IPAC NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION · GOVERNANCE
2026–27 Board of Directors
Meet the volunteers guiding IPAC-NCR’s strategy, programs and community across the National Capital Region.
Elected at the Annual General Meeting on June 2, 2026.
Executive Committee
Board leadership and oversight
Blair Jones
Chair
Senior Policy Analyst, Public Health Agency of Canada
TERM 2024–2027
Christopher Scipio
Vice-Chair
Deputy Director, National Defence
TERM 2024–2027
Carolyn McCrimmon
Director, Finance
Retired Government Executive
TERM 2026–2028
John Paul Lamberti
Director, Corporate Secretariat
Senior Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada
TERM 2026–2028
Directors &
portfolio leads
Equal voting members · organized by portfolio
Ursula Gobel
Past Chair
Retired Government Executive
TERM 2024–2027
Delila-Gracia Kabongo
Co-Director, Communications
ATIP Analyst, Privy Council Office
TERM 2025–2027
Afreenish Yusirah
Co-Director, Communications
Policy Analyst, Health Canada
TERM 2026–2028
Élisa Paquet
Co-Director, Events
Resident Expert, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
TERM 2026–2028
Sandra DiGnagbo
Co-Director, Events
Department Liaison, Privy Council Office
TERM 2026–2028
Louis-Claude Harvey
Co-Director, Membership
Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada
TERM 2026–2028
Howard Yeung
Co-Director, Membership
Senior Policy Officer, Privy Council Office
TERM 2025–2027
Catherine Hatoum
Director, Partnerships & Sponsorships
Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada
TERM 2025–2027
Stephanie Subryan
Director, New Professionals
Project & Policy Professional (Public and Private Sectors)
TERM 2026–2027
Éric Lyall Nelson
Director, Academic Liaison
Professor on Long Term Nomination, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
TERM 2025–2027
Maryrose Rodger
Director-at-Large
Director General, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
TERM 2026–2028
Emanuel Lukawiecki
Director-at-Large
Analyst, Public Safety Canada
TERM 2025–2027
Brian Carriere
Director-at-Large
Senior Program Officer, Colleges and Institutes Canada
TERM 2026–2027
Camillia Nguyen
Director-at-Large
Junior Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
TERM 2026–2027
Émilie Sauriol
Director-at-Large
Policy Analyst, National Defence
TERM 2026–2027
Hope Tuff-Berg
Director-at-Large
Policy Analyst, Emploi et Développement social Canada
TERM 2026–2028
How the Board works
The Board meets monthly and provides strategic direction, bylaw compliance, financial oversight and delivery through active portfolios. Elections take place at the Annual General Meeting, supported by the Nominations Committee. All other Board members serve as Directors with equal voting rights, including student representatives.
Governance archive
Previous Boards of Directors
IPAC-NCR recognizes the volunteers who governed the regional group and strengthened its programs, partnerships and community. The archive below includes every board year available on the current IPAC-NCR website.
2025–26 Board
Blair Jones
Chair
Christopher Scipio
Vice-Chair
Ursula Gobel
Past Chair
John Paul Lamberti
Director, Corporate Secretariat
Anne-Michèle Lajoie
Co-Director, Communications
Delila Kabongo
Co-Director, Communications
Carolyn McCrimmon
Director, Finance
Howard Yeung
Co-Director, Membership
Louis-Claude Harvey
Co-Director, Membership
Sandra DiGnagbo
Co-Director, Events
Elisa Paquet
Co-Director, Events
Catherine Hatoum
Director, Partnerships & Sponsorship
Hope Tuff-Berg
Director, New Professionals
Éric Lyall Nelson
Director, Academic Liaison
Afreenish Yusirah
Director-at-Large & Volunteer Coordinator
Emanuel Lukawiecki
Director-at-Large
Andrea Johnston
Director-at-Large
Maryrose Rodger
Director-at-Large
Leslie Siegman
Director-at-Large
2024–25 Board
Blair Jones — Chair
Christopher Scipio — Vice-Chair
Ursula Gobel — Past Chair
John Paul Lamberti — Corporate Secretariat
Carolyn McCrimmon — Finance
Anne-Michèle Lajoie — Communications
Céline Nadreau — Communications
Howard Yeung — Membership
Louis-Claude Harvey — Membership
Sandra DiGnagbo — Events
Elisa Paquet — Events
Robert McLeary — Regional Group Council
Emanuel Lukawiecki — New Professionals
Éric Lyall Nelson — Academic Liaison
Afreenish Yusirah — Director-at-Large
Andrea Johnston — Director-at-Large
Thomas Lang — Director-at-Large
Jodi Brouillard — Director-at-Large
Leslie Siegman — Director-at-Large
2023–24 Board
Ursula Gobel — Chair
Blair Jones — Vice-Chair
Taran S. Wasson — Past Chair
Brandon Tong — Finance
Lowa Lumbala — Corporate Secretariat
Rohit Verma — New Professionals
Nicholas Johnston — New Professionals
Louis-Claude Harvey — Membership
Howard Yeung — Membership
Robert McLeary — Regional Group Council
Noah Pollak — Events
Céline Nadreau — Communications
Éric Lyall Nelson — Academic Liaison
Anne-Michèle Lajoie — Director-at-Large
Maurício Nothen — Director-at-Large
Daniel Daliri — Director-at-Large
Tyler Cox — Director-at-Large
Afreenish Yusirah — Director-at-Large
Christopher Scipio — Director-at-Large
Leslie Siegman — Director-at-Large
Julie Latrémouille — Student Representative
Emanuel Lukawiecki — Student Representative
Matt Wilkie — Student Representative