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2026-2027 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists 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 the Communications & Executive Services Coordinator.
Photo of - Meredith Denning
Meredith Denning
Executive Director

Board Of Directors:

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Alan Stratton
Sans Souci & Copperhead Association

President

Executive Committee

Governance and Nominations Committee

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Tom Halpenny
Cognashene Cottagers' Association

Treasurer

Executive Committee

Water Committee

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Andrew Hurlbut
Key River Area Association

Secretary

Executive Committee

Chair, Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee

Governance and Nominations Committee

Floating Cottages Sub-committee

Photo of - Katherine Denune
Katherine Denune
Sans Souci Copperhead Association

Chair, Guardians of the Bay Committee

Lands & Forests Committee

Water Committee

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Allison Needham
West Carling Association

Chair, Membership Commitee

Photo of - Doug Whitton
Doug Whitton
McGregor Bay Association

Chair, First Nations Liaison Committee

Communications Committee

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Richard Wilson
West Carling Association

Vice President

Chair, Lands & Forests Committee

Executive Committee

Water Committee

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Dan Busse
Honey Harbour Association

Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee

First Nations Liaison Committee

Photo of - Jamie Crichton
Jamie Crichton
Woods Bay Association
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Doug Ferguson
Bayfield-Nares Islanders' Association

Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee

First Nations Liaison Committee

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Brett Harris
Twelve Mile Bay
Photo of - Gordon Johnson
Gordon Johnson
Bayfield-Nares Islanders' Association

Membership Commitee

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Freda Klassen
Northern Georgian Bay Association

Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee

First Nations Liaison Committee

Lands & Forests Committee

Photo of - Elaine Melchers
Elaine Melchers
Honey Harbour Association
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Andy Metelka
Blackstone Lake Cottagers' Association

Fisheries & Aquaculture Committee

Membership Commitee

Water Committee

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Jim Rusak
Madawaska Club

Water Committee

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Sheila Williams
Bay of Islands Community Association
Photo of - Sarah Wilson
Sarah Wilson
Manitou Association

Water Committee

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Shannon Farquharson

Administration

Communications & Executive Services Coordinator

Non-Board Committee Members

Boating, Safety & Emergencies Committee
Peter Frost, Bayfield-Nares/Township of the Archipelago
Coastal Protections Committee
John Carson, Co-Chair, Wah Wah Taysee
Al Hazelton, Municipal Representative, Township of Georgian Bay
Al MacNevin, Municipal Representative, NEMI
Doug Carr, Cognashene Cottagers' Association
Eric Armour, SSCA
Ian Cook, McGregor Bay
Katie Findlay, Pointe au Baril Islanders' Association
Michael Reider, Municipal Representative, Killarney
Mike Virley, Unorganized Townships
Pam Wing, Municipal Representative, West Carling
Peter Frost, Bayfield-Nares/Township of the Archipelago
First Nations Liaison Committee
John McMullen, Bayfield-Nares Islanders' Association
Fisheries & Aquaculture Committee
Claudette Young, West Carling
Jim Bolton
Floating Homes Strategy Group
John Carson, Wah Wah Taysee
Katie Findlay, Pointe au Baril Islanders' Association
Peter Frost, Bayfield-Nares/Township of the Archipelago
Vision 2050 Committee
John Carson, Chair, Wah Wah Taysee
Rolfe Jones, Cognashene Cottagers' Association
Steephen Sprague
Tom Scoon, Pointe au Baril Islanders' Association
 
 

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