Roger Greenberg was born and raised in Ottawa and regularly attended Ottawa Rough Riders’ games at Lansdowne Park and Ottawa 67s games in the Civic Centre.  He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Toronto and then his law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1980.  After practicing law for a couple of years, Roger joined his family business, The Minto Group, on a full-time basis in 1985 and became CEO in 1991.  Today, he serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Minto Apartment REIT, a TSX-listed company.

The Minto Group is a fully integrated real estate company offering new homes and condominiums, apartment rentals, furnished suites, commercial space, property and investment management. Founded in 1955, Minto has built more than 85,000 homes, and currently manages 8,800 rental apartments and 2.5M square feet of commercial space with operations in Ottawa, Toronto, London, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and the southern USA.   Minto Apartment REIT owns interests in more than 7,000 apartment suites in major markets across Canada.

The Minto Group is a two-time winner of the Building Industry and Land Development Association’s Green Builder of the Year award, four-time winner of EnerQuality’s Ontario Green Builder of the Year award and two-time winner of the Ontario Home Builder Association’s Home Builder of the Year Award. The Minto Group was named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2019.

Roger divides his time and passion between The Minto Group, OSEG and a variety of charitable causes in the community with a focus on the health and education sectors. He is the chair of the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus Redevelopment Campaign and sits on the board of the OSEG Foundation.  Roger was awarded the Order of Canada in 2013 in recognition of his philanthropic activities and currently serves as an Honourary Colonel of the 30^th Field Artillery Regiment, a local reserve unit in the Canadian Army, fondly nicknamed the Bytown Gunners

An Ottawa native, John Ruddy has been involved in football all his life. He played minor, high school and university football, was an Ottawa Rough Riders’ season ticket holder for many years and his passion for the CFL remains strong.

Mr. Ruddy has been active in Canada’s retail development industry for over forty years. He founded Trinity Development Group Inc. in 1992 to capitalize on the then emerging large format retail centres, more commonly known as “Power Centres”. Since its inception, Trinity has developed over 30 million square feet of retail and mixed-use space across Canada. The company operates out of offices in Toronto and Ottawa.

Mr. Ruddy is also well known for his philanthropic support for community causes and institutions through the Trinity Development Foundation which focuses their community support on Youth Education and Sport, Care of Seniors, Community Programming and the Arts.

John Pugh’s life journey has come full circle. A semi-professional soccer player in his native England, it was computer science, not soccer, which brought John and his wife Christine to Canada. Today, after a successful career in academia and high-tech, he’s back in the soccer business full-time.

Mr. Pugh served as Professor and Director of the School of Computer Science at Carleton University. He subsequently co-founded The Object People Inc., and directed it from start-up to acquisition. In 2002, Mr. Pugh purchased the Ottawa Fury organization to provide the best possible development opportunities for talented young soccer players and the highest calibre of play for soccer fans in the Ottawa Region.

Under Mr. Pugh’s leadership, the Fury Youth Development Academy has schooled thousands of youngsters on the nuances of the game. Over 80 Fury players have received NCAA scholarships and over 125 players have gone on to play at Canadian colleges and universities.

An Ottawa native, Bill Shenkman was born and raised with football in the family. His godfather, Sam Berger, was an Ottawa Rough Riders’ team owner in the 1960’s and a two-time CFL president, and his first cousin, David Loeb, owned the team in the glory years. A major shareholder of Millwall FC that plays in the English Championship, he also owned the Ottawa Intrepid in the early days of quality soccer in Ottawa.

Mr. Shenkman owns the Shenkman Group of Companies, a real estate property development firm headquartered in Ottawa. It invests in a wide variety of ventures including commercial and residential real estate, manufacturing businesses and technology-based partnerships. For more than 120 years, three generations of the Shenkman family have successfully owned and operated businesses in Canada and around the world.

Outside of the business realm Mr. Shenkman is active in philanthropic endeavours and serves as Chairman of the William Shenkman Foundation.

Mark is the President and CEO of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) which includes the Ottawa REDBLACKS Football Club, Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club, The Stadium and Arena at TD Place and the mixed-use retail operations at Lansdowne. He is also on the Board of Directors of the OSEG Foundation.

Mark was born, raised and spent his entire career in Ottawa and is a proud alumnus of Carleton University. His uncle was Howard Darwin, one of the original owners of the 67’s and much of his childhood was spent at Lansdowne cheering on the 67’s and Rough Riders.

Mark is a chartered accountant who started his professional career with PricewaterhouseCoopers before getting his start in sports as Chief Financial Officer of the Ottawa Senators and the Canadian Tire Centre (formerly The Palladium). After “The Sens” Mark spent over 15 years in executive level positions in a variety of industries including software, professional services, life sciences, clean tech and oil and gas.
He lives in Stittsville with his wife Lisa, son Jackson and three cats. Daughter Meghan has married a Leafs fan and regrettably moved to Toronto.

As President of Ottawa REDBLACKS & Ottawa 67’s, Adrian is responsible for the performance of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s (OSEG) two sports teams (Ottawa REDBLACKS – CFL, Ottawa 67’s – OHL) and the business relationships with our TD Place sports team tenants (Ottawa BlackJacks – CEBL and Atlético Ottawa – CPL).

Sciarra, most recently OSEG’s Senior Vice-President of Business Operations, joined the organization in September 2013 as Vice-President, of Partnerships and Merchandise Sales.

Adrian is an experienced sports marketing executive, having spent 20+ years in the industry. Prior to joining OSEG, Adrian spent five years at the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he was the Vice-President of Commercial Assets, responsible for the operation and growth of the partnerships and licensing departments. During his tenure at the CFL, the League enjoyed tremendous growth, earning record revenues from both corporate partnerships and licensing, as well as executing the highly successful 100th Grey Cup in 2012. Prior to that, Adrian spent 4 years at NASCAR Canada, helping to grow NASCAR’s sponsorship and licensing businesses in the Canadian marketplace. He also spent five years at Landmark Sport Group, one of Canada’s leading sports marketing agencies.

In 2014, Adrian was recognized as one of Canada’s “5 to Watch”, an award for sports business leaders under the age of 40.

Adrian is a native of Markham, Ontario, and a graduate of McMaster University (Honours Commerce – 1998). He currently lives in Ottawa with his wife Michelle and their three children, Daniel, Ava, and Luca.

David joined OSEG in June 2017 as Vice President of Finance. He is now responsible for Finance, Information Technology, and Box Office operations for all of the legal entities within OSEG’s corporate structure.

David has over 20 years of experience as a CFO in a variety of industries, including IT, Not-for-Profit and International Development. He has extensive experience in the design and management of financial and IT systems, with a focus on simplifying and improving financial reporting. He has worked with many executive boards and executive/management teams, and government departments. David has also managed complex and multi-location business units, both nationally and internationally.

Originally from Australia, David is a Chartered Accountant. He lives in Stittsville with his wife Nicole and their two daughters, Jordan and Mackenzie.

The OSEG Foundation was founded in 2017 with Janice Barresi as its inaugural Executive Director.  Janice’s passion for philanthropy is well-known in Ottawa’s business community. For over 20-years, she has served as a fundraising professional in the National Capital Region raising tens of millions of dollars for charitable causes.

Ms. Barresi built the OSEG Foundation from the ground up, establishing fundraising programs to lower the barrier of entry for all kids to be able to take part in organized sports and learn the positive life lessons that help them contribute to society as adults. Prior to joining OSEG, Janice successfully led the growth and sustainability of local charitable organizations such as the YSB Foundation and Christie Lake Kids. In these roles, she provided strategic growth for annual revenue, executed successful strategic plans, launched direct mail appeals, coordinated special events, and secured major gifts.

Janice has worked extensively with Ottawa business and community leaders on boards of directors and various committees, as well as building donor-centered staff teams focused on creating opportunities for meaningful philanthropic impact.

Anne-Marie Villeneuve joined OSEG in 2014 as Director of Guest Relations and was promoted to the role of Vice-President, Event Services, in January 2016.

In her role, Villeneuve oversees the guest experience, ensuring visitors are well looked after by event staff from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave.  She also heads the operational team that keeps TD Place and the Lansdowne district in top shape, and she manages relationships with our service partners (security, food and beverage and custodial).   Anne-Marie also collaborates with the City of Ottawa and government agencies to coordinate all events that are staged at TD Place and Lansdowne.

A native of Quebec City, Villeneuve worked for more than 20 years in the hospitality industry before joining OSEG, specializing in convention services and food/beverage operations for Delta Hotels, Westin Hotels and Canadian Pacific.

Villeneuve lives in the region with her husband, Francis, and children Maxime, Eve and Léo.

Valerie Hughes joined OSEG in 2015 as then Director of Major Events. She has continually taken on new challenges and responsibilities over the years which led to her promotion to the role of Vice-President, Event and Entertainment in 2022.

As Vice-President, Event and Entertainment, Valerie is responsible for the acquisition, management and execution of all events happening at TD Place, in addition to the creation of new, OSEG-driven events that operate at Lansdowne Park. For these, she oversees event production, event conversion and event procurement, all with the goal of generating incremental revenue and site traffic for Lansdowne and OSEG.

Valerie is an experienced event executive, having spent over 30 years planning and executing large scale events. Prior to joining OSEG, Valerie was a leader in the international sporting event scene and held various roles with National Sport Organizations like Canada Soccer and Hockey Canada. Some of the events Valerie contributed to include the 1997 Francophone Games, FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup 2002, FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship 2009, IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships 2013, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 and the 2017 Grey Cup.

Valerie is a native of St. Catharines, Ontario who holds a degree from Laurentian University in Physical Education and a Sport Administration master’s degree from the University of Ottawa. Valerie currently lives in Ottawa with her youngest daughter Kate, while her eldest daughter is pursuing a business degree in Lilles, France.

As Vice President of Corporate Partnerships & Ticketing, Matt is responsible for the overall operations and growth across the Sponsorship, Premium Seating and Ticketing functions at OSEG.

Matt is an experienced sales & partnership marketing leader with a proven track record of building impactful relationships with key stakeholders at local, regional and national levels over the past 15 years. Prior to joining OSEG in 2015 as Director, Corporate Partnerships, Matt spent 9 years at Senators Sports & Entertainment where we held various positions in Community Development, Ticketing and Premium Properties.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Matt is a proud Brock Badger alum (SPMA, 2004) and holds a Masters degree from the University of Windsor (MHK, 2006). Matt currently lives in Kanata with his wife Heather and two kids, Hadley & Dax.