Board of Directors

Stephen Otten

Regional Vice President, Business Banking, Meridian Credit Union

Chair

Jeremy Dunn

Commercial Vice President, Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority

Vice Chair

Noel Buckley

President & General Manager, Niagara Falls Convention Centre

Past Chair

Lisa Benger MBA CHRL

Senior Vice President Human Resources & Health and Safety, Walker Industries

Director at Large

Rick Nero

Partner, Baker Tilly Niagara LLP

Honorary Treasurer

Vita Gauley

General Counsel, Niagara Regional Police Service

Honorary Solicitor

Todd Dougall

Owner, FreshCo

Dr. Marc Nantel

Vice-President – Research & External Relations, Niagara College

Kristen Nilsen

Academic Quality Consultant, Niagara College

Serge Paquin

Owner, Skycomp Solutions Inc.

Bruce Peever

Partner, KPMG Canada Public Sector Practice

Colleen A. Smith

CEO, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Stephanie Thompson, P.Eng

Technical Manager - Manufacturing Engineering, General Motors

Laura Tolhoek

Founder & Principal Consultant, EssentialHR

Taylor Wilson

Broker of Record, Colliers International Niagara Ltd.

Dr. Barry Wright

Dean, Goodman School of Business, Brock University

Christian Wulff

CEO, YMCA of Niagara