2023 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is made up of one representative from each Full Member Association, with the six largest associations providing two representatives. The Board is supported by the Executive Director and other assistance as required.Executive Director
Rupert Kindersley
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Board Of Directors:
President
UPDATE Co-editor
Executive Committee
Communications Committee
Governance and Nominations Committee
First Nations Liaison Committee
Liz Phillips
Bay of Islands Association
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Vice President
Executive Committee
Chair, Floating Cottages Sub-committee
Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
Communications Committee
Membership Committee
Stephen Sprague
South Channel Association
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Treasurer
Executive Committee
Membership Committee
Alan Stratton
Sans Souci & Copperhead Association
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Secretary
Executive Committee
Chair, Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
Coastal Protection Advisory Committee
Governance and Nominations Committee
Floating Cottages Sub-committee
Andrew Hurlbut
Key River Area Association
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Past President
Executive Committee
Coastal Protection Committee
Governance and Nominations Committee
Rolfe Jones
Cognashene Cottagers' Association
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UPDATE Editor
Communications Committee
Allison Needham
West Carling Association
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Chair, Guardians of the Bay Committee
Lands & Forests Committee
Water Committee
Katherine Denune
Sans Souci Copperhead Association
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Aquaculture Committee
Guardians of the Bay Committee
Membership Committee
Dawn Drayton
Manitou Association
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Chair, First Nations Liaison Committee
Communications Committee
Doug Whitton
McGregor Bay Association
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Chair, Lands & Forests Committee
Executive Committee
Water Committee
Richard Wilson
West Carling Association
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Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
First Nations Liaison Committee
Dan Busse
Honey Harbour Association
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Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
First Nations Liaison Committee
Doug Ferguson
Bayfield-Nares Islanders' Association
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Coastal Protection Advisory Committee
Governance and Nominations Committee
Water Committee
Gord Forstner
Wah Wah Taysee Association
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Advertising Manager
Armin Grigaitis
Honey Harbour Association
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Guardians of the Bay Committee
Seymour Hadwen
Pointe au Baril Islanders' Association
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Brett Harris
Twelve Mile Bay
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Gordon Johnson
Bayfield-Nares Islanders' Association
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Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
First Nations Liaison Committee
Lands & Forests Committee
Freda Klassen
Northern Georgian Bay Association
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Executive Committee
Governance & Nominations Committee
David Matthews
Cognashene Cottagers' Association
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Fisheries Committee
Membership Committee
Water Committee
Andy Metelka
Blackstone Lake Cottagers' Association
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Aquaculture Committee
Water Committee
Jim Rusak
Madawaska Club
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Lands & Forests Committee
Water Committee
Heather Sargeant
Woods Bay Community Association
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Hannah Willis
Pointe au Baril Islanders' Association
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Administration
Communications & Executive Services Coordinator
Shannon Farquharson
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