Board of Directors

Angela Nikolakakos, LLM – Vice-Chair
Toronto, Ontario

Angela Nikolakakos is honored to serve as the Chair of the Board of Lymphoma Canada, where she works alongside a talented and dedicated team of directors, staff, and volunteers committed to making a meaningful impact for those who’s lives have been impacted by lymphoma.

She is the Head of Canada, Legal at Vanguard Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. In this role, Angela provides strategic legal counsel to Vanguard Canada’s asset management business on securities, corporate, and regulatory matters. Her expertise extends to the creation and development of mutual fund products, continuous disclosure compliance, and governance. She was recently appointed Corporate Secretary of Vanguard Canada, further broadening her leadership contributions to the organization.

Beyond her professional responsibilities, Angela is deeply dedicated to community service. She has held leadership roles with several organizations, including serving as a director of Women General Counsel Canada and as President of the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association. Angela holds a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. She has also completed a certificate in Regulatory Compliance and Legal Risk Management for Financial Institutions from Osgoode Hall. Balancing a legal career with an active family life and a commitment to causes close to her heart, Angela exemplifies leadership with purpose.

Pranav Bhardwaj – Treasurer
Toronto, Ontario

Pranav Bhardwaj is a Senior Manager with Deloitte’s Strategy, M&A and Analytics practice based out of their Toronto office. An experienced Management Consultant he specializes providing advisory services in Strategy, Innovation and AI in the retail, pharma, financial services, mining and defense sectors. He has worked with over 2 dozen Fortune 500 clients, in over 10 countries in a career spanning 10 years. His experience includes large scale business and digital transformations, while also developing strategic roadmaps and conducting assessments for his clients.

Pranav completed his Masters in Business Administration from Ivey Business School and Western University and prior to that obtained his Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from RVCE Bangalore. Over the last 5 years he has been involved with various non-profit organizations in advisory and board capacities. Pranav has also served as an adjunct faculty for Schulich School of Business and University of Toronto in the past.

David Kerr, C.Dir – Director
Toronto, ON

David is a senior legal executive who provides strategic counsel to executives and management in diverse business sectors. His broad perspective is gained from progressive experience in professional advisory and governance roles. He is adept at risk identification, negotiation and solution facilitation in collaboration with diverse parties across public and private sectors. David is currently a senior lawyer with Axiom Law and has held senior counsel and governance positions in several large Canadian organizations. He has served on both not-for-profit as well as public sector boards, holding a primary governance role in each, and has a Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation from The Directors College/DeGroote School of Management. 

Eddy Nason – Director
Ottawa, Ontario

With over 20 years experience in health, Healthcare, health systems and health research, Eddy Nason brings provincial, national and international expertise to his role as Director, Health at the Conference Board of Canada. He has advised numerous government departments on health and research system development and analysis, as well as providing science foresight exercises for the UK government. He is an acknowledged international expert in Research Impact, having authored numerous influential reports, tools and frameworks to assess impact and train others in research impact assessment. Eddy was part of a three-person expert advisory panel on evaluation, impact analysis and data capabilities for CIHR, and has advised research funders across Canada and internationally on health research strategies and ecosystem management.

Prior to working for the Conference Board of Canada, Eddy was Director of Strategic Impact and Evaluation at Genome Canada, Assistant Director at the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) and worked with a number of think-tanks in Canada and the UK. Eddy is a Board Member for the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation, part of the Advisory Board for the CIHR Institute for Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, a lead on research impact narratives for the Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Alliance, and an advisor to the Ontario HIV Treatment Network. He has an MPhil from Cambridge University in molecular genomics and a BSc from Edinburgh University in developmental biology.

Lawrence Reiter
Toronto, Ontario

Lawrence Reiter has spent over 25 years in leadership roles in the Pharmaceutical Research Industry in Clinical Development and Operations. His experience includes the successful development of safe and effective treatments for pediatric growth hormone deficiency, malaria, and allergic rhinitis. He has gained expertise in the drug development process for rare diseases and Oncology. Lawrence has worked in multiple regions around the world and managed global studies in more than 40 countries. In addition, he is accredited by and remains in good standing with the Society for Quality Assurance as a Registered Quality Assurance Professional in Good Clinical Practice (RQAP-GCP).

Lawrence is an experienced public speaker and is involved as a part-time instructor for the Applied Clinical Research program affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. Lawrence holds a PhD in Public Health and a Master of Science in Medicine. Originally from South Africa, Lawrence is a proud Canadian, and grateful to be of service to Lymphoma Canada, as a means to give back to the community and in honour of friends and family who have been exposed to the disease.

Matthew Roebuck, MBA, Director
Toronto, Ontario

Matthew Roebuck is a strategic business and product leader with over two decades of experience spanning telecommunications and not-for-profit. He combines technical expertise, business insight, and collaborative leadership to deliver results and drive transformation.

He currently serves as Head of Product and Customer Experience at telMAX Inc, driving delivery of fiber-based telecom services across Ontario. Previously, Matthew held senior leadership roles at Rogers Communications, where he drove product innovation, digital transformation and customer experience, and at Movember, where he spearheaded global fundraising initiatives. Matthew holds an MBA and BBA from the Schulich School of Business and is a long-time community leader, recognized as a Movember Platinum Club and Hall of Fame fundraiser.

Matthew is deeply committed to supporting Lymphoma Canada’s mission to create a life without lymphoma.

Pamela Skrabek, MD – Director
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Dr. Pamela Skrabek is a Hematologist and Associate Professor in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology in Winnipeg with a Masters in Community Health Sciences. Her position is dedicated to clinical work with a focus in lymphomas including a leadership role as chair of the Lymphoproliferative Disease Site Group for CancerCare Manitoba. 

Charles Cox – Director
Truro, Nova Scotia

Anthony Iozzo – Director
Mississauga, Ontario

Sam Sapera – Toronto, Ontario

Honorary Governors

Alyssa Burkus | Oakville, ON

Joseph Connors | Victoria, BC

Terry Creighton | Toronto, ON

Claudio Grossi | Toronto, ON

Paul Henderson | Mississauga, ON

Nick Iozzo | Vaughan, ON

Anwar Knight | Toronto, ON

Dr. John Kuruvilla | Toronto, ON

Robert Michon | Gatineau, ON

Mika Midolo | Toronto, ON

Harold Olney | Montreal, QC

Laurie Sehn | Vancouver, BC

Sharlene Smith | Victoria, BC

Deb Sterritt | Salmon Arm, BC

John Sutherland | Hamilton, ON

Sabina Vohra-Miller | Toronto, Ontario

Paul Weingarten | Toronto, ON