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The Board of Directors is a group of community citizens who are elected as board members. The board is responsible for policy making and setting program standards and priorities for Terra.
If you feel you can make a contribution to provide leadership to Terra, please forward your resume with covering letter to our office.
Sylvia Nasseri - Chair
Sylvia has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta. She has been instrumental in supporting the family business, Landmark Master Builders. The emotional journey of being reunited with her eldest son led Sylvia to Terra where she applies her passion for the need to support young single parents to complete their education and successfully raise their children. Sylvia joined the board in 2004.
Meghan DeRoo McConnan - Treasurer
Meghan is a Chartered Accountant, currently working as a manager at Grant Thornton LLP Chartered Accountants. She is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, and holds her Bachelor’s of Commerce, Co-operative Education, from the University of Alberta. She has been a member of the board since May of 2005.
Cam Miles - Secretary
Cam is a Manager of the Computing Network team for the Alberta Pensions Administration Corporation. She achieved a Project Manager certification and a Computer System Technology degree after attending Terra as a teen mother in 1978. Out of a solid commitment to the value that Terra continues to provide, Cam joined the board in 2006 and hopes to contribute to making Terra a continued success.
Ricki Golick
Ricki Golick is the Treasurer of Canadian Western Bank. She is originally from Montreal where she obtained a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from McGill University and an MBA from Concordia University. She also holds a Chartered Financial Planner designation. She sits on various national Boards including the Canadian Payments Association and the Federation of Canadian Independent Deposit Broker and sits on committees at the Canadian Bankers Association. She is actively involved in local and national organizations that provide support to women and children.
Silva Lusk
Silva Lusk works at MacEwan College in a senior management position in Facilities Operations. She has assumed senior management and executive positions in the health care industry in Alberta and Ontario. Silva obtained her B.A. from York University majoring in psychology. Her professional affiliations include APPA (Association of Higher Education Facilities Officer) and a member of the Advisory Committee at NorQuest College.
Jo Ann Nettleton
Director, Education and Research
Caritas Health Group
Clive Oshry
Clive Oshry started his first business while he was still a University of Alberta student and has since established a variety of successful private enterprises. In 1998, he became a principal founder of Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation, which has become a global leader in foreign exchange services and recently won Canadian Business magazine’s 2007 "Best Workplaces in Canada" award. Clive oversees the "people side" of Globex, hiring new staff and ensuring that customer service remains his company’s top priority. Clive’s strong desire to give back to his community led him to found the Globex Foreign Exchange Charitable Foundation.
Petersen, Corinne
Corinne Petersen is a partner with the law firm Chomicki Baril Mah LLP and has been a lawyer in private practice since 1988. She has a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in psychology and a Backelor of Law degree from the University of Alberta. Corinne is a member of a number of legal associations and committees and has a strong interest in alternative dispute resolution. As a mother of three teens/young adults, she is also committed to supporting children and teens however she can. She has been a board member since May 2007.
Karen Mottershead (ex-officio)
Executive Director
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