Sine Chadi is the founder of Imperial Equities Inc. and has been the principal driver of its growth and development, overseeing all day-to-day aspects of the Corporation’s development and management.
He has worked in the real estate and development industries for more than 40 years. He is the owner of several companies involved in real estate sales, asset management, property management and mortgage financing. Mr. Chadi is an active community leader who has determinedly and financially supported many community groups and charities. He has received numerous awards for his business achievements and community involvement including being recognized as a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year (2008), and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). Sine was inducted to the City of Edmonton Hall of Fame (2013) and the Alberta Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and NWT (2022) and received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2023).
Mr. Chadi is a renowned philanthropist and fundraiser in the Edmonton area, donating and raising millions on behalf of organizations including the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital’s pediatric unit, where $7,000,000 was raised and the Chadi Family Foundation made a lead donation of $1 million toward the Chadi Centre for Pediatric Rehabilitation. His charitable activities are conducted through his companies and increasingly through the Chadi Family Foundation, which prioritizes, healthcare, the arts, sports and other community causes.
Diane Buchanan has worked in the real estate industry and the Edmonton business community for more than 30 years.
She is the former CEO of Advanced Panel Products Ltd. and a former real estate agent that owned several real estate brokerages and has developed several real estate properties including the Union Bank Inn, formerly a 4-star hotel in downtown Edmonton. Ms. Buchanan is also the CEO of Yorkshire Equities and Chair of the Gordon and Diane Buchanan Family Foundation, which has donated more than $19 million to charitable causes to date.
Ms. Buchanan also developed the Buchanan Centre, a world-class wellness centre for Albertans impacted by Parkinson’s disease. She continues to lead the development of an endowment fund to ensure Centre sustainability. In 2021, She was named the first Female Honorary Lt. Colonel since 1895 for the Military Police for Western Canada and the NWT (overseeing the Army, Navy, and Air Force) and she was inducted to the Northern Alberta Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. Diane was also recognized in 2019 by being named to the City of Edmonton Hall of Fame. She has also been an active Rotarian for many years and is former member of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation Board, a founding member of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women Foundation, and a volunteer/event organizer for the Edmonton Humane Society, as well as an ongoing supporter of multiple community and arts organizations.
Kevin Lynch was a partner with Bennett Jones in its Edmonton office (retired December 2021) and is a Vice-President with Union Lending Corporation.
In his legal practice, he acted for corporations, financial institutions and private equity firms in mergers and acquisitions, financings, commercial real estate financings and corporate/commercial matters. A past active member of the community, Mr. Lynch has previously volunteered for sports organizations, school boards, condominium boards, and has assisted with fund raising for hospital foundations. He has also been actively involved in campaigns to increase the awareness of the life-giving gift that is organ donation. He is currently a Scouter in his grandsons’ Beaver colony.
Dave Majeski retired from the Royal Bank of Canada in 2015 after 47 years of continuous service.
He enjoyed a diverse career that included branch network and operations, human resources and commercial markets. Most recently he was the Vice President Real Estate and Construction Services in Edmonton and the market lead for Red Deer North which included north eastern British Columbia and the Territories. Mr. Majeski is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors – Rotman Directors Education Program. He continues to be an active community supporter and serves two not-for-profit boards and associations. In 2013, Mr. Majeski was recognized as a distinguished citizen by MacEwan University and awarded an Honorary Bachelor Degree. In 2015 he was inducted into the City of Edmonton Hall of Fame for his outstanding community service.
Susan Green is an experienced board director with demonstrated success on public, private and not-for-profit sector boards.
Susan is a director with the Great Western Brewing Company Ltd., Chair of the Resilience Initiative for Crossroads International, Chair of the International Women’s Forum, Edmonton Chapter, and Executive Committee of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Edmonton Chapter. Susan has also been an active Rotarian for almost 30 years. She was Chair of the Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission, Director on the Canada Revenue Agency Board of Management and was a director, officer and owner of Guardian Chemicals Inc. She served as Vice President, External Relations at the University of Alberta and previously held senior executive leadership roles at the Alberta Cancer Board, the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Government of Alberta., She has served as chair or on the executive committee of provincial, national and international organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation, Peter Lougheed Leadership College, Pearson College of the Pacific, the Rotary Club of Edmonton Glenora, Edzimkulu: A Society for Children with AIDS in South Africa. Ms. Green holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta, certificates from the Banff School of Advanced Management, the Niagara Institute, the Foundation of Administrative Justice and has her designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Crossroads International( 202)3, Honorary Doctorate from MacEwan University (2022), Daughter of the Year Award (2017), Distinguished Citizen Award from MacEwan University (2014), the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award (2013), Global Woman of Vision (2006), the Alberta Centennial Medal (2005) and VentureMagazine’s 2016 Top 50.