ABOUT US | no.9 The Culture of Sustainability

ANDREW DAVIES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Since graduating from the Fine Art department at Queens University in 1988, Andrew Davies has worked in a wide range of media including sculpture, photography, and interactive digital media. After graduating in 1995 from the masters program in architecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI Arc) in Los Angeles, Davies moved to New York City to work in exhibition and interactive design at the Museum of Modern Art. He has also taught digital media courses at New York's Eyebeam Atelier and George Brown college in Toronto. On his return to Toronto he started Andrew Davies Design, currently responsible for the interpretive design strategy for Evergreen @ the Brick Works project in Toronto.

No.9 is dedicated to working with a number of accomplished guest curators, education program managers and production staff, providing unique opportunities to local and international talent to address the relationship between art and the environment.

JOHN NORMAN, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (since 2007)
Investment Manager

John started his investment career in 1993 at Burns Fry Ltd. He moved to the mutual fund industry in 1996 focusing on marketing, sales and compliance and in 1998, join Phillips, Hagar & North Investment Management Ltd. where he was a portfolio manager overseeing private client and foundation/endowment assets. John has a B.A. in Economics (1991) from the University of Western Ontario, has been a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) since 1998 and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which he obtained in 1999.

MICHEL LOZIER, DIRECTOR FOR BOARD
(since 2014)
Prior employment at National Film Board of Canada (since 2014)

Michel Lozier is a real estate and marketing professional with more than 25 years of private and public sector experience assisting organizations improve their image and extend their reach. He currently works with Royal Lepage helping individuals and corporations meet their property needs and heads Lozinc Consulting, specializing in online sales and marketing, strategic planning and leadership development. Michel holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and a Master Degree in Philosophy from the Sorbonne. He brings with him a wide variety of interests and a wealth of experience in real estate, management, and entrepreneurial-skills training.

DR. ANITA JACK DAVIES, DIRECTOR

Dr. Anita Jack-Davies is a writer, researcher and cross-cultural expert with over 15 years of experience in the field of higher education. While completing doctoral studies at Queen’s University in teacher education (Cultural & Policy Studies), she gained experience in several administrative roles at the university including Human Rights Advisor (Education & Antiracism) and Educational Developer. // From 2013-2014, she taught undergraduate courses as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science and has developed a wealth of experience in responding to student academic and co-curricular needs. Anita specializes in curriculum development and design. She develops and designs cross-cultural education products using a variety of formats that include blended and online courses. Other products include reports, briefing notes, press releases and in-house education programs for university and residences and large corporate departments. Dr. Jack-Davies specializes in examining issues of equity, diversity and inclusion as they impact the changing Canadian workplace and is a seasoned facilitator who offers strategic planning, training and advisory support to organizations. A certified mediator, she is the author of Teaching in “Dangerous Places”: Race, Gender and the Urban School (manuscript under review).

HELENE CLARKSON, DIRECTOR
(since 2012)
President, Esprit Orchestra Board
President, Max Clarkson Family Foundation

Helene Clarkson is President of the Board of Esprit Orchestra, Canada's only full sized orchestra dedicated to commissioning, performing and promoting new orchestral music. She is also President of the Max Clarkson Family Foundation which is a Toronto based foundation with a mandate to support Canadian art and culture. Helene has been a member of the Campaign Cabinet for Evergreen Brick Work's $50 million capital campaign. In 2004, Helene co-founded with her husband Andrew Livingston, the retail concept Neat, which aims to bring the best in household design to Canadian consumers.

In her past life she was an actress. She was nominated for a Genie for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Blood and Donuts, 1996. Helene is a graduate of Queen's University and of the Neighbourhood Playhouse Theatre School.

FRANCISCA QUINN, TREASURER
(since 2012)
Sustainability Business Consultant

Francisca is the Founder and President of corporate sustainability consultancy Quinn & Partners Inc. where she advises large Canadian companies and institutional investors on sustainability leadership. Francisca graduated with a Master Sc. Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and she has pursued continuing education courses in climate change and corporate social responsibility at King's College London and the University of Waterloo. Her professional career includes positions with Asea Brown Boveri, Mercer Management Consulting, the Carbon Trust and Loop Initiatives in Europe and North America. Francisca is a regular speaker on sustainability and climate change related topics to business and investor audiences. She writes on sustainability integration topics for publications in the hospitality and real estate industries and Tweets on sustainability leadership.

Francisca has a deep personal commitment to environmental issues and champions a low carbon lifestyle

KAREN JALON, DIRECTOR
(since 2014)
Head of sustainability nationally for Cadillac Fairview

Karen is Director National Sustainable Operations at the Cadillac Fairview Corporation (subsidiary of Ontario Teachers Pension Plan) and hence has great experience in sustainability and real estate, with a good sector network.