About CFC
Staff & Regional Coordinators
If you want to represent members across the country, you need to have staff in communities across the country.
Community Foundations of Canada has a core staff located in its Ottawa office, with additional staff located in other parts of Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
A group of Regional Coordinators, who work one-on-one with local community foundations, are located in each CFC region.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Ian Bird
President and CEO
Accountable to CFC’s Board of Directors, Ian provides leadership to CFC, is active on various voluntary sector and government panels in Canada, as well as in the field of community philanthropy internationally. Biography.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 333 ibird@cfc-fcc.ca
Milly Baino
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Milly works closely with CFC’s CEO and its Board of Directors on the implementation of CFC’s priorities.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 333 mbaino@cfc-fcc.ca
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jane Humphries
Vice President, Organization and Professional Development
Jane leads professional development services for CFC’s members, including its biennial conference and management of its team of Regional Coordinators. She can be reached at her Waterloo office. Biography.
Tel. 519.725.3353 janeh@cfc-fcc.ca
Amy Thompson
Project Coordinator
Amy works with Jane on the coordination of all of CFC’s professional development events and resources, including its biennial conference.
Tel. 519.725.3353 athompson@cfc-fcc.ca
PROGRAM AND PROJECT DIRECTORS
Sara Lyons (Maternity Leave)
Program Director
Sara manages CFC’s flagship programs including Vital Signs, Community Foundations and the Environment, and Social Justice.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 331 slyons@cfc-fcc.ca
Betsy Martin
Senior Advisor
Betsy advises CFC on a range of issues, including the Lake Winnipeg Watershed initiative (Environment program). She is based in Montreal.
Tel. 514.488.3682 betsy.martin@sympatico.ca
Barbara McMillan
Director of Regional Strategies
Barbara works with CFC’s members to pilot new strategies for collaboration. She also acts as national consultant on CFC’s Youth in Philanthropy program. She is based in Vancouver.
Tel. 604.912.0174 bmcmillan@cfc-fcc.ca
Cindy Lindsay
Director of Member Services
Cindy leads CFC's Member Services and is responsible for the Supporting Your Community and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance programs.
Tel. 519.843.6726 clindsay@cfc-fcc.ca
FINANCE
Rick Steggall
Director of Finance
Rick is responsible for the planning, management and reporting of CFC's finances.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 303 rsteggall@cfc-fcc.ca
Lesley Inglis
Finance Coordinator
Lesley works closely with Rick on the management of CFC's finances and assists in the preparation of CFC's annual members report.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 308 linglis@cfc-fcc.ca
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Anne-Marie McElrone
Director of Communications and Marketing
Anne-Marie is responsible for CFC’s communications and marketing, including media relations. She is based in Halifax.
Tel. 902.461.8284 amcelrone@cfc-fcc.ca
Skana Gee
Communications Coordinator
Skana works with Anne-Marie on CFC's web-based communications and marketing and on media-relations.
Tel. 902.466.7191 sgee@cfc-fcc.ca
Lynn Villeneuve
Website Project Manager
Lynn manages CFC’s family of websites and helps connect the organization, and the community foundation movement, through the use of technology.
Tel. 613.432.9669 lvilleneuve@cfc-fcc.ca
Marlowe Filippov (Maternity Leave)
Website Project Manager
Marlowe manages CFC’s family of websites and helps connect the organization, and the community foundation movement, through the use of technology.
Tel. 613.236.2664 ext. 302 mfilippov@cfc-fcc.ca
ADMINISTRATION
Sabiha Schram-Smith
Administrative Assistant
Sabiha coordinates the operation of the Ottawa office and is responsible for reception and overall office support.
Tel. 613.236.2664. ext. 226 sschramsmith@cfc-fcc.ca
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Click here to access a list of CFC’s Regional Coordinators.
