Board of Directors
CIRA is governed by a 15-person Board of Directors that consists of 12 elected members, plus CIRA's President and CEO, a representative of the Government of Canada and John Demco, who sit on the Board as ex-officio, non-voting Directors. The Board of Directors set the policies and strategies that support Canada's Internet community and users.
CIRA's Member-elected Board of Directors represents the diverse geographical and professional make-up of Canada to help CIRA achieve its mission, vision and objectives. It encompasses a wide range of views and interests when defining the strategic direction of CIRA and the Canadian Internet policy. CIRA Members elect all Directors annually through CIRA's online election.
2009-2010 Board of Directors
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Chair - Paul Andersen - E-Gate Networks Inc.
Paul Andersen is the President of EGate Networks Inc., responsible for the operation of servicing small and medium sized businesses. EGATE Networks is an Internet hosting and connectivity provider offering a variety of Internet services: consulting; web application development; shared, dedicated and collocated web hosting; High Speed Internet access, domain name registration services and other.
Mr. Andersen has worked in the Internet Service Provider industry for over a decade and has been very active in the Internet industry governance. He has been a Member of CIRA's Board of Directors since 2000 and has been actively involved in its various committees. Since 2003, Mr. Andersen has been a Member of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Advisory Council which is responsible for advising IP allocation policy and related matters.
Mr. Andersen is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Internet Exchange, the largest open peering Internet exchange in Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Paul Andersen graduated from University of Toronto in 1999 with a Bachelor Degree in Applied Science, Computer Engineering.
Vice-Chair - Richard M. Anderson - ASCI-Anderson Strategic Consulting Inc.
Richard (Rick) Anderson is President of ASCI - Anderson Strategic Consulting Inc., an executive advisory firm that provides strategic advice and counsel to corporations and organizations.
Rick's professional background includes over twenty years of experience in public affairs consulting and business in Canada, the United States and the UK. He has provided leadership on numerous high profile communication projects ranging from Microsoft's highly-successful Windows 95 Canadian launch to the strategic marketing of the Ottawa Senators. Rick serves as President and CEO of Zip.ca, Canada 's leading online DVD rental club, serving every corner of Canada with an extensive online library of DVD titles. Rick is also Chairman of the Board of Nuvo Network Management, a leading provider of remote management and protection of IT infrastructures which delivers managed security and IT infrastructure services for large and midsize organizations around the world.
Besides his business activities, Rick has maintained a long-standing interest in politics and community affairs. Through the 1980s he worked on several national, provincial and leadership campaigns with the Liberal Party of Canada. He was involved with the Reform Party in 1992, acting as national campaign director and senior adviser to Preston Manning for eight years. He serves on the boards of several voluntary and community organizations, is a regular public affairs commentator on CBC-TV and CBC Radio, and writes weekly columns for the Toronto Star and the Edmonton Journal.
Director - Kerry Brown - KDB Systems
Kerry Brown is the owner and manager of KDB Systems, an IT consulting firm located in Squamish, British Columbia. Based in the Sea to Sky Corridor, his company specialises in designing, implementing, and managing networks for small and mid sized businesses in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Before launching KDB Systems Kerry ran the family businesses which included two consumer electronics retail stores and two video rental stores. Kerry's past experience is in the logging and retail industries. His prime focus now is in the IT industry. Kerry is a past volunteer for several local organisations. He is a past president of the Sea to Sky Freenet Association, Squamish Flying Club, and the Squamish Valley Golf and Country Club. He has organised several motor sport events in the greater Vancouver area.
Kerry's introduction to computers was in 1970 at Simon Fraser University, playing Lunar Lander on a teletype interface. His first personal computer was a Timex 1000. He started designing networks when Lantastic and Novell Netware 2.2 were the current network operating systems. He currently works with Windows and Linux based networks. Kerry is very active in both online and offline computer support communities which include his own www.VistaHelp.ca. In 2006, 2007, and 2008 Kerry was awarded the Most Valuable Professional award from Microsoft. Kerry's hobbies and interests include golfing, auto racing, and sport event volunteering. Kerry is currently volunteering with the Callaghan Valley Local Organising Committee. CALOC is responsible for Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping events at the Whistler Olympic Park. He is also a pre-games 2010 Olympic volunteer for VANOC.
Ex-officio - John Demco - Webnames.ca Inc.
John Demco is affiliated with the CIRA Certified Registrar Webnames.ca Inc. and until 2007 was Manager of Computing Facilities in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. Some of John's accomplishments include: managing the Canadian academic and research network CDNnet (1985-1990); helping to establish a connection to the U.S. NSFnet (1988); hosting the first Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting held outside of the U.S. (1990); sitting on the board of the BCNET Networking Society (1996-2001); and participating in CA*net, the Coordinating Committee on Intercontinental Research Networking, CANARIE, and the Internet Society. John helped to create the .CA domain in 1987 and was its initial registrar, serving in that capacity and chairing the CA Domain Committee until 2000. He participated in the Canadian Domain Name Consultative Committee which made recommendations concerning the structure and organization of the .CA domain. He helped to establish CIRA, and is a founding member of its Board of Directors.
Ex-officio - Heather Dryden - Industry Canada
Heather Dryden works at Industry Canada in the International Telecommunications Policy directorate of the Telecommunications Policy Branch. "Internet governance" is a particular area of work and interest. This includes serving in an ex-officio capacity on the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Board of Directors and representing Industry Canada on the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In the past, Heather has participated in the Canadian delegation to the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and its related preparatory negotiations.
Heather's educational background is in International Politics and Russian Studies. Immediately prior to joining the Department, Heather worked at the NATO Information Office in Moscow and still maintains an interest in Russia - even speaking the language. Badly. Heather is not related to the hockey player.
Director - Jim Grey
Jim has over 35 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications sector. He was with IBM for 25 years and retired as Assistant General Manager responsible for software and services in Western Canada. Jim also worked for BC Telephone/Telus and became Executive Vice President and President of Telus Advanced Communications responsible for Telus’s Internet, data communications and outsourcing businesses. He later was the founding CEO and President of Radiant Communications which provided IP-based communications services, web hosting and web development to customers across North America.
Jim has been on the boards of several private and public companies and associations including the Vancouver Board of Trade, the Canadian Information Processing Society, The Vancouver Richmond Health Board and the BC Technology Industry Association. He was Chair of Junior Achievement of BC, Chair of NCompass Labs (purchased by Microsoft) and Vice Chair of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He is currently President of the Hollyburn Country Club and on the board on Nexaira Inc, a San Diego based wireless solution provider, and Konductor, a Vancouver based content management software company.
Ex-officio - Byron Holland - President and CEO, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
Byron G. Holland was appointed President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) on January 21, 2008. From 2000 to 2007, Holland was a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Futura Rewards, the third largest coalition loyalty program in Canada. Holland oversaw the development and growth of Futura Rewards from an upstart in the loyalty rewards market into a publicly traded company with over 100 brand partners and 400,000 members.
Prior to Futura Rewards, Holland spent five years as the Managing Partner in the retail sporting goods industry. He was responsible for turning a foundering, Ottawa-based sporting goods retailer into a top-tier, profitable business, which he subsequently sold.
From 1991 to 1993, Holland worked as Senior Financial Analyst for Antares Electronics Inc. during which time it was acquired by Control Data.
Holland holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Queen's University.
Director - Ron Kawchuk - RKA Inc.
Mr. Ron Kawchuk is President of RKA Inc. He is also the past president of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (1996-99). Ron has a wealth of telecom experience in the Canadian and US marketplace and has assisted numerous clients develop business strategies. Some of which included providing Telecom and Internet technical and operational due diligence expertise, conducting ongoing independent customer satisfaction reviews, assisting in refining and negotiating agreements, conducting telecom tariff monitoring services and network benchmarking studies, consultant to two of Canada's pioneering flat-rate long-distance firms, equipment manufacturers, telcos and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Industry Canada. He has participated in several projects such as license applications, developing strategies and evaluations for major players in the wireless industry. Ron is also an active participant in Industry issues, conferences and events. Mr. Kawchuk holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from the University of Manitoba.
Director - Lynne Mackan-Roy - Cambrian Credit Union
Lynne Mackan-Roy is Vice-President of Information Systems & Technology for Cambrian Credit Union, the largest Winnipeg-based credit union with more than $1 billion in assets and over 46,000 members. Lynne has spent the last 20 years in the Information Systems and Technology field and the last 15 years in the financial services sector.
She has been one of the driving forces behind Cambrian's emergence as a technology leader among Canadian credit unions. She has led the design and implementation of multiple Web sites and the creation of proprietary Internet banking systems for both retail and commercial members. She also was instrumental in converting Cambrian to a new in-house back-office banking platform, which she and her team continue to develop and enhance with customized features. Lynne's role has been to guide and support technological innovation at Cambrian to constantly improve its ability to deliver member-focused, secure and reliable services. For example, Cambrian was one of the first financial institutions in Canada to introduce digital signatures across its network, improving efficiency, security and member service. Lynne also played a key part in the launch and ongoing operations of Cambrian's virtual division, Achieva Financial. And she is frequently called upon to consult with other credit unions on security and Internet banking issues.
Lynne brings to CIRA a solid combination of technical, communication and management skills from her understanding of critical security components, databases, banking systems as well as customer service on the Internet.
Director - Ross Rader - Tucows Inc.
Ross is the Director of Research & Innovation for Tucows Inc. Having worked with the company through its various incarnations since 1994, Ross has developed extensive experience in the areas of Internet commerce, DNS policy, corporate and consumer internet services provisioning and distributed content networking. Ross has been writing on various industry trends since 1991 when he began self-publishing, "Online! The BBS Magazine." Lately, his literary efforts have been limited to occasional contributions to industry magazines and generating extensive documentation in support of various community efforts in the world of DNS politics. Ross can be reached via email at ross@tucows.com, or via his weblog at www.byte.org.
Director Barry Shell - Simon Fraser University
Barry Shell is Research Communications Manager in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and a freelance science writer specializing in high-tech topics. He became involved in the Internet as soon as it appeared and created one of the first websites to popularize SFU research. In 1995 Barry created www.science.ca, which is now the top Google hit for searches on Canadian science. He has written four books, and has done freelance science reporting on CBC radio, as well as numerous magazines and newspapers including the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, and Adbusters. Originally from Winnipeg, Barry has a BSc in Organic Chemistry from Reed College in Portland, OR (1974) and an MSc in Resource Management Science from UBC (1985).
In 1986, Barry founded Softshell Small Systems Software Design Inc., a software training and development corporation involved with spreadsheet and database development for the Macintosh, though today the company is primarily concerned with science communications. Barry was a registered Apple Developer and a registered Microsoft Developer in 1988 when he wrote "Concise Guide to HyperTalk" and "Running HyperCard with HyperTalk", both published by MIS Press, Henry Holt & Co, New York. In 1995 he co-authored "Point and Click Internet", published by Reed Books Canada. His most recent book, "Sensational Scientists" profiles 24 of Canada's greatest scientists. It was published by Raincoast Books and won a national book award in 2005.
Barry also plays sax in a Vancouver six-piece pop band.
Director - Rick Sutcliffe - Trinity Western University
Richard J. (Rick) Sutcliffe, not to be confused with the baseball player Rick Sutcliffe, is Professor and chair of Mathematics and Computing Science at Trinity Western University and has been Adjunct Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University. At TWU, Rick coordinates academic computing curriculum and facilities, serves on numerous campus committees, and has spent two years as Acting Dean (Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences.) He is currently Assistant Dean of FNAS.
Sutcliffe represents Canada on international computing standards committees and has published a text in computing science, written one on ethical and social issues in technology, and has authored more than fifty articles and reviews in a variety of trade and technical publications. He has been a columnist for several magazines and newspapers (The Northern Spy, Anodidacticus, The Dialectical Apple, Through a Glass Darkly). He coined the terms "New Renaissance," "Metalibrary," "concinnity," "Fourth Civilization," and "wired campus," has been a leader in electronic publication, and has been active on the Internet since the 1970s (Bitnet north). He has also been an invited speaker at numerous churches, educational and computing conferences, and technical symposia at local, national, and international levels.
Rick Sutcliffe is the author of a computing science programming text, a book on ethical and social issues in technology, and several fictional works in various stages of publication. These books are available through Arjay Books. Most of the latter are Irish-flavoured Christian science fiction and deal with a variety of technology and ethical issues in thought-provoking plots set on alternate earths.
His first novel, The Peace was published electronically in June 2000 and became a best-seller. Others in the same series followed and there are now five novels. He revived The Northern Spy electronically, and also has a Philology site at opundo.com and a Christian resources site at Sheaves.org. Affiliated companies under Arjay Web Services sell domain names and do web hosting.
Prior to his academic career, he taught secondary school for twelve years in Langley, BC, last at Mountain Secondary School. There, he served as his school's math/computer science department head, physics teacher, staff chairman, club sponsor, and scholarship counsellor. He brought the International Baccalaureate programme to public schools for the first time, was active in curriculum development and was among the first to use microcomputers in secondary schools.
He has research interests in standards, programming languages, data structures, and in the social, ethical, and religious aspects of high technology. He is active in Aldergrove Fellowship Baptist Church, having been chairman, treasurer, deacon, elder, youth worker, librarian and Bible teacher. He has built two houses, gardens, writes software, and been active in politics. He has also been appointed as external advisor in the accreditation of several local schools. He has travelled extensively as a speaker and to represent the Canadian Standards Association and the Standards Council of Canada at ISO meetings. He presently resides in Bradner, B.C. with his wife Joyce.
Their two sons Nathan and Joel are now grown and married. Joel and Jen reside in Chilliwack BC and Nathan and Charlene in Abbotsford BC.
Director - Tom Williams - GiveMeaning
Tom Williams started his career at Apple Computer at aged 15 where he led Apple's early efforts in developing the online music industry.After leaving Apple, Tom spent the next decade building, investing in and advising technology and media companies from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. In 2004, Tom founded GiveMeaning.com, a leading online microphilanthropy website based in Vancouver, BC. Tom serves as GiveMeaning's volunteer CEO.
Director - Victoria Withers
Victoria’s career spanned thirty years with IBM in a wide range of senior executive management roles in Canada and the United States, with responsibilities in sales, government relations, communications, finance, human resources and general management. All roles involved aspects of consulting, coordinating people and projects, implementing new technologies, presenting to all levels of management and working as a team player. These assignments included working with a broad spectrum of government, utilities and commercial customers across Canada and internationally. Victoria has served on the boards of the Telus World of Science and the Vancouver Board of Trade and served as a cabinet member of the United Way. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is currently on the board of QHR Technologies.
