President and Chair of the Board of Directors

Rob Hawkins

President and Chair of the Board of Directors
ACFO-ACAF

rhawkins@acfo-acaf.com

Rob Hawkins has served the CT Community for nearly two decades. He started as a volunteer representative with ACFO-ACAF before joining the Board of Directors in 2011 and being elected President in October 2024.

He has also served on the ACFO-ACAF collective bargaining team for five rounds with two rounds as Chair, acting as a passionate advocate for the CT Community and the improvements at the table they deserve, as well as helping secure key advances including above-pattern wage increases and the Joint Career Development Program (JCDP).

Rob has worked for the Government of Canada for more than 30 years, most recently as a Senior Financial Analyst at the Correctional Service Canada in Kingston, having a unique understanding of the realities faced by the CT Community in the regions.

He has two children, Bryanna and Tanner, with his wife, Judy.

Board of Directors

Rob Hawkins

President and Chair of the Board of Directors

Danielle Allaire, CIA, CGAP, CISA

Director

Nicole Bishop Tempke, CPA

Director

Ian Boyle

Director

Julien Cadieux

CT-FIN Director

Sylvain Lapierre

Director

Catharine Lynch, CPA, CFE, CFF

Executive Vice President

Toma Radev, CPA, CFE

CT-EAV Director

Kim Romain

CT-IAU Director

ACFO-ACAF Staff

Scott Chamberlain

Director of Labour Relations and General Counsel

Stéphanie Rochon Perras

Director of Job Evaluation and Equity

Helen Berry

Human Rights and Pay Equity Specialist

Grant Boland

Labour Relations Advisor

Nicolas Brunette-D’Souza

Labour Relations Advisor

Mathieu Delorme

Labour Relations Advisor

Teddy El-Sayah

Labour Relations Advisor

Vivian Gates

Labour Relations Advisor

Danielle Lafleur

Job Content, Classification and Equity Advisor

Kevin Marchand

Labour Relations Advisor

Meghan O’Halloran

Labour Relations Advisor

Ben Streatch

Labour Relations Advisor

Tiffany Ticky

Labour Relations Advisor

Catherine Day

Chief Administrative Officer

Sophie Leidecker

Administrative Officer

Nikki Gadoury

Membership Services Officer

Victoria Robichaud

Administrative Assistant

Professional Development

Joe Boughner

Director of Professional Development

Nélia da Silva

Events Manager (JCDP)

Poppy Fitzgerald-Clark

Program Manager (JCDP)

Mercedes Rivoire

Administrative Assistant

Megan Walter

Learning and Development Specialist

Communications and Public Affairs

Lauren Doty

Director of Communications and Member Engagement

Andrew Kelly

Communications Officer (Research)

Jessica Morin

Communications & Member Engagement Advisor

Rex Tshibanda

Communications Officer (Digital)

Shelina Jamal, CPA, CA

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