Who is Springboard

Elgin joined Teranet in 1997, and has held a number of leadership roles with the company. Before he became CEO in 2013, Elgin was Vice-President, Electronic Search and Registration. In this role, he helped strengthen Teranet’s relationship with the government through a collaborative approach that ensures the integrity and privacy of records managed by Teranet.

Elgin was the Land Registrar in the Peel and Hamilton-Wentworth regions and also held a number of operational and client-facing roles at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Before joining the Government of Ontario, Elgin was Director of the Alternatives for Youth Program and managed an open custody facility for young offenders.

A graduate of McMaster University, Elgin holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees. He is also a Bregman Scholar at the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto, where he graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 2005.

Ms. Leaver joined the Toronto Police Service in 1975 and a Detective with the Sex Crime Unit since 1991. She is broadly recognized as an expert in advancing evidence informed services and programs for victims of sexual assault of women and children including the development of courses and training in these highly specialized areas.

Ms. Leaver’s work and leadership with the Women’s Initiatives Committee of the Rotary Club of Toronto helped support Covenant House’s startup of a transitional home for girls and young women wanting to exit the sex trade.

Ms. Leaver has a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Marianoplis College and a Certificate in Social Work from Ryerson University.

Mr. Jeff King is a partner in Accounting Advisory Services at KPMG where he provides technical accounting advice to companies implementing new standards or dealing with complicated transactions.

Mr. King holds a Bachelor’s degree of Mathematics in Honours Chartered Accountancy (Co-operative Program with Distinction) and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

Lan Nguyen is the founder/CEO of CIOs Beyond Borders Group located in Toronto, , a non-profit organization dedicated to IT leadership development and advisory services with a goal to provide training, coaching, tools and resources to IT and business leaders. These leaders are seeking to gain further leadership advancement and strategic perspective, facing uncertainty in their circumstances, while driving innovation and transformation within their organization.
In her former role of the Deputy Chief Information Officer with the City of Toronto, Lan was responsible for a diversified enterprise digital transformation portfolio to support the city’s service modernization agenda.
Previously, she was Vice President of Innovation & Partnership/CIO at Centennial College and spent a significant 25 years with Ontario government in various IT executive positions. She founded the Vietnamese Canadian Business Council to promote a local network for supporting business development. .
Lan has a keen interest to promote women achieving leadership roles in technology and launched the Women in Technology Network, the mentorship program at the City of Toronto and at the CIO Association of Canada.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, a Global Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and an Executive Public Administration from Queen’s University. She is also the lead instructor of the new Strategic Leadership in the Digital Enterprise program at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto.

Agostino is a Senior Executive providing strategic legal & business counsel. He is the Chief Legal Office & Corporate Secretary – Teranet INC since 2011.

He has a diverse 25 year employment history with progressive senior positions including Associate Lawyer, Torys LLP, legal counsel to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and Vice President & Legal Counsel, BCE INC.

He was called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario, 1991 and holds his Juris Doctor (J.D.) Faculty of Law, from the University of Toronto.

Ms. Susan Steer has many years of experience in various Operational and HR leadership roles. She has worked in the private sector as well as a large public/private partnerships in the Information Technology, Healthcare and Utility sectors. In her current role, Susan is a Senior Human Resources/Labour Relations Leader at Capgemini, an organization spanning several continents. Ms. Steer is a member in good standing with the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) and is currently pursuing her Leadership Certificate in Workplace Mental Health, Queen’s University.

Ms. Steer has received a Business Diploma with Honours from Humber College, Certificate, Labour Relations, Queens University and a Certificate in Labour Law from York University.

Cheryl Tjok-A-Tam, MBA, is an accomplished business professional with many years of experience at organizations including AT&T Canada, IBM Global Services and RBC with sector experience in Technology, Consulting, Telecom and Finance. She has championed large, complex, multi-year operational initiatives demonstrating a natural aptitude for innovation and strategic transformation while exercising a balance of speed to market and the best interest of clients. In her current role, she supports the Chief Financial Office (CFO) business leaders to achieve their financial and strategic objectives.  This is done through leveraging program management best practices for the execution of the portfolio of global CFO strategic change initiatives.

Cheryl is widely recognized as a change agent through fostering meaningful dialogue of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging for all.  She is the bank executive co-chair of a grass-roots, employee led initiative endeavoring to support the career progression of Black professionals and mentorship of youth.

A culture carrier, Sudha Dwivedi is responsible for leading Teranet’s global HR team. She is a passionate champion of inclusion and diversity, ensuring Teranet is a progressive workplace where everyone has a seat at the table and that all voices are heard. Sudha specializes in creating large-scale employee engagement and development programs that bring Teranet’s culture of continuous learning to life throughout the employee’s tenure with the company. Sudha implements talent management strategies that drive the achievement of Teranet’s business goals.

Before joining Teranet, Sudha was Director of Human Resources at a Fortune 500 leading medical technology company. She was a member of the Canadian Leadership Team, providing strategic counsel to all levels of the organization on pertinent areas including employee relations, succession planning, talent acquisition, learning and development and overall organizational effectiveness.