Our People
Volunteers
Board of Directors
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...
Donald Paddock
(Retired) Finance Director, DuPont Canada
Jeff Pelich
President, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Waterloo Region)
Kim Welch
Retired – Director Resource Management, PwC Canada
Sardool Bhogal
Broker of Record, Homewood Real Estate Inc. Brokerage
Paula Gouveia
Vice President, Academic, Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Dan Rogozynski
Co-Director Professional Masters Programs, University of Waterloo
Susan Williams- Bonet
Vice President, Ontario Region, Wawanesa Insurance
Marc Jerry
President and Vice-Chancellor, Renison University College
Anita Flootman Paterson
Vice President, Commercial Solutions, Staebler Insurance
Steve Smukavich
Product Manager, Equitable
Volunteers
Campaign Cabinet
JENNETTE VAN DER LAAN
Campaign Cabinet Chair, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
Branch Manager & Recruiter, RBC
Rob Connell
Partner, KPMG
Sara Cook
Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns
Shawky J.G. Fahel
President, J.G. Group
David Farhood
Manager, Cash Management, TD Commercial Banking
Gabriel Fonseca
CEO at Blackwood Enterprises
Chris Hewitt
Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Life
Zac Isfjord
Senior Commercial Sales Manager, Western Financial Group
Bob Kalbfleisch
President, R.S. (Bob) Kalbfleisch Consulting Services Inc.
Lisa Keeping
Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Mary Kelly
Professor of Finance & Chair in Insurance, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Tamara Kerr
Managing Director, Kerr+Milton Consulting
Anabela Lobo
Manager, Claims Service Team, Wawanesa Insurance
Stephanie MacLachlan
Manager, Accident Benefits Claims, Wawanesa Insurance
Nancy Priest
Chief Experience Officer, Glass of Learning Inc.
Phil Sadler
Vice President Administration, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Stuti Soni
Customer Experience Manager at TD Bank
Farishta Wahab
Assistant Branch Manager at RBC
Jennifer Ward
District Vice President, Kitchener Waterloo (Ontario South West Region), TD Bank
Staff
Our team
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.
SHARLENE ERASMUS
Executive Assistant to the CEO
serasmus@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 267
ELEANOR DRAPER
Senior Director, Finance
edraper@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 231
Scott Hamilton
Senior Director, Community Engagement & Communications
shamilton@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 203
Brian Kamm
Senior Manager, Community Investment
bkamm@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 209 | C. 519-616-0637
Jennifer Annett
Senior Manager, Philanthropy Operations
jannett@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 253
Frank Curnew
Donor Relations Specialist, Labour
fcurnew@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 245
Kim Conway
Finance Assistant
kconway@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 214
Sara Pitts
Finance Clerk / Office Coordinator
spetch@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 221 | C. 519-222-2879
Alex Simion
Database Specialist
alexs@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 261
Michaela Jenkins-Moss
Marketing & Digital Media Lead
mjenkinsmoss@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 222
BROOKE FERRARA
Community Investment Specialist
bferrara@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 208
Leslie Hendrickson
Sponsorship & Events Lead
lhendrickson@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 216
David Watkinson
Manager, Individual & Major Giving
dwatkinson@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 229
Laura Griffiths
Individual Giving Lead
lgriffiths@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 219
Lee Chapple
Donor Relations Specialist
lchapple@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 212
Co-Ops
Our Students
Cathy Liu
Community Investment Coordinator
cathyl@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 254
Kylie McBurney
Philanthropy Coordinator
kyliem@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 213
Lucas Kutnik
Community Investment Coordinator
lucask@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 205
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