Our Board
Local Leadership
Our volunteer Board of Directors directs the vision for our organization and is made up of a diverse and talented group of leaders from our community.
Jenny Olauson
Chair
City of Peterborough
Member of All Committees
• Small business experience
• Leadership and development
• Marketing and communications
Michael Riseley
Vice Chair and Treasurer
City of Peterborough
Vice Chair & Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
Member of Governance and HR Committee
• Finance and accounting
• Business valuation
• Small business owner
Ron Black
Secretary
Young's Point – Selwyn Township
Chair of Loans Committee
Member of Governance and HR Committee
• Agricultural and rural
• Risk management
• Small business experience
Joe Grant
Director
City of Peterborough
Chair of Governance & HR Committee
Member of Loan Committee
• Business, municipal and not-for-profit law
• Compliance
• Small business experience
Laurianne Gruzas
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Loans Committee
• Commerical lending
• Finance and accounting
• Small business experience
Sherry Hill
Director
Douro-Dummer
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
- Board governance
- Corporate governance
- Risk management
Rebecca Hunt
Director
Cavan-Monaghan
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
• Finance and accounting
• Risk management
• Strategic development
Jonathan Jones
Director
City of Peterborough
Director
• Start-up and scale-up advisory
• Business growth strategy
Evan Lyons
Director
Cavan-Monaghan
Member of Loans Committee
- Digital strategies
- Data analytics
- Innovation
George Ripoll
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
• Strategic investment management
• Wealth planning
• Small business experience
Kevin Tomlinson
Director
City of Peterborough
Member of Loans Committee
• Investment and finance
• Risk management
• Small business experience
Rod Wallace
Director
City of Kawartha Lakes
Member of Loans Committee
• Commercial lending
• Finance and accounting
• Risk management
Raymond Yip Choy
Director
Otonabee-South Monaghan
Member of Finance and Audit
• Marketing and branding
• Learning and development
• Small business experience
Board Recruitment
Community Futures Peterborough
Board Nomination Process
New board members are interviewed by members of the Governance and Human Resource Committee and are recommended to the Board of Directors annually at the AGM in June of each year. The Governance and Human Resource Committee uses a skills matrix to determine the skillsets required to fill vacancies and complement the existing board members.
