Board of Directors
Open Board Meetings
Brock Community Health Centre (Brock CHC) invites members of the public to attend meetings of the Board of Directors. The organization values a close working relationship with all stakeholders including the public and will conduct Board business in an open and transparent manner. The Board may exercise its right to hold “in camera” or special meetings that will not be open to the public where it determines it is in the best interests of the organization to do so.
The agenda of the Board meeting will be distributed at each meeting. Support material will only be provided to the Board of Directors. In order to ensure sufficient space is available, individuals wishing to attend a Brock CHC Board meeting must give 24 hours notice to the Board Secretary by calling 705-432-3322, ext. 108. Attendees will be asked to identify themselves. Individuals wishing to make a deputation must notify the Board secretary at least seven days in advance of the scheduled meeting. Deputations will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public may address the Board or ask questions of the Board only when permission is granted by the Board Chair.
Recording devices, videotaping and photography are prohibited.
Community-Based Governance
Norm Wilson
Norm Wilson is Chair of the Board. He grew up on a farm just north of Uxbridge. For the past 20+ years, he and his wife have called their Sunderland hobby farm home. After spending 17 years as a partner in a dairy farm operation, he has spent the last 30+ years in sales and management in the automotive industry. Having retired from his general manager position in 2017, he continues to work for Taylor Ford in Port Perry on a part-time basis and help his wife with their Sunderland business, The Dark Horse. Norm has had experience serving on the Board of Trustees of an Uxbridge church and on the Ontario County Milk Producers committee. He currently serves as a Director of the Sunderland Agricultural Society. He has been both a youth soccer coach and leader of a young men’s program.. Contact Norm at [email protected].
Heather Allison
Heather Allison is Vice-Chair of the Board. She has lived most of her life in Brock Township – growing up in Beaverton and settling in Sunderland when she and her husband bought their first house. She is a CPA, CA with over 25 years of experience in public accounting. Heather is a former partner at a national accounting firm and recently started her own accounting practice. Heather continues to provide accounting and assurance services to a variety of personal and corporate clients, including non-profit organizations. She has previously served on the Board for the Brock Minor Hockey Association and Brock Youth Centre. She also belongs to the School Community Council for Brock High School.
Maureen Donald
Maureen Donald is Treasurer of the Board. She is a retired educator with 35 years of experience in teaching, administrating and advocating for quality education. She spent many years of her career leading teams to provide support for students in special education. Maureen is a long-time advocate for mental health services including 20 years of volunteer experience with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Maureen has extensive professional and volunteer experience with various educational and community organizations as chair and lead in numerous projects. A lifelong resident of Durham Region, Maureen moved to the Brock community after spending time cottaging and teaching in the area. She is passionate about helping the Brock community grow and thrive by improving access to services.
Steven Davis
Steven Davis is Secretary of the Board. He has been a resident of Beaverton for almost 10 years. He was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. In 1994 Steven was ordained into the ministry of the United Church of Canada and in the last 30 years has served congregations in Newfoundland and in various regions of Ontario, and currently serves as minister at St. Mark’s United Church in Whitby. Over his years in ministry he has had the chance to engage in various ways with the health care system, often serving as a volunteer chaplain at various hospitals and helping provide pastoral care to local nursing homes as well as at times advocating for parishioners involved with the health care system. Steven served as Chair of the local Library Board in Roberts Arm, Newfoundland, and as a member of the Central Newfoundland Library Board. He also served on the Board of Directors of Port Cares, a non-profit organization helping to provide for the social and economic needs of residents of Port Colborne and the wider Niagara Region.
Lisa Beaver
Lisa Beaver is a proud resident of Cannington with over 10 years of administrative experience in the healthcare sector. She currently serves as an Administrative Assistant with Southlake Health, supporting operational initiatives and healthcare service delivery. Lisa is also a member of the Georgian College Program Advisory Committee (PAC), where she contributes to the development of the Office Administration and Medical Office Administration programs. With extensive experience building strong relationships across healthcare, academic, and community networks, she brings a collaborative, systems-focused perspective that supports effective governance and improved community outcomes. She is committed to strengthening local supports, improving access to services, and supporting initiatives that benefit residents across the community.
Lisa Brazeau
Lisa Brazeau is a senior bilingual communications and strategy consultant with more than 30 years of experience in strategic planning, public relations, marketing, issues management and corporate training. She has held senior roles with national health organizations, including the Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian Medical Association. Now semi-retired and living in Cannington with her husband, Lisa is pleased to contribute her experience to the Brock Community Health Centre Board of Directors. She is especially interested in supporting strong community connections, clear communications and Brock CHC’s important role in our community.
Richard Donald
Richard Donald is a semi-retired ServiceOntario provider with 40 years of experience in the service industry. He spent many years of his career as an owner and manager of ServiceOntario offices throughout Ontario. Richard also for many years provided independent Travel and Business Supply Services and currently administers property management. As a long-time advocate for mental health services including 20 years of volunteer experience with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Richard also has extensive professional and volunteer experience with various community organizations. A lifelong resident of Durham Region, Richard moved to the Brock community after spending many years cottaging on Lake Simcoe along with having family ties to the area. He is looking forward to the opportunity to play a role towards ensuring a health centre that continues to provide accessible high-quality care to our Brock community.
Renea Finch
Renea Finch grew up in a small community north of Bowmanville called Enniskillen and spent many summers in the Lake Simcoe region and commuting throughout this wonderful community. She moved up to Brock Township in the Cannington area in the summer of 2019 with her husband and young family. Renea is a project manager contractor in the IT sector and has worked within many different industries, including health care.
Nathan Gardner
Nathan Gardner is a Non-Profit Executive living in Beaverton, Ontario. He has spent over a decade in the Health and Social Services sector, and has helped develop mental health and addictions programming with a focus in community development. An Educator by trade, he has sat on various committees including the Social Planning Network of Ontario and Lakeridge Health’s Integrated Planning Committee for Mental Health and Addictions. He has also co-authored two reports on the Non-Profit sector in Durham and Ontario, entitled “Connected Through Uncertainty” and “We’re on our Way.” Nathan currently serves as the Executive Director at North House in Uxbridge.
Peter Hettstedt
Peter Hettstedt was born and raised in Montreal, but has lived in Ontario since 2002. He spent his career with one foot in the Surveying profession and the other in the Geospatial industry, until his retirement in 2023. Prior to his retirement, Peter joined the Board of BeSpatial Ontario, a non-profit organization representing the Ontario Geospatial community, where he served as both President and Past President/Manager of Outreach initiatives until his retirement from the board in early 2026. Having moved to Cannington in 2022, he looks forward to bringing his non-profit experience to the Brock CHC, a vital element of the community he now calls home.
Election to Brock CHC’s Board of Directors
Qualified members of Brock Community Health Centre are eligible to be considered for election to the Brock CHC Board of Directors at the General Meeting. If you are interested in being considered for election to the Brock CHC Board of Directors, please download, print and complete the Board Recruitment Questionnaire and return to Janet McPherson, Executive Director, Brock Community Health Centre, PO Box 69, 39 Cameron Street W., Cannington, Ontario, L0E 1E0 or email to [email protected].