About Us

On behalf of the RIMS Canada Council, we would like to welcome you to our website. The RIMS Canada Council is a sub-committee of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. It addresses the interests of Canadian RIMS members and their chapters in support of RIMS mission – “To Advance Risk Management for Your Organization’s Success.” The RIMS Canada Council is here to serve our Canadian RIMS chapters and members, and we invite you to reach out to us, as we are here to assist you. Through this website and various other means of communications, we will continue to keep you well informed of issues occurring within the risk management and insurance industry. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or requests you may have at RIMSCanada@RIMS.org or by calling 212-286-9292.

RCC Goals

1) Bring the Canadian Risk Management Community together

2) Connect Canadian chapters to education, shared resources and best practices

3) Advocate for Canadian members

4) Support Canadian chapter sustainability

RCC 2025 Members

Chapter Representatives

Joseph MacDonald: Maritime

Shamair Turner: Northern Alberta

Lance Kayfish: British Columbia

Dale Frankoski: Southern Alberta

Debbie Carpenter: Ontario

Naomi Griffin: Saskatchewan

Tara Dunphy: Newfoundland & Labrador

John Lammey: Canadian Capital

Miles Barber: Manitoba

Marie-Claude Le Ber: Quebec

RCC Executives

Chair: Valerie Barber

Vice-Chair: Tara Lessard-Webb

Treasurer: Carrie Green

Secretary: Alana Dahlen

CEA/DEI Chair: Eddie Tettevi

past chair: Jacqueline Toering

RIMS Support

RIMS Board Liaison: Ann Barry

RIMS COO & RCC Staff Liaison: Annette Homan

RIMS Senior Business Events Manager: Blanca Ferreris

RIMS CFO: Bereket Haile

RIMS Chief Events and Sales Officer: Stuart Ruff-Lyon

National Conference Committee (NCC)

The National Conference Committee is a sub-committee of the RIMS Canada Council. Its job is to coordinate the RIMS Canada Conference on a national level.

Mandate of the National Conference Committee:

Advise RIMS Canada Council on policy and guideline recommendations for conference planning.
Act as both a resource and a liaison to local planning committees, the RIMS Canada Council and the national event planner.
Ensure that local planning committees and the national event planner meet their obligations to the RIMS Canada Council.
Be a proponent for change where necessary to ensure the conference meets the needs of its stakeholders.
Monitor and evaluate sponsorship at conferences in conjunction with the local planning committee.
Co-ordinate contacts with future conferences committees and the national event planner.

National Conference Committee Members

Chair: Aaron Lukoni, British Columbia

Vice Chair: Sarah Mikolich

Volunteer Coordinator: Katherine Dawal

RIMS Meetings and Events Management Department handles the Conference, Exhibition and Sponsorship registration and housing for the RIMS Canada Conference.

Contacts: Stuart Ruff-Lyon, Chief Events and Sales Officer at 212-655-6051 or sruff-lyon@rims.org or Blanca Ferreris, Senior Business Events Manager at 212-655-6058 or bferreris@rims.org.

Communications And External Affairs Committee (CEA)

The Communications and External Affairs Committee focuses on:

Internal communications, facilitating information sharing among Canadian RIMS members, Canadian RIMS chapters, RCC RIMS
External communications with media and other associations
Government relations, presenting the viewpoint of Canadian risk managers to federal and provincial governments and regulatory bodies

Chair: Eddie Tettevi, Saskatchewan

Vice Chair: Virginia Tutino

Newsletter Editor: Tara Lassard-Webb