How DICO Is Governed
Board Members
DICO's current Board of Directors is listed below.
Paul Mullins, BA, LL.B, Chair of the Board
Paul Mullins is a lawyer who has had his own practice in Windsor and Essex County since 1971. He was a commissioner for the Federal Human Rights Tribunal. He served for 20 years as a Director and/or President of Windsor Homes Coalition which provides low income housing to needy families. For over 24 years Mr. Mullins served as a Director and/or Chair of the Board of United Communities Credit Union (formerly Woodslee Credit Union) which has 36,000 members and assets of over $620 million. Mr. Mullins has also served on numerous community and church groups in his hometown of Woodslee, Ontario, over the years. He was appointed on June 17, 2004 and his term expires on March 8, 2013. He was appointed Chair of the Board effective May 4, 2011.
Raymond Boucher, B.A.
Raymond Boucher has been involved with the caisses populaires movement for over 30 years. He was General Manager of Caisse Populaire de Kapuskasing Limitée for 20 years. He was on the board of L’Alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario for more than 18 years as president, vice-president and member of the executive committee. Mr. Boucher has also been involved on various committees of DICO from the late 1980s to 2004. He has acquired extensive experience in governance and an understanding of the issues surrounding the credit union/caisse populaire network. He was involved in other community organizations such as the Chair of the Board of the “Services de Counselling Hearst Kapuskasing Smooth Rock Falls Counselling Services”, and Treasurer for the Army Cadet Corps of Kapuskasing. Mr. Boucher was appointed on August 12, 2009 and his term expires on August 11, 2012.
Don Dalicandro, P. Eng., MBA, C.Dir.
Don Dalicandro is President of ASI, a software company serving the mobile field workforce needs of Fortune 1000 North American clients. He has over twenty-five years experience working with large and medium sized companies in diverse business sectors including finance, manufacturing, consumer goods, oil and gas, field service, commercial office construction and leasing, retail and food service. In 2007, Mr. Dalicandro obtained his Chartered Director designation from The Directors College, Degroote School of Business. He currently holds Board positions with Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Governance Chair, KARDON, ASI, Burlington Hydro Inc. and HPOBI. Previous Board positions include FirstOntario Credit Union Governance Chair, Secretary and Vice Chairman; ASECO and Azertech. Mr. Dalicandro was appointed on March 23, 2011 and his term expires on March 22, 2014.
Jane Davis, B Sc (Hon), MM, ICD.D
Jane Davis is an experienced risk management and change management professional, with an extensive background in wealth management, brokerage, mutual funds, investment counselling and private banking. She also has sales experience in the corporate and commercial banking sectors so she understands the business management challenges. Ms. Davis has worked internationally in both wealth management and corporate banking risk management roles. She sits as an independent director on four corporate and one not-for-profit boards since obtaining her ICD designation in early 2006. Ms. Davis is also a member of five Investment Review Committees in the fund sector. She is also a Corporate Director for Growthworks and Chair of the Harvest Fund IRC. Ms. Davis was appointed on August 12, 2008 and her term expires on June 22, 2014.
Gail Di Cintio
Gail Di Cintio is Vice-President Operations with Larus Technologies, an Ottawa-based software engineering company, specializing in sensor network solutions. Previous to this, Ms. Di Cintio was VP Human Resource Development at Fujitsu, with global responsibilities for Career Development, Retention and Succession Planning Programs. She was also involved as a Board Director with Alterna Savings and Alterna Bank from 2003-2008, and was the Chair of the Human Resources Committee. Ms. Di Cintio has been a member of the Board of Trustees with The Ottawa Hospital from 1995-2001. Ms. Di Cintio was appointed on May 4, 2011 and her term expires on May 4, 2014.
Carol Lemelin, CMA
Carol Lemelin was Chief Financial Officer for the The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation with overall responsibilities including Finance, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Internal Audit, and Revenue and Forecasting. Mr. Lemelin was Chair of Caisse Populaire de Cornwall Inc., and also served in various capacities on the board of Caisse Populaire de Cornwall for several years. Mr. Lemelin was appointed on June 20, 2007 and his term expires on June 23, 2013.
Colin Litton, FCA, ICD.D, Vice Chair
Colin Litton is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and a Certified Director. He is a retired partner of KPMG and his career with the firm has included service in its South African, Australian and Canadian practices. During his career with KPMG he was primarily engaged in providing audit and advisory services to banks, pension and investment funds and other entities comprising the financial services industry. He was the Chair of the Deposit-taking Institutions Auditors Advisory Committee to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada until his retirement from public practice in Canada. Currently, he also serves on the boards of the Pacific and Western Group of Companies and the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation. Mr. Litton was appointed on August 12, 2008 and his term expires on June 22, 2014.
Monique Tremblay, FCIA, FSA, MBA
Ms. Tremblay is a pension actuary with in depth knowledge of the insurance industry, particularly the savings and retirement lines of business. Her broad experience in senior management includes accountability, strategic planning, communication, sound reporting and governance. Her business and actuarial skills cover the measurement and assessment of risk and its management implications. Ms. Tremblay was appointed on April 18, 2011 and her term expires on April 18, 2014.