Murray W. Chitra – Chair
Prior to his appointment to the Chair of the Commission, Mr. Chitra was the Legal Director of the Ontario Insurance Commission (OIC) for four years. As well, Mr. Chitra worked for ten years with the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Correctional Services assigned for six years as Legal Director. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 1980. Mr. Chitra is the former President of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) and a member of the Board of Canadian Administrative Tribunals (CCAT).
Noëlle Caloren - Member
Noëlle Caloren is a lawyer who was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995. She practices law in a large national Canadian law firm. With a background in general litigation, Ms. Caloren has developed an expertise in employment and labour law, human rights and education law matters. Over the last six years, Ms. Caloren has taught Civil Procedure at the Bar Admission Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is also a contributing author to a comprehensive employment law text Employment Law – Solutions for the Canadian workplace. Ms. Caloren is fluently bilingual.
Roy B. Conacher - Member
Roy B. Conacher is a senior partner with an Eastern Ontario Law firm. He was called to the Bar in 1971 and after practicing in Toronto for several years moved to Eastern Ontario. He has served on many boards and tribunals during his career including appointments as Co-Chair, Ontario Psychiatric Review Board; Regional Vice-Chair, Ontario Consent & Capacity Board; Independent Chairperson, Federal Penitentiaries Act, Deputy Judge (Small Claims). He has served the community as a municipal councilor as Chair, Professional Division, Eastern Ontario United Way Campaign and a director of a local Rotary Club. His practice now concentrates on real estate development and municipal law.
Zahra Dhanani - Member
Zahra Dhanani is a lawyer and was called to the Bar in 1999. She studied at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she received her LL.B and where she is currently completing her LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution with a focus on Restorative Justice. As a lawyer she has had experience working at various Community Legal Clinics, running her own practice and working on various social justice projects. She has specialised in Mediation, Human Rights and Immigration/Refugee Law. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa, where she focused on Women’s Issues and Political Science. Currently she is the Legal Director of a prominent women’s organisation.
Dave Edwards - Member
Dave Edwards has been a partner in a Niagara Region Law firm since 1978 practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial law. During his professional career he has served on a number of community organizations and held a number of positions, including: Chair of the Board of Trustees of Brock University, President of the United Way of his Municipality and District, Member of the Niagara District Airport Commission, and a Member of the Boards of Directors of The Alzheimer Society of Niagara and the Rotary Club.
Garth Goodhew - Member
Garth Goodhew spent most of his professional career in secondary education in Northern Ontario serving 23 years as a Principal. Throughout his career he served on a variety of boards and agencies, was a member of his Municipalities City Council and chaired the National Candidature Committee of the United Church of Canada. He received the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal for community service. After leaving secondary education Garth completed 6 years as a Board member in the Ontario Region of the National Parole Board. At the present time he is a member of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for the Sudbury Region of Correctional Service of Canada.
Tammy Landau - Member
Tammy Landau is Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Ryerson University. She has a PhD in criminology from the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto, and has been involved in a wide range of community projects and agencies. Dr. Landau has been a consultant to federal, provincial and local governments on a variety of justice issues. Her research interests include policing, Aboriginal justice and victimology.
Hyacinthe Miller - Member
Following graduation from university, Ms. Miller worked in the private sector and for the federal and provincial governments in Ontario. She has also been active in various community agencies. During her career, Ms. Miller has been a senior manager, a technology consultant and general advisor to federal and provincial government ministries and central agency officials, law enforcement agencies and civilian oversight organizations. Currently an organizational development consultant, Ms. Miller is also Executive Director of the Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement.
The members of the Commission are representative of all areas of the Province including the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western regions.
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