Our Board of Directors

Ross Manning

Ross Manning is a Vice President & Partner with IBM Global Business Services located in Calgary and is responsible for leading the Natural Resources practice within Canada. Ross joined IBM in August 2011 and is a recognized as a Global thought Leader as a member of IBM Global Industry Academy.

Ross is an innovative and motivated executive who brings a broad range of experience in digital transformation and operational excellence to companies operating in the natural resources value chain to create competitive differentiation. Prior to IBM, Ross worked for Hewlett-Packard (HP) Enterprise Services where he led HP’s largest and most complex information technology, applications and business process outsourcing opportunities. In addition, Ross also held a position on the U.S. Energy leadership team. He was responsible for providing solutions and services in the U.S. market covering the Utilities, Oil and Gas, Energy Services, and Engineering industries. Before HP, Ross was the Vice President of Energy and Transportation at Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a role that focused on the Utilities, Energy, Engineering and Transportation marketplace.

In Ross’ 35-year career, he has proven his expertise in: value chain optimization, organizational transformation, digital reinvention, operational excellence, and employee development. He has strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as an ability to build strong teams that contribute to continued success in a key sector of the Canadian economy.

Earlier in his career Ross worked for Xerox Canada Ltd. for 17 years in various senior roles. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta and has a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics, Political Science and Psychology.

Currently, Ross is the Past President of the board for the Calgary Region of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and a member of the Alberta Board of the CHMA. Ross previously volunteered for 10 years with the United Way of Calgary including his role as Co-Chair of the Leaders Committee. His other interests include golf and skiing. Ross is also an avid triathlete and is a four-time Ironman finisher. He and his wife Sharon have two children, Christian and Carly.

Jameel Gane

Jameel Gane is a Lawyer and Strategic Partner with 10 years of legal experience, 10 years of customer service experience and 3 years of experience in the financial industry. Throughout his career Jameel has worked across a variety of sectors, from government to energy, retail, logistics and finance. His experience has taken him across Canada and to the United Nations. Jameel has acted before numerous tribunals in Ontario, various levels of the Ontario Courts and before the United Nations Dispute Tribunal. 

 Being a transformational leader has always been key to his DNA as he is never one to accept that the old way is the only way. Reaching across divisions and job functions, Jameel identifies gaps in processes, and is successfully able to optimize operations. Jameel also has a strong passion for promoting sustainability and DEI, making these two extremely important issues central considerations in all of his decisions while also instilling strong corporate values. On a personal level, Jameel is a fitness enthusiast, an avid skier, budding mountaineer and motorcycle rider

Keisha Campbell, MBA

Keisha Campbell is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across financial services, the public sector, and non-profit governance. She has led teams of up to 125 employees, influenced functional groups serving over 25 million customers, and shaped municipal budgets exceeding $16 billion.

Most recently, Keisha served as Chief Diversity and Culture Officer at the Toronto Transit Commission, reporting to the CEO and leading strategies across Talent, Compensation, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights, Investigations, and Organizational Transformation for 16,000 employees. She also held senior roles at TD Bank, where she advanced enterprise-wide people, culture, communications, training, and compensation strategies across multiple regions.

A passionate advocate for inclusion and mental well-being, Keisha holds an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, alongside credentials in Economics, Financial Planning, and Diversity & Inclusion from University Western Ontario, Sheridan College, and Cornell University. In addition to CMHA, she has served on the COMTO Board and the TTC’s Human Resources Committee.

Amanda O’Sullivan

Amanda O’Sullivan, CPA, is a Senior Enterprise Transformation Consultant working with Mariner Innovations. She is based in New Brunswick and has been part of CMHA NB’s Board of Directors for the past 4 years. Her areas of expertise include: Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology, Strategic Planning and Change Management. Amanda’s involvement with CMHA comes from wanting to make a difference to families and communities who are struggling with their mental health.

Jameel Gane

Jameel Gane is a Lawyer and Strategic Partner with 10 years of legal experience, 10 years of customer service experience and 3 years of experience in the financial industry. Throughout his career Jameel has worked across a variety of sectors, from government to energy, retail, logistics and finance. His experience has taken him across Canada and to the United Nations. Jameel has acted before numerous tribunals in Ontario, various levels of the Ontario Courts and before the United Nations Dispute Tribunal. 

 Being a transformational leader has always been key to his DNA as he is never one to accept that the old way is the only way. Reaching across divisions and job functions, Jameel identifies gaps in processes, and is successfully able to optimize operations. Jameel also has a strong passion for promoting sustainability and DEI, making these two extremely important issues central considerations in all of his decisions while also instilling strong corporate values. On a personal level, Jameel is a fitness enthusiast, an avid skier, budding mountaineer and motorcycle rider. 

Sharon Pitawanakwat

Sharon Pitawanakwat brings 30 years of senior leadership experience obtained from a variety of not-for-profit organizations including serving as CEO for 6 years with CMHA-Thunder Bay. Sharon’s Indigenous heritage, extensive experience with Accreditation, leadership experience and executive coaching skills will bring a diverse, forward thinking, curious, and innovative mindset to the role of Director-at-Large. Sharon’s deeper passion is the creation of inspired, self-aware and fulfilled leaders and teams who are committed to creating happy, engaged and inspiring workforces. As a practitioner and teacher of Kundalini Yoga Sharon brings a peaceful and balanced presence to all her endeavors. Sharon is currently the Executive Director of Serenity House, a residential addictions treatment centre for men in Ottawa.

Keisha Campbell, MBA

Keisha Campbell is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across financial services, the public sector, and non-profit governance. She has led teams of up to 125 employees, influenced functional groups serving over 25 million customers, and shaped municipal budgets exceeding $16 billion.

Most recently, Keisha served as Chief Diversity and Culture Officer at the Toronto Transit Commission, reporting to the CEO and leading strategies across Talent, Compensation, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights, Investigations, and Organizational Transformation for 16,000 employees. She also held senior roles at TD Bank, where she advanced enterprise-wide people, culture, communications, training, and compensation strategies across multiple regions.

A passionate advocate for inclusion and mental well-being, Keisha holds an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, alongside credentials in Economics, Financial Planning, and Diversity & Inclusion from University Western Ontario, Sheridan College, and Cornell University. In addition to CMHA, she has served on the COMTO Board and the TTC’s Human Resources Committee.

David Goldie

David Goldie is a director and independent consultant with over 40 years of experience in the energy industry. Mr. Goldie most recently served as the Chair, Board of Directors, of the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Since 2016, Mr. Goldie has led his own consultancy company, Orelian Consulting Ltd., and has supported energy companies in strategic decision-making using decision quality concepts. From 2002 to 2016, he worked as a Vice-President with Encana and then Cenovus in a variety of roles, including exploration, international business development, strategy and planning, refining and marketing, and operations. From 1997-2002 he worked at PanCanadian Petroleum in geophysical, economic analysis, and managerial roles. He began his career with Imperial Oil/Exxon as a geophysicist in Calgary and Houston from 1987-1997.

Mr. Goldie holds a B.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from the University of Calgary, is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and holds the designation of ICD, Director (ICD.D.).

Cathy Gillespie

Catherine (Cathy) Gillespie, FCPA, FCMA serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Cedars Recovery on Vancouver Island. She brings experience in financial and operational leadership and organizational strategy, supporting organizations as they navigate change with clarity, care, and purpose.

Over the course of her career, Cathy has worked across banking, manufacturing, consumer goods, and health care, contributing to organizations at different stages of maturity. Her work is grounded in values-driven leadership, thoughtful problem solving, and disciplined project management, with an emphasis on collaboration and long-term sustainability. She has supported organizations through periods of significant complexity, including the 2008 global economic downturn while at Palliser Furniture Upholstery, and later assisted with the successful sale of Manitobah Mukluks to a private equity firm during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cathy was awarded the Fellow designation by the Certified Management Accountants of Canada in 2011, recognizing her commitment to the profession prior to its unification as Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.

In her board and executive roles, Cathy is focused on sound governance, responsible stewardship, and constructive dialogue. She is deeply committed to advancing mental health and wellness, believing that supportive, healthy environments are essential to resilient organizations and meaningful, sustainable impact across communities, teams, and systems nationwide.

Harsh Sinha

Harsh Sinha (He/Him) is a Program Manager leading complex software initiatives, bringing over 13 years of experience in process, policy, compliance, and risk management. He has supported cross-functional improvements by automating manual workflows and delivering scalable, quality-focused solutions.

Harsh brings extensive nonprofit governance experience, having previously served as Chair of the Board at ASAAP (Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention), supporting advocacy, policy modernization, and community program direction. His volunteer work includes countless hours dedicated to health advocacy, fundraising, youth mentorship, and advancing equity for underserved communities.

Born and raised in India, Harsh later moved to Canada, carrying forward a deep passion for reducing stigma, strengthening inclusive mental health support, and creating meaningful community impact. Outside of his commitments, he enjoys reading and exploring new recipes in the kitchen.

Olga Shmelova

Olga Shmelova, M.A., CCC, CYCP, is a Mental Health Clinician, educator, and trauma specialist dedicated to addressing the growing mental-health and addictions crisis with a holistic, culturally safe, and human-centered lens. With over fifteen years of clinical experience and a decade of leadership in mental-health systems, she has devoted her career to supporting individuals and communities experiencing trauma, burnout, and complex life challenges.

Her work is grounded in the belief that healing requires more than symptom management—it demands connection, meaning, safety, and community. Olga is particularly passionate about restoring practices that modern systems often overlook: ritual, ceremony, and culturally rooted approaches that nurture identity, resilience, and belonging. She advocates for integrating diverse healing traditions with evidence-based therapies to create comprehensive care that honours the whole person.

As a clinical leader and facilitator, Olga has developed innovative programs, mentored multidisciplinary teams, and delivered education on resilience, crisis response, and psychological wellness. She is committed to shaping a future where mental-health services are accessible, preventative, and grounded in dignity.

Her mission is clear: to challenge the status quo, address systemic gaps, and contribute to a collective response to the mental-health epidemic—one that is compassionate, culturally respectful, and deeply human.

Ailie McGinty

Ailie McGinty is passionate about the importance of lived experience and has been involved in grass-roots lived experience organizations for over 20 years, both in Canada and in Scotland. It was through her own experiences of the mental health system that she became involved in this work, which in turn has led to her career choices. In her current “day job” she is the Crown Attorney for Dartmouth Wellness Court in Nova Scotia. In her spare time, she loves hiking and lots of crafts.

Ross Manning

Ross Manning is a Vice President & Partner with IBM Global Business Services located in Calgary and is responsible for leading the Natural Resources practice within Canada. Ross joined IBM in August 2011 and is a recognized as a Global thought Leader as a member of IBM Global Industry Academy.

Ross is an innovative and motivated executive who brings a broad range of experience in digital transformation and operational excellence to companies operating in the natural resources value chain to create competitive differentiation. Prior to IBM, Ross worked for Hewlett-Packard (HP) Enterprise Services where he led HP’s largest and most complex information technology, applications and business process outsourcing opportunities. In addition, Ross also held a position on the U.S. Energy leadership team. He was responsible for providing solutions and services in the U.S. market covering the Utilities, Oil and Gas, Energy Services, and Engineering industries. Before HP, Ross was the Vice President of Energy and Transportation at Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a role that focused on the Utilities, Energy, Engineering and Transportation marketplace.

In Ross’ 35-year career, he has proven his expertise in: value chain optimization, organizational transformation, digital reinvention, operational excellence, and employee development. He has strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as an ability to build strong teams that contribute to continued success in a key sector of the Canadian economy.

Earlier in his career Ross worked for Xerox Canada Ltd. for 17 years in various senior roles. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta and has a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics, Political Science and Psychology.

Currently, Ross is the Past President of the board for the Calgary Region of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and a member of the Alberta Board of the CHMA. Ross previously volunteered for 10 years with the United Way of Calgary including his role as Co-Chair of the Leaders Committee. His other interests include golf and skiing. Ross is also an avid triathlete and is a four-time Ironman finisher. He and his wife Sharon have two children, Christian and Carly.

Judy Darcy

Judy Darcy was appointed British Columbia’s first – and, at the time, North America’s only – Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in 2017. She led the ministry in launching new and innovative mental health and addiction programs and powerful anti-stigma campaigns, improving accessibility to care, and developing Pathway to Hope – a groundbreaking ten- year plan to build a full continuum of mental health and addiction care. She served as the MLA for New Westminster from 2013 to 2020.

She has been a Board member of CMHA-BC since 2021 and a member of its Strategic Planning Committee, Resource and Developoment Committee, and the Governing body for PACT (community-led care teams that respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis).

Judy has spent her entire life advocating for equality and human rights and working to improve health care and the public services people rely on. She served as National President of Canada’s largest union, CUPE, for 12 years, for most of the time the only woman in such a position. As president of a large complex organization with provincial divisions and hundreds of chapters (locals), she led in building broad coalitions, strategic planning, government relations, and spear-heading campaigns to expand public health care.

Judy is a passionate public speaker and story-teller, a writer, an enthusiastic and effective fundraiser, and a mentor to young women leaders. She believes strongly in CMHA’s vision of equity between mental health and physical health and is excited to contribute to this work.

Amanda O’Sullivan

Amanda O’Sullivan, CPA, is a Senior Enterprise Transformation Consultant working with Mariner Innovations. She is based in New Brunswick and has been part of CMHA NB’s Board of Directors for the past 4 years. Her areas of expertise include: Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology, Strategic Planning and Change Management. Amanda’s involvement with CMHA comes from wanting to make a difference to families and communities who are struggling with their mental health.