Team Role: Board of Directors

David Henderson

David graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelors of Arts in English.
He received his law degree from Dalhousie Law School, including a Certification in Business
Law. David was subsequently called to the Ontario bar in 2008.

He is a partner of Agro Zaffiro LLP in Hamilton, Ontario. Since his call to the bar, David’s legal
practice has focused on the areas of trusts & estate and corporate law. David has extensive
experience with succession planning for family businesses, as well as complex estate and trust
planning and administration.

David places a high value on community involvement. He is a member of the Hamilton Law
Association (HLA), the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton Estate Planner’s Council
and HLA Estates and Trusts subcommittee and is a co-organizer of the HLA Trusts & Estates
Conference. He resides in Burlington with his spouse and three children.

Dr. Trevor Harrison

Dr. Harrison obtained his Medical Doctorate at McMaster University and completed his post-graduate residency training at the University of Western Ontario. As a hospitalist, Dr. Harrison works with patients who have been admitted to the hospital for general medical concerns. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Harrison was the hospitalist lead for the development of Joseph Brant Hospital’s integrated stroke unit and also previously was the lead hospitalist on a working group to improve care processes for patients who are admitted to Joseph Brant Hospital following a hip fracture.

 

Dr. Harrison remains actively involved at McMaster University as a Clinical Adjunct Professor for the Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine. He enjoys teaching medical students and residents. He has previously been awarded Preceptor of the Year for the Halton Regional Site of the Family Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Harrison grew up in Burlington and always planned to return to Burlington after his medical training to practice medicine. Dr. Harrison enjoys volunteering and giving back to the community. When not working, Dr. Harrison enjoys running, skiing, and playing soccer.

Luisa Hubner

Luisa’s long-time engagement with the local communities of Hamilton and Burlington are evident in both education and volunteerism. Upon graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University, Luisa articled with Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants in Hamilton, achieving her CA designation. During her varied career path, Luisa held positions in finance, marketing, and sales, and is a retired member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Luisa has co-chaired fundraising events for local schools, always with a focus on enhancing the students’ experience. She has Board level experience on the professional side, as well as cultural and community. Luisa feels most fortunate to have spent several years in the academic environment. She served as the Director of Budgeting and then as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. She has also had the pleasure of lecturing in Business Administration and Small Business Management at Mohawk College.

 

Luisa, her husband and their three grown sons all call Burlington home. They enjoy the outdoors and spending time as a family.

Nigel Jacobs

Nigel is the CEO of Taylor Leibow LLP, a 78-year-old regional independent professional accounting firm located in Hamilton and Burlington. Nigel is an FCPA, FCMA through his membership of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Nigel is an acknowledged expert in the leadership and practice management of professional service firms and continues to be involved in speaking engagements including leading benchmarking sessions, practice management seminars and international management panels. He also has extensive governance and board experience of professional associations and bodies and also community organizations. Nigel’s has served as Vice President of the Americas and on the Executive Board of DFK International. He has also served as Chair of the Carpenter Hospice and Director of Finance/Executive Committee member of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. Other board service includes the Public Accountants Council of Ontario and President of the
CPAFMA (a US Based association of professionals that manage accounting firms).

Nigel is passionate about giving back through service in a professional and community capacity, as evidenced above. Nigel and his wife Wendy, who have been married for 40 years, emigrated from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1994 and landed in Burlington and never left. They presently live in Aldershot with their son, while their daughter lives in Arizona with their two grandsons.

Shaheryar Mian

Shaheryar Mian is the Managing Director of Landsdale Investment Holding Corporation, an investment firm specializing in real estate and public equities. He began his career at Lloyds Bank in London, England, after graduating from McGill University in 2005. Following five years in financial services, he transitioned into management consulting with Gallup in New York before founding his own investment firm.

Shaheryar is actively involved in his community, serving on the boards of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, and CrimeStoppers Halton. He also sits on the advisory board of LJM Group, a Burlington-based real estate development firm. As part of his philanthropic work, Shaheryar has played a key role in raising millions of dollars for hospitals across Ontario and has supported fundraising efforts for Habitat for Humanity. In 2023, he helped pledge $2 million toward the construction of the Niagara South Hospital.

In addition to his professional and philanthropic pursuits, Shaheryar is a published author of a fiction novel. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, a Master’s in Liberal Arts from Harvard University, and is a CFA charterholder

Allan Pearson

Allan has lived for most of his life in Burlington. He was in the automotive business for over 43 years and was president of Discovery Ford Burlington. He sold the company to the Leggat Auto Group in 2019 and retired.

He has sat on numerous Boards, including the Carpenter Hospice, Burlington Foundation, Burlington Performing Arts Centre as Chair, and is currently Vice-Chair of the Canadian Ford Dealer and Associates Pension Board.

Allan and Denise enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren in Quebec and California and spend much of their summers in Muskoka and winters in Naples, Florida.

Jen Ross

As the proud founder of The Brand House Inc., Jen believes in the power of community and its collective ability to inspire and lift in meaningful ways. From her 20+ years as Director in wealth management, she understands that marketing has little to do with products and services and everything to do with building consensus and connection with audiences.

Five years ago she launched Collective Photo Co., where she redesigned the traditional photographer’s mini session with her renowned `Take 10’ Signature Sessions. Today, Jen’s shoots sell out in less than 24 hours all over Toronto and the GTA, and her modern aesthetic is known as both moving and memorable. With over 15 years of focus in portraiture, she also shoots for top Canadian brands, well-known executives and popular influencers for various publications, digital mediums and PR opportunities.

Andy Vanin

Andy Vanin, P.Eng., is an Executive Vice President and Partner with Pinchin Ltd., one of Canada’s largest environmental, engineering, building science, and health & safety consulting firms. Andy has almost 30 years of engineering consulting experience covering a wide spectrum of projects involving environmental due diligence reviews for financial, insurance, real estate and legal clients across Canada, United States, Mexico and Europe. He is a graduate of McMaster University with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario.

Andy served as the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for Mark Preece Family House in Hamilton, Ontario (a not-for-profit low-cost residence for families with loved ones in critical care) from 2018 – 2023. Andy and his wife Tanya have lived in Burlington for over 20 years and have two children. Andy enjoys golfing, scuba diving, fishing, hiking and traveling.

Oz Zafar

Oz Zafar is an experienced Commercial Banker with a proven track record of servicing mid-market commercial companies. In his current role as Vice-President, GTA West, Oz leads a strong team of Business Bankers covering Halton Region. Oz has been with TD Bank for 16 years, having started his career as a Customer Experience Associate while attending the University of Toronto.

 

Oz is an active volunteer and supporter of United Way Halton & Hamilton. He has served as an Executive Member of the Campaign Cabinet for the last two years and is also Chair of their New Business Committee. Oz currently sits on the Board of the Halton Catholic Children’s Foundation.

Oz and his wife Courtney have lived in Burlington for over 20 years and have two children. Oz enjoys reading, golfing, and traveling with his family.

Eric Vandewall

Eric Vandewall is President and CEO of Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) in Burlington, a position he assumed in 2009. Under Eric’s leadership several major accomplishments have been realized at JBH. An ongoing focus to continue to improve quality care, safe care, and service excellence is evident throughout the hospital. In April 2014, 2018, and in 2024, Joseph Brant Hospital received Accreditation with Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada. In addition, JBH recently completed the largest redevelopment and capital expansion project in the history of the hospital. Phase 1, the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre was completed in the Fall of 2014 and Phase 2, the redevelopment and expansion of the hospital was completed in the fall of 2018.

 

Prior to joining JBH, Eric served as the Senior Vice President, Trillium Health Centre, and Vice President of Planning and Corporate Services at Trillium Health Centre. Eric has held a number of other senior management positions including Director, Glaxo Wellcome; Director, Health Reform Implementation Team, and Director, Health Promotion Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. He has held several other senior positions at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care over an 11 year period.

Eric is a graduate of Queen’s University and holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, Health Policy. He also has an undergraduate degree from Toronto Metropolitan University in Architectural Sciences and he holds a Chartered Director designation from the Directors College, McMaster University.