Item - 2021.CC30.4

Appointees' biographies:

John Campbell

John served as Toronto City Councillor (2014-18), (Budget Committee Vice-Chair, Planning and Growth, the TTC.) Previously, he was elected as TDSB Trustee (2003) and Chair (2008-09), during two terms. As Chair, he led 22 trustees in setting priorities and policy, and managing a $2.3B budget. For thirty years, John worked in the consumer packaged goods industry, most recently as managing director of his own sales agency. John has a MBA from the Schulich School of Business (1999) and Hon BA from U of T.  John presently works as a government relations consultant and in business development for an electric vehicle charging company.

Marcel Charlebois (Tenant Director)

Marcel Charlebois belongs to the Ojibway First Nations and has lived and worked in Toronto for approximately 25 years. He has been involved in many roles within social services. Such as, developing a community watch program with the focus of domestic violence. He has worked in the addictions field and has experience in working with homeless individuals. He has volunteered with sentencing circles within the Native community and worked with Bereaved Families Ontario with the focus of suicide loss and currently volunteering as a Tenant Rep for within TCHC.

Debbie Douglas

Debbie Douglas is the Executive Director of OCASI -the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants. Through her work in the NGO sector and particularly at OCASI, Ms. Douglas has highlighted issues of equity and inclusion including race, gender and sexual orientation within the immigration system and promoted the creation of safe, welcoming spaces within the settlement and integration sector. She was a member of the province’s Expert panel on Immigration which published the report Routes to Success resulting in Ontario’s first Immigration Legislation. She was also a member of the Expert Working Group on Income Security Reform and the City of Toronto’s External Advisory Committee for HousingTO.

Ubah Farah (Tenant Director)

Ms. Farah has over 20 years of experience in organizational development, project management, and creative leadership. This encompasses community advocacy, policy analysis, operations management, financial management, facilitation and public speaking.  Ms. Farah is a passionate housing worker, intervention, high level civic engagement, and has built strong relationships with Somali-Canadian and Muslim diaspora leaders in order to better their lives.

Adele Imrie

A CPA CA who served as a Senior financial executive with extensive experience in commercial real estate and P3 infrastructure project financing, development and long term asset life cycle management including two major social assisted housing projects in Toronto and Vancouver. Adele also possesses significant Board experience having served as Chair and Audit Committee Chair for several large NFP organizations in the education and health care sectors. 

Nick Macrae

Mr. Macrae is a Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate for HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan), one of Canada’s largest pension plans with assets of approximately $94 billion. He and his colleagues are responsible for managing all activities of the $15 billion global real estate portfolio. Mr. Macrae earned degrees from the University of Toronto and Queen’s University.  Mr. Macrae sits on several non-profit boards of directors and committees, including Community Living Toronto as a board member and former chair.

Naram Monsour

Naram Mansour is the Founder and President of Carlyle Communities, an active City Builder with developments representing a gross buildout value of $1.3 billion comprised of 2,000+ residential units and 150,000+ square feet of commercial. Mr. Mansour is also a Sessional Lecturer at Schulich School of Business where he lectures on the topic of Real Estate Development. Mr. Mansour earned his BBA and MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University.

Tim Murphy, Chair

As an Executive Partner at a major law firm, a former elected official and a former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada, Tim Murphy brings a broad range of experience to the TCHC.  He is a director of a publicly-traded residential real estate company and is an expert in bringing the public and private sector together to deliver public assets and services. He is the author/editor of Construction Law in Canada and published his text on Public-Private Partnerships in May of 2019. Tim has served as Chair of the TCHC Board of Directors since May 2019.

Brian Smith

Brian F C Smith was the President and CEO WoodGreen Community Services from 1978 – 2014. He served as a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on TCHC; Ontario Expert Advisory Panel on Homelessness and the Consumer Council of Canada’s Residential Intensification Panel Report. Brian has a BA (Bishop’s); STB (Trinity); MBA (Western); Institute of Corporate Directors Non Profit Certificate; the ONPHA Sybil Frenette Outstanding Leadership Award; CUI City Leadership Award and is a Past President HOA and IFS. In addition to serving on the TCHC board, Brian is a board member of Friends of Ruby and Phelan McDermid Syndrome Foundation.