Contact United Way Peterborough & District
Office Location
277 Stewart Street, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 3M8
Office Hours
Monday through Friday 9AM-5PM
Saturday and Sunday CLOSED
Phone
705-742-8839
office@uwpeterborough.ca
Staff
Jim Russell, CEO
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 26
Email: jrussell@uwpeterborough.ca
Rhonda Gilchrist, Senior Director of Operations and Revenue Generation
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 27
Email: rgilchrist@uwpeterborough.ca
Betsy MacDonald, Senior Director of Impact and Communications **On leave**
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 28
Email: bmacdonald@uwpeterborough.ca
Tonya Kraan, Director of Community Impact
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 30
Email: tkraan@uwpeterborough.ca
Jessica Easton, Finance/Data Officer
Phone:705-742-8839 x 21
Email: jeaston@uwpeterborough.ca
Joy Uson, Finance/Data Officer
Phone:705-742-8839 x 31
Email: cjuson@uwpeterborough.ca
Elisha Rubacha, Community Impact Officer
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 33
Email: erubacha@uwpeterborough.ca
Adeline Murphy, Campaign Officer
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 25 Cell: 705-313-0651
Email: amurphy@uwpeterborough.ca
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Dr. Marcus Harvey – Executive Director, Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA)
Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee
Brock Maschke – Chief Financial Officer, Swish Maintenance
Chair, Community Impact Committee
Nancy Fischer – Retired, City of Peterborough
Directors
- Sahar Afroz – Community Member
- Reem Ali – City of Peterborough
- Mike Baxter – Manager, Commercial Banking, CIBC
- Mohamed Farah – Peterborough Social Services
- Joëlle Favreau – Peterborough Public Health
- Bruce Gibson – Retired; Dentist
- Adam Hopkins – Senior Vice President, Academic at FNTI
Labour Council Representatives | Labour Partnership
- Marion Burton – Community Member
- Dr. Marcus Harvey, Executive Director Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA)
Ex-Officio
Jim Russell – Chief Executive Officer, United Way Peterborough & District
Committees
Community Impact Committee
The Community Impact Committee guides United Way’s strategies to achieve the community priorities identified in our Community Impact Agenda while also stewarding the ongoing development and evaluation of our priorities to ensure they remain relevant and responsive to our community.
The Community Impact Committee oversees United Way’s relationship building activities with its partner agencies and other community initiatives.
Chair: Nancy Fischer
Committee Members:
- Kirsten Armbrust
- Danielle Belair
- Joëlle Favreau
- Heather Holland
- Adam Hopkins
- Christie Nash
- Kathy Neill
- Mark Stewart
- Karen Wilson
Community Advisory Board
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) acts as an advisory body to the Community Entity (CE) for Peterborough (United Way) providing guidance on issues of homelessness in the community. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is expected to coordinate efforts at the community or regional level.
Learn more about Reaching Home: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada – Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy
Co-Chairs: Jim Russell and Jocelyn Blazey
Committee Members:
- Sewina Chu (Housing, Infrastructure & Communities Canada)
- Aimee LeLagadec
- Alana Parisien
- Annie Hedden
- Ashley Safar
- Christian Harvey
- Dana Hetherton
- Dane Record
- Debbie Carriere
- Dion Gemmiti
- Donna Rogers
- Jennifer Bain
- Jim Hendry
- John Beamish
- Kerri Kightley
- Lenard Hall
- Lori Flynn
- Naomi Nichols
- Paul Armstrong
Finance Committee
Chair: Brock Maschke – Chief Financial Officer, Swish Maintenance Limited / Charlotte Products Ltd.
Committee Members:
- Mike Baxter – Manager, Commercial Banking CIBC
- Steve Henderson – RBC Dominion Securities Inc
- David Martin – Community Member
- Murray Miskin – Lawyer, Miskin Law
- Meghan Valentine – Manager, Financial Services, PRHC
Executive Committee
Board Chair
Dr. Marcus Harvey – Executive Director, Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA)
Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee
Brock Maschke – Chief Financial Officer, Swish Maintenance
Chair, Community Impact Committee
Nancy Fischer – Retired, City of Peterborough
Member at Large
Reem Ali – City of Peterborough
