Board of Directors

Jonathan Schachter, Chair

Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto-based lawyer at Phillips Barristers PC. He is generally a David vs Goliath litigator, whose practice primarily consists of class action litigation, particularly in the areas of consumer protection, Indigenous rights, competition law, investor protection, and constitutional litigation. He also acts on constitutional, professional liability and regulation, and complex commercial matters. Jonathan loves cities, satire, and things with mint, and he could probably hum the hold music for his bank and cell provider’s customer support lines.

Shelley Robinson, Vice-Chair

Shelley Robinson is the Executive Director of National Capital Freenet (NCF). She has spent most of her career working in community access to communications, from running a community newspaper on the peaceline in West Belfast to working with community radio stations in Canada, Afghanistan and Rwanda. Internet seemed like the next obvious step. She joined NCF in 2015 and continues to be amazed by NCF member engagement and the organization’s rich history.

Leigha Worth, Treasurer

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.

Rene Kimmett, Secretary

Rene Kimmett works as an adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC. She articled with PIAC in 2021-2022 with the generous support of the Law Foundation of Ontario and is glad to be back supporting PIAC’s ongoing fight for consumer interests. In her spare time, Rene can be found enjoying the great outdoors in Victoria, BC (the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples), snuggling her cats (one willing and one less so), or arguing with airlines.

Fred Mills, Director

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