Lydia de Guzman

Secretary

Lydia de Guzman is a leader in the insurance industry, currently serving as VP & Chief Counsel – Group Benefits at Manulife. Lydia joined Manulife in 2015 and she has been focused on providing innovative and strategic solutions for her business partners ever since. Known for talent development and risk management, Lydia is an enabler of change and growth. Lydia completed her JD at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law after obtaining an Honours BA from the University of Toronto’s Trinity College. Lydia joined the MCIS Board in 2024 and serves on the Social Purpose Governance and Nominations Committee, where she brings her strategic acumen to support MCIS’s governance and growth.

Our Team

Monica Donahue

Chair

Monica Donahue

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Vice Chair

Nancy Bell

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Kenny Leung

Treasurer

Kenny Leung

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Secretary

Lydia de Guzman

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Past Chair

Shash Anand

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Imad Jawadi

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Sanjiv Purba

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Pawel Kosicki

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Ursula D’Angelo

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Saima Anwar

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Irina Vasilyeva

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Poppy Mackenzie

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Technology and Internal Operations Committee Member

Hossein Taghinejad

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Technology and Internal Operations Vice-Chair

Sanjiv Purba

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Pawel Kosicki

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Technology and Internal Operations Chair

Imad Jawadi

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