STAFF:
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Raymond has been involved with Elora Cataract Trailway Association for 15 years and is the current chair of the association. He’s been involved with Hike Ontario on the Board of Directors, as part of the Executive Committee and chaired several committees since 2008. In 2018 Raymond joined the Board of The Rural Ontario Institute. For years he’s advocated the physical and mental health benefits of trails. and the positive economic impact of a trail network on a community. Trails create a sense of belonging to a community and they can be used for active transportation. He spent most of his working life commuting to work by plane and automobile. In one of those wonderful twists in life, he now commutes to work on the Elora Cataract Trailway! |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Members of the Board of Directors of CWCF live in and care about Centre Wellington. Working with donors, they are passionate about building a stronger and more resilient community. As an organization run entirely by volunteer effort, the vision and dedication of our Directors, Advisors and Committee members present, and past, has directly benefited our local Community

Dr. Peter McPhedran is a retired Family Physician who has lived in Centre Wellington since 1984. He founded Family Practice Associates of Elora and was on staff at Groves Memorial Community Hospital for 36 years. From 2012-2020 Peter was involved in medical teaching and health care administration, including a role as Clinical Lead for rural Wellington. He is a past board member of Hospice Wellington and Groves Hospital Foundation.
Peter is pleased to be involved with CWCF and sees it as an opportunity to contribute to the local community in a meaningful way.

Penny Lipsett is a retired investor relations consultant who has also played a role in federal politics as an assistant on Parliament Hill. Once in the 70s and again in 1993. Penny has spent time in corporate Canada as Director of Corporate Affairs at Xerox Canada in the 1980s.
Recently retired as Vice-Chair of the LCBO and Chair of Ontario Place and the Bank of America (CanadaBank) board of directors. She is now on the board of ICL.
Penny has lived in Elora since 2004.
![]() Don Fisher is a retired lawyer with 33-year career in-house with City of Kitchener, Region of Waterloo and the City of Hamilton. Don Specialized in land-use planning and development law. He served as a Centre Wellington Township Councillor from 2014-2018. Currently, he is Chair of the Centre Wellington Healthy Growth Advisory Committee. A long-time resident of Elora, Don has lived on West Mill St. In Elora since 2001. ![]() Heather Glenister has over the last 20 years, dedicated herself to working in the field of health care philanthropy. Heather began her journey as the Development Officer for Hospice Wellington, which eventually lead her to become the Executive Director of the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation in Goderich. In 2016, Heather changed her career focus and moved into the area of mental health and suicide. Currently, she is the Coordinator for the Suicide Awareness Council of Wellington Dufferin. She holds a B.A in Canadian Studies and an M.A. in Public Administration from the University of Guelph. Her extensive travels have enriched her understanding of what it means to be a ‘connected world.’ Heather is passionate about community capacity building that fosters health and wellness, belonging and a shared sense of purpose.
![]() Harvey Thomson and his wife, Linne, moved to Fergus in 2005 after a career in management consulting. They found in Centre Wellington a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic pride and were eager to lend their support. Harvey recently stepped down from the National and Ontario Branch boards of the Kidney Foundation of Canada and Chair of its National Governance Committee as well as from the Cancer Care Ontario Board of Directors. In 2011, Harvey launched the Food Cycle Ride, an annual fund raising cycling event that raises funds for the Centre Wellington Food Bank. He sees the Centre Wellington Community Foundation and its emphasis on capacity building and philanthropy as the ideal means to contribute more. Harvey received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and was an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at McGill University in Montreal, Canada prior to joining Schaffer Consulting, an international consulting firm dedicated to organization development. | |
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![]() taught at Haliburton Secondary School and at Doncaster College in Doncaster England. As one of the founders and later president of the Ontario Student Debating Federation he helped bring competitive debate to most secondary schools in the province. For 10 years he served on the executive of the Classic Jazz Society of Toronto.His interest in the Centre Wellington Foundation began in 2013 when he and his partner, Susan Thorning, moved to Elora. With a desire to leave a legacy to the community they established the Micklebring Fund.As avid equestrians, Eric and Susan own Paso Fino horses and are members of the Central Canada Paso Fino Association, the Wellington-Grand Trail Riders , and the Wellington-Waterloo Hunt Club. | |
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Advisors:
Cindy Lindsay, Community Foundations of Canada
Investment Committee:
Randall Howar, Chair
Jean Prichard, Treasurer
Wayne Byrd
Ian McArthur
Don Vallery
Vital Signs Committee:
J Raymond Soucy
Carolyn Skimson, Co-Chair
Susan Thorning, Co-Chair