Board of Directors

The Association of Legal Aid Lawyers (A.L.L.) is governed by 17 member board of directors.

Chris Johnson, KC

​Chair of the Board
​Nominations & Governance Committee

Cara Hunt

​Vice-Chair of the Board
Membership & Communications Committee
Law Firm Fundraising Working Group
Recruitment & Retention Working Group

Colin Ferguson
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Chair of Family Tariff Advisory Committee
Articling Committee
Child, Family and Community Services Act Committee

Chantal Paquette
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Chair of Criminal Tariff Advisory Committee
Legal Aid Policy Committee
Virtual Bail Working Group
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Tim Klaassen

Chair of the Indigenous Justice Committee
Criminal Tariff Advisory Committee

Jane Rukaria
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Chair of the Immigration Tariff Advisory Committee


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Stephanie Hodgson
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Chair of the Articling Committee
Child, Family and Community Services Act​ Committee
Parental Leave Working Group
Legal Aid Policy Committee
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 Marylen Reid

Chair of  the Child, Family and Community Services Act ​Committee
​Family Tariff Advisory Committee

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Philippa Newman
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Family Tariff Advisory Committee
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Nyusha Samiei
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Family Tariff Advisory Committee
​Recruitment & Retention Working Group
Nominations & Governance Committee
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Joanna Kelly
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​Criminal Tariff Advisory Committee
Virtual Bail Working Group
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​Taj Sahota

Membership & Communications Committee
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Guillaume Garih

Articling Committee
Finance & Fundraising Committee
​Membership & Communications Committee
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David Fai

​Membership & Communications Committee​
Legal Aid Policy Committee
Recruitment & Retention Working Group

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Andrew Nelson
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Finance & Fundraising Committee
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Julia M. Hung
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Criminal Tariff Advisory Committee 
​Recruitment & Retention Working Group

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Kendra Waugh

Criminal Tariff Advisory Committee
​Recruitment & Retention Working Group
​Virtual Bail Working Group
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