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The members of the Foundation Board are community leaders from throughout our watershed.
2017-2018 Board of Directors
- 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
- Wayne Fyffe, Retired Health Care Executive, Paris
- 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
- Malcolm Matheson, President, Steed and Evans, Heidelberg
- Robin-Lee Norris, Senior Partner, Miller Thomson LLP, Guelph
- Joy O'Donnell, President, Grand Financial Planning, Brantford
- Dr. Paul Salvini, CEO, The Accelerator Centre, Waterloo
- Richard Seibel, Chartered Accountant, Fergus
- John Whitney, Principal, Whitney & Company Realty Ltd., Waterloo
- Helen Jowett, GRCA Chair
Robin-Lee Norris, Chair
Robin-Lee Norris is a senior partner in the national law firm Miller Thomson LLP. 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.
Malcolm Matheson, Vice 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.
Joy O'Donnell, Past Chair
Joy is a Certified Financial Planner and the owner/proprietor of Grand Financial Planning in Brantford and Cambridge. She has an extensive knowledge of the Grand River watershed and maintains an active interest in water policy issues. Joy is a past president of the Rotary Club of Cambridge North, which has supported activities of the GRCA and GRCF for several years. Joy has been Rotarian of the Year and a Paul Harris Fellow, maintains a position on the local Board of Advocis and is an active member of the Brant-Brantford and Cambridge Chambers of Commerce. Joy was raised in the southern Grand River watershed and lives in Brantford with her family. Joy has been a GRCF Board Member since 2009.
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.
