OUR PEOPLE
Volunteers
board of directors
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Neena Gupta
Board Chair, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
Partner, Gowling WLG
Neena Gupta is a partner in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region and Toronto offices. Her practice focuses on a broad range of employment and human rights matters...
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Karen Wilkinson
President, Karen Wilkinson Professional Corporation
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Ken Seiling
Retired - Regional Chair
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REBECCA TASCONA
Head, North American Treasury & Payments Solutions (TPS) Product Management, BMO Financial Group
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Jason Daly
VP Savings & Everyday Banking Solutions, Tangerine
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Donald Paddock
Finance Director, DuPont Canada
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Jeff Pelich
President, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Waterloo Region)
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Lara Swift
Director, Nomadix Cloud Development
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Kim Welch
Retired - Director Resource Management, PwC Canada
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SARDOOL BHOGAL
Broker of Record, Homewood Real Estate
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ALEXANDREA SHEEHAN
Technical Accounting Manager, Intersect Power
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Laura Galbraith
Director of Community Impact, Vidyard
Volunteers
Campaign Cabinet
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Sandi Young
Campaign Cabinet Chair, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
VP Human Resources, Clarion Medical Technologies
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Shawky J.G. Fahel
President, J.G. Group
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David Farhood
Manager, Cash Management, TD Commercial Banking
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Bob Kalbfleisch
President, R.S. (Bob) Kalbfleisch Consulting Services Inc.
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Tonya Bickford
Director and Assistant Market Leader, BMO Private Wealth
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Rob Connell
Partner, KPMG
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TONY LA MANTIA
President and CEO, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation
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Derek Kidnie
Vice President Administration, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
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JENNETTE VAN DER LAAN
Branch Manager & Recruiter, RBC
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Chris Hewitt
Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Life
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Yogesh Shah
Deputy City Manager, City of Cambridge
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Sara Cook
Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns
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Jennifer Ward
District Vice President at TD
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Amparo Findlay
Designer, Amparo Findlay Interiors
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Farishta Wahab
RBC
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Nancy Priest
Chief Experience Officer, Glass of Learning Inc.
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Lisa Keeping
Interim Dean, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Mary Kelly
Professor of Finance & Chair in Insurance, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Susan Williams- Bonet
Vice President, Ontario Region, Wawanesa Insurance
Staff
Our Team
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Joan Fisk
Chief Executive Officer, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
jfisk@uwaywrc.ca | 519-888-6100 EXT. 202
Since joining the organization in 2017, Joan has guided the amalgamation of United Way Kitchener Waterloo & Area and United Way Cambridge & North Dumfries.
Under Joan’s leadership, UWWRC has focused on equity and efficiency. Enhancing existing community collaborations and developing effective new partnerships.
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SHARLENE ERASMUS
Executive Assistant to the CEO
serasmus@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 267
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ELEANOR DRAPER
Senior Director, Finance
edraper@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 231
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Scott Hamilton
Senior Director, Philanthropy
shamilton@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 203
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Frank Curnew
Campaign Relationship Specialist, Labour
fcurnew@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 245
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Jennifer Annett
Manager, Database & Digital/Online Giving
jannett@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 253 | C. 519-240-8674
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Kim Conway
Finance Assistant
kconway@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 214
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Marie Dennison
Manager, Corporate Partners
mdennison@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 234 |
C. 519-577-1826
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Brian Kamm
Manager, Community Investment
bkamm@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 209 | C. 519-616-0637
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Sara Pitts
Finance Clerk / Office Coordinator
spetch@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 221 | C. 519-222-2879
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Jillian Lawrie
Manager, Marketing & Communications
jlawrie@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 218
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Michaela jenkins-Moss
Digital Marketing Specialist
mjenkinsmoss@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 222
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Alex Simion
Database Specialist
alexs@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 261
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BROOKE FERRARA
Community Investment Specialist
bferrara@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 208
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Laura Griffiths
Donor Relations Specialist
lgriffiths@uwaywrc.ca
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Lee Chapple
Donor Relations Specialist
lchapple@uwaywrc.ca
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Kyla Musgrave
Philanthropy Coordinator
kylam@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 213
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Ajan Uthayakumar
Community Investment Coordinator
ajanu@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 217
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