Alex Nuttall

Alex Nuttall
Alex Nuttall

Currently serving as the 47th Mayor in the City of Barrie, His Worship Alex Nuttall has an extensive political resume. Prior to his appointment to the Alectra Board of Directors, and current Mayoral position, Nuttall served as a City Councillor in Barrie for eight years, and Member of Parliament representing Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte.

While in the House of Commons as their Member of Parliament, Mayor Nuttall served in the Shadow Cabinet of His Majesty's Official Opposition and was called upon to serve in many roles to better Canadian governance. He served as Shadow Minister for Economic Development for Southern Ontario, and the following year Mayor Nuttall proudly accepted the role of Shadow Minister for the new Sharing Economy, as well as Deputy Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development. On August 30, 2017, he was named Shadow Minister for Youth, Sports, and Persons with Disabilities, and was later promoted to Shadow Minister for Internal Trade, a key governmental economic portfolio.

In the private sector, Mayor Nuttall worked in the financial services industry, in both the Bank and Credit Union space. More recently, prior to his inauguration as Barrie Mayor, he served as Vice-President of a telecommunications company, that specializes in fibre delivery of telecom services.

Steven Del Duca

Steven Del Duca
Steven Del Duca

Steven Del Duca was first elected as Mayor of Vaughan in 2022.

In addition to his role as a Director on the Alectra Board, Mayor Del Duca is a member of the Audit Finance and Risk Management Committee.

As a member of York Region Council, he currently serves on the York Region Rapid Transit Corporation as well as the Housing Affordability Task Force.

At the City of Vaughan, Mayor Del Duca Chairs the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) sub-committee and the Vaughan Healthcare Precinct Advisory committee.

The Mayor has a strong background of committed public service, including working for a labour union, serving six years as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan and holding positions in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Development and Growth.

He studied political science and Canadian history at the University of Toronto and Carleton and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.

As a staunch advocate for the City of Vaughan, he wants to ensure it continues to be a place where everyone can thrive, children have the best possible opportunities, and businesses are empowered to grow and succeed.

Danielle Diaz

Danielle Diaz
Danielle Diaz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Reporting directly to Alectra’s CEO, Danielle is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Canada’s largest municipally owned electric utility. She previously served as Vice-President of Projects, Treasury and Taxation before being named interim CFO in October 2022. Prior to the formation of Alectra Utilities in 2017, Danielle served as VP Finance at Horizon Utilities.

Danielle is currently a Director on the MEARIE Board.

Danielle has more than 15 years of experience as a strategic finance professional – and nearly a decade in the electricity sector. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), and holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Brock University.

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