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WHY is The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
one of Canada’s best-in-class social enterprises?
Strong leadership from a
high-calibre Board of Directors
D
uring this fiscal year, Stephen Bear
completed his two-year term as Chair
of the Board of Directors for the
Foundation. During his tenure, Steve helped
launch the
BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE
,
our 5-year initiative to revolutionize cancer
care by creating a new gold standard:
Personalized Cancer Medicine. Steve’s
leadership of the Board was instrumental
in bringing forward new strategies of
stewardship and granting to ensure
maximum impact from philanthropic funding.
The Foundation achieved record net
revenue under Steve’s thoughtful guidance.
We are delighted that he has decided to
remain on the Board as a Director and now
chairs the vitally important
Granting, Impact
and Stewardship Committee
. Steve was
present at so many of our donor events and
activities. We are beyond grateful to Steve
for his leadership, advice, and insightful
strategic guidance.
Stephen is succeeded by Tom Ehrlich.
Tom is a 30-year veteran of the commercial
real estate industry and is the President of
Tanurb Developments Inc. and Ehrlich Asset
Management Inc.
Tom has served on the Board since 2008, and
has held the positions of both Vice-Chair of
the Foundation Board and as the inaugural
Chair of the Foundation’s
Granting, Impact
and Stewardship Committee
.
After being treated at The Princess Margaret
in 1999, Tom created the Invest in Research
Program, recruiting other ‘investors’ from
his great network of friends and work
colleagues. To-date, the program has raised
more than $1.6 million and supported 12
research projects at The Princess Margaret.
When he stepped into the Vice-Chair
position, the leaders of the cancer centre
called on Tom’s real estate expertise to help
in the expansion of the research enterprise
to the Princess Margaret Cancer Research
Tower. His direct and extensive involvement
helped Princess Margaret researchers
relocate to this new tower in a very cost-
efficient manner. Tom leads from the front
and rides, runs, does sprint triathlons, shaves
his head and participates personally in
almost every Princess Margaret event.
Stephen Bear
Tom Ehrlich