Peter Adamek is an independent corporate director and a senior investment executive with over 28 years of experience in the financial industry. Having worked at Scotiabank, Manulife and Royal Bank, he gained extensive financial, business development and banking expertise in the areas of corporate and international lending, risk management, and alternative assets/private equity investing. 

Peter worked on numerous private equity investments and mezzanine financing in Canada and internationally, served on corporate boards, and worked with management teams to grow their companies organically or via accretive M&A strategies. He is honoured to serve on DUCA's Board and contribute to its growth for the benefit of all DUCA Members and the communities they live in. 

Peter holds an MBA from the University of New Brunswick and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors – Rotman School of Management. His business acumen and effectiveness are also enhanced by his legal background as he obtained a law degree and worked as a corporate lawyer in the Czech Republic before he came to Canada. 

Carlo is a corporate director and senior executive with 30 years experience in large companies in regulated industries as well as entrepreneurial start-ups.  He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and has earned the Institute of Corporate Directors designation, ICD.D, through the Rotman School of Management.   

Carlo has served on the DUCA Board of Directors since 2020. He is also on the Boards of Demand Power Group and the not-for-profit Columbus Centre of Toronto and serves as an advisor to Five Points Ventures.  Carlo has previously served as the senior executive in charge of strategy, mergers and acquisitions and project development and as the Chief Risk Officer at a large Ontario-based company operating in a heavily regulated industry.  Through these experiences he brings to the DUCA Board expertise in strategy development and execution, collaboration and consensus-building and financial and risk management. 

Carlo strongly believes in DUCA’s philosophy of putting people before profits and that providing an exceptional, personalized Member experience will help them do more, be more and achieve more. 

Jeff Hogan is a Chartered Professional Accountant (formerly Chartered Accountant) having a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. Jeff has also obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D) and a certificate as a Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner from the Centre of Sustainability and Excellence.  

A former public auditor with experience auditing banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and investment trustees, Jeff has vast business experience and knowledge in finance, audit, risk management, information technology systems, investments, and real estate. Jeff is currently a financial executive in the media sector. Jeff has served as a Board Director for DUCA since 2016, and serves on various committees including Audit, and as current Chair of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee. Jeff’s term on the DUCA Board is ending in April 2022.  

Jeff has been a DUCA Member for over 30 years, continuously supporting DUCA's goals, values and philosophy. Jeff has also had prior Board roles with various non-profit organizations. 

Michelle Wassenaar is a founder of Method Law Professional Corporation, an intellectual property agency and litigation firm. Michelle represents and advises multinational, international, and domestic companies and their lawyers on patent, trademark, industrial design, and copyright law services as well as providing pro bono IP services to charities such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and BOOST.     

She is a lawyer, patent and trademark agent with a JD, MSc, BSc from the University of Toronto, and ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.    

Michelle has appeared before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Trademarks Opposition Board and has represented clients in domain name dispute proceedings. She is a speaker and author on intellectual property issues for various publications and organizations.   

She currently serves as a Board Director with DUCA (elected 2018 and 2021) and is a past board President of the non-profit CNBPA (Canadian Netherlands Business Professionals Association).   

Michelle lives and works in Toronto. She enjoys watching her three sons (ranging from 6’7” to 6’10”) play professional, and varsity beach volleyball.   

Marijke was born and educated in the Netherlands where she attended the University of Amsterdam and obtained her Masters in Law degree (LLM). Since then, she has obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation, ICD.D through the Rotman School of Management (Toronto). She is a seasoned entrepreneur and the owner of Nevian Bilingual, a successful bilingual recruitment firm based in the Toronto Area.  

Marijke has served as Vice-President on the Board of the CNBPA (Canadian Netherlands Business Professionals Association) and as a Board Director of EUCOCIT (European Chamber of Commerce).  

Currently she serves as a Member of DUCA’s Board of Directors and as Vice Chair and Chair of Audit. She lives in Richmond Hill with her husband and daughter.  

Marijke’s strengths are emphasized by her experience, education and entrepreneurial mind-set. She believes in and supports DUCA’s values & purpose helping Members do more, be more and achieve more. 

Frans is a seasoned Information Technology executive with experiences in wealth management, banking and human resources technology.  

Frans is a Director at DUCA, having been elected in 2018. He currently serves on the Audit and Governance Committees and has previously served as the Chair of the Elections Committee and member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Frans uses his proficiencies in the technology sector and his current focus on IT governance, leadership, cyber-security, and program delivery to contribute to the board of directors as it aims to meet the changing financial needs of a new generation of DUCA Members. 

Steve Dobronyi is an independent Corporate Director, Chief Executive Officer and business leader with 40 years of experience in insurance and financial services. He has served on the DUCA Board of Directors since 2019.  Outside of DUCA, he is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Accerta Health and Chair of the Board of Directors at Endeavour Consulting for Non-Profits. 

Steve’s primary areas of expertise are governance, strategy, people, finance and mergers & acquisitions. 

Steve has an ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management. He’s an Associate of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries and a graduate of Western University. 

Anne-Marie has been a Member of the DUCA Board of Directors since 2016, serving on the Audit Committee and Risk Committee as past chair.  She brings finance, risk management and governance expertise to the Board drawing on senior executive experience in the private and public sectors from across the financial services industry including as Chief Investment & Pension Officer for one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans. 

Anne-Marie also serves on the Boards of the Ontario Hospital Association Legacy Fund and Habitat for Humanity (Greater Toronto Area).  In the community, she enjoys volunteering with and is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity. 

Anne-Marie obtained the Chartered Director (C.Dir) and Audit Committee Certified (ACC) designations from The Directors College, and ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.  Anne-Marie also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter and graduated with an MBA from the Ivey Business School and BBA from the University of Iowa.