Our Volunteers

Under Gail Asper’s leadership as the National Campaign Chair, following are the regional Chairs and Co-Chairs for the capital campaign:

British Columbia 
Lisa Pankratz, FCA, CFA
Art Reitmayer

Alberta
Margot M. Micallef QC, Managing Director, Oliver Capital Partners

Saskatchewan 
Jim Scharfstein, QC, Partner, Scharfstein Gibbings Walen Fisher

Manitoba
Howard Morry, Pitblado LLP

Ontario
Jalynn Bennett, President, Jalynn H. Bennett and Associates Ltd. 
Paul Pellegrini, President, Sussex Strategy Group.

Quebec 
Alan Allnutt,  Publisher and General Manager of The Gazette

Atlantic Canada 
Dennice Leahey, Board Member, Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Dr. Israel Unger, Dean Emeritus, University of New Brunswick.

Volunteers are crucial to the success of any large fund raising initiative. Indeed, the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights cannot succeed without the efforts of the volunteers.  Asking for financial support can be a challenging endeavor, yet Friends knows from experience that people give to people.

Without the dedication and support of volunteers, Friends could not reach out to all of the prospective donors to secure the gifts it needs to accomplish the Museum's vision of advancing understanding and support for human rights in Canada and throughout the world.  There are over 350 volunteer canvasser/solicitors across Canada.