
ARIELA COTLER, IMMEDIATE PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Ariela Cotler is a proud Jew, Israeli, a daughter, wife, mother of 4 amazing people, and grandmother of 9.
Ariela, born and raised in Jerusalem, studied at Hebrew University and subsequently wor…

BARBARA SEAL, C.M., NATIONAL PRESIDENT EMERITA
Barbara Seal, C.M. enjoys a distinguished career in public and community spheres. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of countless worthy causes ranging from the Arts to cancer research. She served a…

DAVID S. ALTSHULLER, NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
David Altshuller is a partner at Ricketts Harris LLP. David has a broad based corporate/commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on franchise disputes, estate matters, shareholder di…

IRVING FELDMAN
Irving’s professional career in public accounting focuses on advisory and business negotiations for a variety of business disciplines. He is a member of both The Institute of Professional Accoun…

JEFFREY KATZ, NATIONAL SECRETARY
Jeffrey Katz, CPA, Auditor CA, has been an accounting professional since the early 1980’S. He has worked at several top accounting firms including Fuller Landau and Deloitte. In 1999, he estab…

JEFFREY WAGMAN, NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CHAIR
A graduate of the University of Waterloo, (B.A. Economics, 1979) Jeff has worked in the financial industry for over 30 years, beginning as a Foreign Exchange and Money Market Trader for…

JOSHUA CUMMINGS
Joshua Cummings was born and raised in Montreal. He is currently a Vice-President of Maxwell Cummings and Sons, a real estate and investment holding company. He graduated from Concordia Universit…

LARRY RICH, NATIONAL TREASURER
With over 50 years of experience as a partner, Larry W. Rich has worked extensively with not-for-profits and entrepreneurial clients to achieve their goals. A published author, he has presented…

MICHAEL TENENBAUM, NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Michael Tenenbaum attended McGill University where he obtained his B.Sc. and D.D.S. degrees. After a residency in Family Dentistry at the Herzl Clinic of the Jewish General Hospital he went into priv…

RICHARD J. CHARNEY, NATIONAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Richard Charney is global head of our employment and labour practice and national chair of our Canadian employment and labour law group.
Mr. Charney practices management labour relations and emp…

STEWART LITVACK, NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Stewart Litvack is a Founding Partner at Litvack Sherman LLP, a distinguished boutique law firm that focuses on Family Law, and Estate and Trust Litigation. Stewart is highly regarded in the legal co…

YASEF ELI
Yasef Eli is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with over 35 years of experience in the accounting profession. Accounting runs in the family: both his grandfather and father were accountants…

YONATAN PETEL, NATIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Yonatan Petel, M.B. is a partner in the law firm of McMillan LLP, practicing in the firm’s Financial Services and Business Law groups. He has been recognized by his peers and by industry associations…