Hockey Research Network. 

Marian has over a decade of coaching experience with teams through the Ontario Women’s Hockey League, the Little NHL, National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, and Ontario Summer Games. Her passion for hockey is deeply personal—it’s a space where she has helped empower Indigenous youth, fostered community pride, and championed inclusion. 

Marian Jacko’s life is a powerful example of leadership grounded in cultural identity, compassion, and a relentless pursuit of justice. She continues to inspire future generations through her work, mentorship, and unwavering dedication to community. 

Elizabeth Jordan

Senior Counsel JFK Law

Director

Elizabeth is a senior lawyer at JFK Law in Toronto, where she works with its Indigenous Wealth Creation Group.  Liz is an expert in corporate, securities, mergers & acquisitions, and regulatory law, with a particular expertise in Indigenous economic development. Elizabeth is a proud member of Six Nations of the Grand River and is passionate about Indigenous economic empowerment. 

Liz began her career at the Toronto office of a national firm where she worked on a wide range of work that included the launch of an offshore hedge fund; financing renewable energy projects; and acting for a traditional First Nations government in negotiations regarding claims against the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada. Elizabeth has also advised tribes and Indigenous groups on complaints to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. After her first stint in private practice, Liz held a range of strategy, legal and compliance roles in the financial services industry and the public service. 

Liz co-developed and co-taught the inaugural Indigenous Economic Development course at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and has been published on various aspects of the Indian Act. Liz is currently working toward an LL.M degree at the University of Toronto where her areas of academic interest include economic participation of First Nations in the Canadian economy and Indigenous legal orders. 

Liz also has extension experience serving on various boards, including Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training, and currently serves on the boards of Haven Toronto, an organization that serves elder homeless men, and Anishnawbe Health Foundation. 

Vimal Kotecha

Partner, Richter

Director

Vimal is currently a partner with the consulting firm, Richter.  As a CPA and CBV, Vimal’s practices focuses on the area of valuations and litigation support. He has assisted shareholders and various stakeholders in identifying key value drivers and creating value throughout their organization.  As an expert, Vimal has been called upon to testify on valuation and litigation areas, most recently at the World Bank in Washington D.C.   Most recently Vimal graduated from the Board Diversity Network academic program which led to the AccBD designation.

Loretta Loon

PhD doctoral student

Director

Loretta Catherine Loon is Eeyou and Ininew Cree. She is a band member of Fort Albany First Nation and a clan council member of MoCreebec Eeyuod in Moose Factory, Ontario. Loretta is a leader and advocate in Indigenous health and post secondary education.  She attained her Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in International Development Studies at York University in 2010; a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree in Indigenous Adult Education at Brock University and graduated in 2012; a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business in 2014; a Masters of Education (M.Ed) degree specializing in Indigenous Education at York University in 2016. Loretta is a former PhD Candidate at York University in Education since 2016 within the Language, Culture and Teaching degree program in which her thesis is entitled, “Stealing Across Time: Indigenous Eeyou Istchee as Autochthonous and Decolonization.”  She is currently working towards a PhD specializing in Indigenous Health at the University of North Dakota within the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  Loretta currently does work for McGill University within Indigenous Health research and genomics.  

Chief Taynar Simpson

Chief of Alderville First Nation and Founder of Wampum Records 

Director

Chief Taynar Simpson has dedicated his life and career to the advancement of Indigenous causes in Canada. For the past 28 years, Chief Simpson has been leading national reconciliation projects.

At National Defence Headquarters in the mid-1990’s, Taynar was part of the team that brought Employment Equity and gender integration to the Canadian Forces. In the late 1990’s, he started working on the Indian Residential School (IRS) litigation, IRS Alternative Dispute Resolution and eventually the IRS Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) process that started in 2006. Other positions include Communications Analyst at both INAC and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Policy Analyst at INAC and field reporter for Windspeaker news magazine.

In 2000, Taynar consolidated his experience by founding his company, Wampum Records. Since then, the company has become Canada’s premier research and consulting company on Indigenous issues. Wampum Records conducted the research on Indian residential schools resolution, Day Schools resolution, and Sixties Scoop resolution national initiatives. Recently, Taynar was the project lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Missing Children Phase 2 (MCP2) project that identified the thousands of children who perished at Canada’s residential schools.

Taynar has sat on several Boards and Trusts. Some of these Board positions include Chairman of the Board of Alderville Solar Inc. which is Canada’s largest wholly Indigenous-owned energy project. He is currently the vice-Chair of the Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services (DBCFS) Board of Directors. Chief Simpson is also the vice-Chair of the Ogemawahj Tribal Council (OTC). Taynar has been a Trustee on both the Alderville Williams Treaty Settlement Agreement Trust (AWTSAT) and the Alderville Community Trust (ACT). Taynar currently serves as the Chief of Alderville First Nation where he previously held the role of Councillor. Chief Simpson is looking forward to bringing his experience and knowledge to this role to help guide First Nations through the new era of reconciliation in Canada.