Condominium Management
Regulatory Authority of Ontario

Board of Directors

The CMRAO is governed by an independent Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for providing direction and oversight of the affairs of CMRAO, and ensuring that CMRAO’s performance meets its obligations under:

The Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery or the CMRAO Board appoints directors with extensive experience and skills in condominium management, corporate governance, strategic planning, financial oversight and planning, risk management, public policy, law, regulatory oversight, and communications. A competency profile (found in Schedule C of the Administrative Agreement) assists with the selection of new Board members.

The Code of Conduct for Directors is intended to govern the conduct of directors of the Corporation (the Directors). It also sets out guidelines for avoiding and disclosing conflicts of interest and keeping information confidential.

The current directors on the CMRAO Board are:

Aubrey LeBlanc, Chair

Aubrey LeBlanc, Chair

Aubrey LeBlanc has extensive executive experience serving on boards for associations in the building industry. Aubrey is currently the Country Director for Canada at Cloudpermit, a community development software company. He is the former Chief Administrative Officer of the Ontario Building Officials Association and is the former Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Tarion. He is the Past Chair of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario and the Past Chair of the Canadian Mirror Committee for ISO COPOLCO of the Standards Council of Canada. He was part of the expert panel for the Condominium Act Review and was a member of the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority Advisory Working Group.

John Oakes, Secretary

John Oakes, Secretary

John Oakes was the President & CEO of Brookfield Condominium Services Ltd. (now Crossbridge Condominium Services Ltd.) for over twenty years and subsequently Chairman of Crossbridge for seven years until he retired in 2023.

During his career, he served as Director on the Boards of the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) and the Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI). In 2015, he was asked by the government to sit on the Advisory Panel to establish an authority to oversee the Condominium Management Services Act. He also serves as President of the condominium where he lives and as President of The Muskokan Resort Club Inc., an interval ownership resort on Lake Joseph. John is also a Director on the Board of ParaSport Ontario, an umbrella organization that promotes competitive and recreational activities for individuals with disabilities.

Gail Beggs, Board Director

Gail Beggs, Board Director

Gail Beggs has extensive experience as an executive in government, including as Deputy Minister of three ministries in the Ontario Public Service. Gail also led the Board of an international agency dealing with the Great Lakes and headed up an Ontario Crown corporation, serving as Chair of the Board and separately as Chief Executive Officer. Gail currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and as Chair of the Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, as well as volunteering on the board of the not-for-profit Forests Ontario. Gail chaired the multi-stakeholder Advisory Group that led to the formation of the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario.

Kerry Carmichael, Board Director

Kerry Carmichael, Board Director

Kerry Carmichael’s career spans over thirty years in the real estate and retail automotive industries. She recently served as Executive Director of the Retailer Communication Team with BMW Canada, where she managed the relationships between forty-two BMW Canada retailers and the manufacturer. Between 1996 and 2010, she was Vice-President of Organizational Development and IT for City Buick Chevrolet Cadillac GMC. Ms. Carmichael’s community involvement has included twenty years on not-for-profit Boards of Directors, including ten years as Chair of the Crossroads Christian Communication corporation.

Elizabeth Gibbons, Board Director

Elizabeth Gibbons, Board Director

Elizabeth Gibbons has more than two decades of experience in public relations (PR), executive communications, and media and stakeholder relations. As a full-time professor of PR at Algonquin College, Elizabeth helps prepare the next generation of PR practitioners. She previously held roles as Director of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and Director of Communications for TELUS International, Head of Media and Public Affairs for the British High Commission and Director of Communications for the Minister of Agriculture.

Paul Kyte, Board Director

Paul Kyte, Board Director

Paul Kyte was licensed with the Law Society of Ontario as a legal services provider (Paralegal) providing legal services from 1996 until retiring his practice in 2022. Previously he served as a Provincial Offences Prosecutor with the Ontario College of Trades and interim Prosecutor for the County of Hastings. He was a City Councillor for the City of Quinte West (2003–2014) and sat on and chaired several committees during his time there. Currently he is a property administrator managing several privately owned residential, commercial, and development properties across Ontario. He is also appointed as a Member of the Ontario Parole Board.

Beth Pearson, Board Director

Beth Pearson, Board Director

Beth Pearson’s career in the insurance industry spans over thirty years. Most recently she was the Owner and Partner of AP Insurance Brokers. Prior to this, she was a Partner with Pearson Dunn Insurance Brokers. She is a Past President of the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario and a Past President of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario. Her community involvement includes the Rotary Club of Ancaster AM (Secretary), Ancaster Heritage Days Board (Secretary), and Marshall Memorial United Church (Trustee Chair).