The Board of Trustees is elected by our voting membership at the Annual General Meeting. Active Team Members, and Team Members on leave of absence, are eligible to vote.
Duncan Malkinson
Co-Chair Board of Trustees
Duncan Malkinson was born and raised in Dawson Creek, BC. Upon his graduation from High School in 2011, he was elected to the Dawson Creek City council. Through this opportunity, he was appointed as a council liaison to the Dawson Creek Watershed Society, and to the Dawson Creek Library Board. During this time, he worked for a number of community non-profits, such as the Dawson Creek Ski and Rec Association, and the Dawson Creek Golf and Country Club. During this time, he also worked as a substitute teacher. He has also volunteered for a number of community causes as well, such as the Pouce Coupe Volunteer Fire Department, the Dawson Creek Historical Society and the local KIWANIS Club.
Duncan has an undergraduate degree in International Studies and Economics from the University of Northern British Columbia. He currently works for the District of Fort Saint James. Duncan has been a pro-bono volunteer with ICO since the summer of 2018, first as a Special Projects Assistant to the Chair and then as an Assistant to the Board. He is very passionate about principled decision-making, Millennium Development Goals, and the empowerment of others.
Catalina Roberts BA
Co-Chair Board of Trustees
Catalina is currently in the process of completing her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Development Studies at the University of Calgary. Her degree allows her to focus on her passion within the African region and the importance of security and strategy, specifically within conflict zones.
In 2018, she joined ICO after being a youth representative for the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation at the United Nations High-level Political Forum. She has held several positions within ICO, as intern with the Secretariat, as Lead of ICO Communities and now as Lead – Communications Group.
In her spare time she embraces the cold weather of Calgary with snowboarding and hiking but also enjoys bouldering, hanging out with friends, and traveling the globe.
Tony Cardoso BA
Trustee
Chair of the Council of ICO Communities
Tony brings more than 40 years operational and human resources experience to ICO. His career has spanned theme parks and world expositions, to international equipment manufacturing, to currently commercial and industrial cleaning services. Across all these industries, Tony has been able to leverage his expertise in creating strategies to improve productivity and efficiency; balancing budgets; managing quality assurance programs; and supervising, hiring, and training employees. Tony worked with John Mitchell building the human resources and organization for a large Pulp and Paper Complex, it was during that time in 1988 that Tony and John worked on the first conceptual document that led eventually to ICO.
Born in Braga, Portugal, Tony immigrated to Canada at age 13. Twenty years later he immigrated again, this time to the United States. Tony lives in Ohio with his wife of more than 20 years, Tammy and their daughters Ashten and Morgan. In addition to serving as congregational president for his church, Tony enjoys spending time with his family and being involved in his young daughter’s multiple activities.
Tony has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Harrison Jordan BA J.D.
Board Secretary and Trustee
Harrison Jordan is a lawyer for Canadian companies in highly regulated sectors, including medical cannabis and anti-money laundering. As the founder of Substance Law, he focuses on helping small businesses in various sectors stay onside and resolve their legal difficulties.
Harrison co-founded Alan Aldous, the world’s first public relations firm for companies in the legal psychedelics space, where he used his experience in digital marketing and search engine optimization to enhance the visibility of clients.
Harrison comes from a family that instilled the importance of charitable work and he was attracted to ICO due to the novel “100% volunteer-driven” model of ICO. He looks forward to advancing the mission of the organization to the greatest extent possible, through a legal and advocacy lens.
Pauline Sutherland BSc Kinesiology
Trustee
Pauline Sutherland is currently enrolled in the University of Calgary Master of Architecture program and has specialized in community planning relationships in environmental design.
Before enrolling in the Masters Program, she completed her undergrad with a BSc in Kinesiology and spent many years working and volunteering with athletes, people with disabilities, and every day people to encourage healthy lifestyles. She is also a retired athlete with 11 years competing as a speed skater and 3 years spent training in the Olympic Oval Program in Calgary.
She spends her time learning about future improvements for her community in Calgary. She has a love for people and human-centric design and is passionate about community empowerment and ensuring support for self advocates and traditionally underserved groups in Canada and beyond.
Treasurer Board of Trustees
