PSPP Corporation
Prokopy, Ross
Ross Prokopy is the Managing Director, Energy Investment Banking, at Raymond James Ltd. in Calgary. Prior to this, he was the Managing Director and Head, Debt Capital Markets, at GMP Securities in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, he also served as a Vice-President at RBC Capital Markets in Toronto and New York. Mr. Prokopy has a Master of Business Administration from Yale with a concentration in finance. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, and was a Captain in the Canadian Forces for five years.
Byrne, Matthew
Andriachuk, Bonnie
Bonnie Andriachuk, Q.C., ICd.d is the Senior Vice President Legal and Corporate Secretary with Servus Credit Union. Bonnie is currently a Trustee with the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and has formerly served as a director with Alberta Pensions Services Corporation, Alberta Motor Association Insurance Corporation, and Women Building Futures. Bonnie received her LLB from the University of Alberta.
Groch, Emilian
Mr. Groch is formerly the CEO of the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund. Prior to that, he was the chief pension regulator of Alberta and a founding director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance. He is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Calgary Firefighters Supplementary Pension Plan, and a member of the Government Relations Committee of the Pension Investment Association of Canada. Mr. Groch holds a B.Sc. honours degree (applied mathematics in statistics) from the University of Alberta, and is a certified director of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Swann, Kerry
Kerry Swann is currently an Associate Advisor, working at Sun Life Financial in Regina. He has had over year 40 years in finance, focused on retirement planning and mutual fund / investment analysis / research. Kerry has worked with both individual and corporate clients (including whole blocks of business) in the course of his career. During his career, Kerry has taught courses related to the Certified Financial Planner designation. He is also a member of the Lion's Club since 1995, and continue to serves as Past President on the Board of the Saskatchewan Chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. Kerry was nominated to the PSPP Corporate Board by the University of Alberta Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).
Lacasse, Jacqueline
Jacqueline Lacasse is the Director of Labour Relations at the University of Calgary and is responsible for collective bargaining, contract administration, program and policy development, grievances and arbitrations and labour relations training. Prior to joining the University, Jacqueline practiced labour and employment law in private practice and as in-house legal counsel for Alberta Health Services. She is an active community volunteer and has held board roles for a number of local non- profit organizations.
Lardner, David
David Lardner (appointed as an Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) nominee), is a union representative with AUPE since 2007. He has worked as counsel representing AUPE and its members in labour arbitrations and before the Labour Relations Board. Recently, he joined AUPE’s Essential Services department and is engaged in negotiating Essential Services Agreements on behalf of AUPE.
Mr. Lardner has been a member of the Alberta Bar for more than 30 years. His areas of practice, before joining AUPE, focused on litigation of all sorts. His Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law are both from the University of Alberta. He is also a member of the board of the Northern Light Theatre and the Friends of the Royal Alberta Museum Society.