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
Donald Paddock
Finance Director, DuPont Canada
Jason Daly
VP Savings & Everyday Banking Solutions, Tangerine
Jeff Pelich
President, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Waterloo Region)
Laura Galbraith
Director of Community Impact, Vidyard
Kim Welch
Retired – Director Resource Management, PwC Canada
Sardool Bhogal
Broker of Record, Homewood Real Estate
Volunteers
Campaign Cabinet
JENNETTE VAN DER LAAN
Campaign Cabinet Chair, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
Branch Manager & Recruiter, RBC
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.
Rob Connell
Partner, KPMG
TONY LA MANTIA
President and CEO, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation
Derek Kidnie
Vice President Administration, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Chris Hewitt
Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Life
Sara Cook
Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns
Amparo Findlay
Designer, Amparo Findlay Interiors
Jennifer Ward
District Vice President, Kitchener Waterloo (Ontario South West Region), TD Bank
Farishta Wahab
Assistant Branch Manager at RBC
Nancy Priest
Chief Experience Officer, Glass of Learning Inc.
Mary Kelly
Professor of Finance & Chair in Insurance, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Susan Williams- Bonet
Vice President, Ontario Region, Wawanesa Insurance
Lisa Keeping
Interim Dean, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Connor Farrell
Investment Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities
Tamara Kerr
Managing Director, Kerr+Milton Consulting
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, Philanthropy
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
Jillian Lawrie
Senior Manager, Communications & Advocacy
jlawrie@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 218
Jennifer Annett
Manager, Database & Digital/Online Giving
jannett@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 253
Frank Curnew
Campaign Relationship 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
Michaela Jenkins-Moss
Digital Marketing Specialist
mjenkinsmoss@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 222
Alex Simion
Database Specialist
alexs@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 261
BROOKE FERRARA
Community Investment Specialist
bferrara@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 208
Laura Griffiths
Donor Relations Specialist
lgriffiths@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 219
Lee Chapple
Donor Relations Specialist
lchapple@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 212
Leslie Hendrickson
Donor Relations Specialist
lhendrickson@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 216
Kyla Musgrave
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
kylam@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 287
Our Co-op Students
Ajan Uthayakumar
Community Investment Project Coordinator
Honour Arts and Business Student at University of Waterloo
ajanu@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 254
Prasanka Thiruthanikasalam
Community Investment Coordinator
Bachelor of Social Work Student at University of Waterloo
pthani@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 205
Jemma Lam
Philanthropy Coordinator
4th year Social Development Studies Student at University of Waterloo
jemmal@uwaywrc.ca
519-888-6100 EXT. 213
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