Spring Engage 2026

Laura Nesbitt is a Partner in Deloitte’s Toronto office and leads the Human Capital practice for Financial Services. With over 15 years of experience in human capital consulting, she specializes in the banking, investment management, and wealth management industries.

Laura focuses on complex business transformations, helping organizations navigate shifts in operating models, organizational structures, strategic direction, regulatory changes, new technologies and processes, and hybrid work environments. She brings a unique skillset in collaboratively aligning leadership and teams on targeted business outcomes, developing buy-in, and driving commitment for change.

Her ‘moments-that-matter’ approach leverages behavioural insights to cut through the volume and complexity facing employees today, ensuring change initiatives deliver meaningful impact.

Laura holds an MBA and a Certification in Leading Social Responsibility from Queen’s University, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.

Elfreda Pitt‑Hetherington is Managing Director and Head of Technology & Operations Risk and Business Management within Bank of Montreal’s Technology & Operations group. In this role, Elfreda provides chief‑of‑staff and business management leadership and is responsible for North American regulatory interactions and communications, as well as internal and external audit and examination management.

Throughout her career, Elfreda has held a wide range of senior banking and technology leadership roles spanning business enablement, technology innovation, card and payments transformation, and corporate real estate modernization. She has led multiple large‑scale innovation and transformation programs, delivering industry award‑winning solutions that improved customer experience, operational effectiveness, and risk outcomes.

Elfreda serves as Governance Committee Chair for the Board of Trustees at Toronto Grace Hospital, Finance Director and Board Chair for the Salvation Army North York, and Board Member of Golf Ontario. She is also co‑chair of BMO’s Technology & Operations Diversity & Inclusion Council and has served on Queen’s University’s Advisory Board for the Master of Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Elfreda holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Queen’s University. An avid golfer and part‑time classical musician, she enjoys hockey, NFL football, tennis, and Formula 1 racing. She lives in Halton Hills, Ontario, with her husband, Mike.

At Deloitte, Gillian serves as Executive Director in the Office of the Chair of the Board for Canada and Chile. In this role, she is the senior advisor to the Chair and oversees the governance operations of the firm. In addition, she supports the Chair’s work with Deloitte’s global board, in public policy advocacy, as well as in the marketplace, supporting the firm’s partners and clients.

Gillian is a senior, bilingual leader with broad experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Known as a strong team-builder, and a problem-solver with deep public policy and communications strategy expertise.

Previous roles include Managing Partner, Toronto at NATIONAL Public Relations, Chief Marketing Officer at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Executive Director and CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Head of Communications at RBC Capital Markets, and roles at Aeroplan, Edelman Public Relations and others.

Gillian is active in her community and chaired, or been a member of the board of, numerous organizations dedicated to civic life in Canada. Currently, she is the Chair of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.

Fatima Kanji is a Partner in Deloitte’s Human Capital practice and leads the National practice for Deloitte’s Culture, Leadership and Learning offering. She has extensive experience in aligning people and behaviours to support business transformations and drive business outcomes and value creation.

Renowned for inspiring leaders and organizations to realize their full potential, Fatima is a trusted advisor to senior executives navigating complex change. She brings deep expertise in shaping cultures and leadership mindsets that drive transformation and lasting value. Fatima partners with organizations to co-create culture and leadership strategies that foster resilience, adaptability, and performance. Her work goes beyond managing change, she empowers leaders and teams to thrive, embedding learning and growth into the fabric of organizations.

She has a wide range of experience in the design and development of change solutions implementing organizational structure and process efficiencies, with a deep focus on shifting behaviours, for both agile and waterfall projects and has worked with clients in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She specializes in aligning people and behaviors to support business transformations and focuses on strategic change management and implementation. Fatima's skills span designing governance models, facilitating cultural interventions, and implementing organizational structure and process efficiencies.

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At Deloitte, Gillian serves as Executive Director in the Office of the Chair of the Board for Canada and Chile. In this role, she is the senior advisor to the Chair and oversees the governance operations of the firm. In addition, she supports the Chair’s work with Deloitte’s global board, in public policy advocacy, as well as in the marketplace, supporting the firm’s partners and clients.

Gillian is a senior, bilingual leader with broad experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Known as a strong team-builder, and a problem-solver with deep public policy and communications strategy expertise.

Previous roles include Managing Partner, Toronto at NATIONAL Public Relations, Chief Marketing Officer at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Executive Director and CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Head of Communications at RBC Capital Markets, and roles at Aeroplan, Edelman Public Relations and others.

Gillian is active in her community and chaired, or been a member of the board of, numerous organizations dedicated to civic life in Canada. Currently, she is the Chair of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.

Tara is a Partner based in Vancouver and leads Deloitte’s Leadership Advisory practice nationally. Tara brings over 25 years of experience working across a variety of industries in both the public and private sector in North America, the UK, Europe and Asia advising on leadership, talent and workforce strategies. She advises and coaches executives and their teams on how to build individual and collective capability to drive organizational performance and enable transformation and change. Her particular areas of expertise include: leadership assessment and development, executive succession and senior team effectiveness.

Aisha Yang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Herbaland Naturals Inc., She founded the company in 2009 during her maternity leave, starting from her kitchen table. Today, Herbaland is Canada’s largest nutritional gummy manufacturer, operates a 150,000-square-foot facility in Richmond, BC, employs hundreds of team members, and exports to over 45 countries worldwide.

Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, Aisha immigrated to Canada 25 years ago. She holds an Executive MBA from Queen’s University and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration at the University of Calgary while serving as the company's full-time CEO.

Under her leadership, Herbaland produces more than 70 million bottles and pouches annually and is recognized as the world’s first B Corp certified nutritional gummy manufacturer. The company has received numerous accolades, including the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Canada National Award.

Aisha is passionate about entrepreneurship, leadership, sustainability, and empowering women and the next generation to build purpose-driven businesses with global impact.

David focuses on corporate strategy, M&A, and financing for large and middle market Canadian companies across all sectors. David also serves on the board of directors for Deloitte Canada and is a Vice Chair of the firm.

Prior to Deloitte, David was a Director of Corporate Strategy & Development at TELUS and led strategic divestiture and acquisition mandates across Canada.

David has a CPA and CBV designation and has published papers on M&A in Ivey Business Journal, CA Magazine, and CBV Journal.

Janine is the Culture & People Leader for Alberta and is privileged to be waking up every day thinking about the amazing Deloitte team in Alberta - promoting a positive culture, community and people experience bringing our Talent Value Proposition to life. As a market facing leader Janine also serves as the Lead Client Serving Partner for one of Deloitte’s priority clients. Passionate about the people landscape Janine has immersed herself in the skills conversation and the opportunities that this presents as technology continues to shift the working world as we have known it.

Janine brings global expertise having served clients within Canada, Africa and the USA with extensive large-scale transformation program expertise managing large and culturally diverse teams in complex environments. Previously Janine was the Regional Market Leader for Consulting in the Prairies. Prior to joining Deloitte Janine was a Partner at another of the Global Big 4 Professional Services Firms.

Select career highlights include managing the people related aspects of the Post-Merger Integration process to establish the organisation as the largest Global PGM producer. This was successfully done in a volatile socio-political environment. The change team managed the end to end change management, communications planning and execution support for the integration for the internal and external stakeholder landscape.

Janine was also the Technical Lead for the largest Public Sector rationalisation project on the African continent.

Elliott Collyer is Vice President of M&A, Optimization, and Real Estate at Sunoco LP, where he leads acquisitions, property management, and channel and network strategy across the company’s fuel and convenience retail businesses.

Prior to Sunoco, Elliott spent more than a decade at Parkland Corporation in senior marketing, strategy, and corporate development roles, helping drive the company’s growth across North America. He began his career as a management consultant with Accenture, advising global clients on corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions.

Elliott lives in Calgary with his wife Lucy (a fellow BCom’10) and their daughter Sierra. Outside of work he enjoys skiing, hiking, golf, and jiu-jitsu, and remains closely connected to the Smith School of Business alumni community.

Raj Bhogal is a seasoned business advisor and leader with over 25 years of experience serving clients in capital-intensive industries, including energy, utilities, and freight transportation. His career at Deloitte Canada, where he has been recognized for his leadership abilities, includes current roles as a Vice-Chair and as a Global Lead Client Service Partner. Raj is known for his strategic thinking, collaborative leadership, and ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with clients, helping them navigate complex challenges and drive transformational growth. In January 2024, Raj was appointed to the Deloitte Canada Board of Directors, further solidifying his influence and leadership within the firm.

He also serves on the Board of Directors and various committees for organizations like WinSport and Junior Achievement of Canada, where he contributes to inspiring the next generation and supporting athletes. Raj's educational background includes a Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge and executive education from Harvard Business School. His personal goals reflect a commitment to making a positive impact on individuals and communities.