Board Of Directors

Leading With Vision, Growing Together

At Lycée international de Calgary (Lycée Louis Pasteur Society), inspired leadership guides our journey as a thriving educational and cultural institution. Our volunteer Board of Directors is elected at the Annual General Meeting and sets our strategic direction while supporting the Head of School and staff. Together, we nurture a community where excellence, authenticity, and shared growth define every student experience.

The Role Of The Board Of Directors

Governance of the Society is vested in an elected board of directors. The bylaws stipulate a maximum of twelve elected directors, in addition to an ex officio position held by the Head of School. The Board of Directors plays a vital role in guiding the strategic vision and ensuring the sound governance of the Lycée. As the school’s governing body, it provides oversight, accountability, and long-term direction in alignment with the institution’s mission, vision and values.

COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD

Jennifer Pound

President, Chair

Jennifer and her family became part of the Lycee community in 2014, and she currently has one child enrolled at the school. She serves as Director of Enterprise Asset Management at Enbridge Inc. and has more than twenty years of professional experience focused on strategy and on improving financial and operational performance in the oil and gas, manufacturing and transportation industries. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Commerce, having completed her final semester of study in France, as well as an MBA. In her capacity as Chair of the Board, she leads meetings of both the Board and the Executive Committee and takes part in the work of all of the Board’s committees.

Amun Whig

Director

Amun is both a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) with over two decades of experience in investment banking. For the last ten years he has been a Managing Director at CIBC, where he has guided major transactions in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, distribution and business services. His strengths include financial and valuation analysis, due diligence and deal negotiation, helping corporations, private equity investors and entrepreneurs complete complex transactions that create value for shareholders. Amun is also active as a speaker and thought leader on mergers and acquisitions and market trends. In the community, he volunteers on WinSport’s Investment Committee, overseeing a portfolio of more than $100 million, and he coaches in the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program.

Vladlen Stark

Treasurer

Vladlen is the CEO and founder of Luxara and a partner at Zindis Group, where he helps build and scale high-end real-estate and hospitality projects in North and Central America. In addition, he oversees finance, tax, compliance and people functions at NGL Supply Co. Ltd., supporting a Calgary-based energy group of roughly fifteen companies. A CPA and holder of the ICD.D designation, he has extensive experience in strategic planning, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and digital risk management. Vladlen chairs the Technology Thought Leadership Forum of FEI Canada, leading national discussions on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital finance. His family joined the Lycee international de Calgary community in 2023; one child is currently enrolled and the youngest is expected to attend in the future. He joined the Board in January 2024 and serves on the Safety & Security Committee.

Charlotte Plombin

Secretary

Charlotte has belonged to the Lycée community since 2011 and is the mother of three daughters who all attend the school. She leads the Low Carbon transition work at ConocoPhillips Canada. She holds a Master of Engineering degree from École des Mines in Albi, France, and is a Professional Engineer registered with APEGA. For about twenty years she has worked in Calgary for major oil and gas companies, specializing in planning, developing and delivering capital projects, with a strong emphasis on clear communication, stakeholder engagement and obtaining necessary approvals from partners. Charlotte is a member of the Executive Committee, the Facilities Committee and acts as one of the Board’s representatives on the School Council. As Vice-Chair of the Board, she chairs Board and Executive Committee meetings when the Chair is absent.

Françoise Bougaeff

Head of School (ex-officio)

Françoise Bougaeff is a member of the Board of Directors at Lycée international de Calgary.

Heather Coleman

Director

Heather and her family have been part of the Lycée community since 2017, and she has one child currently attending the school. She is the Managing Director, Strategy and Professional Development at the Alberta Real Estate Association, the professional body for more than 10,500 REALTORS® in the province, where she also oversees advocacy and communications. Heather brings roughly twenty years of experience in both the non-profit and private sectors, largely focused on business strategy, external relations and long-term planning. She holds a Master of Science in Journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science from the University of Alberta. As a Director at the Lycée, she chairs the Head of School Transition Committee and serves as a member of the Advancement Committee.

Marcie Hawranik

Director

Marcie has been a member of the Lycée community since 2022. She has two sons currently attending the Lycée. Marcie is the Founder and President of Canadian Equality Consulting (CEC) and Equality 360, a social enterprise that helps workplaces become leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with a revolutionary DEI accelerator tech platform. Marcie has a Master’s degree in international human rights and conflict resolution. She has extensive experience in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, intersectionality, policy and program development, and stakeholder engagement. She is the recipient of the SHEinnovates Award by UN Women, an award presented to those that are doing innovative work to advance gender equality. Marcie is excited to be contributing to the Lycée Board, starting in 2023-2024 as Chair of the Diversity and Belonging Committee.

Dawn West

Director

Dawn has been a member of the Lycée community since 2022. Her daughter is currently attending the Lycée. Dawn is working as Senior Project Manager for Athabasca University. She is PMP and Black Belt Six Sigma certified Senior IT Project Manager with over 15 years experience in education and health projects. She has led and managed on and offshore teams and planned and managed multi-million-dollar projects in complex stakeholder environments. In addition, she has participated in several not-for-profit boards. Dawn is excited to be contributing to the Lycée Board, starting in 2023-2024, as Chair of the Advancement Committee.

Nazimah Gilani

Chair of Governance Committee & Secretary

Nazimah and her family have been members of the Lycée community since 2015. Nazimah currently has two children attending the Lycée. Nazimah is a Management Consultant who advises clients on business improvement projects with a specialization in Organizational Change Management (OCM). She works with clients in a variety of industries including Energy, Utilities, Construction and Manufacturing in the Public and Private sectors. Nazimah holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Engineering from McMaster University. Nazimah is also a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants, and is excited to be contributing to the Lycée Board as Chair of the Governance Committee.

Arsheela Rajani

Director

Arsheela and her family have been members of the Lycée community since 2018, and her two children are currently attending the Lycée. She is a CPA, a CFA and holds a Chartered Certified Accountant designation from Oxford Brookes University in the UK. She has been working with the Oil and Gas industry for over 18 years. She has extensive experience in derivative accounting and financial reporting, and is well versed with International Financial Reporting Standards and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. As a Director of the Lycée, Arsheela is the Treasurer and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.

Ian Mallory

Director

Ian has been a member of the Lycée community since 2021. His daughter is currently attending the Lycée. Ian has many years of experience leading the development, financing and execution of energy and mining projects in numerous countries. He is a financial lawyer by training, and holds an A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard University, an LL.B. from the University of Toronto and an M. Phil. from the University of Cambridge. He has been an executive at major Canadian and US gas and power companies, and previously was Counsel to the Treasury of the World Bank in Washington D.C. Currently he is Executive Chairman of VanadiumCorp Resource Inc., a battery metals company based in Québec, and a Director of Priority Transactions Accelerator Group Inc. (PTAG) a Washington, DC based boutique in the international non-profit sector advising multilateral development banks and major NGOs in the mobilization of financial resources, especially for environmental purposes. Ian speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, and French. He is excited to be contributing to the Lycée Board since 2022-2023 as a member of the Facilities Committee and of the Governance Committee.

Gavin Carscallen

Director

Gavin Carscallen is a member of the Board of Directors at Lycée international de Calgary.

Matthew Longstaff

Director

Matthew Longstaff is a member of the Board of Directors at Lycée international de Calgary.

Serving The Future: Board Renewal And Recruitment

Members interested in seeking election to the board or contributing to one of its subcommittees are invited to contact board@lycee.ca.