Board of Directors -
Biographical Information
Larry Sparks, Chair
Mr. Sparks joined the Hospital Board of Directors in the autumn
of 2004. He was born and raised in Smiths Falls and has lived in Tay
Valley Township for the past 25 years. He is presently the Administrator
for Omya Canada Inc. facilities.
He is actively involved in the community and has served in various
organizations including the Perth Jaycees, Perth Rotary Club, Tay Valley
Township Council, Director of the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce and
a member of the Town of Perth 3:P Committee.
Lynda Hendriks, Vice Chair
Lynda lives in the Town of Perth with her husband where they are
the co-owners of Hendriks Independent Grocer. Since moving to Perth, Ms.
Hendriks has been an active member of the Perth & District Chamber of
Commerce and has served as President for a two year term of the Chamber.
She has also served on various community boards and associations.
Originally from Toronto, she has had the opportunity to live in Labrador
City, St. John’s, Ottawa and Bermuda, but is happy to call Perth her home.
Todd Stepanuik, Secretary, President & CEO
Todd Stepanuik is the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. He is a native of
Winnipeg, Manitoba and is a graduate of the Health Care Administration
program, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. Upon graduating in 1989,
Todd commenced his health care career by assuming the Administrator role
at St. Martin’s Hospital in La Loche, Saskatchewan. He has since proceeded
to lead progressively more complex health care operations, from individual
hospital sites to Regional Health Districts in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
before arriving in Ontario.
He is an avid sports enthusiast and a voracious reader. Todd married
Shelley, a pharmacist, in 1999 and they currently reside with their young
son in Smiths Falls.
Other Board Members -
Alphabetical by Surname
Judy Brown, Municipal Representative, Town of Perth
Judy has recently returned to the Board as the representative from
the Town of Perth, after a brief absence due to work commitments She
has just retired after twenty years in advertising sales for the
Lanark Era and the Perth Courier. She is in her 19th year as a
municipal councillor, currently in her fourth year on Council for
the Town of Perth.
She has three grown daughters, and seven grandchildren. Her hobbies
include reading, sewing, quilting, and she does extensive volunteer
work with her Church.
Tim Carter
Mr. Carter and his family moved from Kapuskasing to Perth in
December 2000. He and his wife, Lorraine, are well-known throughout the
catchment area (Perth, Smiths Falls and Kemptville) as the owners of the
McDonald’s Restaurants.
Tim is a very involved and active resident in the community and is the
Chair of the Audit/Finance Committee and Perth & District Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Carter began serving on the Hospital Board of Directors in
June 2002.
Dr. Caroline Ehrat, President, Medical Staff
Lynne
Evans
Lynne Evans joined the board
of directors in June, 2008. She is a graduate of McMaster
University and her background is in education. She has taught all
levels from kindergarten to the former Grade 13. Lynne has had
the privilege of living in Thunder Bay, Hamilton and
Kitchener-Waterloo before she and her husband, Doug, moved to the
area where they raised their two children.
Lynne has been and remains
active in many community and charitable organizations where she
utilizes her organizational skills. Her interests in reading and
the theatre continued after she retired from her position as
teacher-librarian. Lynne’s family is a large part of her life as
well as her interests in sewing, quilting and music.
Dr.
Siobhan Muldowney, Vice President, Medical Staff
Dr. Peter Roney, Chief of Staff
Richard Schooley
Richard was welcomed to the
hospital board in February 2008 and brings with him a lengthy list of
volunteer and business skills and experience. He has served as Chair of
the Lanark Communications Network, Co-Chair of the Perth & District
Community Strategic Plan and continues to serve as Honorary Co-Chair of
the Hospital Capital Campaign Committee.
Richard has worked
as an insurance broker in Perth since 1967 and has developed a 50 employee
insurance and financial services firm serving Lanark County, Leeds County
and Ottawa.
He is married to his wife, Karen, has
three children and five grandchildren. They have lived and worked in the
Perth area for most of the last forty working years.
Mayor Dennis Staples, Municipal Representative, Town of Smiths Falls
Dennis is currently serving his eighth term on council and fifth term as Mayor of the Town of Smiths Falls. Prior to this, Mayor Staples worked in the finance / administration area with the Ontario Public Service, The Ottawa Hospital, RCA Records and in public accounting. He is a member and Past President of the Smiths Falls Rotary Club, Past Chairman of Lanark County United Way, Past President of Smiths Falls Minor Hockey and is a Fellow and Life Member of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada.
Bob Strachan
Bob
joined the Board of Directors in January 2009. A Civil Engineer, Bob
and his family have lived in Perth and area for 36 years. For 27
years Bob was the County Engineer for the County of Lanark and
supervised the construction and maintenance of the County Road and
Bridge system. After leaving the County, Bob was Vice President of
the Miller Group of Companies for Eastern Ontario and also worked
for the City of Kanata. Active in the community as a Past President
of the Rotary Club of Perth, Chairman, Lanark County Land Division
Committee, Past President of the Municipal Engineers of Ontario and
involved with many local sports and local interest groups through
out the past 36 years.
Bob
is married to Bonnie and they have 3 married sons and 8
grandchildren in the Perth and Ottawa area.
Klaas Van Der Meer
Klaas joined the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital in June 2002.
He is a resident of the Town of Smiths Falls and is the owner and operator
of Green Acres Greenhouse (a family run business). Prior to this venture,
he was employed by J-R Business Equipment. He is a team leader for the
Lanark County Rural Expo 2003 (International Plowing Match) and serves as
Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Horticultural Department, Woodroffe
Campus of Algonquin College.
He has been busy with his role of Scout Leader and for the past five
years as the President, Rideau Lakes District of The Boy Scouts of Canada.
In 1995, Mr. Van Der Meer was installed as an Honorary Life Member of
Scouts Canada. He also received the 2000 Business Person of the Year Award
from the Smiths Falls Chamber of Commerce.
Tracy
Zander
Tracy is a native of
Lanark County, and joined the Board in 2008 to represent the Perth
area. Born and raised in Carleton Place, she and her family have
resided in the Perth area for the past eight years. As a
professional Land Use Planner, Tracy runs her own business called
ZanderPlan Inc., providing assistance to businesses, property
owners, farmers and developers in achieving their land development
goals.
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