Michael Sangster was most recently the Chief Commercial Officer of PAL Aerospace, responsible for leading the direction of sales, marketing, and business development teams to successfully identify and pursue global aerospace and defense opportunities. He was previously the Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at TELUS. Prior to TELUS, he was a Managing Partner at the Waterloo Group, Vice President of Sales at C-COM Satellite Systems, and Federal Government Relations and Sales Manager at Assure Health Inc.

Michael joined the OutCare Foundation Board in March 2018. He brings with him extensive volunteer experience with many diverse organizations in Ottawa including the Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association.

Michael was granted the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal Award in 2013 in recognition of his service to his community and is an Ottawa Police 2015 Community Leadership Award recipient. He was previously on the board of the Ottawa Food Bank and is the Founding Chairman of the Hill Charity Golf Classic. He attended the University of Manitoba and completed the Governance Essentials Program for Directors from the University of Ottawa School of Management Centre for Executive Education.