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Board of Directors

The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the Officers (President, President-Elect, Past-President, two Vice-Presidents) and Directors elected by the membership, based on provincial member representation. The President is elected by the Board each year at the first regular meeting following AIC’s Annual Meeting of Members.

2025/2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

PRESIDENT
Terry Dowle
P. App., AACI
British Columbia
PAST PRESIDENT
Dena Knopp
P. App., CRA, Fellow
Alberta
PRESIDENT ELECT
Joanne Slaney
P. App., AACI
Newfoundland & Labrador
VICE PRESIDENT
Deana Halladay
P. App., CRA, Fellow
Manitoba
VICE PRESIDENT
Mark Poechman
P. App., AACI
Alberta
Chief Executive Officer
Donna Dewar
MBA, PMP

Directors

DIRECTOR
Brett Garnett
P. App., AACI
British Columbia
DIRECTOR
Paul Duarte
P. App., CRA
Ontario
DIRECTOR
Phil Kempton
P. App., AACI
Nova Scotia
Director
Gilles Lecours
P. App., AACI
Quebec
DIRECTOR
Dean MacKinnon
P. App., AACI
Prince Edward Island
DIRECTOR
Kirk Norine
P. App., AACI
Saskatchewan
DIRECTOR
Claudio Polito
P. App., AACI, Fellow
Ontario
DIRECTOR
Raeka Ravindran
P. App., CRA
Ontario
DIRECTOR
Jan Wicherek
P.App., AACI, Fellow
New Brunswick