Our Board of Directors

James is the President of Bulldog Commercial Restoration & Waterproofing Inc. and has served as a director with the Building Envelope Council Ottawa Region (BECOR) since 2010. James has a passion for building science and has years of experience as a technical sales specialist in waterproofing, air barriers, structural glazing, and coatings technologies. James uses his network of contacts within the architectural, engineering, and contractor community in efforts to further grow the BECOR membership and find new and interesting topics for presentations.

Dan Fried is the CEO of Capital Property Solutions and a Director of Apollo CI Condominium Management. He has been involved in the community for many years, most notably with his role with the Angels of Hope, where $2.2 million was raised over three years for brain tumour research. Dan is actively involved with Habitat for Humanity and many other local causes.

Originally from the Ottawa Valley and having spent about a third of his career in the Ottawa area, Kevin has a real connection with Ottawa and the surrounding area. Having lived in 18 communities both in Canada and internationally over his 40+ year career in financial services, Kevin has been an active supporter, Board member and advocate of charities in each of those communities. Since retiring from his Vice President role with RBC in late 2019, he now spends his time working with a number of business owners in an advisory role and dedicating more of his time to charities.

Lisa Callahan joined Capital Integral Property Management in 2017 as a receptionist and has since advanced to her current roles of Senior Compliance Officer. In 2020 Lisa joined our Board of Directors as the CIPM Employee Representative. Lisa has previously been a member of a number of boards and committees, including the Ottawa Choral Society, Italian Week Ottawa, Carleton Music Students Society, and MusicFest Canada. Lisa loves to give back to the community and is thrilled to help better the lives of children in the area.

Andrej Litvinjenko is the Managing Director & Lead Counsel of TAAG Law. He fled to Canada from a communist country and has seen first-hand the social and economic challenges facing many Canadians. Since moving to Ottawa in 2011, he has been involved in various local poverty alleviation efforts, particular concerning children. This includes his previous role as Fundraising Manager for the Fund for a New Generation’s Ottawa Gala and regularly preparing and serving meals at Shepherd’s of Good Hope for Ottawa’s less fortunate. He deeply believes that individual and community action and self-reliance are the primary drivers of prosperity and broader social health and is proud of CPF’s work and mission. He earned his law degree from the University of Ottawa and holds graduate degrees in economic theory and political science. He is a member of the Ontario and Alberta Bars.

President and founder of Ainger Cabling + Security, Ron has been in the structured cabling and telecom business for more than 40 years. He began his career working for Bell before opening Ainger Communications in 1996. Three years later he launched the electronic security division and has not looked back. Ron's experience includes the evaluation, planning, design, project management and full implementation of structured cable & electronic security systems for a wide variety of clients in Canada and the United States.

Jason is a venture builder + serial entrepreneur who created Conduit Solutions over 20 years ago to advise other entrepreneurs to develop new products and innovations. He then consults on successfully launching “go to market” and business growth campaigns.  As a big believer in community building, Jason gives back as the current President of the Carleton university alumni association, where he also mentors at the Innovation Lab. In addition, he is an advisor for Junior Achievement - Ottawa, and previously a Community leader + youth ambassador detail for Startup Canada and a board member with The Ottawa Network.  All together, its made him a sought-after startup coach/advisor, strategic consultant and community connector.

Stéphanie Plante was elected Councillor of Rideau Vanier in November 2022. She ran on a platform dedicated to addressing the lack of affordable and permanent housing, community safety and wellbeing, and local solutions to the climate crisis.

She holds a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of Windsor. Stéphanie is Vice-Chair of the Built Heritage Committee and sits on the Community Services Committee, the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee, the Board of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, and the Shaw Centre Board of Directors. She is a non-voting observer on the ByWard Market District Authority. Stéphanie cares deeply about walkable, safe and green neighbourhoods, and ensuring that our spaces are welcoming for everyone. In 2020, in consultation with Inuit and First Nations communities, Stéphanie led the naming of the Annie Pootoogook Park and oversaw the first celebration of World Inuit Day.