National Leaders

2025 GCWCC National Chair and Co-Chair


The National Chair and Co-Chair set the vision and priorities each year for the campaign.

These roles rotate every year from deputy heads across the Government of Canada. The Chair enters their role after being the Co-Chair in the previous year.

Nancy Hamzawi

Nancy Hamzawi
2025 GCWCC National Chair
President
Public Health Agency of Canada

Nancy Hamzawi

Annie Boudreau
2025 GCWCC National Co-Chair
Comptroller General of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

2025 GCWCC National Cabinet Members


The GCWCC National Cabinet provides leadership and advice to the campaign. It includes an Elder-in Residence, departmental leaders from every region across Canada, a council of enthusiastic young public servants, and a representative for federal retirees.

The National Cabinet’s goal is to create a campaign where all public servants and retirees can participate no matter where they are.

Elder-in-residence

Elder Verna McGregor

Pacific Region

Christina Sampogna

Assistant Deputy Commissioner Competition Bureau

North Region

Christian Bertelsen

Regional Director
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Prairies Region

Marty Frank

Director
Canada Revenue Agency

Ontario Region

Mary Ann Triggs

Assistant Deputy Minister
Service Canada

Quebec Region

Françoys Bernier

Regional Director General
Public Services and Procurement Canada

National Capital Region

Fraser Valentine

Faculty and Senior Advisor
Canada School of Public Service

National Capital Region

Paula Folkes-Dallaire

Assistant Associate Deputy Minister
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Atlantic Region

Ian James

Assistant Deputy Minister
Service Canada

National Capital Region

Pascale Prince

Executive Director
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Retiree Campaign

Lillian Thomsen

Retired Public Servant

2025 GCWCC Youth Council


The Youth Council plays an important role in supporting the modernization and renewal of the charitable campaign by engaging and inspiring young and new public servants.

Executive Team

Raphaëlle Robidoux
Department of National Defence
National Capital Region

Grace MacDougall
Indigenous Services Canada
Ontario Region

Réda Bourgeois
Privy Council Office
National Capital Region

Joyce Kadiebwe
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Prairies Region

Ananya Prakash
Canada Development Investment Corporation
Ontario Region

Members

Emily Snyder
Department of National Defence
National Capital Region

Emily Voggenreiter
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Quebec Region

 

Ulrik Ladouceur
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Quebec Region

Nicholas Massé
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Quebec Region

Ryan Wong
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
National Capital Region

 

Michelle Nan
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ontario Region

Jack Gehring
Department of National Defence
Prairie Region

Mira Refvik
Health Canada
National Capital Region

 

Connor Hendriks
Department of National Defence
National Capital Region

 

 

Brian Lee
Health Canada
National Capital Region

Thessalonica Negre
Global Affairs Canada
National Capital Region

Ananya Ramesh
Health Canada
National Capital Region

 

 

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