Volunteer Service Highlights

Governance and Organization Remodeling:

Served as Chair of the Amici Chamber Ensemble after having proposed a successful restructuring.

Chair of Trinity Home Hospice (2-year term) and facilitator of Strategic Planning workshops.

As Past Chair of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, (TIRF) co-chaired a special task force to implement a major social marketing plan designed to capitalize on the Foundation's world-class abilities (1998).

Served on TIRF’s first Strategic Planning Committee which brought about mandate and goal realignment (1996); repeated the process in 2000.

As Chair of the Canadian Society of Association Executives, led the team which gained consensus and successfully implemented the Carver governance model; the Board was reduced from 26 to 13 members to attract the best leaders (1992).

Fund Raising and Marketing Charitable Organizations:

As a member of the inaugural Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Association Research and Education, chaired its first Fund Raising Committee; 1994 campaign exceeded targets by 30%.

Chaired the Traffic Injury Research Foundation's Fund Raising Committee (1995) as well as a Special Task Force on Marketing (1993) achieving goal to stabilize our non-grant generated funding.

Served as a member of the American Society of Association Executives Foundation Fund Raising Committee (1993) and continue on a special fund-raising task force, actively soliciting donations annually (1996-98).

Chaired the 10th Anniversary Celebration Event organizing Committee as well as the new Public Relations Committee for the Trinity Home Hospice mandated to increase awareness of services and to enhance community support (1998).

Involved in funding raising efforts for the Amici Chamber Ensemble, the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind and the Canadian Journalism Foundation and as a friend of the Parkdale Chapter of Rotary International.

Front-Line Volunteer Experience/Group Diversity:

Served as a fully trained,  active care team volunteer with Trinity Home Hospice for 10 years providing home care to terminally ill clients.

Completed a nine-week course in 1987 to work with a manic depressive woman; have been a Canadian Mental Health Association Big Sister to a juvenile unwed mother, two mentally- challenged women ; continue to support a learning-disabled woman since 1981.

Was a member of the "UP with People” Montreal cast focusing on elderly support in the late sixties; worked with mentally-challenged institutionalized youth and in half-way houses for individuals released from prisons and mental institutions through Project Christopher (1966-69). Was a Girl Guide Lieutenant and President of my Holy Names High School Students’ Council.

Taught a grade 8 class on the “Economics of Education” through Junior Achievement in partnership with the Toronto Board of Trade (2000).

Awards/Recognition:

Awarded on Honoured Life Membership by the Canadian Society of Association Executives (1999).

Awarded a Fellowship in the American Society of Association Executives – only Canadian to ever be awarded (1991) and served as Chair of the ASAE Fellows in 1999.

Recognized by the City of Toronto for Outstanding Volunteer Service (2000).