Geri Rodman, President

Under Geri’s leadership, Inter-Varsity is currently focused on a 10-year goal of Launching 20,000 Extraordinary Kingdom Leaders by 2020.

"We believe God will launch youth and students as Kingdom Leaders who are so transformed by Jesus that nothing will stop their enormous zeal for the things of God."

Geri was appointed president of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Canada in 2002, after spending 23 years leading the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA ministry in Northern California and Hawaii. Educated at the University of Toronto and Wheaton College, Geri is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program at Gordon-Conwell. She serves on the boards of Regent College in Vancouver, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Water Ambassadors Canada.

Al Anderson, Vice President, Director of Campus Ministry

A strategic thinker with a passion for developing leaders, Al focuses his energies on placing well-trained teams of staff in high schools, colleges and universities across Canada.

"Our staff are committed to following Jesus and to helping others become his disciples too. As we place more staff, more students will come to know the transformational power of Jesus Christ."

Al graduated from Stanford University in 1980, where he met his wife, Sue, and also began his involvement with InterVarsity USA. He served the US movement from 1984 until he moved to Canada in 2004. Al has three children: Rachel, Jacob and Naomi.

Al has an MBA from the University of Washington, a Master’s of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and a D.Min in leadership from Gordon-Conwell Seminary.

Raymond Chow, Vice President, Operations

Raymond Chow joined Inter-Varsity’s leadership team in June 2011 after spending many years in various senior management roles in accounting and advisory services, human resources and learning, most recently as a Partner with Ernst & Young in Greater China.  His responsibilities include finance and administration, donor services, human resources, information services and the overall operational needs of the organization. 

 “I am looking forward to joining Inter-Varsity during this exciting period in our movement and working with our leaders and staff to more effectively support our work across Canada.”

Ray is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Waterloo.  He has served on the boards of Habitat for Humanity – Toronto and other local and international charities.  A native Torontonian, Ray and his wife Sandra have two children.

Kim Evans, Vice President, Advancement

With a keen ability to dream big dreams, Kim is advancing the ministry of Inter-Varsity by communicating the story of what God is doing through our camp and campus ministries.

"We are seeing young people’s lives changed by God in huge ways as they come to our camps and campus groups. This is a story worth telling."

Kim’s goal is to share Inter-Varsity’s vision and mission with alumni, donors, churches and the broader Christian community. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Kim practiced law in Ontario before joining Inter-Varsity in 2003. She has served on the boards of Woman Alive, Heritage College and Theological Seminary, Kitchener-Waterloo Crisis Pregnancy Center, and World Team International.

Kim recently completed her MA in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University.

LeAnne Thorfinnson, Vice President Camping - Circle Square Ranches, Pioneer Camps

LeAnne joined Inter-Varsity’s leadership team in June 2011 to oversee our camping ministry. It’s a world she knows well, having become a Christian at Ontario Pioneer Camp as a teenager in the 1970’s and later serving as the Girls Camp Director from 1992-1995.

“It is my privilege to serve God in the world of Christian camping – one of the most effective means of sharing the gospel with young people today. With the addition of the Circle Square Ranch Camps to our Pioneer Camp ministry, we have doubled the number of campers we can reach for Christ across Canada – the opportunities are limitless!”

LeAnne earned an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and an M.Ed from University of Toronto. She spent 12 years working in business, including in human resources with TD Bank and as Vice President Operations and IT with Interac Association. As well, she taught Human Resource courses for two years in the Ontario Community College network.

LeAnne served the board of Toronto City Mission for many years. She and her husband Tony Lee have two sons.