LAPP Corporation
Bahtia, Robert
Robert served 10 years as a Deputy Minister with the Government of Alberta, responsible for four major portfolios. He has more than 30 years of management and leadership experience, and six years as an Executive Coach. He has had significant responsibility for execution of multiple major corporate and financing transactions, including the creation of TELUS Corporation and financial sector regulation.
He was responsible for the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund’s investment policy, oversaw the Province’s investment operation, and was instrumental in the creation of AIMCo. Robert holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Alberta and a Master’s Degree in Economics from Queen’s University. He holds the Institute of Corporate Directors ICD.D certification and has been an examiner for the Institute.
Robert also chairs the Board of the Balancing Pool and the Alberta Insurance Council Audit Committee and serves on the General Insurance Council.
Bradshaw, Steve
Steve has a strong background in organized labour, bringing a wealth of experience representing Plan members' interests to the LAPP Board. Steve was again elected the President and Business Agent for the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569 in Edmonton, representing approximately 2400 members in three bargaining units, and has been a union activist for over 35 years in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, and earlier in Sarnia, Ontario. In his role as Business Agent for ATU Local 569, Steve is responsible for negotiating and, with the employer, managing the several benefits plans held with the City of Edmonton and administered by agencies like Alberta Blue Cross and Great West Life.
Marsden, Peter
Peter has over 25 years of labour relations experience in the municipal and electrical power industry. Peter was formerly the President of CUPE Local 38 which represents 5,000 members with the City of Calgary and ENMAX. Peter has also served on the provincial board of CUPE and as President of his community association.
Sander, Darren
Darren is a Human Resources Executive Director at AHS. A business graduate of the University of Alberta, Darren has over 24 years of public (17+ years within Healthcare) and private sector experience in the retirement and insurance industries. In addition to his broader responsibilities within the Human Resources leadership team, Darren provides governance and management oversight to the many benefit and retirement plans and trusts that exist at AHS. Since the 2009 merger of Alberta's provincial health regions and entities, many of the trusts, policies, contracts, and benefit and retirement programs have been newly established, implemented, and managed by Darren and his team. Having served on the LAPP Board of Trustees since 2014, Darren has been a long term member of the LAPP Stakeholder Consultation Group and brings a broad professional pension background, ranging from administration to plan governance.
Banfield, Victor
Victor Banfield is the Director of Negotiations and Policy for the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA). Prior to joining HSAA, he was a Senior Manager, Negotiations and Assurances, with the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance. Before joining the Government of Alberta, Mr. Banfield was the Director of Arbitrations and Treasurer for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 955. Mr. Banfield also served as a trustee on the IUOE, Local 955 pension and benefits plan. Mr. Banfield holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.
White, Ronda
Ronda is the Chief Audit Executive at Alberta Health Services where she has led Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management sine 2010. She is a CPA with over 25 years of knowledge and experience in auditing, governance, risk management and financial accounting, primarily in the public sector. Previously, she worked for the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta where she worked with several government departments, agencies and boards. Ronda also has years of governance experience as a non-profit board member.
Olsen, Carolyn
Agoto, Terry
Terry has been a Union Representative with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) since November 2001. He acts as union counsel representing AUPE and its members in rights and interest arbitrations and is also a spokesperson for the union for a number of collective bargaining tables. Terry served as an employee-nominated board member on the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) Board from February 2009 until July 2013. He held the position of Vice Chair of the PSPP Board from January 2012 until his departure from the PSPP Board in August 2013. Terry also served on the LAPP Corporation Corporate Board from 2013 to 2020, which included two separate terms as Board Chair. Born and raised in Edmonton, Terry graduated from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology with a diploma in Construction Engineering in 1992. He moved to Victoria, BC, to attend the University of Victoria where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with a major focus in economics in 1997.