Board Of Directors
April Bayer-Murchison
Joyce Best
This mother of 5 has managed Fraser Ford for the past 10 years, before which she invested 18 years as a Finance Manager with TD Bank. First elected to the Board in 2004, Joyce is now the Chair of the Special Events Committee and is recognized for her extensive community involvement including being a very active member of Rotary and a 17 year member, Past President and Treasurer of the Kinette Club.
Paul Burnham
A graduate of the University of Guelph, B Sc. Agriculture, Paul currently farms 470 acres of cash crop and market garden crops. Paul is a recipient of the “Conservation Farm” award from Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Agribusiness of the Year and a YMCA Peace Award (with wife Anne). Paul brings extensive committee experience to the Board, including the Northumberland Federation of Agriculture (Director), Northumberland Soil and Crop Improvement Association (Director, Past President), Rural Ramble (Chair and founding member) and the Cobourg Farmer’s Market Association (President). Paul’s agricultural experience and outlook expands the Board’s knowledge and influence in the community and enables him to liaise between the Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce and the agriculture community to bring issues of concern to both groups.
Louanne Cable
Peter Dounoukos
Gerry Drage
Kathy Foster
Leslie Gottlieb
Jacob Hamayda
Sarah Jacob
Sarah Jacob practices law with SMM Law Professional Corporation in Cobourg. The firm serves residents of Northumberland County in the areas of estate administration, wills and powers of attorney, family law, small business law, civil litigation, residential and commercial real estate, employment law and pension law.
After living and working in Thunder Bay and Toronto, Sarah moved to Cobourg in 2001. She is a member of the Cobourg Rotary Club. The law firm is an active supporter of Northumberland United Way, the Help Centre, Habitat for Humanity, and the Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation.
Susan Latta
Garry Liboiron
Bruce McCartney
Bruce McCartney was born in Trinidad W.I., and moved to West Island Montreal in 1969 where he spent 20 years. In December of 1989 he moved to Cobourg to spearhead the merger of Kraft and General Foods Financial reporting systems. In his role with Kraft Canada he brings over 21 years experience in the area of Operations Finance, and his last role was that of Plant Controller. He is currently the Division Director of Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Cobourg. Investors Group is a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to nearly one million Canadians through a network of approximately 4,600 Consultants located throughout Canada. In addition to an exclusive family of mutual funds and other investment vehicles, Investors Group offers a wide range of insurance, securities, mortgage and banking services. A Certified Financial Planner, Bruce brings a wealth of Corporate and personalized financial knowledge, including his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation to support the growth of his client’s wealth.
Don Owen
A Fine Arts Graduate from York University, Don worked as a professional musician from 1969 until 1992, when he and his wife Carol became the owners and operators of the Oasis Restaurant. With 12 years of downtown business experience, Don is a restaurateur who introduces young adults to the workforce. As a result, Don has a fair and balanced approach to managing people, encouraging honest and good work habits and relationships with other employees and managers.
Chuck Sammut
Karen Stinson
Heather Stubbs
Bonnie Thrasher
Sandra Webb
With ten years in private practice and over 25 years in Child Welfare, Sandra is a qualified Play Therapist, Theraplay Therapist, Sandtray-Worldplay work and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, as well as an international and domestic Adoption Practitioner including homestudies for families, working with birth mothers and supervising adoption placements. Sandra has experience with volunteer boards and committees including Canadian Play Therapy Association, Big Sisters, Northumberland Players, the Roseneath Fair and over three years as a Director on the Board of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her Cobourg business, Sandra and her husband own a dairy farm in Roseneath, so she brings rural and urban perspectives to the board, in addition to her organizational skills, people skills and interest in business.