CPJ's Board of Directors presents our climate change brief to Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. (June 2016)
Bringing together vast and varied skills and talents, CPJ’s 13-member board of directors has representatives from all regions of Canada. Board members can sit a maximum of two three-year terms.
Current board members are:
Mike Bos, Chartered accountant
Treasurer, Representing At-Large (Ontario)
Residing in Ottawa, ON
Second term ends June 2019
Thea de Groot, Educator
Secretary, Representing At-Large (Canada)
Residing in Sarnia, ON
First term ends June 2017
Jim Dekker, Retired pastor
Chair, Representing Southwestern Ontario
Residing in St. Catharines, ON
First term ends June 2017
Patti Fitzmaurice, Social justice coordinator
Vice-Chair, Representing Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Nunavut
Residing in Winnipeg, MB
First term ends June 2017
Genevieve Gallant, Animator
Representing At-Large (Canada)
Residing in Ottawa, ON
Second term ends June 2019
Wayne Groot, Farmer
Representing Alberta - North/Northwest Territories
Residing in Gibbons, AB
First term ends June 2017
Adrian Helleman, Professor
Representing Toronto
Residing in Toronto, ON
First term ends June 2017
Naomi Kabugi, Anglican priest
Representing At-Large (Canada)
Residing in Ottawa, ON
Second term ends June 2019
Trixie Ling, Youth Case Worker
Representing BC/Yukon
Residing in Vancouver, BC
First term ends June 2018
Richard Manuel, Baptist pastor
Representing Eastern Canada
Residing in Summerville, NS
First term ends June 2019
Monique Verhoef, Diversity and Human Rights Coordinator
Representing Southern Alberta
Residing in Calgary, AB
First term ends June 2017
Leah Watkiss, Social justice worker
Representing At-Large (Canada)
Residing in Toronto, ON
Second term ends June 2019
Martha Wiebe, Professor of Social Work
Representing Northern and Eastern Ontario
Residing in Ottawa, ON
First term ends June 2019
