Boards of Directors

Christie Gray is a seasoned Human Resources professional with over 15 years of experience in various industries, including technology, healthcare, and mining. Currently at Rival Insurance Technology, Christie brings extensive expertise in culture building, workforce planning, and conflict resolution.

Her career has been marked by a strong commitment to aligning HR strategies with organizational goals, fostering inclusive cultures, and driving employee engagement and development. Christie has successfully led initiatives that significantly reduced turnover rates and enhanced employee satisfaction across multiple organizations.

Christie is a certified Senior Human Resources Professional (International) and is deeply committed to continuous learning and professional development, including specialized training in First Nations Relations, AI in HR, and People Strategy.

In addition to her professional achievements, Christie is an active community volunteer and serves as the Founder of Sunlight of the Spirit and Board Chair at F.L.O.W Drop IN. Her passion for supporting mental health and addiction recovery aligns closely with the mission of the Renascent Foundation, where she is eager to contribute her skills and experience as a newly elected member of the Board of Directors.

In her spare time, Christie enjoys engaging in community service, yoga, and paddle boarding.

Sajjad has over 25 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, M&A and financial restructuring transactions, and currently serves as the Managing Director of Alchemy Capital Partners. Prior to founding Alchemy, Sajjad’s prior professional experience includes leading the Knowledge Based Industries group for Ernst & Young Corporate Finance (Canada), heading M&A for an investment fund backed by three of the U.A.E.’s sovereign wealth funds, leading private equity investments for a multi-billion dollar single family office and working in the TMT investment banking groups of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (now Raymond James Financial) and Wachovia Securities Inc. (now Wells Fargo Securities) in the United States.

Sajjad earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (Honors and Distinction) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds the Corporate Finance qualification awarded by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Manu Sud joined the Renascent Board in 2019. He is a seasoned executive leader in the field of Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence and focuses on using analytics and innovation to improve policies and programs. He has a strong academic background in Engineering, Law, Sciences and Business. With more than 15 years of progressively senior management positions, Manu has broad experience across multiple sectors and organizations including federal and state Governments, IT, Finance, Automotive, Crown corporation, hospitals, and academia. Manu is a published author and has received numerous awards including Ontario Government’s Amethyst Award.

Fardous Hosseiny is the President and CEO at the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families (formerly, the Centre of Excellence on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Related
Mental Health Conditions), located at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre in Ottawa.

Before coming to the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Fardous was most recently the interim National Chief Executive Officer and the National Director of Research and Public Policy, at the Canadian Mental Health Association.

His research focuses on strategic policy issues related to mental health system transformation, parity legislation, Veteran and their Families mental health, substance use and addiction and mental health for newcomers and underrepresented groups. Fardous is also a frequent commentator on these issues for Global News, CBC, CTV News, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, among others.

Fardous was a part of the Canadian delegation to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General
Assembly and played a role in the development of the first ever United Nations event dedicated
to mental health.
Fardous also serves on many national and international committees, including as an executive advisor on the Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates (GAMHA) and past co-chair for the Canadian Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) and Canadians forEquitable Access to Depression Medication (CEADM).

Nick has been a member of the Recovery Shot Golf Tournament committee and was elected to the Renascent Fellowship Board of Directors in September 2022. He is a graduate of McMaster University and a decade-long veteran of the financial industry; most recently at RBC Dominion Securities where he advised on wealth creation and preservation strategies for high net worth individuals and business owners. Today Nick volunteers his time to non-profit organizations and start-up companies, while focusing on his passion for investing. In his spare time he enjoys snowboarding, travelling, and learning new skills. He has recently completed private investigator training and is currently working on obtaining his Transport Canada Private Pilot licensing.

Managing Director at RUSSULTS, a private healthcare consultancy.  Tim has over twenty-five years of experience in the healthcare industry in a variety of roles. He provides support to clients in terms of go-to-market strategies for new products, mentoring healthcare start-ups in the FemTech space and consultation on the creation of new private medical clinics. Tim has owned and operated his own fertility and acne clinics and has been involved in the creation of new clinics across Canada.

Tim has held several positions over the years in sales, marketing and business development of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device products. He has also directly launched multiple products to the Canadian market as well as helping clients launch products nationally and internationally. Currently, he is a mentor and Advisory Board Member for several innovation and accelerator programs that are affiliated with Canadian Universities and FemTech organizations.

Tim is currently enrolled in the Healthcare Management certificate program at Cornell University. He received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business in finance and marketing and his B.Sc. from the University of Western Ontario in neuropsychology and biology.

Money Khoromi is an associate at Goodmans LLP, a full service corporate law firm. His practice focuses in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and general corporate law. Money acts for issuers and agents on public offerings, private placements, continuous disclosure obligations, general securities compliance, corporate governance matters and more. Money holds a B.A.Sc. (Industrial Engineering) from the University of Toronto, a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Over the course of his legal studies, Money was the recipient of numerous awards for academic standing including the Hennick Gold Medal for Academic Excellence awarded each year to the top student graduating from the Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business Joint JD/MBA Program with the highest cumulative GPA. Prior to joining Goodmans, Money worked as an associate in the Business Law & Capital Markets group McMillan LLP, an international business law firm.

John Skinner joined the Renascent Foundation Board of Directors in 2024. He is a seasoned consultant with extensive experience in executive compensation, financial performance analysis and corporate governance. As a Principal at Hugessen Consulting, John advises boards and senior management on critical governance and compensation matters, helping organizations navigate complex regulatory environments while ensuring alignment with long-term business goals. John has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Russell Evans is a seasoned communications executive with over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and brand building. Inspired by his dad’s sobriety journey and his contributions as a Renascent House counsellor, Russell is proud to join the Board of the Renascent Foundation. His professional background includes leadership roles at CAAT Pension Plan, PwC, and Foresters Financial. Holding dual MBAs from Cornell and Queen’s Universities, Russell brings a unique blend of innovation, storytelling expertise, and business acumen to his position at Renascent, continuing a family tradition of service.

Seasoned executive leader and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), with over 15 years’ experience in audit and over 8 years’ experience in risk and controls oversight.
Currently, Associate Vice-President at TD Bank Group, responsible for risk programs, incident management, issues management, conduct risk and culture oversight, and controls testing for TD Wealth Canada.

Prior to joining TD, Leah spent 10 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in progressively senior roles, specializing in financial statement audits in the financial services industry.

Leah obtained an Honours in Bachelor of Commerce at University of Toronto.

Margery Konan joined the Renascent Board in 2023. She is currently a Manager for Integrated Care within the East Toronto Health Partners Ontario Health Team. Ontario Health Teams are a key initiative of the Ontario government to organize and deliver health & social care that is more connected to patients in their local communities. Through her career Margery has held leadership roles in local health system planning and has bee  involved in research and publications in the field of home care. She is committed to work toward equity-advancing, client- centred and evidence-based systems of care.

Margery has volunteered for over 10 years supporting teenaged relatives affected by a parent’s alcoholism or addiction. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University and Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto as well as a Certificate in Integrated Care from the International Foundation for Integrated Care.

David Struthers has served on the Board of Directors since September 2022. He is a member of the Property Committee and brings nearly twenty years of commercial real estate experience to Renascent. In his professional career David is Vice President, Real Estate Investment at TD Asset Management. In this role, David manages a commercial real estate investment fund valued at approximately $18 billion (CND) on behalf on institutional investors. Prior to his current position at TD, David held senior real estate asset management positions at leasing Canadian and global real estate firms.

David has two teenaged children and wonderful spouse who is in the field of front-line emergency medicine. Though his wife's work David became aware of impact of addiction and he is now privileged to use is professional experience to serve the Renascent organization. When he’s not spending time with his family or working, David enjoys surfing, mountain biking and swimming.