Board of Directors
Jonathan Schachter – Chair
Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto-based litigator with Phillips Barristers. His practice primarily consists of class action litigation, particularly in the areas of consumer protection, investor protection, Indigenous rights, and constitutional litigation. He also acts on professional liability, professional regulation, and complex commercial matters. Jonathan is presently the Chair of the Board of Directors.
Leigha Worth
Leigha Worth is the Executive Director and General Counsel for BCPIAC. Previously, Leigha had a diverse legal practice in a variety of situations. She’s been a sole practitioner, a contract lawyer, in-house counsel, out-house counsel, and she was one of two founding partners of one of Vancouver’s most progressive union-side labour, employment, elections law, and utility regulation firms. She is a legal renaissance woman who is equally comfortable dealing with issues that touch on human rights, administrative, employment, utility regulation, criminal, prison, aboriginal, and constitutional law.
Fred Mills
Fred Mills is a tradesman and involved community volunteer in Ottawa. Over his long career he has been employed by R. L. Crain Ltd/Crain-Drummond, in the printing industry, as a printing tradesman; as a volunteer, for 20 years, as an Assistant Probation Parole Officer; Ontario, Ministry of Correctional services. In addition, for 4 years, he was a volunteer with the Nepean Police Department; for 10 years, as part of the team developing “The Family Council Program”, Trillium Foundation/Toronto Self/Ontario Ministry of Health, Long term Care; for 2 Years, serving as a Director; C.R.Craig Memorial Library (Partnered with the Ottawa Public Archives). and for the last 40 years, serving on the executive of the Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders.
Honourary Members
- William H. Hurlbert
- Michael Mac Neil
- Andrew J. Roman