Board of Directors

Lori Ell, Thinkific Board Member

Lori Ell
Board Member

Ms. Lori Ell has been the President of Growing Ideas, a business consulting practice based in Calgary, Alberta, since 2013. She is currently a director of SNDL, where she serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Compensation Committee.  With over 30 years of extensive executive experience, Ms. Ell has worked with multi-billion-dollar corporations, startups, and mid-market companies across various industries, including food manufacturing and technology. She previously served as Chair of the Board of AgJunction Inc., where she also held interim roles as President and CEO. Ms. Ell has been a board member of the Sawridge Group and served on two Canadian Federal Departmental Audit Committees: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Indigenous Services Canada. Additionally, she has served on several other boards.  From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Ell was the President of Agristar Inc., an agri-food manufacturing company. Before that, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Quortech Solutions Ltd., a technology company.  Ms. Ell is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Management degree, and has Earned the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.