Committees
Grants & Programs Committee
TAF's Grants & Programs Committee is a Standing Committee whose members are appointed by the Board of Directors.
Members:
- Mark Bekkering, Manager, Implementation & Support, Toronto Environment Office at City of Toronto
- Chris Caners, Manager - ICF Marbek
- Robert Dawson, Senior Business Analyst at Suncor Energy
- Maria Kelleher, Principal, Kelleher Environmental
- Geoff Love, President at Love Environment
- Mary-Margaret McMahon, City Councillor
- Robert Plitt, Senior Manager of Sustainability at Evergreen
- Todd Ross, Director of Community Development and Partnerships at Casey House
- Judy Simon, Principal at Elenchus
- Bryan Young, Manager, Training Programs at Ontario Power Authority
The committee's responsibilities include:
- Periodically reviewing TAF's grants and special project policies and procedures;
- Screening and evaluating grants and program proposals and submitting funding recommendations to the Board of Directors;
- Monitoring the progress of successful grants as well as TAF programs;
- Providing guidance and advice to the Board and TAF staff, as required.
Investment Committee
TAF's Investment Committee is a Standing Committee whose members are appointed by the Board of Directors.
Members:
- Jane Ambachtsheer, National Partner, Mercer Investment Consulting
- Chris Asimakis, COO & President, Potentia Solar Inc.
- Andrea Baldwin, Associate Principal, SECOR
- Guy Burry, Owner, Tenth Power Group
- Bill Crossland, President & CEO, Thermal Energy International Inc.
- Robert Dawson, Senior Business Analyst, Suncor Energy
- Lisa DeMarco, Partner, Norton Rose
- Gary Ebersberger, Principal - Asset Management, Kinectrics
- Donald S. Fraser, VP, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd.
- Jason Kotler, Entrepreneur, NIMTech
- Mike Layton, City of Toronto Councillor
- Matthew Z. Leibowitz, Partner, Plazacorp Ventures
- Graham McBride, Independent Investor and Strategist
- Sheila E. Norman, Partner, CGOV Asset Management
- Rob A. Roberti, Senior VP, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation
- David Wai (Chair), Senior Sector Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Innovation
- Randy Williamson, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
The committee's responsibilities include:
- Selecting the Investment Manager(s) and any other agents or advisors needed to prudently manage the endowment;
- Formulating and amending when necessary the Statement of Investment Objectives and Principles (SIOP), with consideration to TAF's mandate and purpose of advancing solutions to climate change and air pollution, and reviewing the SIOP at least once per year;
- Preparing and maintaining a Prohibited Securities List of companies whose securities cannot be held in the portfolio in keeping with the mandate and beliefs expressed in the SIOP;
- Monitoring the Manager and any other agents or advisors with respect to investment performance and compliance with the SIOP;
- Reviewing and advising on impact/direct investments and providing recommendations on those investments to the Board
- Providing quarterly reports to the Board on the performance of the endowment and any other aspects of asset management, which the Investment Committee deems appropriate or as requested by the Board.
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