Conference Planning Committees

Every CFC Conference is the product of a dedicated team of national and international volunteers and CFC's core staff team.

The CFC 2011 Conference Chair is Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President and CEO of the Toronto Community Foundation and a member of CFC's Board of Directors. Rahul works closely with
Jane Humphries, CFC's Conference Director, to lead a team of dedicated volunteers from across Canada and around the world.

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CFC Conference Planning Committee

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Barry Smith, Senior Director

Synergos Institute
Cape Town, South Africa

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Beata Hirt, Director

Banska Bystrica-Zvolen Foundation
Banksa Bystrica, Slovakia

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Brian Frederick, CEO

Community Foundation of Lorain County
Lorain County, Ohio, USA

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Carmen Simmons, Executive Director

Sudbury Community Foundation
Sudbury, ON, Canada

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Dan Thorburn, VP, Grants and Community Initiatives

The Calgary Foundation
Calgary, AB, Canada

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Dennice Leahey, Board Chair

Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Halifax, NS, Canada

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Derek Gent, Executive Director

Vancity Community Foundation
Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Faye Wightman, President and CEO

Vancouver Foundation
Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Kerry Chalmers, Executive Director

Community Foundation of Whistler
Whistler, BC, Canada

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Lisa Pullan, VP, Development & Donor Services

Vancouver Foundation
Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Lucia Dellagnelo, Instituto Comunitario Grande Florianopolis

Florianopolis, Brazil

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Mike Christie, Executive Director

Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta
Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

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Monica Patten, President & CEO

Community Foundations of Canada
Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Nataly Rae, Directrice generale

Fondation communautaire du grand Quebec
Quebec City, QC, Canada

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Norman Carruthers, President

Osprey Community Foundation
Nelson, BC, Canada

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Sara Neely, Director of Philanthropic Services

Victoria Foundation
Victoria, BC, Canada

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Vadim Samorodov

Moscow, Russia