Gary has led CFEE since 1981 in efforts to improve economic, financial, and enterprising capability. Gary has developed school curriculum for a number of provinces and written a wide variety of resources including “Money and Youth” which has over 500,000 copies in circulation and “Money and Monetary Policy in Canada” with the Bank of Canada. He has created a number of major financial literacy projects and programs including the “Building Futures” and “Talk With Our Kids About Money Day” programs. He has served as a Director/Advisor to a variety of Canadian national organizations and government departments including the Canadian Bankers Association, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Federal Department of Finance, and the Bank of Canada. Gary was a member of the initial federal government National Steering Committee working with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada to develop the National Financial Literacy Strategy for Canada. Gary is a member of financial literacy and education committees for the OECD (Paris) and CYFI (Amsterdam), and was a contributing author to the Guide to Developing an Excellent Financial Education Program that was circulated by the Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) to nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Kevin has worked with CFEE in various capacities since 1998, primarily as Chief Operating Officer and most recently as primary project facilitator for “Managing Your Money In Canada, a series of financial literacy workshops developed for seniors, newcomers and recent immigrants to Canada. He has been a key member of a number of CFEE project teams responsible for the development and execution of CFEE programs. He has primary responsibility for coordinating school board liaison with CFEE and its variety of youth oriented financial literacy programs. Kevin is a Career Coach to newcomers and a public speaker to students in career exploration settings. He is a governor and treasurer of the Canadian Career Development Foundation. Kevin and his partner Jeff enjoy sailing in their spare time from their home base at the Port Credit Yacht Club.

Joseph Clark has provided media relations and communications support to CFEE and its various programs since 2013. Joseph is a globally experienced public affairs, government relations, and event management executive. He has helped major corporations, government agencies and not for profit organizations in Canada and around the world protect and enhance their reputations, and has a particularly strong background in the development of public/private sector partnerships. Joseph has extensive experience in successfully leading multidisciplinary communication functions in the financial services, consumer goods and media industries. He has provided long-term leadership for public/private sector partnerships at the domestic and global levels, including managing events across Canada and in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Joseph has served as a government and public affairs executive for multinational, publicly traded corporations, for international intergovernmental organizations and charitable organizations. He has also served as Chief of Staff to a Canadian cabinet minister and previously worked as a broadcast journalist on Parliament Hill.