Our Team
Our Board of Directors is an exceptional team that has volunteered their leadership in many ways.
The 2023-2024 Board was elected at the Annual General Meeting held in Winnipeg on November 30, 2023.
Concordia Foundation Executive
Mr. Roger Gripp, Chair and President
Occupation: Lawyer
Mr. Leroy Peters, Vice President
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Ms. Carrie Fruehm, Secretary
Occupation: President and COO, Concordia Hospital
Mr. Anupam Kothari, Treasurer
Occupation: President and CEO, Kothari Group Inc.
Directors
Ms. Connie Froese, Director
Ms. Laura Kalmar, Director
Mr. Edgar Giesbrecht, Director
Mr. Bernie Regehr, Director
Mr. Frank Stecky, Director
Ms. Sherry Sukkau, Director and Chair of the Board, Concordia Hospital
Ex-Officio: Sue Barkman, Executive Director
Foundation Resources
Sue Barkman, Executive Director
204-926-7843
Bonnie Bell, Office Manager and Stewardship Coordinator
204-204-7849
Alex Peters, Communications Director
204-380-3832
Trish Pauls, Development Assistant
204-926-7833
Contact the Foundation Office for more information:
The Concordia Foundation Inc.
1155 Concordia Avenue | 2nd Floor
Winnipeg, MB R2K 3S8
Our Accountability
Our auditors are Gislason Targownik Peters (GTP) Chartered Professional Accountants who provide us with advice and audit services for The Concordia Foundation, Concordia Child Care Centre and Operation Walk Manitoba. Our auditors were appointed in 2020 and renewed to 2025 on November 30, 2023.