Who we are

Board of Directors

Frank Jones has a B.A. in geography from Carleton University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from McMaster University. He is a former Senior Analyst with Statistics Canada, where he also led a Bible Fellowship group, and initiated an Alpha program in 2000. He is a lay chaplain and former Adjunct Professor of Economics with the University of Ottawa. Frank is the Executive Director and Director of Research of CCRI.
      e-mail: frank.jones@ccri.ca

Promise Sanipe has a B.B.A. from the University of New Brunswick, an M.A. in economics from the University of Ottawa, and a C.G.A. (Certified General Accountant) with membership in Ontario. He currently works as a Senior Project Officer/Analyst with the Canada Revenue Agency. Promise has led several weekly bible study groups within a local church context. Promise is CCRI's Director of Finance and coordinator of the Faith@Work Project.
      e-mail: promise.sanipe@ccri.ca

Gordon Walford has a B.A. in mathematics and M.A. in economics from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario. He is a former senior analyst in the Industry Accounts Division of Statistics Canada. Gord led a weekly bible study at Stats Canada, and currently is an elder and musician in a local Presbyterian church. In his spare time he is a grandfather of four and likes to create web pages for Christian organizations. Gord is CCRI's Director of Communications.
      e-mail: gord.walford@ccri.ca

Research Associates

Kevin Flatt has a B.A. in economics from the University of Waterloo, an M.A. in history from the University of Western Ontario and a Ph.D. in history from McMaster University. He is currently Assistant Professor of History at Redeemer University College, Ancaster Ontario.