
2026 CIO Peer Forum® Committee
Meet the Leaders behind CIOCAN

Liuba Mamonova
Vancouver Chapter
Co-Chair
Director, Digital Transformation
Eminence Organic Skin Care

Gerry Akkerman
Vancouver Chapter
Co-Chair
Chief Information Officer, Legal Aid BC & Akkerman Consulting Ltd.

Shaun Guthrie
Edmonton Chapter
Vice President Technical Services, RJC Engineers

Milad Armeen
Vancouver Chapter
Vice President, Applications & Data Management, BCAA

Sonny Sarai
Vancouver Chapter
Director of Information Security, Pattison Food Group

Derek Cullen
Toronto Chapter
CIO, Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ross Ballendine
Calgary Chapter
Vice President Information Technology, Trimac Transportation

Kin Lee-Yow
Toronto Chapter
CIO, CAA Club Group of Companies

Rachel Porteous
Ottawa Chapter
CIO, FINTRAC, Government of Canada