Atul Aggarwal is the current Chair of the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors. He is married with three daughters, all of whom attended the Academy from 2004–2016. Atul has had an active career in the healthcare industry. Currently, he serves as president and CEO of Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer that he co-founded in Ottawa. Before working at Marcan, Atul co-founded A & A Pharmachem Inc., and remains its president. This company is a leading Canadian supplier of healthcare ingredients used to manufacture both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.

Patricia Chafe is an internal member on the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors, serving as chair of the strategic planning committee. Her daughter has attended the academy since junior kindergarten and will a member of the Class of 2024. Patricia brings more than 20 years of management experience and leadership to the board. She is director of winter sport at Own the Podium and leads a Canadian winter sport technical guidance and leadership team. Patricia holds a PhD in mathematics and worked previously as a university mathematics professor.

Guy Giorno is a lawyer, author and head of the Political Law practice of Fasken. He advises clients on government accountability and ethics, public-sector conflict of interest, government procurement and lobbyist registration. He serves as the integrity commissioner (responsible for administering government ethics rules) for more than 30 Ontario municipalities.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, and a Fellow of the Carleton University Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, where he also teaches a graduate course. Guy is Chair of the Law of Lobbying and Ethics Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and an Executive Member of the CBA National Administrative Law Section. He is actively involved in the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws, North America’s pre-eminent organization devoted to government ethics.

Guy previously served as Chief of Staff to the 22^nd Prime Minister of Canada and before that was Chief of Staff to the 22^nd Premier of Ontario. Guy lives in Nepean with his family. His daughter has been a Joan of Arc student since 2015. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2016 and has been Secretary of the corporation since 2017.

Dr. Judy van Stralen is an internal member on the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors. Her daughter has attended the academy since kindergarten and is currently a Grade 5 student. Dr. van Stralen is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric ADHD and one of Ottawa’s leading pediatric mental health professionals. She is the founder and medical director of the Centre for Pediatric Excellence, a multi-disciplinary clinic focused on mental health and neuro-developmental disorders. Dr. van Stralen is also a consultant at Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville, an assistant professor at Queen’s University, and a staff pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Gurvinder Basi is an internal member on the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors, serving on the finance and strategic planning committees. He has a daughter who is currently a Grade 3 student at the Academy. Gurvinder has a degree in in Information Technology and Finance, which he used to manage his family’s investment portfolio. Recently, Gurvinder earned his insurance brokers license and opened an office in Ottawa.

Michelle Brennan was elected onto the Board of Directors in the fall of 2019 and has been assigned Chair of the Fundraising Committee. She brings many years of fundraising experience on a national level and has devoted much of her spare time volunteering with organizations such as The Ottawa Hospital and Look Good Feel Better. Michelle is passionate about contributing to our local community and is very grateful for the opportunity to further strengthen the JOA student experience by raising funds for educational resources. When she is not working, volunteering, or fundraising, Michelle embraces her time with her two daughters Laila and Eva. She also enjoys painting, playing the piano, and gardening.

Wing-Leung is a Senior Solutions Delivery Manager at MindBridge Ai applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to analyze financial data. He has over 25 years in the software industry and has a passion for all STEM areas. Prior to MindBridge, Wing-Leung had been delivering enterprise social networking software that fosters leadership and employee engagement. He has 2 daughters at Joan of Arc.

Anthony Farris became a member of the Joan of Arc Board of Directors as an internal member in 2019. He has been a lawyer with the Office of the Judge Advocate General for over 17 years where he has served in a number of positions, including most recently as the Assistant Director of Military Prosecutions for the Canadian Military Prosecution Service. Anthony is married with two daughters, both of whom are currently enrolled at Joan of Arc Academy.

Anna Keller is senior legal counsel at the Canadian Commercial Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for international legal issues related to complex transactions and contracting. Prior to joining the legal team at the Canadian Commercial Corporation, Ms. Keller was corporate legal counsel at Shopify, one of the world’s leading e-commerce providers. Called upon frequently as a speaker and thought leader, Ms. Keller regularly presents at industry events and professional development programs and has been a university lecturer since 2011. Ms. Keller is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. She is also a member of Women Get on Board, an organization dedicated to connecting and promoting women as directors. She is a past member of the board of directors of the Canadian Association of Journalists and has served as a director on the board of various volunteer organizations, including as chair of the governance committee.

Joseph Kuriakose is a Senior Channel Sales Executive with Solarwinds MSP, with over 20 years’ experience in Sales, Marketing and Customer Service within the Telecommunications and Information Technology sectors. He enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf, basketball, and baseball. Joseph has a daughter in grade 3 who is thriving in the uniquely bilingual all-girls environment that is  Joan of Arc Academy. The school is an inclusive community and is indeed an extended family. Joseph is honoured to be a parent member of the Board that plays an integral role in helping shape the culture and direction of the school.

Meghan MacSween currently serves as an external member of the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors. She has a Bachelor’s in Engineering (Civil) from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s in Engineering (Civil) from Carleton University. Meghan works as a Professional Engineer at Parsons providing consulting engineering services to both public and private sector clients. She focuses on drinking water distribution, wastewater collection, asset management, stormwater management and land development working on all phases of projects from planning through design and construction.

Natalie Sabourin joined the Joan of Arc Academy board of directors as an external member in 2018. She specializes in privacy, information management, marketing, facilities management and vendor management. Natalie currently acts as the manager for information management and privacy at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. In this role, she manages quality control, improves the efficiency of corporate and operational information, and ensures the completion of work in accordance with relevant legislation, such as Canada’s Access to Information Act and Privacy Act.

Dave has a daughter in Grade 2 and is a first year member of the Board of Directors. He has had two careers, first at the Canadian International Development Agency funding projects around the world and now as a lawyer, specializing in Aboriginal law and legal policy for the Department of Justice Canada. Dave currently works on responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action as well as negotiating justice agreements with First Nations’ communities. Dave currently sits on two Board of Directors’ committees at Joan of Arc – Governance and Strategic planning.