Recognized model for keeping your plan sustainable
Through their representatives on the Plan’s governing bodies – the Sponsors’ Committee and the Board of Trustees – members and employers have an equal say in and share the risks of Plan decisions. This joint governance structure is recognized as a model for success in keeping defined benefit pension plans sustainable.
The governors are appointed by the Plan sponsors: the College Employer Council on behalf of the college boards of governors, the Ontario College Administrative Staff Association (OCASA), and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
As a member of the CAAT Pension Plan, you can be certain that your interests are well-represented, because both members and employers share equally in making the decisions that affect your benefit security.
The Sponsors’ Committee is an eight-member group, which approves Plan amendments and files actuarial valuations. Members of the Sponsors’ Committee primarily represent the interests of the groups that appoint them. The Committee’s focus is determining how to best balance contribution rates and benefit design.
Shawn Pentecost is an Employee representative (OPSEU/SEFPO-appointed). Mr. Pentecost is a Social Science and Communications Professor at Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus. He was an executive of...
Janet Morrison is an Employer representative (CEC-appointed). Dr. Morrison is President and Vice Chancellor of Sheridan College and has extensive experience in leadership roles focused on learning...
Dr. Fearon is an Employer representative (CEC-appointed). He is President of George Brown College. Dr. Fearon has extensive experience in government and post-secondary education, including a strong...
Ross Gascho is an Employer representative (CEC-appointed). He is a Partner at Fasken Martineau, and head of the firm’s pensions and employee benefits practice. Mr. Gascho is a member of numerous legal...
Cheri Hearty is an Employee representative (OPSEU/SEFPO-appointed). She brings 25 years of pension industry experience. As Supervisor of the Worker Safety and Pension & Benefits Units at OPSEU/SEFPO...
Alim Remtulla is an Employee representative (OCASA-appointed). Mr. Remtulla is Vice President of People and Culture at Georgian College. He also serves as Chair of the Toronto Public Library and as a...
Jamie Savoie is an Employee representative (OPSEU/SEFPO-appointed). Mr. Savoie is a technologist in the woodworking department at Conestoga College, where he has worked since 2012. He holds a diploma...
Glenn Vollebregt is an Employer representative (CEC-appointed). He is President & CEO of St. Lawrence College. With a range of experience in the private, municipal government, and higher education...
The Board of Trustees is a 12-member board. As fiduciaries, Trustees are legally bound to act in the interests of all Plan members. The Board of Trustees sets the investment strategy and funding risk that are appropriate for the Plan’s long-term obligations and establishes policies for administering benefits.
Kareen Stangherlin is an Employer-appointed Trustee. She serves on the Audit and Governance committees. Ms. Stangherlin is the CEO of Zelos Capital Ltd., a boutique private wealth and corporate...
Virginia Di Monte is an Employee-appointed Trustee. She serves on the Audit and Governance committees. Ms. Di Monte is a Payroll Administrator at Seneca College and serves as Treasurer for...
Scott Blakey is an Employer-appointed Trustee. He is Co-Chair of the Governance and Audit committees. Dr. Blakey, now retired, was previously the Chief Administrative Officer of Durham College. He has...
Riley Burton is an Employee representative (OCASA-appointed). He serves on the Investment Committee. He is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering Technology and Trades at Confederation College...
Janet Greenwood is an Employer-appointed representative. She is Co-Chair of the Investment Committee. Ms. Greenwood has extensive experience in institutional asset management and is a member of...
Paul LaHaise is an Employee-appointed Trustee. He serves on the Finance & Administration Committee. He serves as the first VP of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 416 and works in the Information Technology Services...
Laura Lynch is an Employer-appointed representative. She has over thirty years’ experience as a strategic HR advisor and consulting actuary, mainly with Willis Towers Watson in Calgary. Ms. Lynch has...
Karen McRae is an Employer-appointed Trustee. She is Co-Chair of the Finance & Administration Committee and serves on the Investment Committee. She has considerable experience in the finance, pension...
Ernie Parsons is an Employee-appointed representative. He began his career with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and taught Technology at Loyalist College (serving as a Steward in his last four...
Dianne is an Employer-appointed Trustee. She serves on the Finance & Administration Committee. A bilingual, corporate communications executive with over 35 years of experience, Dianne was most...
Don Smith is an Employee-appointed Trustee. He is Co-Chair of the Investment and Audit committees. He is a faculty member of the School of Business at Georgian College. He has served as a member of...
Audrey Wubbenhorst is an Employee-appointed representative. She is Co-Chair of the Finance & Administration Committee. She is a board director and a Professor of Communications Strategy at Humber...
Equal representation and voting extend to these subcommittees of the Board of Trustees that make recommendations to the Board :