Our Education Development Board

Advocating for AI education across Canada

Like minds advancing AI literacy

We Collaborate with Skilled Industry Experts and Professionals

Much like our hands-on AI workshops, our corporate AI training is designed to help your team make the most of AI tools. With a focus on re-skilling and AI up-skilling, our corporate training programs can be delivered in an asynchronous format or with our team’s hands-on guidance online or in person.

Meet Our Education Development Board

Alex Cooper

Social Impact Representative

Alex Cooper is Associate Director (Lead), Donor Experience at Plan International Canada, where Cooper sits on the marketing department’s leadership team and leads donor value growth, mid-tier giving, donor experience, annual donor journey planning, and donor care operations. Cooper has spent more than 15 years in fundraising, donor experience, and marketing with Canadian charities and brands, and serves on our Education Development Board as its Social Impact Representative.

Currently serving as Associate Director (Lead), Donor Experience at Plan International Canada, and as Social Impact Representative on our Education Development Board, supporting CAIAI in advancing AI education for the social impact sector and AI literacy.
Previously served as Senior Manager, Donor Loyalty at Plan International Canada; Manager, Marketing – Campaigns & Engagement at Scene+; in annual giving, national donor experience, and monthly giving roles at Heart and Stroke; and in national direct marketing, donor relations, and fundraising events roles at the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, now MS Canada.
Academic, professional, and personal achievements include, but are not limited to, leading the first collaboration between a charity and the Government of Canada’s Privy Council Office Impact and Innovation Unit, a behavioural insights trial on charitable giving; acceptance as the first international mentee of the Tony Elischer Foundation’s leadership program; and growing Heart and Stroke’s national stewardship program from $2 million to $4.5 million in gross annual revenue in under three years.

Keith Jansa

Chief Executive Officer, Digital Governance Council

Keith Jansa is the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Governance Council, where he works with senior leaders from across Canada to address digital governance opportunities and challenges to safeguard Canadians in an increasingly digital world. He is an expert in the strategic application of standards and serves on our Education Development Board. Jansa shared his expert insights with the Canadian AI Advancement Institute in September 2025, and we cite those insights in our Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course.

Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Governance Council and as a member of our Education Development Board, supporting CAIAI in advancing responsible AI governance and AI literacy.
Previously served as Executive Director and as Vice President, Standards and Innovation, of the CIO Strategy Council, the council’s former name; Manager, Strategic Policy and Sector Engagement, among other management roles at the Standards Council of Canada; and Manager, Standards and Occupational Health & Safety at the Canadian Electricity Association, now Electricity Canada.
Academic, professional, and personal achievements include, but are not limited to, an honours degree in health sciences from the University of Ottawa, a provincial appointment to the Ontario Health Data Council, selection to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario‘s Strategic Advisory Council, and recognition as one of the 10 most influential business leaders in 2023 by The Inc. Magazine.

Join the Board!

AI Representatives

We are looking for reps with:

Expertise in AI technologies and trends, particularly in education.
The ability to contribute insights into the latest developments in AI to ensure relevant course content.
Experience with AI tools and platforms used in both educational and commercial applications.

Industry Representatives

We are looking for reps with:

A strong understanding of current and future AI demands within the corporate and industrial sectors.
The ability to connect industry needs with educational content to ensure practical applications of AI learning.
Experience in forming partnerships between educational institutions and industry.

Institutional Representatives

We are looking for reps with:

Experience working within academic institutions or educational organizations.
Expertise in curriculum development and knowledge of institutional requirements for AI programs.
The ability to bridge the gap between academia and AI industry needs.

Marketing Representatives

We are looking for reps with:

Expertise in creating marketing strategies that promote educational programs.
Knowledge of digital marketing channels and tactics, particularly for online education platforms.
The ability to identify promotional opportunities and partnerships to increase program visibility.

Social Impact Representatives

We are looking for reps with:

Expertise in creating marketing strategies that promote educational programs.
Knowledge of digital marketing channels and tactics, particularly for online education platforms.
The ability to identify promotional opportunities and partnerships to increase program visibility.