Advisory Board
Keith Monrose
Keith Monrose is a co-founder of Silver Sherpa Inc. and is the Executive Director of Seneca International where he leads global post-secondary initiatives. Keith held previous leadership positions in the post-secondary, health and technology sectors at McMaster University, Mohawk College, Merck Canada, Canada Health Infoway and Telus. Throughout his career, Keith has led or contributed to transformation initiatives focused on organization alignment, performance and growth strategies. He is a frequent speaker on the future of work and volunteers on a number of sector advisory groups, committees and boards.
Fred C. Ryall CHS
Fred brings 40 years of experience as an estate practitioner and member of ADVOCIS, an association for Insurance and Financial Planners. For over a decade, Fred has focused his considerable expertise on families with special needs children, putting tremendous effort into ensuring each is well looked after.
As Past President of the Peel region ADVOCIS board and a founding Member of the Estate Planning Council of Mississauga, Fred has been featured and recognized across television, radio, and written media. He has also lectured to numerous not-for-profit organizations, including Cystic Fibrosis, Autism Ontario, Canadian Down Syndrome Society, Peel Public School Board, ALS Canada, and Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Fred is passionate about making time to serve his community beyond the business world. In 2007, Fred received the Julia Award from Cystic Fibrosis for raising over $500,000. In 2012, Fred was awarded the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal of Honour.
An avid believer in continual self-improvement and healthy ageing, Fred completed the Boston Marathon in 2008 and continues to enjoy a healthy lifestyle today.
Elizabeth Lea
Elizabeth Lea joins the Silver Sherpa team bringing insights and experience developed through her years in the public broadcasting, healthcare, electricity, and municipal affairs sectors. She has contributed to organizations in a number of roles, including senior Public Affairs practitioner, innovation strategist, and urban and regional planner.
With a focus on culture, literacy and education, Elizabeth currently serves as a member of the University of Toronto Press Board of Directors, and has served on the Board of A Cappella, a prevention and early intervention initiative that assisted young women who were at risk of leaving high school. She has also been a volunteer at the Art Gallery of Ontario and East End Literacy.
Elizabeth is a graduate of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Waterloo.