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
Vasil Dimitrov
Court-based Programs (Calgary) 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
Partner, 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
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
Law Society of Alberta Bencher
Director
Sharilyn C. Nagina
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Director
Douglas T. Yoshida
Borhot Law
Director