Board of Directors
The FPWR Canada board is comprised of parents of people with PWS as well as comunity professionals. The FPWR Canada board has a ‘fundraising’ board policy, which means that each board members commits to a target of raising $10,000. The current list of FPWR Canada board members are:
President & Chairman | Vice-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Board Members
PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN
Keegan Johnson
Keegan Johnson is the President and Co-Founder of Ethoca (www.ethoca.com), a privately held company which acts as the centre of a community of online companies working together to share order experiences and stop fraudsters dead in their tracks without blocking good orders. Prior to founding Ethoca, Keegan spent more than 8 years in the Internet integration and ASP industry, successfully leading CryptoLogic Inc.’s technical and business integration with a number of blue-chip companies. As Project Manager, Keegan was responsible for rolling out and providing direction for new multi-million dollar Marketing and Customer Service product lines.
Keegan is also the founding President and Chairman of the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Canada (www.fpwr.ca) and the Vice President of the FPWR USA. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in Physics from McMaster University. At McMaster, Keegan was a captain and an OUAA All-star with the Marauders Men’s basketball team. Keegan currently lives in Mississauga, with his wife Tanya. He is a proud father to Denzel and Dante (pws).
VICE-PRESIDENT
Zdravko Crne
Zdravko Crne is the Vice President of IT & Communications at Mulvey & Banani International Inc. He is a consulting engineer responsible for design and engineering of network and communications infrastructures for large scale construction projects across Canada and internationally. Zdravko obtained his electrical and computer engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in 1988. After graduation, Zdravko became involved with various industry organizations such as BICSI, CSA and EIA/TIA and participated in the development of various industry standards documents.
Zdravko lives in Toronto with his wife Pat and daughters Sera and Serena. He is the also the Vice President of the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Canada and takes an active interest in PWS research. His younger daughter Sera was born with PWS in 2006.
SECRETARY
Manny Cordeiro
Manny Cordeiro is the Materials Manager at Swiss Herbal Remedies, One of Canada’s largest Nutracuetical brands, servicing the health and wellness industry. Manny is experienced in all facets of the supply chain, complimented by his CPIM designation, Apics accreditation, and Business Management and Operations management diplomas from Seneca College. Manny has held senior manager positions, at Sony Music Records, and Henkel adhesives in supply chain management prior to joining Swiss herbal 3 years ago. Has implemented ERP systems, from Baan, JDE, and most recently SAP. He is a co-founder, and the current Secretary on the board directors for the Foundation of Prader-Willi Research Canada. Manny, his wife and 2 children live in Richmond Hill.
BOARD MEMBERS
Mike Henry
Mike Henry is Managing Director and Head of Channel Strategy at Scotiabank, where he has held a variety of executive positions since joining the Bank in 1996. Mike has worked in financial services since 1989 and has expertise in retail banking, sales management, wealth management, marketing and strategy development. In addition, Mike holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Mike’s current and former corporate directorships include Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel, Integra Capital Financial Corporation and the Interac Association. Outside of work, Mike has been a fundraiser for Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre and has sat on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Central Ontario. Mike, his wife and their three children live in Mississauga.
Andre Edelbrock
Andre Edelbrock is the Chief Executive Officer (Co-Founder), Executive Director of Ethoca. He is a leading expert in online payment systems, risk, fraud and product management. Before joining Ethoca in 2005, Edelbrock headed the department responsible for all international e-cash services and operations at CryptoLogic, one of the world’s largest e-gaming software and e-cash service providers. Edelbrock also spent two years with Procuron, an Internet B2B marketplace start-up founded by Bell Canada, CIBC, Scotiabank and Desjardins, where he played a key role in strategy, development and sales. Earlier in his career, he served as a management consultant at the Canadian offices of Deloitte Consulting and IBM. Edelbrock holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Tad Gacich
Tad Gacich is the President and Owner of Gacich Financial Inc., which he considers a one stop shop for financial planning. He is an entrepreneur at heart and helps the “little guy” manage risk, save taxes and accumulate wealth for a secure future. Born and raised in Toronto, Tad attended McMaster University and obtained his B.A/Bsc. While at McMaster Tad started a window washing business and sold it when he graduated in 1986 for $5,000. Tad went on to the University of Ottawa where he obtained his law degree. In 1991, Tad joined London Life which launched his career as a financial advisor. Tad has obtained his designations of Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant and Certified Financial Planner. Today, he works in Aurora and is active with The Aurora Optimist Club and Chamber of Commerce. He lives in Newmarket with his wife, Lynn and their children, Nicole and Connor.