Board of Governors

Clara Angotti is the Co-founder and President of Next Pathway, a software company that enables businesses to automate the end-to-end migration of legacy applications and data warehouses to modern cloud platforms. Clara was twice recognized as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women, and as one of the top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. She was also awarded with the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award. Each year, Clara participates in a mentorship program to provide support and career guidance to women. Clara is also a member of the Board of Trustees for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). She is the parent of a current Branksome Hall student.

Rod Bolger spent over two decades in senior positions working at large banks - Bank of America and Citigroup (both in the US) as well as more than a decade at Royal Bank of Canada (in Canada). He recently served as group Chief Financial Officer at RBC for five years from 2016-2021. Prior to joining banking, he served multiple roles for more than a decade at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in NYC, London UK, and NJ. He also served as CFO for a global cryptocurrency firm for a few months. He spent eight years on the Board of Dixon Hall Neighborhood Services, a multi-derive not-for-profit agency that offers a wide range of supportive programs and services to several Toronto communities, acting as Chair of the Board for three years. Rod is a dual Canadian/US citizen; he is a graduate of Georgetown University and earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Rod is the father of two current Branksome Hall students.

Michael Bratty is President of the High-Rise Division for The Remington Group, a multi-generational, family business with more than seven decades of experience in land development, commercial and residential construction, and property management. He has served on the Building Committee for St. Michael’s Hospital and the Toronto International Film Festival Bell Lightbox Committee. Michael is the proud father of three Branksome Hall students.

Melanie is Director, Human Resources at OMERS, where she partners with business leaders to provide consultative support related to their talent strategy and people initiatives. While at OMERS, Melanie has been an HR Business Partner to multiple lines of business including Capital Markets, Data & Technology, Pensions, Communications and Investment Operations. Melanie is a Certified Human Resources Professional and holds a Master of Industrial Relations & Human Resources from the University of Toronto and both a B.Ed. and B.A. from Queen’s University. Melanie is a graduate of Branksome Hall, having attended from Grades 1-12 and is the President of the Branksome Hall Alumnae Association.

The father of two Branksome alum, Jean joined the Branksome Hall Board of Governors in 2011 and is the Immediate Past Chair of the Board. He is Vice President, International Operations at Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Jean received his Bachelor's in Actuarial Sciences from Laval University and is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, as well as a member of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Michael has been a partner of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto since 2002. Michael’s practice focuses on Canadian and international merger and acquisition transactions and he has advised on many of Canada's highest-profile M&A transactions. Michael previously sat on the advisory board of the North York Harvest Food Bank. Michael is the proud father of a current Branksome student and a Branksome graduate.

Tricia “CK” PURKS Hoffler’80 is the CEO of The CK Hoffler Firm, the trailblazing Atlanta-based law firm. An accomplished attorney, Ms. Hoffler was previously a partner at Edmond, Lindsay & Hoffler, LLP. and a partner at Gary, Williams et al. in Florida. She has represented and is counsel to Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, and has managed several billion-dollar commercial cases, including record-setting medical negligence verdicts. Ms. Hoffler has also worked on significant civil rights and children’s rights cases that have resulted in bringing much needed justice for American citizens. Ms. Hoffler has served on the boards of The Pine School (Stuart, Florida), Georgetown University Law Alumni Board (Washington, DC), Planned Parenthood of South Florida (West Palm Beach, Florida) and Women in Philanthropy (Stuart, Florida - founding member). She is also a very active member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) and hosts an informal shadowing program for lawyers throughout Georgia who she mentors. Recently rated a “Super Lawyer” in 2022, Hoffler also received the Randolph W. Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Bar in 2022. Ms. Hoffler served as the 78th President of the National Bar Association in July 2020 and has made regular media appearances on television and radio both domestically and internationally. She is a weekly guest host of her own radio show on Atlanta’s WAOK with Juandolyn Stokes entitled “Law and Legal.” She has also appeared and provided legal and political commentary on CNN, ABC, Court TV, and MSNBC. She is a past Installation Speaker and Branksome Hall’s first Black Head Prefect.