About

Board of Trustees

The CIFAL Victoria Board of Trustees provides strategic guidance on our centre’s vision, direction and programs. Drawing from diverse disciplines, careers and life experiences, our trustees help ensure CIFAL Victoria effectively serves our communities through meaningful training and research.

CIFAL Victoria Board of Trustees member Kenneth Macartney.

Kenneth Macartney

Canadian Ambassador &
Strategic Advisor (Retired)
Government of Canada

CIFAL Victoria Board of Trustees member Basma Majerbi.

Basma Majerbi

Associate Professor
Gustavson School of Business
University of Victoria

Alex Mejia

Division Director
United Nations Institute of Training & Research (UNITAR)

CIFAL Victoria Board of Trustees member David Miller.

David Miller

Managing Director
C40 Centre for City Climate Policy & Economy
C40 Cities

CIFAL Victoria Board of Trustees member Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark.

Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark

Associate Professor
Indigenous Governance Department
University of Victoria

Past members of the Board of Trustees

Esi Edugyan
Author of Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black

Kevin Hall
President and Chief Executive Officer at Zayed University; former President and Vice Chancellor at the University of Victoria

Lisa Helps
Executive Lead (Project Acceleration) at BC Housing; former Mayor of Victoria, BC

Mina Hoorfar
Former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Victoria

Chris MacLennan
Deputy Minister of International Development at Global Affairs Canada