About Us

Allison joined Golf Canada’s Board of Directors in 2020 after previously serving from 2016-2018 as Chair of the Provincial Council. She began her involvement with Golf Canada in 2006 and has served on many committees including the Women’s Division, the Green Section, Human Resources, Membership, Nominating, Amateur Competitions, Governance and was a member of Governor’s Council from 2009 to 2020. Allison’s passion is Handicap and Course Rating and she has been involved since attending her first seminar in the early 1990s when Slope Rating was introduced in Canada.

Allison has served as provincial Chair, Handicap and Course Rating for both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. She has been a member of the Golf Canada Handicap and Course Rating Committee since 2006.  She chaired the Committee from 2010-2014 and returns as Chair in 2021She continues to be involved at the provincial level, serving on the Golf New Brunswick Executive as the Chair, Handicap and Course Rating and served as the President of Golf NB from 2014-2016.  She is also the Past President of The Riverside Country Club where she has been a member since 1997. In 2018, Allison was invited to join the World Course Rating Committee as part of the World Handicap System Implementation.
Away from golf, Allison works as the Trauma Registry Manager/Data Analyst for the New Brunswick Trauma Program.

Michelle Collens is Senior Manager for Sport Hosting Vancouver. She joined the board of BC Golf in 2013 and was elected President in 2019. She was named Golf Canada’s Provincial Council Chair in 2022.

A complete bio for Collens can be found here.

Adam has been a member Golf Canada’s Board of Directors since 2018, is Chair of the Investment Committee, and serves on the Compensation Committee. He has been an active committee volunteer since 2013, serving as a member of Governors Council, as Chair of the Communications Committee (now a Working Group), and as a member of various committees including Human Resources, the Volunteer Services Working Group and Heritage Services.

Adam is a Senior Managing Director at Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm. Previously, he was co-founder and Managing Partner of the public affairs firm HATLEY Strategy Advisors. HATLEY was acquired by Teneo in 2020. Adam practiced law at the Montréal office of Norton Rose Fulbright (then Ogilvy Renault), sat on the editorial board of the National Post, and was Washington correspondent of The New York Sun. He is co-author of two books on Canadian politics.

In addition to his responsibilities at Teneo, Adam is a director of the University of Montréal Hospital (CHUM) Foundation, SecondStreet.org and the Schmeelk Canada Foundation, and a member of the Management Committee of the Mount Royal Club. He is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Montréal Economic Institute.

Originally from Peterborough, Ontario, Adam lives in Westmount, Québec with his wife Marie-Eve and two young sons. He is a former competitive junior golfer and is a member at Mount Bruno Country Club.

Adam is a law graduate from Université Laval and is a member of the Québec Bar. He has a BA (honours) in history and political studies from Queen’s University and was a Sauvé Scholar at McGill University. Mont

Diane joined Golf Canada’s Board of Directors in 2021.  She has been a member of Governors Council since 2014 and has participated in a number of committees, councils and working groups over the years including Player Development, Nominating, Human Resources, Governance, Audit and Risk, and the Women’s Fund.  Diane assisted the Audit and Risk Committee in the design and development of Golf Canada’s Purchasing Policies and Procedures Guidelines.

Diane’s supply chain management background comes from over 30 years in the airline industry, including 29 years with Air Canada where she retired as Senior Director, Purchasing and Materials Management.
Prior to her work with Golf Canada, Diane spent many years as a Golf Québec volunteer, as well as being President of Golf Québec in 2009.  She chaired many of Golf Québec’s Committees, including Player Development, Tournament Committee and served as Chair of the Golf Québec Hall of Fame Committee.

Diane played golf as a child at Val Morin where her Ladies Captain encouraged her to sign up for a CLGA event.  Thus began her participation in district events which let to provincial events, and eventually to national events.  The sport (Club Pro, Ladies Captain) called out to her which created a passion for the game and a genuine desire to give back. Now a 47-year member of the Royal Montréal Golf Club, a 17- time Club Champion, and perennial volunteer, Diane still has that passion and desire to give back.

Diane is a graduate of Concordia University with a Master’s degree in business administration after earning her Bachelor of Commerce degree.  Diane is married with 2 wonderful children.

Shawn has been a member of Golf Canada’s Board of Directors since 2020 and is Chair of the Golf Industry Advisory Committee.

Shawn was appointed President, CEO and General Counsel of GolfNorth Properties Inc. in November 2010. Prior to that time, Shawn held a variety of positions since joining GolfNorth in 2003; most recent being Executive Vice-President and General Counsel. Prior to joining GolfNorth, he was Corporate Counsel with Equisure Financial Network and ING Canada, where he was a key member of the team responsible for mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, financings and the development of a major business platform in the insurance industry.

Prior to joining Equisure Financial Network in February 1999, Shawn was engaged in the private practice of law as an associate with the law firm of Artindale & Partners (now Giffen LLP) located in Kitchener, Ontario, where he provided counsel on corporate legal matters to many clients, including GolfNorth.

In addition to currently being an officer and director of over 30 corporations, Shawn’s corporate and commercial experience includes some of the largest acquisitions and dispositions of insurance brokerages in the country.

Shawn has served on the Southwestern Chapter Board of the NGCOA and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He has a B.A. from Carleton University, an LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario along with a Master of Laws in Banking & Finance from Osgoode Hall Law School. Shawn is a former part-time professor of law at Conestoga College, located in Kitchener, Ontario.

Patrick has served on Golf Canada’s Board of Directors since 2019 and is a member of the Governance Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Alliance.  Patrick is a member of the Leq:amel First Nation (Sto:lo Nation.)  He is past Board Chair & CEO of Coastal First Nations and is a former Advisor and Director of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. In September 2012 Patrick completed a five-year term as Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of BC. He co-chairs the Banff Centre Indigenous Program Council and is a member of the UVic Gustavson School of Business International Advisory Board and the UBC Sauder School of Business Ch’nook Indigenous Business Advisory Board. Patrick is the Immediate Past President of BC Golf and past Board Chair of the Victoria Foundation. He was appointed to the BC Provincial Judicial Council in November 2016.

The Leq:amel First Nation elected Patrick Treaty Representative for treaty negotiations, a role he held from 1998 to 2001.

From September 2010 to February 2012 Patrick was Vice President, National Services, CESO.  From March 2001 to2007 he was BC Director, Strategic Planning and Communications, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. He was Manager, Cultural Relations and Corporate Training in BC Hydro’s Aboriginal Relations Department from April 1993 to December 1997.  Prior to that, he was Executive Director of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

From July 2002 to June 2010, the Attorney General for British Columbia appointed Patrick as a Bencher for the Law Society of BC to represent the public interest in the administration of justice.  From February 2001 to May 2002, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the BC Buildings Corporation.  In June 1997, Patrick completed a five-year term on the Board of Governors of Vancouver Community College.  In December 2016, Patrick completed a six-year term as Governor, Law Foundation of BC.

Patrick has been an active community volunteer holding executive positions with the Mission Chamber of Commerce, the Mission Heritage Association, the Mission Indian Friendship Centre, and the Coqualeetza Cultural Centre.  He attended dinner with Queen Elizabeth II in 1982 as a Young Achiever for Canada at the ceremony to repatriate Canada’s constitution.  In March 2009, Patrick received a BC Community Achievement Award.  Patrick is founding President of the BC Aboriginal Golf Association that was established in April 2009.

Susan was elected to the Board of Directors in 2018 and is a past member of the Provincial Council after having served three years on the Council as Alberta Golf’s Representative, and three years as Chair. She has also served on the Membership Committee and the Golf Industry Advisory Council of Golf Canada.  In 2022, Susan will Chair the Governance Committee for a fourth year; will serve a second year on the Audit and Risk Committee; and will act as Secretary of Golf Canada.

Susan joined the Board of Alberta Golf in 2009 while serving as Director, Player Development, and has chaired or served on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Governance Committee, Nominating Committee and Finance and Risk Management Committee. She also served two years as President of Alberta Golf in 2014 and 2015. Susan is a past Director and Secretary of the Alberta Golf Association Foundation. In addition to acting as a non-playing Team Captain for Alberta Golf and Chairing Golf Canada tournaments, she has volunteered at her home club and in her community.

After a successful career in the wholesale food industry as Vice President responsible for the areas of Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology, Susan co-owned a small business for over 20 years. She is a past member of the Canadian Credit Institute, holds a BSc (Biochemistry) from McGill University, and has completed the Executive Program at Queens University. Susan resides in Calgary with her husband and is a member of Willow Park Golf and Country Club.

Peter joined Golf Canada’s Board of Directors in 2021 while serving as the Chair of the Provincial Council, following three years on the Council as Alberta Golf’s Representative.  Peter currently serves on the Board as a Director-at-Large and is a member of the Governance Committee.

Peter is a senior partner at McLennan Ross LLP where he carries out a broad and busy commercial litigation practice for a wide spectrum of clients.  His practice covers all types of commercial litigation, including corporate governance, intellectual property and trade secrets, oil and gas, defamation, employment, construction, aeronautics, commercial real estate, and estate law.  In 2014, Peter was recognized for his legal skills and service and awarded the distinguished title of Queen’s Counsel.  In addition to practicing law, Peter is also recognized through the ADR Institutes of Canada and Alberta as a Qualified Arbitrator.

Prior to engaging in his legal practice, Peter was a successful competitive golfer.  He served as captain of the University of California Berkely golf team, was the 1989 Canadian Amateur Champion, and recipient of the Score Award as Canada’s Male Amateur Golfer of the Year as well as a three-time representative of Team Canada in international competitions.  Peter briefly pursued professional golf on the Canadian and Asian Tours before eventually regaining his amateur status and winning the 2020 Canadian Senior Golf Association’s Annual Tournament.  He was recently selected to represent Canada in its bi-annual international matches against the United States in the Devonshire Cup, and against the United States and Great Britain in the Triangular Cup.

Peter has been engaged extensively in board services in the golf industry locally, provincially, and nationally since 1998, culminating as President of both the Calgary Golf and Country Club and a three-year term with Alberta Golf.  Peter presently serves as a director and governor with the Canadian Senior Golf Association, a director and Chair of Luge Canada’s Governance Committee, and the Vice Chair of the Alberta Advisory Board of the Advocates’ Society.

Peter is a native Calgarian where he continues to reside with his wife Marlene.  They have two children, Amy, a medical lab assistant, and David, an engineering student at University of Toronto.  He continues as a member of the Calgary Golf and Country Club and competes in senior golf events when time permits.

Jean-Sébastien Monty started his marketing career at Cossette in the mid to late 1990s.  Seasoned by more than twenty years of experience devoted to managing marketing and communications operations and client relationships, JS has made it a point of honour to successfully meet challenges in the most diverse of fields. As senior partner and president of the Humanise Collective, a combined group of 8 independent agencies and consultancies in the business consulting, advertising & media and marketing fields, he puts his passion for cutting-edge creative and strategy to use, increasing the use of digital technologies, online platforms and mobile solutions within the collective of agencies called Humanise.

Over and above his professional duties, JS has served on the board of directors of the Golf Canada Foundation since 2014-2015, as well as the Golf Canada Board since 2021.  He also sits on the board of Fondation Jeunes en Tête (an organization that helps youth with mental health issues).  He has served on other non-profit organization boards and committees such as Alpine Canada, Fondation Marie-Vincent and others. JS also completed his Canadian Corporate Directors certification from the ICD.

He is most recently known for having co-founded the Humanise Collective.  Humanise is built differently than other bigger marketing-communications firms all owned by a head office somewhere in the world or 1-2 select, influential individuals.  Humanise is a collective of 8 independent, entrepreneur-driven companies focused on reframing client challenges and developing solutions for a more human-conscious era.  The Collective, aims to propose solutions that solve overarching problems by breaking down traditional silo thinking through collaboration & co-creation.  It is made up of 300+ professionals headquartered in Montreal (265+ employees) with a growing presence in Toronto (35+ employees) and a nice portfolio of clients in based in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Washington DC, New York and Scandinavia, such as Apple, Cadillac Fairview, Cirque du soleil, ColdFX, Desjardins, eBay, Funcom, Hello Games, LVMH, Marriott Group, Microsoft, Paradox, Plan International, Shaw Communications, Sanofi, Sotheby’s International Realty, Telus Health, Valeant and Zynga to name a few.