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The members of the Foundation Board are community leaders from throughout our watershed.
2018-2019 Board of Directors
- Malcolm Matheson, President, Steed and Evans, Heidelberg (Chair)
- Wayne Fyffe, Retired Health Care Executive, Paris (Vice Chair)
- Robin-Lee Norris, Mediation Services, Guelph (Past Chair)
- Dr. Howard Armitage, Founding Chair, Conrad Centre, Waterloo
- Floyd Davis, Davis Fuels, Burford
- James den Ouden, CFO, James E. Wagner Cultivation Ltd., Kitchener
- Joel Doherty, Director of Development, HIP Developments, Cambridge
- Paul General, Manager, Six Nations Eco-Centre, Six Nations
- Wayne Knox, Retired Manager, Grand Erie Business Centre, Caledonia
- George Lourenco, Resource Manager, Capital Paving, Guelph
- Joy O'Donnell, President, Grand Financial Planning, Brantford
- Kathy Reston, GM, Finance, Corporate Compliance and Diversity & Inclusion,Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, St. George
- Dr. Paul Salvini, CEO, The Accelerator Centre, Waterloo
- Richard Seibel, Retired Aggregate Industry Executive, Fergus
- Helen Jowett, GRCA Chair
Malcolm Matheson, Chair
Malcolm is President of Steed and Evans, a full service construction, aggregate and maintenance company based in Heidelberg and a longtime corporate supporter of GRCF. Malcolm is a prominent community volunteer in Waterloo Region and a Professional Engineer.
In recent years Malcolm has been very active in supporting the Parkhill Dam hydro turbine installation project through his involvement with the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and membership on the joint GRCF/OSSGA project committee.
Wayne Fyffe, Vice Chair
Wayne's career began within the Ontario Water Resources Commission and progressed through several decades in the health care field. After decades as a lecturer, teacher and administrator, Wayne retired as President and CEO of The Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga in 2008.
A GRCF Director since 2014, Wayne is a three-time Paul Harris fellow, a past Board member of the Rotary Club of Brantford and Past Chair of its Environment and Ecology Committee. He enjoys fishing off his riverbank in Paris with his six grandsons every year.
Robin-Lee Norris, Past Chair
Robin-Lee Norris recently retired as a senior partner in the national law firm Miller Thomson LLP and now offers a range of mediation services in private practice. A GRCF Board member since 2010, Robin-Lee is very active in her home community of Guelph, with many years of involvement in organizations including the University of Guelph Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, Guelph Chamber of Commerce and the Guelph Wellington Development Association.
Robin-Lee has been the recipient of many awards, including the Alumni Medal of Achievement by the University of Guelph in 1990, the Mayor's Award in 2007 and an Honorary Fellowship of the University of Guelph in 2009. When not busy with her practice and many community activities, Robin-Lee enjoys time at her cottage on Conestogo Lake.
Sara Wilbur, Executive Director
Sara Wilbur is Executive Director of the Grand River Conservation Foundation, responsible for volunteer and fund development for priority projects of the GRCA. A Certified Fund Raising Executive since 1998, Sara is a member of Leadership Waterloo Region's Class of 2007 and is an active volunteer in her community. She and her family live near the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers.
Karen Armstrong, Secretary-Treasurer
In addition to her role as Secretary-Treasurer for the GRCF, Karen Armstrong is Secretary-Treasurer and Deputy CAO of the Grand River Conservation Authority. Karen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Windsor, a Diploma in Municipal Administration from Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Conestoga College.
