Paul works in the financial services industry with a focus on risk management and compliance. As a trustee and the Chair of the Bill 7 Award Trust, Paul brings experience as an auditor for Ernst & Young LLP. Paul obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and has been a Chartered Accountant since 2010. He is a long-time supporter of charitable organizations that make a difference in the lives of young people in his community.

Michael is a higher education professional with 20 years of student-facing and leadership experience in the sector, working in the US, UK, and Canada. He currently works in Equity and Operations at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he co-chairs the Faculty and Staff 2SLGBTQ+ network, and was a recipient of the Alan Shepard EDI Award. He previously worked at the Royal College of Art, The University of East Anglia, The UK Ministry of Justice, the British House of Commons, and The Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Art, with an MA from King’s College London, and a double BA from Ohio State, where he was the recipient of the Harold MacIntosh LGBTQ Service Scholarship. Michael is a life-long volunteer and maintains a commitment to social justice and equity-deserving causes. He brings with him to the Bill 7 Trust a deep understanding of the social and economic needs of 2SLGBTQ+ students, as well as years of experience navigating the post-secondary industry.

Ana is the first recipient of the Bill 7 Award to sit on the Board of Trustees. She is currently pursuing a JD/BCL degree at the McGill Faculty of Law. Before law school, she held a variety of legislative and public policy positions in Toronto, including as a non-partisan intern to the New Democrats’ Critic for LGBTQ+-issues. Ana is interested in making law accessible and welcoming for queer and trans lawyers-to-be; during her time at McGill Law, she has served as an editor for Contours, a journal for gender minorities in law. She was awarded the 2020 Women General Counsel Canada scholarship for her commitment to the advancement of women in law. Ana’s interest in law is primarily at the intersection of law and technology, including privacy issues that impact marginalized communities. As a first-generation Albanian-Canadian, she is excited to expand outreach efforts for the scholarship to reach a wider diversity of LGBTQ+ students across Ontario.

Dr. Michael John Danielsis a special educator and Ontario-qualified principal who has dedicated his career to exceptional pedagogy at Missing Links Filling the Gaps to Autism. Michael is dedicated to the advancement of leadership in the field of education and works part-time as a university professor, advocating for scholars in their academic journey. He brings an equity-based mindset to the Bill 7 Awards to empower fairness and justice to combat inequity. Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts from The University of Western, his Master of Science in Education from Canisius University, his Master of Education School Leadership from Charles Sturt University, and his Doctor of Education from the University of New England.

Tatsuya currently works in Finance at an operating entity of Brookfield’s Insurance Solutions business group. He previously worked at EY and was involved with EY’s LGBTQ+ professional network, Unity, from which he first learned about and became a supporter of the Bill 7 Award Trust. He was recently (in 2023) appointed as a trustee and treasurer of the Trust, bringing his financial reporting skills and technical accounting knowledge as a Chartered Professional Accountant. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Tatsuya came to Canada for his undergraduate studies at UBC, where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Nancy is the former Vice President, Inclusion Projects at CIBC where she led key strategic initiatives supporting the bank’s global Inclusion strategy.  Prior to this, she spent the majority of her 25 years at the bank leading corporate communications teams. She was a founding member and former Executive Sponsor of the CIBC Pride Network, the bank’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group, and was recognized as a “A Leader to be Proud of” in the Professional Leadership category by Out on Bay Street (now Start Proud). She is pleased to be able to continue her support for this community as a Trustee of the Bill 7 Award.