Mr. Saunders is a former Toronto Police Chief and current director at Woodbine Entertainment Group. Mark also serves on the Board of Trustees for University Health Network, is the Co-Chair of the At-Rise Committee with Black North Initiative, and is a member of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Guelph Humber University. Mark was selected as a Canadian representative from the Canadian Associations of Chiefs of Police to participate in and complete the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Course (LinCT) which included studies in Scotland and Ireland, specializing in counter-terrorism with the supporting themes of leadership and intelligence. Mark later served a one year term as President of LinCT.