Volunteer experiences:

• Secretary of Tam Heather for the past three years
• On the Board of Directors for various positions for Tam Heather Venerables during the Covid years and then as President
• President for the Meadowvale Slow Pitch baseball league
• On the Board of Directors for various position for Arts Scarborough/Scarborough Arts Council, including President
• Treasurer for Highland Creek Scouts

Working Life 

• Worked at CIBC 1990-2017, first in Accounting Policy – Investment Banking, then held various jobs within Risk Management, Finance and Treasury
• Wrote several Banking Policies which the Bank Regulator (OSFI) adopted, and these became world-wide standards for banking best practices
• For several years ran the unit that controlled the largest banking system within CIBC and was considered the “professor” answering questions relating to that system until retirement
• Received Chartered Accountant designation while working for KPMG

Activities

• Winter: curling for about nine years and cross-country skiing
• Summer: golf, slow pitch baseball and cottaging

Volunteer Experience

• Entering third year as Vice-President of the Tam Board. During these three years I’ve sat on the following committees: Nominating, Governance, Finance and currently Chair of the Human Resources committee.
• Board member at Scarboro Golf and Country Club for three years of which two years served as Treasurer. Member of the Finance Committee for six years.

Professional Career

• Recently retired CPA with a career in finance that has spanned over 40 years during which time I’ve held senior management positions within large corporations (Alcan, Xerox, ADP) across a variety of industries including technology, financial services, manufacturing and Not-for-Profit.

Activities

• My wife and I have been curling members for 15 years at various clubs, joining Tam in 2020. We are currently golf members at Scarboro Golf and Country Club.
• During the summer months, our activities include biking, kayaking and gardening.
• Our recent travels have included several countries in Europe, Southeast Asia and Central America.

Welcome to all fellow Tam Fam members

I am Wayne Black and the newest member of the Tam Board in the position of Secretary.

I was raised and attended elementary and secondary school to grade 13 in Scarborough.

Since then, I have still lived in Scarborough in Malvern and now in a condominium near Scarborough Town Centre.

I worked for 5 years with the Toronto Star as a District manager looking after about 100 newspaper carriers (when that was still a thing). I worked for over 30 years with the TTC as a bus and subway driver and have been retired since 2011.

I have volunteered through the years with Scouts Canada, on two condominium Boards for 11 years (as treasurer and vice President), at the 2017 Pan Am and Para Pan games at the Scarborough Pan Am centre, with Tam Venerables section (as registration chair, Vice President, President and Past president) and now on the Tam Board.

I have one son and two grandchildren.

I started curling in high school in rental leagues through work and friends at Leaside, Avonlea, Annandale and Tam. I joined Venerables in 2012 and really like the fellowship and enthusiastic curling with this group.

I also devote time to TTS (Toronto Transportation Society) which helps preserve transit history. I am also interested in aviation, and I have a pilot’s licence but have not flown much recently. I play golf but not very well. Time with family is important and enjoyable.

I look forward to my Tam Board experience, and I hope to meet many of you soon.

I am a curling member at Tam. I started curling in 1999/2000 at Scarborough Golf and Country Club, joined Royal Canadian Curling Club when Scarborough closed its curling section, and moved to Tam in 2020 when I retired. I curl in the women’s section. I skip in Monday night rated and Tuesday daytime team entry, and I vice in Wednesday night team entry. I spare for the open and mixed sections, and periodically I play in the Thursday morning ladies tag draw. I assist with bonspiel and event registration for the women’s section.

I received a BSc (Hons) in math from Queens University in 1985, and my chartered accountant (CA, now CPA) designation in 1988. Commencing in 1986, I worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in audit, focused on real estate, pension and mutual funds and banks, and then in the national accounting research department. I joined Oxford Properties Group, a real estate owner and manager, in 1996, as a director and then VP, with responsibilities in corporate and property accounting. I worked on numerous transactions, was involved in the creation of a new budgeting system, and the set up of a new defined contribution pension plan. I was asked to move to OMERS (Oxford's parent) in February 2004 to start a new group, as VP Financial Controller Private Investments, overseeing OMERS’ real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments.

I joined EPIC Realty Partners Inc., a newly formed property management company, in August 2005, ultimately as SVP & CFO. I was responsible for creating and implementing policies and procedures for the new company, and implementing the accounting system. My role included accounting, client reporting, payroll, HR, IT, income taxes, review of legal documents, banking/treasury, insurance, and corporate secretariat work. EPIC expanded geographically across Canada and into asset management. At the end of 2016 we combined our business with two other companies to create EPIC Investment Services Limited Partnership. I was very involved in the transaction, and remained SVP & CFO of the new organization, with the same responsibilities I had at EPIC. I retired at the end of March 2020.

I served as a member of the board of directors of Family Day Care Services, an NPO focused on centre and home based child care, as treasurer for 8 years. Near the end of my tenure I led the transition process to set up a new pension plan, and I participated at a member of the union negotiation team.

I have been an active member of Tam for over 20 years, participating in mixed, daytime, and evening women’s curling. I also enjoy representing Tam in various bonspiels both at our club and at others.

My professional background is strongly rooted in customer service—whether in person, online, or over the phone. I am passionate about helping Tam maintain its positive reputation while supporting efforts to attract and retain members.

Although I’m only a casual tennis player at the park, I enjoy the sport and look forward to learning more about our tennis membership and working with the team to support our shared goals.

Tennis Member at Tam Heather for over 16 years

Began second, three- year term serving on Tam Heather Board of Directors beginning in Sept 2025

Board lead in overseeing retrofit of the Club Bar, Dining Room, & roof top HVAC systems.

Board liaison with the City of Toronto ( Landlord) for lease renewal & the $2.7 million dollar Provincial / Federal / Municipal capital grant for upgrade of Tam facilities (under the direction of the City of Toronto)

Serving on Board financial sub-committee.

35 years experience working in commercial real estate, property & asset management.

I have been a curling member of Tam Heather for more than 30 years, curling in the Evening Women, Daytime Women and Mixed Ladder leagues.

I have been an active participant in committees, including many years as President of the Business Women‘s Section and then the amalgamated Women’s Section. Most recently I have chaired the Curling Committee.

In the off-season I can be found on the water competing in dragonboat or on the golf course playing a round with friends.

I am enjoying my retirement from a long career in Organization Development at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and am pleased I can still apply those skills and experience on the Tam Board of Directors.

Saravan has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for over 20 years in various Senior Management roles.

He started playing tennis as a junior participating in OTA tournaments and currently plays on several Tam Heather Tennis teams.

He is a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility, growing tennis at the grass roots and local community participation.

Saravan obtained his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and recently completed his Executive MBA at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Daniel W. Lang is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, where he previously was Vice Provost, Planning and Budget, Vice-President, Computing and Communications, and Senior Policy Advisor to the President.

He is a recipient of the Palgrave Prize from the International Association of Universities, the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Distinguished Member Award, and the University of Toronto Arbor Award.

His governing board memberships include the Center for Research Libraries (Treasurer), Algoma University, the Toronto School of Theology, Saint Augustine’s Seminary, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and King’s University College (Treasurer).

As head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity baseball team he was named OUA Coach of the Year twice and All-Star Coach once. He is a member of the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame and recipient of the OUA John McManus Award.