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...

Karen Wilkinson
President, Karen Wilkinson Professional Corporation

Ken Seiling
Retired - Regional Chair

REBECCA TASCONA
Head, B2C Platforms Strategy & Operations North American Personal, Business Banking & Wealth, BMO Financial Group

Jason Daly
Senior Financial Services Executive

Donald Paddock
Finance Director, DuPont Canada

Jeff Pelich
President, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Waterloo Region)

Lara Swift
Senior Director, Partnerships and Technology, Blackline Safety

Kim Welch
Retired - Director Resource Management, PwC Canada

SARDOOL BHOGAL
Broker of Record, Homewood Real Estate

ALEXANDREA SHEEHAN
Technical Accounting Manager, Intersect Power

Laura Galbraith
Director of Community Impact, Vidyard
Volunteers
Campaign Cabinet

Sandi Young
Campaign Cabinet Chair, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
VP Human Resources, Clarion Medical Technologies

Shawky J.G. Fahel
President, J.G. Group

David Farhood
Manager, Cash Management, TD Commercial Banking

Bob Kalbfleisch
President, R.S. (Bob) Kalbfleisch Consulting Services Inc.

Tonya Bickford
Director and Assistant Market Leader, BMO Private Wealth

Rob Connell
Partner, KPMG

TONY LA MANTIA
President and CEO, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation

Derek Kidnie
Vice President Administration, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

KIM BELLISIMO
Commissioner, Human Resources and Citizen Service, Region of Waterloo

JENNETTE VAN DER LAAN
Branch Manager & Recruiter, RBC

Chris Hewitt
Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Life

Yogesh Shah
Deputy City Manager, City of Cambridge

Sara Cook
Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns

Jennifer Ward
District Vice President at TD

Amparo Findlay
Designer, Amparo Findlay Interiors

Farishta Wahab
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

Amanda Melnick
Senior Director, Impact and Stewardship
amelnick@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 210

Frank Curnew
Campaign Relationship Specialist, Labour
fcurnew@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 245

Jennifer Annett
Manager, Database & Digital/Online Giving
jannett@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 253 | C. 519-240-8674

Kim Conway
Finance Assistant
kconwway@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 214

Marie Dennison
Manager, Corporate Partners
mdennison@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 234 |
C. 519-577-1826

Anjie Dietrich
Manager, Individual Giving & Major Donors
adietrich@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 243 |
C. 416-985-5267

Brian Kamm
Manager, Community Investment
bkamm@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 209 | C. 519-616-0637

Sara Pitts
Receptionist / Office Coordinator
spetch@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 221 | C. 519-222-2879

Jillian Lawrie
Manager, Marketing
jlawrie@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 218

Michaela jenkins-Moss
Digital Marketing Specialist
mjenkinsmoss@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 222

Alex Simion
Data Coordinator
alexs@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 261

Dea Nair
Donor Relations Specialist
dnair@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 215

Krista Porter
Donor Relations Specialist
kporter@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 235

BROOKE FERRARA
Community Investment Specialist
bferrara@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 208
Co-Op Students

Ajan Uthayakumar
Donor Relations Specialist
ajanu@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 216

Sydney Sickinger
Donor Relations Specialist
sydneys@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 213
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