Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Zoo Board

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• 2019-04-04 · Civic Appointments Committee · amended

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  The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Zoo Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on April 16, 2023, and until successors are appointed: Brittany Hazell Rebecca Pang Jonathan Tsao Paul Yeung 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 25, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential

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  in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board.

  Clerk’s note

  Candidates' biographies: Brittany Hazell Brittany Hazell is of Haudenosaunee descent from Six Nations of the Grand River. She is a member of the Ontario Bar and has a practice focused on Indigenous relations and First Nations economic development and wealth creation. She further presides as Vice-President of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto and is a member of the Indigenous Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association and the Toronto Lawyers Association.

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  Brittany has a joint honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo. Rebecca Pang Rebecca Pang is the senior director of U.S Strategy for RBC where she drives the development of strategic planning and investment initiatives for traditional and emerging U.S. banking sectors. Her prior experience including leading data analytics and M&A at CIBC. She earned her bachelor of business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, received her MBA from Stanford University, and later earned her Chartered Financial Analyst FA and Chartered Business Valuators designations. Jonathan Tsao Jonathan Tsao is a public sector professional. On May 22, 2018 he was appointed to Toronto City Council to represent Ward 33 Don Valley East for the 2014-2018 Council session, and is a member of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care Board of Directors. His professional background includes roles at Children's Mental Health Ontario, the Government of Ontario, and the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and the London School of Economics. Paul Yeung Paul Yeung is presently a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center's Canada Institute. Previously, Paul has held Senior Government Relations positions at Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, and RBC Bank. Paul was previously a Senior Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Finance and a Communications Consultant for the World Bank. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Trillium Foundation, Public Affairs Association of Canada, and the American Chamber of Commerce (Toronto).

• 2019-04-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

  Clerk’s note

  City Council recessed its public session and met as Committee of the Whole in closed session on April 16, 2019 to consider confidential information on this Item as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board. Appointees' biographies: Brittany Hazell Brittany Hazell is of Haudenosaunee descent from Six Nations of the Grand River. She is a member of the Ontario Bar and has a practice focused on Indigenous relations and First Nations economic development and wealth creation.

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  She further presides as Vice-President of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto and is a member of the Indigenous Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association and the Toronto Lawyers Association. Brittany has a joint honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo. Rebecca Pang Rebecca Pang is the senior director of U.S Strategy for RBC where she drives the development of strategic planning and investment initiatives for traditional and emerging U.S. banking sectors. Her prior experience including leading data analytics and M&A at CIBC. She earned her bachelor of business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, received her MBA from Stanford University, and later earned her Chartered Financial Analyst FA and Chartered Business Valuators designations. Jonathan Tsao Jonathan Tsao is a public sector professional. On May 22, 2018 he was appointed to Toronto City Council to represent Ward 33 Don Valley East for the 2014-2018 Council session, and is a member of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care Board of Directors. His professional background includes roles at Children's Mental Health Ontario, the Government of Ontario, and the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and the London School of Economics. Paul Yeung Paul Yeung is presently a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center's Canada Institute. Previously, Paul has held Senior Government Relations positions at Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, and RBC Bank. Paul was previously a Senior Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Finance and a Communications Consultant for the World Bank. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Trillium Foundation, Public Affairs Association of Canada, and the American Chamber of Commerce (Toronto).