Our directors' experience, expertise and knowledge supports excellence in nonprofit governance and ensures Blueprint fulfills our mission.
As Senior Legal Counsel - Environmental, Social and Governance at TD Bank Group, Winston Gee advises the bank on the design and execution of strategies around corporate governance, investor/stakeholder relations, diversity and inclusion, corporate communications, and the management of environmental, social, and reputational risk.
Prior to his current role, Winston was a litigator and regulatory lawyer and held a number of legal and policy roles in the broader public sector, including at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Ontario Power Generation, Toronto Hydro, and the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation. A core part of his practice focused on advising on matters relating to Indigenous and treaty rights. He also sits on the Better Evidence Council, a group of policy and social sector leaders whose advice helps Blueprint tackle Canada’s biggest social policy challenges through better evidence practices.
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Max Palamar is Blueprint’s co-founder and Vice President of Data Capacity & Analytics. In his role, Max focuses on leading Blueprint’s innovative and growing data practice that offers a suite of services tailored to partners’ needs, from data analytics to technical solutions to data capacity-building. Max, and the multi-disciplinary team he leads, brings deep experience helping partners to leverage data effectively in new ways with real-world impact. From measuring the effectiveness of social impact of government and community programming, to groundbreaking data-linking initiatives for novel policy insights, Max has led projects in workforce development, income security, poverty reduction and housing.
Prior to joining Blueprint, Max worked with the Social Research and Development Corporation. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Economics from the University of Waterloo.
Karlee Silver is Chief Executive Officer for Grand Challenges Canada. She is a mission-driven leader committed to addressing inequity through innovation, powershifting and partnerships. Karlee has been with Grand Challenges Canada since it launched in 2010 and led the process of selecting the organization’s prioritized grand challenges. Holding various roles, she set strategy for global health, development and humanitarian innovation initiatives, and enabled the GCC team to source, support and transition to scale promising innovations for social impact in low- and middle-income countries.
Karlee received her doctorate in 2006 from the University of Oxford, where she attended as a Rhodes Scholar and trained in genetics and immunology.
Savraj Syan is the Senior Finance Director of WoodGreen Community Services. In this role, he leads a team focused on finance transformation, responsible for budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, decision analysis, and business partnering tactics for each program and portfolio across the organization. Previously, Sav was a Manager in Deloitte’s Finance Transformation practice.
He serves on the board of the Wellesley Institute, works with public sector strategy firms such as MASS LBP and served with an advisory committee to the Board of Directors for the YMCA GTA. An advocate for an improved community, he is keenly aware of the issues plaguing society today and uses this as a constant source of motivation to work for better days ahead. He holds a degree in International Bachelor of Business Administration from York University Schulich School of Business and holds a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Professional Accountant designation.
