2026 National Board of Directors
Meet the 2026 National President, Executive Vice President, Immediate Past President, National Vice Presidents and Officers
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National President
Jonah Gowans
Senator #84227
​Local Organization: JCI Kootenay
Years in JCI: 5 Years
Profession: Policy Analyst for the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs ( British Columbia)
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Executive Vice President
Chris Wallace
Senator #84230
Local Organization: JCI Penticton
Years in JCI: 11 Years
Profession: Manager at Omland Heal Chartered Professional Accountants,CPA.
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Immediate Past National President
Danielle Hofer
Senator #82446
Local Organization: JCI Kelowna
Years in JCI: 10 Years
Profession: Account Manager at BDC
(Business Development Bank of Canada)
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National Vice President- Branding& Marketing
Robin Mathew
Senator #83275
Local Organization: JCI Ottawa
JCI Member: 7 Years
Profession: Integration & Test Professional at Ericsson Canada
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National Vice President- Awards and Programs
Taylor Topping
Local Organization: JCI Vernon
Years in JCI: 4 Years
Profession: Facilities coordinator at The McMurray Group
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National Vice President- Skills Development
Shandell Woods
Local Organization: JCI Kootenay
Years in JCI: 4 Years
Profession: Relief Casino Shift Manager,
Floor Manager and Guest Services Supervisor at the Casino of the Rockies
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National Vice President- Non Local Initiatives
Baotiana Randriamanalinarivo
Local Organization: JCI Montreal
Years in JCI: 4 Years
Profession: Marketing Student
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National Vice President- Growth and Development
Kriss Campbell
Local Organization: JCI Penticton
Years in JCI: 7 Years
Profession: Sales Manager
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Secretary General
Sandra Simao
Senator #73994
Local Organization: JCI Vernon
Years in JCI: 15 Years
Profession: Entrepreneur
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National Treasurer
Grace Manders
Senator #84635
Local Organization: JCI Kelowna
Years in JCI: 9 Years
Profession: Director of Finance at MAKR Group
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General Legal Counsel
Nowshin Chowdhury
Local Organization: JCI Edmonton
Years in JCI: 11 Years
Profession: Non-Profit Founder and
DEI Professional
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Bilingual Aide
Marc Baimey
Local Organization: JCI Montreal
Years in JCI: 4 Years
Profession: Senior Project Manager in Real Estate
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Executive Assistant to National President
Nicola Dent
Senator #75332
Local Organization: JCI Vernon
Years in JCI: 13 Years
Profession: Client Executive at Acera Insurance
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2026 Regional Presidents
With strong leadership at the regional level, 2026 Regional Presidents of JCI Canada are actively driving growth, collaboration, and impact across Local Organizations nationwide.
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Canada Eastern Region
Safwan Parappil
​Local Organization: JCI Toronto
Years in JCI: 8 Years
Profession: Customer Care Ambassador at AIR MILES
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BC/Yukon Region
Grace Manders
Senator #84635
Local Organization: JCI Kelowna
Years in JCI: 9 Years
Profession: Director of Finance at MAKR Group,CPA
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2026 Local Presidents
The Local Presidents for JCI Canada are leading the helm at the local level. They are leading their teams and directly impacting their communities!
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JCI Kelowna
Steven Benjamin
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Profession:Associate at Reinbold Engineering Group
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JCI Ottawa
Rajnarayan Subbarayalu
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Profession: Intermediate Designer / Promoting Digital Practice at LWG Architectural Interiors
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JCI Edmonton
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Profession: social-impact entrepreneur ,Co-founder DON’YA Ukraine's Kitchen
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JCI Montreal
Bonito Dato
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Profession: Architect
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JCI Toronto
Enes Mece
Profession: Revenue Management, Operation Strategist.
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JCI Vernon
Taylor Topping
Profession: Facilities coordinator at The McMurray Group
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JCI Leaders MTL
Mamdouh Tello
Profession: National Program Implementation Specialist at Canadian Red cross.
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JCI Prince George
Liam Dobie
Profession: Sales Estimator at Laser Pavement Solutions