Board of Directors


Paul Doyle
Chair

Paul Doyle

Chair



Paul Doyle has been a member of the Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. management team for over 25 years and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Paul's educational background includes a BA from Western, a MBA from the Schulich School of Business, and CFA, CPA-CMA designations. Paul was a member of the Toronto Zoo Board of Management from 2011 to 2019.



Cal Bricker
Vice Chair

Cal Bricker

Vice Chair



Cal Bricker became President and CEO of the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) in September 2019. Mr. Bricker joined OCS from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) where he was the Senior Vice President, Horse Racing. A driven and seasoned executive with 30 years of experience, Mr. Bricker has extensive expertise in regulated industries, communications and consumer packaged goods. He previously served as Vice President, Government Affairs and Communications for Canada with Waste Management, a global waste services company, as well as President and Chairman of the Ontario Waste Management Association. Prior, he held increasingly senior public affairs and government relations roles with Labatt Breweries and Molson Breweries.



Bill Allen
Treasurer

Bill Allen

Treasurer



Bill Allen completed a thirty-three-year career with the Ontario government, the last six as Deputy Minister. His last posting was as Deputy of Tourism and Sport. More recently, he has consulted with not-for-profit organizations in the areas of governance and organizational development. Bill has served on several Boards including Ontario Place, Tourism Toronto, Parks and Recreation Ontario and Eden Mills Conservation Association. Bill holds a Bachelor and Master of Science from the University of Guelph and a Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in organizational development and design.



Suzanne E. MacDonald
Director

Suzanne E. MacDonald

Director



Dr. Suzanne E. MacDonald is a University Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University, appointed to psychology and biology graduate programs. She also has a status-only appointment as Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto. She has three main areas of research expertise: memory and cognition (“how animals think”), the psychological well-being of captive animals, and the impact of human activity on wildlife. Her research is conducted both in the field, at sites throughout Kenya and Canada, as well as at the Toronto Zoo, where she has volunteered as their Behaviourist for over 25 years.



Brittany Misurec
Director

Brittany Misurec

Director



Brittany Misurec is legal counsel for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. She received her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association. Brittany has familial and ancestral ties to Six Nations of the Grand River and has sought to build a practice focused on Indigenous legal matters with an emphasis on building capacity and sustainability within communities. Brittany served as a director on the Toronto Zoo Board of Management from 2019 to 2020 and has also served as a board member for the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto and acted as an Aboriginal Youth Advisor for the Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games hosted in Toronto.



Dolf DeJong
Director

Dolf DeJong

Director



Dolf DeJong has been with the Toronto Zoo since September 2018. Before that he served in senior leadership roles at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre and at the Oceanographic Aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Prior to these roles Mr. DeJong worked at the Royal Botanical Gardens, at Conservation Halton, and with Ontario Parks in management positions. Mr. DeJong has a Masters of Environmental Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science from Brock University.


 
 
 

Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy Team


Marion Zimmer
Acting Executive Director

Marion Zimmer

Acting Executive Director



Marion Zimmer has been working in a professional capacity as a fundraiser for the Toronto Zoo for almost 15 years, first with the Toronto Zoo Foundation, then in the Toronto Zoo’s fundraising department directly, and now with the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy. Prior to the Zoo, Marion held fundraising positions in both the university and healthcare sectors, including as the Executive Director of St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation and Community Memorial Hospital Foundation. Marion holds Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education and Masters of Education degrees from the University of Toronto.


  • Danielle Boyle, Manager of Annual Giving & Engagement
    (Maternity Leave)
  • Alison Kenn, Fundraising Campaign Manager
  • Daina Pidwerbeski, Business Partner
  • Rachel McLaughlin, Communications Coordinator
  • Kelsey Godel, Donor Stewardship & Engagement Coordinator
  • Stephen Hum, Database Coordinator