Board of Directors

The WTS Canadian Education Foundation Board comprises of members in the transportation industry from the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario. They are volunteers who put their efforts in advancing and strengthening Canada’s transportation industry through diversity.

President

HEATHER AITKEN
Vehicle Engineer
DB Engineering & Consulting

Vice President

SUSAN REED TANAKA
Retired – Former Chief Capital Officer
Toronto Transit Commission

Secretary

PIPPA HIGGINS
Vice President – Principal Project Manager
Mott MacDonald 

Treasurer

MELISSA FERREIRA
Director, Insurance & Risk Management
City of Toronto

Director

EVA BARNARD
Senior Manager (A),  GO Expansion Sponsor
Metrolinx

Director

CATHY BENJAMIN-OSTRANDER
Canada Region – Marketing Director/Strategic Marketing Lead AECOM

Director

RAMI OSMAN
Senior Rail & Transit Engineer
WSP

Director

JESSICA SAUNDERS
Project Advisor
Mott MacDonald

Director

DOUG WILLOUGHBY
Retired – Former Vice President
Gannett Fleming Canada

Advisor

SALIMA DATOO
Associate General Counsel
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