Board of Directors
President
Dr. Paul Caldwell | Cobourg
Physician, author with extensive volunteer experience in Central America.
Vice President
Dr. Patti Tracy | Peterborough
Doctoral degree in Nursing, Professor from the School of Nursing at Trent University. Patti volunteers on medical brigades in Central America.
Secretary
Mike Dupuis | Cobourg
MBA, Certified Financial Planner.
Board Member
Garnet Ward | Calgary
Life Insurance Advisor in Red Deer, Alberta. Board of Directors with the Rotary Club of Red Deer East, and United Church of Canada. Our Board representative in Calgary.
Board Member
Dr. Bill Moebus | Cobourg
Dr. Bill Moebus is a retired Dentist and member of the Rotary Club of Cobourg. Throughout his career, Dr. Moebus has participated in over 18 international medical trips for a variety of organizations, including Sick Children’s hospital, Help Honduras Children and medical brigades to Northern Canada. Dr. Moebus also provided dental clinics in Haliburton and Port Hope for low-income families across the region.
Board Member
Paul Burnham | Cobourg
Owner/operator of Burnham Family Farm Market, his agricultural experience will enable him to liaise with our partners in Central America and Mexico on their agriculture work and bring forward issues of common interest.
Board Member
Sharee Bhaduri | Cobourg
Lawyer and Teacher. Sharee presently practices law at the Northumberland Legal Centre. Her passion is social justice. Sharee advocates for those precariously employed with their workers’ rights. In addition, she practices Administrative law and assists the vulnerable population with Social Assistance and Housing matters. As a teacher, Sharee provides Public Legal Education Seminars in Northumberland County and works with disadvantaged students in helping them learn about their employment rights. Sharee also volunteers in with other community organizations. In her spare time she enjoys walking her dog at the Cobourg Beach.
Honourary Board Member
Dr. David Morrison | Peterborough
Retired Professor Emeritus, Politics and International Development Studies, Trent University.
Board Member
Beverley Burke | Roseneath
Adult educator, experienced in promoting participatory education, organizational change and development practices in Canada and internationally,
Board Member
Dr. Anna Tucka | Port Hope
Dentist, member of Port Hope Rotary, Board of Directors with Capitol Theatre, sponsoring Blood Donor Clinics. Anna has been always involved in helping people, tutoring at school, and volunteering at different organizations. Premier Sponsor of Horizons' Writers and Friends Port Hope event.
Board Member
Carol Wall | Warkworth
Carol is the retired Regional Director for the Ontario Region of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), where she provided grievance and mediation assistance in numerous disputes in a variety of industries and worked jointly with unions and employers to improve their labour relationships between bargaining periods. Carol was the first Human Rights Director for the formerly Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Union now Unifor. She was part of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Delegation at the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Intolerance, Xenophobia and Discrimination in Durban, South Africa. Previously served as an executive board member of the Pay Equity Advocacy and Legal Services Clinic (PEAL).
Board Member
Taryn Woolsey | Cobourg
Registered Midwife. Member of Association of Ontario Midwives and College of Midwives of Ontario.