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

Cara Chesney, Treasurer

Kent Williams, Secretary

Rob Wood, Past Chair

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Governance

Denise Cumming

Greg Fisher

Felix Lee

Kris Millan

Lester Webb

Roger Wilson (Chair)

Alison Young

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Grants Strategy & Impact

Dorothy Cotton

Dan Hendry

Willa Henry

Constantin Mugenga

Patricia Orser (Chair)

Jo Reynolds

Donna Segal

Lorna Willis

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Nominating

Kris Millan

Roger Wilson 

Rob Wood

Stacy Kelly, Executive Director

Community Grants

We are grateful to our community-based 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
  • 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

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

Cara Chesney, CPA, CA- Treasurer (Chair) | Partner, MNP, LLP

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

Ahmad Bakhshai, CFA, CFP, TEP, CLU, FCSI | Associate Vice-President, Advanced Wealth Planning, Wellington-Altus

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

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

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

Jay Rayner, CFP® | Investment Advisor, Assante Capital Management

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

Linda Beatty (Chair)

Tim Beatty (Chair)

Caitlin Beatty

Cameron Graham

Jill Beatty

Kyle Beatty

Lillian Guernsey

Lisa Camp

Ryan Beatty

Simone Pero

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.