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Join our Board of Directors

We are presently looking for volunteers to join our Board of Directors’ team. We will begin interviews in the Spring of 2023, with successful candidates being recommended at the AGM on June 6th, 2023.

The Mission of Bernadette McCann House is to work for change that will end abuse by providing safety, support and education to all those who experience abuse.

We are committed to a Board which is representative of the community we serve.

If you are committed to ending violence and can provide four (4) hours per month to our organization, please call or email for information about our recruitment process.

613-732-7776 ext. 101

Board of Directors

  • John Purdon- Chair of the Board
  • Gwen Bennett- Vice Chair of the Board
  • Gillian Hoyer
  • Peter Galley
  • Carla Manton
  • Katie Edwards-Ethier
  • Iain Clark
  • Eileen Jones-Whyte
  • Amanda Foster
  • Julie McNamara
  • Brittany Mayne

Executive Committee

  • John Purdon - Chair of the Board
  • Katie Edwards-Ethier & Eileen Jones-Whyte- Co-Chairs of the Governance Committee
  • Carla Manton -Chair of Resource Risk Management Committee
  • Leigh Sweeney (Ex-Officio, Executive Director)

Resource Risk Management Committee

  • Carla Manton - Chair of the Resource Risk Management Committee
  • Gwen Bennett
  • Amanda Foster
  • Brittany Mayne
  • John Purdon (Ex-Officio, Chair of the Board of Directors)
  • Leigh Sweeney (Ex-Officio, Executive Director)

Governance Committee

  • Katie Edwards-Ethier & Eileen Jones-Whyte - Co-Chairs of the Governance Committee
  • Peter Galley
  • Gillian Hoyer
  • Iain Clark
  • Julie McNamara
  • John Purdon (Ex-Officio, Chair of the Board of Directors)
  • Leigh Sweeney (Ex-Officio, Executive Director)