Item - 2019.NM2.1

The Nominating Panel – Administrative Penalty Tribunal recommends that:  

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal, who will serve as public members for a term of office ending on June 20, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Natasha Bronfman

Ben Drory

Suzanne Graves

Jenny Gumbs

Larry Swartz

Helen Walsh

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (May 27, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.

Candidates' biographies:

Natasha Bronfman

Natasha Bronfman is an experienced adjudicator with Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board and holds a Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals and a Certificate in Mental Health Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. She is Secretary to the Board of a children’s charity and also sits on the Board of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch and is Chair of its QA committee. Natasha is also a member of the Downtown Toronto Human Service and Justice Coordinating Committee.

Ben Drory

An experienced adjudicator and mediator who has conducted many hearings, pre-hearings, mediations, and investigations. Accredited as a Chartered Arbitrator and Chartered Mediator by the ADR Institute of Canada – Canada’s highest ADR designations. Works skillfully in diverse subject matters. Smart, impartial, and efficient, with sound judgment and tact. A director of the ADR Institute of Ontario, and a coach in York University’s Certificate in Dispute Resolution program.  

Suzanne Graves

Ms. Graves holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of York in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and practiced law at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General for over 20 years. Most recently she served as a part-time member of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada. 

Jenny Gumbs

A graduate of Ryerson University, Jenny has combined an active and successful career with a deep commitment to family and volunteerism. A former diplomat accredited to Canada, she proudly served her community while fulfilling a varied and challenging mandate. She is very actively involved with many community organizations, including Tropicana Community Services, Tarragon Theatre, The Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada and BBPA.

Larry Swartz

Larry Swartz is a lawyer and CFA Charterholder with several professional financial designations. His practice includes governance, compliance, insurance, tax, trusts, mergers and acquisitions. He is a winner of the Award of Excellence from the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association. Larry received the Canadian Bar Association National Sections Council Award of Excellence during his term as Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section.

Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh has over 25 years’ experience in civil litigation and employment law and has advocated before Ontario and Federal Courts and various tribunals. Most recently she was a mediator with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. She has spoken and written on a variety of topics relating to her areas of practice and teaches and coaches in the area of dispute resolution.  Ms. Walsh holds a B.A. (Hons.) from the University of Toronto and a LL.B and LL.M. (ADR) from Osgoode Hall Law School.

The Nominating Panel – Administrative Penalty Tribunal will conduct interviews and recommend six candidates to City Council for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.