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Board & Staff

Hyder Hassan

Executive Director

Alexandra  Weipert 

Manager Partnerships

Ray Sequeira

Manager Finance

Bilal Sikander

Special Advisor

La Salette Encarnacion, LLB

Court-based Programs (Edmonton) and VLS Coordinator

Bernard Gregorio

Court-based Programs (Calgary) Coordinator

Bella Abellanosa

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Board Of Directors

The Pro Bono Law Alberta Board of Directors consists of volunteers from across Alberta who share a dedication to the pursuit of access to justice for all Albertans.

Senior Counsel, Stikeman Elliott (Canada) LLP (Calgary)

President

Karen Fellowes, KC

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary – Thinkific Labs Inc.

Vice-President

Ed Ma, KC

Senior Vice President 
Scott Land & Lease Ltd.

Treasurer

Steve Nelson

Associate, Carbert Waite LLP (Calgary)

Secretary

Eleanor Carlson

Senior Legal Counsel at Woodfibre LNG Limited

Bencher at Law Society of Alberta

Kene Ilochonwu 

Partner and Co-Head of Tax Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Calgary)

Director

Brett Anderson

Manager of Planning & Optimization, Suncor Energy (Calgary)

Director

Hsiu Yan Chan 

Director

Judith Hanebury, KC 

Director

Marija Bicanic

Twinn and Philp Barristers (Edmonton)

Director

Robert Philp, KC 

Partner, Felesky Flynn LLP (Edmonton)

Director

Robert Neilson

Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (Red Deer)

Director

Shay J. Vanderschaeghe

CKM Law LLP (Calgary) 

Director

Usman Mahmood

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