Dina O'Meara-Director - is a journalist who lived and worked in South America and Asia before immigrating to Canada in 1980. She has worked with Reuters, Dow Jones and Canadian Press, as well as contributes to local and national magazines. Dina has a deep appreciation for the rights and freedoms available in Canadians, and is a staunch supporter of organizations which help populations in crisis, enable sustainable growth, and which bear witness to injustice.

dina.omeara@figtreefoundation.org

Paul Gomes-Director - is a native Calgarian, he entered the investment industry after completing his studies in Economics and Political Science at the University of Calgary in 1993. In 2001, Paul and his wife Kathy embarked on a year long journey around the world which would expose them to some of the crushing poverty and economic inequalities that exist in many developing countries. Paul returned to the investment industry in 2004 with the desire to engage investment professionals in the quest to find new solutions to old problems and to encourage them to use their gifts and skills in order to find those solutions. In 2007, Paul left the industry again to spend more time and energy volunteering with the Fig Tree Foundation and raising his son Anthony from home part time.

paul.gomes@figtreefoundation.org

Norman W. Holton-Director - became interested in international culture and business early in his career, living in Guyana and Trinidad in the mid 1970’s. Norm, a geologist with 35 years of experience in the oil business, has founded a number of successful oil and gas enterprises and brings substantial business and management experience to the Foundation. He is now Executive Chairman of Loon Energy Inc., a publicly-listed international oil and gas exploration and development company, with interests in Brunei, Peru, Colombia and Syria. Norm has traveled extensively and believes that innovative approaches, such as those promoted by The Fig Tree Foundation, are needed to increase the effective delivery of assistance in developing countries.

norm.holton@figtreefoundation.org