Advisory Group

The Master of Public Service program is pleased to announce their first Advisory Group of MPS fellows which consists of former distinguished ministers, bureaucrats, and mayors! The group is comprised of five honourable public servants who will use their knowledge of public policy and administration to offer career advice to MPS students about key ingredients for success, as well as offer insight about the public service culture. The advisory group will also work to market the MPS brand by generating interest in the program while creating networking and employment opportunities for students.  The advisory group is comprised of the following members:   

MPS advisory group member and former assistant deputy minster Frank Denton

Frank Denton

Advisory Group Member

Frank Denton is the CEO of the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority, a regulatory body overseen by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

Matthew King

Matthew King

Advisory Group member

Principal at Stratgov Solutions

Rob MacIsaac

Rob MacIsaac

Advisory Group member

President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences


headshot of assistant deputy minister of Finance Leah Myers

Leah Myers

Advisory Group Member

Leah Myers is the former Assistant Deputy Minster responsible for income security and pension policy at the Ontario Ministry of Finance. 

Elizabeth Witmer

Elizabeth Witmer

Advisory Group member

Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board

Former MPP, Waterloo North and Kitchener-Waterloo

Carl Zehr

Carl Zehr

Advisory Group member

Former mayor of the City of Kitchener