Meridith
Centre
Board Of Directors
- Wayne Russell
Interim President, Executive Committee
- Retired - Wayne served as Treasurer,
Canadian Olympic Committee, Former President & CEO Own
The Podium 2010, as well as Former Chairman, Hockey Canada
- Yves Menard
Vice-President, Executive Committee
- A lawyer working in the construction
sector, his wife, Andrea Lockwood, is also a lawyer. Chelsea residents
for 20 years, this couple have been early and consistent supporters to
the Foundation. Yves has been involved in many major developments and
also has experience in financing a number of public institutions. He
has valuable experience sitting on other boards and has given legal
advice to many charitable and not-for-profit organizations.
- Chad Hollington
Treasurer, Executive Committee
- Chad is a graduate of University of
Ottawa and has
lived in Chelsea since 2001. Chad currently operates a business in
Chelsea and has been involved in many community initiatives and
fundraising. He has a strong background is corporate management and
sales & marketing. Chad brings various skills to the foundation
acquired in his 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Chad resides in
Chelsea with his wife Tracy and his two children Madison and Aidan.
- Marie Schingh
Secretary, Executive Committee
- Marie is a 15 year Chelsea resident
and
active community member who has a strong commitment to the realization
of the Meredith Centre. She holds a BSc and MBA, is an accredited
executive coach and her 20 years in the Federal Public Service offers
the Foundation board many valuable organizational, managerial and
strategic skills. She is currently Director, Integrated Planning at
Environment Canada.
- William Amos
Board Member
- Will is a bilingual lawyer called to
the
Bar in Ontario and Quebec who also holds a MA in Political Science.
Will is a Staff Lawyer and part-time professor at the
uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic. He previously worked as
counsel at the CRTC and at the Montreal firm of Heenan Blaikie, as a
policy analyst at Environment Canada, and on Parliament Hill. Will has
lived in Chelsea since 2005 with his fiancée Regina Flores and his
daughter Paloma Grace.
- Karen Belsher
Board Member
- Karen has been a resident of Chelsea
since 1983. Karen and her husband, David Meredith, have been active
supporters of the Chelsea Foundation since its conception more than ten
years ago. In late 2005, Karen became a Board Director replacing her
husband. She continues the work he started with the founding members to
build a community recreation and cultural centre in Chelsea.
- Serge Côte
Board Member
- Serge is a project manager with the
Department of National Defence. He is a graduate of
the Royal Military College in Electrical Engineering and he holds a
Masters degree in Project Management from the Université du Québec en
Outaouais. Serge is an active paddler at the Cascades Club and coaches
at Chelsea Nordiq. Serge, his wife Cindy and their two young children
have lived in Chelsea since 2002.
- Michael Geisterfer
Board Member
- Michael Geisterfer is a journalist and
communications expert whohas lived in Chelsea for five years.
- Pierre Lafontaine
Board Member
- A graduate of Concordia University,
Pierre is a passionate promoter of swimming as a lifelong activity and
a healthy lifestyle in harmony with nature. He is currently the CEO and
National Coach of Swimming Canada. His distinguished career has
included Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport and Head Coach
at numerous renowned swim clubs around the world. Pierre and his family
are proud Chelsea residents who look forward to contributing to the
community through the realization of the Meredith Centre.
- Martti Lahtinen
Board Member
- Martti Lahtinen is a 29-year
resident
of
Mill Road,
during which time he and his wife Diane raised three children who
progressed through both the Chelsea elementary school and recreational
programs. Martti has retired from the Ottawa Citizen, where he enjoyed
a 23-year career as a copy editor. He serves on the boards of Newgate
180, an addiction treatment facility located in Merrickville, Ont., and
Oasis Chelsea, a planned retirement community.
- Robin McNeill
Board Member
- A twenty-year resident of Chelsea,
Robin
has been associated with the Foundation for many years and was past
President from 2004 to mid-2007. A graduate of the Royal Military
College in Kingston, he holds a Masters in Organizational Leadership
from the Graduate Institute in Connecticut. He has a product and
marketing background and was formerly a Vice-President at Cognos Inc.
He is currently Chief Operating Officer at Leadership Ottawa, which
runs nine-month programs to develop community leaders.
- Bruce Devine
Board Member ex-officio
- Bruce is the representant of the Municipality of Chelsea on the Foundation.
