Board of Directors

Susheel Gupta

LL.B., Chair

Susheel (Sush) Gupta was just 12 years old when his mother was murdered, along with 328 other innocent people, by terrorists on board Air India Flight 182 as it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985.

For over 30 years, Sush has been actively involved in victims’ rights issues and assisting in seeking out better laws to protect and serve Canadians. Currently, he is the Senior Strategic Operations Advisor with the RCMP Federal Policing and National Security Section.

Anne Gagne

Board Member

Anne Gagne CPA, CGA began her career in the Canadian Federal Public Service in 1970. She holds a Certified General Accountant designation and retired as the Chief Financial Officer of the Parole Board of Canada.

J. Scott Kenney

Board Member

J. Scott Kenney is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His interests include law and criminal justice, deviance, victimology, the sociology of health, social theory, social psychology and emotions.

Tom Stamatakis

Treasurer

Mr. Stamatakis has sat on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Police Association (CPA) since 2003 and has served as its President since May 2011. In 2017, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces in Canada.

Michael Tansey

Board Member

Michael Tansey began his career as a broadcast journalist before moving into government. He served as spokesperson to the Commission of Inquiry into the Bombing of Air India Flight 182. He is comfortable in English and in French.

Shelley Trevethan

Board Member

Shelley Trevethan is a consultant with expertise in research, the criminal justice system, Indigenous issues, and organizational transformation. She was the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat.

Jo-Anne Wemmers

Board Member

Jo-Anne Wemmers (Ph.D.) is a full Professor at the School of Criminology of the Université de Montréal. She has published widely in the areas of victimology, international criminal justice, and restorative justice.