The Tourism Industry Association of Canada

TIAC Board of Directors

Board Chair: Gopal Rao
Regional Vice-President – Canada,
InterContinental Hotels Group
(t) 416-675-4122
gopal.rao@ihg.com
Executive Assistant: Rashmi D'Souza
(t) 416-675-6644
Rashmi.dsouza@ihg.com
Past Chair: Stan Cook Jr.
President, Stan Cook Sea Kayak
Adventures
(t) 709-682-6354
stanjr@wildnfld.ca

Vice-Chair: Roger Jamieson
President, Kilmory Resort
(t) 709-549-2410
rjamieson@kilmoryresort.com
Vice Chair: Pat Kelly
President, Ottawa Convention Centre
(t) 613-563-1983 x630
pkelly@ottawaconventioncentre.com
Executive Assistant: Maria Edora
(t) 613-563-1984 x623
medora@ottawaconventioncentre.com

Patti Balsillie
President, P. Balsillie Consulting
Phone: 867.633.3496 / E-mail:
pattib@northwestel.net
Patrice Basille
Executive Vice President &
General Manager, Brookstreet Hotel
Phone: 613.271.3399 / E-mail:
patrice.basille@brookstreet.ca

Pierre Bellerose
VP Public Relations, Research and Product Development, Greater Montreal Convention and Tourism Bureau, (t) 514-844-5400
bellerose.pierre@tourisme-montreal.org
Executive Assistant: Daniele Chaput
(t) 514-844-4375
chaput.daniele@tourisme-montreal.org
Michael Crockatt
Vice President, Business
Development & Marketing,
Ottawa International Airport Authority
(t) 613.248.2088
Michael.crockatt@ottawa-airport.ca

Duncan Dee
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Air Canada
(t) 613.783.6566, duncan.dee@aircanada.ca
Executive Assistant:
Lisa Holowach, (t) 613.783.7107
lisa.holowach@aircanada.ca
Jim Fraser
Vice-President, Marketing and Planning,
Brewster Inc.
(t) 403-762-6704, jfraser@brewster.ca

Robert Gialloreto
President & CEO, Tourism Victoria
(t) 250-414-6975
robert.gialloreto@tourismvictoria.com
Executive Assistant: Amber Bonner
(t) 250-414-6976
amber.bonner@tourismvictoria.com
Richard Innes
President, Brain Trust Marketing & Communications
(t) 905-273-6159
richard.innes@sympatico.ca

Heather McCrory

Regional Vice President, Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts and General Manager,
The Fairmont Royal York, (t) 416-860-5090
heather.McCrory@Fairmont.com
Executive Assistant:
Rosemary Lechner, (t) 416-860-4574
rosemary.Lechner@Fairmont.com
Mike McNaney
Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, WestJet
(t) 613-299-2015, mmcnaney@westjet.com
Executive Assistant: Anna Kulbaba
(t) 403-444-2024, akulbaba@westjet.com

Kevan Ridgeway
President & CEO,
Vancouver, Coast &
Mountains Tourism Region
(t) 604-638-6930
Kevan@vcmbc.com
Réal Robichaud
Executive Director, Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick
(t) 506-458-5646
realr@tianb.com

Nancy Stibbard
President/Owner, Capilano Group of Companies
(t) 604-985-7474
nancy@capilanogroup.com
Executive Assistant: Stacy Chala
(t) 604-985-7474
schala@capbridge.com