
Speaking Engagements and Publications
Anna is a frequent speaker on legal matters of relevance to both for-profits and not-for-profits. The following is a selection of Anna's engagements:
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Instructor, Not-for-Profit Management Certificate Program offered by Ontario Tech University (2013 - present date)
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Instructor, Not-for-Profit and Charity Law Course, Western University Law School (January 2022 Semester, "Directors' Duties and Liabilities") SPEAKER/CHAIR/MODERATOR
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Upcoming: Invited Co-Chair, "Buying or Selling a Business", Law Society of Ontario (March 2024)
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Upcoming: Invited Panel Moderator, "Integrations Within the Real Estate Sector", 2024 Annual Conference, Ontario Real Estate Association (January 19, 2024)
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Invited Co-Panelist, "Ethics of Corporate Law - The Does and Don'ts of Working with Corporate Clients", Ontario Legal Conference, Ontario Bar Association (October 15, 2023)
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Invited Speaker, "The Ontario Business Registry", Thunder Bay Law Association (October 13, 2023)
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Invited Speaker, "Update and Common Issues with ONCA - for NFP/Charity Lawyers", Ontario Bar Association (October 4, 2023)
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Invited Speaker, "What You May Have Missed Over the Summer - Legislative & Procedural Update For Business Lawyers", Ontario Bar Association (Sep. 26, 2023)
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Invited Speaker, "Board Governance in the Not-For-Profit Sector", 2023 Annual Conference, Professional Association of Volunteer Leaders - Ontario (May 2023)
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Chair, "Corporate Law Update", Ontario Bar Association (February 2023)
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Invited Speaker, "Preparing for the Transfer of Business and Advising your (FP/NFP/Charity) Client", Annual Fall Conference 2022, Thunder Bay Law Association (October 2022)
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Invited Speaker, "The ONCA Incorporation and Amendment Process", Ontario Bar Association (October 2022)
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Invited Speaker, "Preparing for Sale of a Business", Business Law Refresher 2022 Program, Law Society of Ontario (May 2022)
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Invited Speaker, Understanding the New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 Program, Ontario Bar Association (December 2021)
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Co-Host, Administrative Support (Board Secretary) Workshop, with CMR Governance Consulting (2013 - 2019)
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Guest Instructor at organizations such as:
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Durham College
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Seneca College
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Community Innovation Lab
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Invited speaker at conferences presented by organizations such as:
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Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
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Clarington Board of Trade
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Durham Community Foundation
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Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
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International Policy Governance Association
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Professional Association of Volunteer Leaders
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Scugog Chamber of Commerce
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Whitby Chamber of Commerce
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Anna also has the following publications:
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Author - "The cy-près doctrine: The court’s discretionary power to vary the terms of charitable gifts", The Philanthropist Journal (August 2022)
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Contributor - "Business and Human Rights Guide" published by the Canadian Bar Association (December 2021).
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Co-Author with Catherine Raso of CMR Governance Consulting - "Board Administration Handbook: For Boards of Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations" (2014, in its 2nd edition).**Currently being edited.
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Author - "Student Protector, Internet Provider, or Contractual Party? An Examination of the Legal Relationship Between a University and its Students," Canadian Journal of Law and Technology (2003) 2:3 - 187.