Our Committees

Our work is strengthened by the dedication of our committees, which bring specialized expertise to every facet of the foundation.

Executive

Kris Millan, Chair

Monica LaBarge, Vice Chair

Dean Duff, Vice Chair

Cara Chesney, Treasurer

Kent Williams, Secretary

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Governance

Chair: Roger Wilson 

Karhinéhtha’ / Cortney Clark

Denise Cumming

Greg Fisher

Felix Lee

Kris Millan

Lester Webb

Kent Williams

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

 

Grants Strategy & Impact

Chair: Patricia Orser

Dorothy Cotton

Dan Hendry

Willa Henry

Jo Reynolds

Donna Segal

Lorna Willis

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Nominating

Kris Millan, Board Chair

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Community Grants

We are grateful to our Kingston-based community volunteers who provide their expertise and insights to review applications for our Community Grants program.

Chair: Willa Henry 

  • Beth Marlin
  • Cherrilyn Yalin
  • Daria Juüdi-Hope
  • Denise Cumming 
  • Derya Gungor
  • Dorothy Cotton
  • Elspeth Christie
  • Ghislaine Marcotte
  • Jane Errington
  • Jennifer Allan
  • Joan Heaton
  • Julia Laidlaw
  • Margaret McGowan
  • Martha Reid
  • Matthew Renaud
  • Patricia Robson
  • Patty Devlin
  • Paul Elsley
  • Paul Mackenzie
  • Sandra Baxter
  • Stephanie Lafond
  • Steve Knechtel
  • Susan Furino
  • Thalia McCready
  • Vivien Ludwin

Finance & Audit


Chair
: Cara Chesney, CPA, CA-| Partner, MNP, LLP

Jonathon Bingeman, CPA, CA, MBA | Chief Financial Officer, Providence Care

Greg Fisher | Associate Partner, KPMG (Retired)

Kris Millan | Chair, Board of Directors, Community Foundation for Kingston & Area

Bill Walsh, MBA | Partner, MindSpring Management, Inc.

Stacy Kelly | Executive Director, Community Foundation for Kingston & Area

Investment

Chair: Monica LaBarge, BCom, MSc, MPH, PhD | Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business and Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Community Foundation for Kingston & Area 

Ahmad Bakhshai
, CFA, CFP, TEP, CLU, FCSI | Lead Advisor, Client Relationship Manager, Wealthsimple

Chris Clayton, CIM | Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

Dean Duff, MBA | Regional Vice President, Compass Group of Companies

Peter Finnegan, CIF, PFP | Portfolio Manager, BMO Nesbitt Burns

Louis Gagnon, PhD | Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Finance, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

Marc Grieves, PFP®, FCSI®, DFSA™ | Financial Advisor, EdwardJones.

Stacy Kelly | Executive Director, Community Foundation for Kingston & Area

Richard Kizell, BA, RFP, CLU, CFP | Certified Financial Planner, Investment Planning Counsel Downtown Kingston

Rileigh Perin | Associate Investment Advisor with TD Wealth, Private Investment Advice

Moe Johnson | Senior Portfolio Manager, The Johnson, Johnston and Macrae Investment Group, CIBC Wood Gundy – Investment Advisor

Read more about our Investment Returns and our Investment Committee

Stark Selections Committee

We are grateful to our Prince Edward County-based community volunteers who provide their expertise and insights to review applications for our Stark Family Fund Grants Program.

Chair: Linda Beatty

Caitlin Beatty

Janet McConnell

Jillian Carroll

Janet McConnell

Kyle Beatty

Lillian Guernsey

Lisa Camp

Ryan Beatty

Simone Pero

Tim Beatty 

Land Acknowledgment

The Community Foundation for Kingston & Area is situated on Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat territory. We acknowledge the significance of this land and all that is within it for the Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live here and who are sustained by this land.

It is our understanding that this territory is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee to share and protect this land. In the spirit of peace, friendship and respect, all subsequent Indigenous Nations and newcomers were invited into this living treaty to care for this land and its resources.

We affirm our commitment to continuously listen, learn, and honour Indigenous histories and perspectives as we work towards building a more resilient and welcoming community. We affirm our commitment to be a space for reconciliation in action.