Leadership
Steve Gregory
Founder and Chairman
Stephen (Steve) Gregory, MSM has led IsaiX Technologies Inc., a firm specializes in organizational development and technology for sales, since 1989. In addition, he sits as a director on the boards of two TSX-listed public companies.
In 2006, he co-founded the “3rd Battery of Montreal Artillery,” a charity which supports cadets and veterans. In 2015, he co-founded The Respect Campaign, which facilitates a national networking initiative involving forums in more than 20 Canadian cities. This network promotes collaboration among stakeholders, who support the mental health of our men and women in uniformed service. In various capacities, he has assisted in raising over $3 million for the families of our troops, and various community outreach initiatives.
Steve, supported by teams of volunteers in Canada, Sicily and Holland, organized 325-km marches across Sicily in 2013, 2018, and 2023. The marches honoured those who fought and died on all sides, during Operation Husky, the Allied campaign in Sicily in 1943. Three Op Husky documentaries are now broadcast in Italy and Canada, keeping alive the memory of the fallen and the history of the Allied campaign. In 2023, Steve and his team of Sicilian volunteers opened the Walk for Remembrance & Peace (Il percorso per il ricordo e la pace), a 325-km fully mapped walking trail, designed to highlight the fact that Sicily is the first example of successful peacebuilding by Allied armies, following the invasion of Sicily, and subsequent liberation of Italy in 1943.
Leadership
BGen (ret'd) Richard Giguère
BGen (ret’d) Richard Giguère has over 35 years’ experience in the Canadian Army. Deployed to Germany, Haiti, Kabul and Kandahar, he was also a military attaché in Washington. He had the privilege of commanding the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment and La Citadelle de Québec, Land Force Quebec Area and Joint Task Force East, as well as the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
Following his military retirement, he became expert-in-residence at Université Laval’s École supérieure d’études internationales, associate professor at the École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP), and lecturer at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. A graduate of the École de Guerre de Paris, he holds a bachelor’s degree in military and strategic studies from the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, and a specialized graduate diploma in strategic studies from Université Paris XIII (Sorbonne Paris-Nord). He completed training at the Harvard Kennedy School and the United States Joint and Combined Warfighting School in Norfolk, Virginia.
In 2019, he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Régiment du Saguenay, an infantry unit of the Canadian Army Reserve.
John Mac E. Hannan, CD
Director for International Partnerships for the International Forum for Peace, Security & Prosperity
John has been serving as the Director for International Partnerships for the International Forum for Peace, Security & Prosperity since 2020. He had a 30-year career as an International Management Consultant, and continues to serve as an Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He and his wife Marianna reside in Kirkland, QC, and they have two grown daughters.
Dr. Darryl G. Cathcart, CD
Executive Director
Darryl Cathcart served in the Canadian Army for 26 years, from Private to Major. During his service, Darryl held command and staff positions in The Royal Canadian Regiment and the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, where he deployed to Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. Darryl is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, the United States Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, the Joint Command and Staff Programme at the Canadian Forces College, and Queen’s University. Darryl holds a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from Western University.
In 2018, Darryl founded Release Point Education to witness the realization of academic excellence by supporting military-connected learners by providing specialized, relevant, and credible programming.
Major Provenza
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