Board of Directors

Alan Harman
Alan is the Founder and President of Alma. He is a Director and Senior Investment Executive at ScotiaMcLeod where he has managed socially and environmentally responsible portfolios since 1987. He has been involved in social purpose organizations in a variety of senior roles for over 20 years. He currently sits on the board of Variety Village. 

Anatol von Hahn
Anatol von Hahn is the Group Head, Canadian Banking, at Scotiabank. Over the years, he has held various senior positions in both Canadian and International Banking, but it is his experience in Scotiabank's Latin America subsidiaries and his understanding of the social issues in those countries that is of particular value to us.

Sandy Houston
Sandy is the President of the Metcalf Foundation, a leading private Toronto-based foundation focused on sustainability, creativity and social justice. Sandy has a background in law and mediation and has worked as a consultant and advisor in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. As a volunteer Sandy has served on numerous boards and committees and was the founding Chair of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation.   

Rob Djurfeldt
Rob Djurfeldt is the Toronto Regional Manager for ScotiaMcLeod. He has lived in several South American countries and shares our passion for the welfare of children in Latin America. 

Michael  McCarthy
Michael is the Director of Software Solutions at Hewlett Packard. He has held senior management roles in Fortune 500 software companies for 25 years. In the not-for-profit world, Michael has worked for TV Ontario and The Art Gallery of Ontario.

Fernando Barrios

Fernando is an Industrial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and holds an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University. He worked for many years in sales and marketing with various retail companies in Peru before entering the banking industry. Currently Fernando is the Vice President of Sales and Service at Scotiabank and is based in Lima Peru.