Wendy Feldman - President

Wendy Feldman has long volunteered with the Harvard Club of Toronto and is its current president. Wendy is a Massey College Quadrangle Society and UOttawa Alumni Association Board member. She has taught at Humber College's Public Administration programme for several years. Her government experience in Ontario included Cabinet Office, Treasury Board Secretariat and several ministries. In the Federal government she served in Global Affairs Canada (in Ottawa, Paris and at the UN) and the Office of the Solicitor General of Canada. She was the Director of Research of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, and was volunteer co-chair of the Couchiching Conference.Wendy received the Harvard Kennedy School's Babbitt Alumni Award for service to the HKS and the Harvard Club of Toronto. Wendy has a BA from the University of Ottawa, was a Parliamentary Intern (1979-80) and has a Masters in Public Administration (MC/MPA’89) from the Harvard Kennedy School . 

Ann Elisabeth Stuart Samson - Immediate Past President, HAA

Ann Elisabeth Stuart Samson has built organizations and platforms from the ground up. Her current project is a university-based think tank focused on Canada's future. She began her career working in women’s rights and with CBC television, and launched and ran BabyCenter Canada, a top pregnancy and parenting digital platform for 12 years. A recognized science and health journalist, she edited two best-selling parenting books and appeared on radio and TV across Canada. She studied History and Science at Harvard College and earned a master’s from University of Cambridge (UK) in the History and Philosophy of Science. She has three teenagers, is a volunteer rowing coach, and an avid open water swimmer. She served on the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors, is past President of the HCT, has interviewed applicants for 20 years, and is producing a podcast on her Harvard cIass: Personal Veritas.

Rick Blickstead - Treasurer, Outreach and Sponsorships

Rick is a fluently bilingual, senior general management executive with experience in the Canadian and US public, non-profit, and private sectors.  Rick has a background in Board governance and risk management, organizational branding and positioning, retail, and consulting, having led organizations such as Peoples Jewelers, Walmart FJ (USA), RONA, Wellesley Institute, and Diabetes Canada. Rick is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, a past Fellow of Social Innovation Generation Canada @ MaRS and  “Canadian CEOs in the Community”, an initiative of the Prince’s Trust (UK) and Prince’s Charities Canada. Rick provides pro-bono consulting to charities and non-profit organizations to create a more equitable society. Rick’s board experience includes Imperial Manufacturing Group, Regis College, Centennial College, Canadian Campaign for Wool, and The Harvard Club of Toronto. He has a B.Comm (Carleton University), an MBA (Rotman School - UofT) and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Harvard’s Kennedy and Business Schools.

Nancy J. Coombs - Indigenous Issues Series and Education

Nancy J. Coombs has had a varied international career - from sports to trade diplomacy and the arts -  philanthropic work in Indigenous rights, arts advocacy and education. Nancy founded the Indigenous Issues Series, chaired the HCT Centennial Gala and the Harvard Global Series’ Protocol Committee, interviews applicants, coordinates events and is part of Harvard alumni’s global Allyship Series team. At Harvard, Nancy earned a master’s in International Education then, at Harvard Law School, was Visiting Researcher and has a BA from Northwestern. She studied at l’Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris and worked at the OECD. She was Executive Director of the French-American Chamber of Commerce of New England and Assistant French Trade Commissioner in Toronto. An avid runner and former competitive athlete, Nancy worked on the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Pan-American Games X. Nancy is a writer and performs as a flutist.

Jonathan Alderson - Partnerships

Jonathan Alderson is founder of the Integrative Multi-Treatment Autism Intervention Program. A Masters of Education at Harvard University led to an internship at the Harvard Family Research Project, and then as Curriculum Specialist Coordinator with Teach For America in Houston.  Jonathan’s Hon BA in developmental and educational psychology at Western University, and studies at the Sorbonne University Paris, led to 8 years training at the Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts, including +1,500 hours of one-to-one floor-time with autistic children. He supervised programs in the U.K., Ireland, Holland, Spain, the Middle East and Mexico.  Jonathan has spoken at the Royal College of Pediatricians (University of Nottingham) and the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation. Media contributions include CBC radio, the Globe and Mail, Huffington Post and ParentsCanada Magazine. He is Chair of the Seneca College Behavioural Sciences Advisory Committee and published “Challenging the Myths of Autism” in 2011.

Ryan Golt - Membership

Ryan Golt is a senior consultant at the non-profit Capitalize for Kids in Toronto, which specializes in youth mental health. Stemming from his own lived experiences, Ryan has spent the past several years destigmatizing mental illness and advocating for better access to mental healthcare. He does this by leveraging his academic background with a Masters in Educational Psychology from McGill (2018) and a Masters in Public Health from Harvard (2019) and through his work co-founding and developing mental health organizations in Montreal (Stronger Than Stigma) and across the US (Ignite Mental Health). Outside his passion for mental health, Ryan stays busy by exploring Toronto - finding coffee shops and live music spots, going for hikes, and unsuccessfully looking for sports bars where they will play the Habs game.

Fiona Pinto - Outreach

Fiona Pinto is an Emergency Medicine physician practicing in Toronto. She is a member of the Ontario Medical Association Women’s Committee, which advocates for the rights of physicians and patients through a gender lens, and the Toronto Women in Emergency Medicine Committee whose goal is to empower members through representation, mentorship, education, and advocacy. Fiona is passionate about improving access in health care systems and the quality of care in hospitals. She pursued a Master’s in Public Health-Health Management (2017) at Harvard University, where she specialized in Quality Improvement and Operations Management. Fiona is an outdoor enthusiast, an avid hiker and has travelled around the world exploring the different natural landscapes, cultures, and local cuisines.

Pierre Chen - Communiucations, Outreach

Pierre Chen is Founder and Director of the Canadian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CCTCM), and a nationally recognized leader in Chinese and integrative medicine. He serves as Director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of Canada (TCMAC), where he advocates for equitable policy and recognition of TCM practitioners Pierre is active in health regulation, curriculum development, and international standards through ISO/TC 215 and Vice Chair of ISO/TC 249. Pierre was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Award. He holds a Master of Medicine (China) Specialize in Integrative medicine and has continued training to teach in the Harvard Medical School.

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Daniel Manuluk - Education

Daniel Manulak is a historian of Canada and international affairs, with a focus on human rights, protest movements, and the global fight against South African apartheid. He is currently a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. From 2022-2024, Daniel was a William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Daniel's forthcoming book, Canada, Apartheid, and the Defence of the Liberal Order, will be published with the UBC Press in April 2026. His public-facing writing has appeared in venues, such as the Globe and Mail, The Conversation, and Epicenter.

Winston Gee - Schools' Committee Co-Chair

Winston Gee is AVP Legal at TD, where he advises the bank’s board and senior management on matters of prudential regulation across Canada, the United States, the UK, Europe, and Asia.  He was previously Managing Counsel at TD Bank Group helping develop and deliver on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. Chair of the board of directors of Blueprint, a Canadian public policy consulting firm, and of the First Generation Network, an organization dedicated to the advancement of law students and legal professionals who are the first in their families to complete post-secondary education. He has long been involved with HCT membership, events and school interviews. Winston received his AB in Government from Harvard College (class of 2013) where he was a senior editor of the Harvard International Review and an anti-poverty advocate with LIFT-Boston. Winston earned his JD/MPP at the University of Toronto in 2017.

William Stevens - Schools' Committee Co-Chair

William Stevens is CEO of G.S. Dunn.  He received his AB in Economics from Harvard College and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.