Community Partners

Leadership Guelph & Wellington is being coordinated by the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington
The program was developed and delivered in partnership with the University of Guelph.

Many other businesses, nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies have partnered to support this program, providing input into the curriculum and the overall program design and management.

Community Leadership Advisory Committee

Mark Amorosi, Director of Human Resources, City of Guelph
Sue Bennett, Director, University and Community Relations, University of Guelph (Board of Directors, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington)
Suzanne Bone, Executive Director, Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
Ken Dardano, Executive Director, United Way of Guelph & Wellington
Cindy Lindsay, Director of Member Services, Community Foundations of Canada
Moragh Lippert, Branch Manager, Meridian Credit Union (Board of Directors, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington)
Paulette Padanyi, Associate Professor and Dept. Chair, Dept of Marketing and Consumer Studies, University of Guelph
David Prescott, Associate Dean (Academic), College of Management and Economics, University of Guelph
Nancy Rooney, Director of Organizational Development, The Co-operators (Board of Directors, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington)
Cathy Taylor, Executive Director, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington

Community Leadership Curriculum Development Committee

Julia Christensen Hughes, Chair, Dept. of Business, University of Guelph
Denise Cornfield, Consultant, In Search of Excellence
Alicia Evans, Project Manager, Leadership Programs, The Centre for Rural Leadership
Tamara Grant, HR Solutions, HR Association of Guelph/Wellington
Michelle Karker, Executive Director, East Wellington Family Health Team
Lloyd Longfield, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce
Ron MacKinnon, Executive Director, Community Resource Centre
Keith Palmer, Manager, County of Wellington
Roya Rabbani, Executive Director, Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington
Rachel Thompson, General Manager, Hillside Festival (Board of Directors, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington)
Chantal Thorn, Director of Organizational Development, Guelph General Hospital
Gayle Valeriote, Manager, Training & Consultation, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington
Agnes Zdaniuk, Faculty, Dept. of Business, University of Guelph

Community Partners

Community Leadership Advisory Committee

Community Leadership Curriculum Development Committee

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