BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors of the CMLA are elected annually at the Annual General meeting of the Association. The Board is comprised of the Officers, representatives of six constituent members and a number of individual directors.

President

Rui M. Fernandes

Gardiner Roberts LLP
22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3600
Toronto
ON, M5H 4E3

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Immediate Past President

J. Paul M. Harquail

Stewart McKelvey
44 Chipman Hill, Ste. 1000 P. O. Box 20105 Brunswick Square
Saint John
NB, E2L 5B2

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National Vice-President

Eric Machum

Metcalf & Co.
5121 Sackville Street, Suite 700
Halifax
NS, B3J 1K1

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Western Vice-President

Andrew Stainer

Owen Bird LC
733 Seymour St #2900
Vancouver
BC, V6B 0S6

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Central Vice-President

William M. Sharpe

ROUTE Transport & Trade Law
40 Wynford Drive Suite 305
Toronto
ON, M3C 1J5

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Quebec Vice-President

Jean-Marie Fontaine

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Suite 900, 1000 de La Gauchetiere Street West
Montreal
QC, H3B 5H4

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Eastern Vice-President

Deborah L.J. Hutchings, K.C.

Deborah Hutchings Law
61 Parsonage Drive
St. John's
NL, A1A 0J6

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Director

Leona Baxter

Oland & Baxter
803 Bernard Avenue
Kelowna
BC, V1Y 6P6

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Director

Scott R. Campbell

Stewart McKelvey
Queen's Marque 600 - 1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax
NS, B3J 0J2

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Director

Richard L. Desgagnés

Brisset Bishop s.e.n.c.
Brisset Bishop s.e.n.c. 2020 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, Suite 2020
Montreal
QC, H3A 2A5

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Director

George Douvelos

George Douvelos Law Corporation
Suite 428 - 755 Burrard Street
Vancouver
BC, V6Z 1X6

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Director

Andrea Fernandes

Gardiner Roberts LLP
22 Adelaide St. W. Suite 3600
Toronto
ON, M5H 4E3

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Director

Simon Ledsham

BLG
1000, rue De La Gauchetière Ouest
bureau / suite 900
Montréal
QC, H3B 5H4

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Director

Benoit Leduc

Anchor Risk Services
3510 Boul. St-Laurent, suite 400
Montreal
QC, H2X 2V2

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Director

Dionysios Rossi

Borden Ladner Gervais
1200-200 Burrard Street
Vancouver
BC, V7X 1T2

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Director

Seamus Ryder

Metcalf & Co.
5121 Sackville Street, Suite 700
Halifax
NS, B3J 1K1

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Director

Robin Squires

BLG LLP
22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400
Toronto
ON, M5H 4E3

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Director

Daniel Watt

McInnes Cooper
Purdy's Wharf Tower II Suite 1300 1969 Upper Water St., PO Box 730
Halifax
NS, B3J 2V1

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Constituent Member Rep.

Mark Boucher

Canadian Merchant Service Guild
c/o Capt. Mark Boucher
Ottawa
ON, K2H 8S9

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Constituent Member Rep.

Bruce Burrows

Chamber of Marine Commerce
300 Sparks Street, Place de Ville, Podium Building, Suite 340
Ottawa
ON, K1R 7S3

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Constituent Member Rep.

Danielle Jackson

Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters
7145 West Credit Avenue
Building 2, Suite 201
Mississauga
ON, L5N 6J7

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Constituent Member Rep.

Karen Kancens

Shipping Federation of Canada
625 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Suite 800
Montreal
QC, H3B 1R2

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