Board of Directors
Our volunteer Board of Directors directs the vision for our organization and comprises a diverse and talented group of individuals.
Charlina Westbye
Chair
Cavan – Cavan-Monaghan Township
Member of all committees
• Finance
• Small business experience
• Commercial lending
Wayne Harding
Vice Chair
Lakefield – Selwyn Township
Chair of Governance Committee
Chair of Human Resources Committee
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
• Finance and accounting
• Manufacturing
• Human resource management
Michael Riseley
Treasurer
City of Peterborough
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
• Finance and accounting
• Business valuation
• Small business owner
Jenny Olauson
Secretary
City of Peterborough
Member of Loans Committee
• Small business experience
• Leadership and development
• Marketing and communications
Ron Black
Director
Young's Point – Selwyn Township
Chair of Loans Committee
• Agricultural and rural
• Risk management
• Small business experience
Grant Seabrooke
Director
Township of Havelock – Belmont - Methuen
Past Chair of the Board
Member of Loans Committee
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Member of Governance Committee
• Small business experience
• Manufacturing
• Strategic development
Kevin Tomlinson
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Loans Committee
• Investment and finance
• Risk management
• Small business experience
Raymond Yip Choy
Director
Otonabee-South Monaghan
Member of Human Resources Committee
• Marketing and branding
• Learning and development
• Small business experience
Rod Wallace
Director
City of Kawartha Lakes
Member of Loans Committee
• Commercial lending
• Finance and accounting
• Risk management
Sandra Taylor
Director
Selwyn Township
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
• Finance and accounting
• Risk management
• Strategic development
Sofie Andreou
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Governance Committee
• Digital marketing
• Business development
• Community development
Warren Faleiro
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Governance Committee
• Technology
• Product development
• Small business experience
Board Recruitment
There are currently no vacancies on our Board of Directors. Our application to apply for Director positions is posted each spring as term dates expire for current Board members. Please sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social for updates on Board vacancies.
• board governance
• small business operations
• manufacturing
• research and development
• market development
• finance/banking and/or
• community economic development
If you are interested in volunteering on our Board of Directors and have a passion for nurturing prosperity on your community, we invite you to email our Executive Director Devon Girard at:
Board Recruitment
Community Futures Peterborough
270 George Street, Suite 103
Peterborough, ON K9J 3H1
Email: devon@cfpeterborough.ca
Board Nomination Process
New board members are interviewed by members of the Governance and Nomination Committee and are recommended to the Board of Directors annually at the AGM in June of each year. The Governance and Nomination Committee uses a skills matrix to determine the skillsets required to fill vacancies and complement the existing board members.