Board of Governors

Chair
Stuart Wright, Prince Edward County

Appointed in 2008, Mr. Wright is currently Chair of the Board of Governors.  During 2010-2011 he served as Chair of the Board of Governors, Chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the Loyalist College Foundation Bord.  Mr. Wright has more than 30 years experience in telecommunications with Bell Canada,  covering a wide range of activities, both domestically and internationally, centred on sales and marketing.  Mr. Wright was assigned to Saudi Arabia where he interfaced with the military and security agencies regarding their voice and data communication needs.  He spent two years in Malaysia where he established a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia and BCI designed to sell, develop and support computer applications for the telecom industry.    Mr. Wright is a member of the Quinte Sunrise Rotary Club.  He has served as a Director on the board of the Air Force Museum of Canada and as a Trustee on its Foundation.  

Past Chair
Margaret Werkhoven, Prince Edward County

Appointed in 2004.   Mrs. Werkhoven is currently Past Chair of the Board of Governors.  In 2010-2011 she served as Past Chair of the Board of Governors, as a member of the Executive Committee and the Loyalist College Foundation Board.  She served as Chair of the Board during 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, Vice-Chair during 2007-2008 and as Chair of the Academic Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee from 2005-2007.  She retired from the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board in 1999, after a 35-year career in education as a secondary school teacher, vice-principal and superintendent.  Mrs. Werkhoven is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Honours B.A. (English and Latin).  She is past Chair of the Quinte Arts Council and of Youth Habilitation Quinte.  Since completing a four year term as a member of the Board of the South East Local Health Integration Committee, where she served as Chair of its Governance Committee and Collaborative Governance Development Team, she has become Vice Chair of the Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association.  She is also a member of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Retired Teachers of Ontario, presides as Speaker at RTO Senate meetings, and sits on the local executive of RTO.  Mrs. Werkhoven is a recipient of the Sir MacKenzie Bowell Award for Educator of the Year (1999), and holds honorary membership in the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation.

Vice Chair
Colin Hughes, Stirling

Appointed in 2008.  Mr. Hughes is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors.  During 2010-2011 he served as a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee, the Executive Committee, and also chaired the Audit Committee.  In April 2010 Mr. Hughes accepted a position with R.C. Industrial Services, Napanee, ON.  Prior to this Mr. Hughes has 28 years experience as a general machinist and tool room machinist with Invar Manufacturing and has extensive experience training apprentices.  As a certified Health and Safety members, Mr. Hughes co-chaired Invar’s Health and Safety Committee for 21 years, developing safety training programs, and teaching Health and Safety policies to employees.  He was a volunteer firefighter for the City of Quinte West for 10 years where he used his experience and knowledge as a health and safety trainer when training new recruits. 

Vice Chair
Susan Scarborough, Brighton

Appointed in 2006.  Mrs. Scarborough is currently Vice Chair of the Board of Governors.   During 2010-2011 she served as a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee, member of the Executive Committee, the Nominating Committee, and the Loyalist College Foundation Board.  Mrs. Scarborough was the Administrator at Trenton Memorial Lodge from 1996-2009.  She has administrative experience with the Kawartha Pine Ridge Board of Education, and was self-employed for ten years, having owned and operated a resort business.  From 1998 to 2006 she served as a member on the Board of the Quinte Healthcare Corporation and served as Chair of the Board as well as Chair of the Governance and Executive Committee.  She was a member of the Trenton Memorial Hospital Board from 1990 to 1998.  Through her many years of service on community boards and committees, she has been very active in fundraising initiatives. She earned a Secretarial Science diploma from Ryerson in 1965 and holds a Basic Accounting certificate from Loyalist College.

Governor
Barb Brant, Tyendinaga

Appointed to the Board in 2007.  During 2010-2011 Ms. Brant served as a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee.  She has been involved in Education for twenty-five years at the Quinte Mohawk School, as an Educational Assistant, and retired from that position in 2009.  Ms. Brant is an honours graduate of Humber College, Developmental Services Worker Program and graduate of Laurentian University, 1993, First Nations Program for Aboriginal Educational Support.  She is a past co-coordinator of the Quinte Mohawk Dance Program, Secretary/Treasurer of the Woodland Cultural Centre Board of Governors since 2005.  Ms. Brant is a founding member of the Tyendinaga Territory Food Bank, Certified Coach for Athletics, and community member of the  Chief Earl R. Hill/Douglas E. Maracle Board.  She considers herself a learner of the ‘Original First Peoples of the Americas Traditions’ and has studied under Tyendinaga-Chief Earl R. Hill, Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation; Mrs. Lorraine Hill, Bear Clan, Mohawk Nation; Council of Education-Douglas E. Maracle, Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation; Grandmother Sara D, Smith, Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation; and Gerald E. Hill, Bear Clan, Cayuga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy League of Nations.

Governor
Pat Dockrill, Belleville

Elected as Faculty Representative in 2008, and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 2011.  During 2010-2011 Ms. Dockrill served as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee and the Loyalist College Foundation Board.  She has 35 years experience at Loyalist teaching in four programs, three in Health Sciences and currently in the Centre for Justice Studies.  Ms. Dockrill’s dedication to teaching was recognized in 2004 when she was presented with the Faculty Innovation and Excellence Award.  She has current and previous board experience including Community Care for Seniors and FASTEC (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome).  She graduated from Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston as a Registered Nurse, holds a BA from Queen’s University and a Master of Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University.

Governor
John Fitzpatrick, Belleville

Appointed in 2006.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Fitzpatrick served as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee, and the Capital Construction Committee.  He has more than 25 years experience in the banking business and has held several senior administrative positions since 1982.  Currently he is the Manager, Commercial Banking for the Eastern Ontario market area at CIBC and has held this position since 1993.  Mr. Fitzpatrick is a very active member in the community and from 2002 to 2006 served as an inaugural Director on the Board of the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic Education Foundation.  From 2001 to 2006 he served as a Director on the Board of the Quinte Regional Children’s Foundation, including positions as Treasurer and Chair.   He was also a Director on the Hastings Children’s Aid Society Board from 1993-1999, during which time he was Treasurer for four years. Mr. Fitzpatrick holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Prince Edward Island, a Master’s of Business Administration from Queen’s University, and a Certified General Accountant designation.

Governor
Kirk Fleming, Belleville

Elected as Administrative Representative in 2006.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Fleming was a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee.  Since 1987, he has been an employee of the College and is currently the Director of Facilities Services.  While at Loyalist, Mr. Fleming has provided leadership in the development of key capital projects such as Phase 1 and 2 of the Student Residence, the Parrott Centre and the Student Centre, and numerous renovations.  Mr. Fleming has been an executive member of provincial college committees including serving more than seven years on the Ontario College Facilities Management Administrators committee.  He was a founding member of the Ontario Colleges Administrative Staff Association.  Mr. Fleming holds a number of certificate designations including Facilities Management Administrator and the Ontario Management Development Program.

Governor
Matt Ireland, Bancroft

Appointed in 2010.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Ireland served as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee.  He has more than 34 years experience as a property developer.  He is President and owner of White Pines Ltd., in Bancroft, a general contracting and commercial and residential building company, which he started in 1976.  Mr. Ireland was instrumental in developing a number of main street properties and attracting new tenants including Canadian Tire, McDonalds, Price Chopper, a commercial plaza to accommodate the Provincial Courthouse and other government offices, and the first condominium in downtown Bancroft.  Mr. Ireland is a strong public service supporter and served on the Board of Community Development Corporation for six years, two years as Chair.  He attended Sir Sandford Fleming College, Real Estate Program.

Governor
Tamara Kleinschmidt, Belleville

Appointed to the Board in 2009.  – During 2010-2011 Ms. Kleinschmidt served as Chair of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee, the Executive Committee and the Student Centre Management Board.  Ms. Kleinschmidt holds a Bachelor of Arts/Political Science from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston.  She also holds an Emergency Medical Care Assistant Certificate from the Ambulance and Emergency Care Program, Algonquin College.  Currently, Ms. Kleinschmidt sits as an Executive Committee Member of the Military Families Fund which supports Military Families with unforeseen and immediate needs as a result of the military lifestyle.  Formerly the Co-Chair of the Military Family National Advisory Board, Ms. Kleinschmidt has also served as Chairperson, Board of Directors, Trenton Military Family Resource Centre, and Chairperson, Board of Directors, Ottawa Military Family Resource Centre.

Governor
Bruce McLeod, Belleville

Appointed in 2010.   During 2010-2011 Mr/ McLeod served as a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee.  Mr. McLeod is Vice-President, Human Resources with Bioniche Life Sciences with responsibility for full Human Resources delivery for offices in Canada, U.S. and Australia.  He has 15 years of senior management experience in operations and human resources.  As well as solid business experience, he brings experience in teaching having been an instructor for seven years at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.  Prior to Bioniche, Mr. McLeod was with Farm Credit Canada where he held the positions of Director, Lending Operations in Listowel, ON, and Brandon, MB, and Director, Performance Consulting and Total Rewards in Regina, SK.  Mr. McLeod earned a B.A. from Carleton University and a Certificate in Adult Education from Saint Francis Xavier University.  He is currently working on an M.A. through Ambrose University, Alberta.

Governor
Cory McMullan, Belleville

Appointed in 2010.   During 2010-2011 Ms. McMullan served as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee.  She has been Chief of Police with the Belleville Police Service since 2009 and prior to that served 23 years with the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service.  Her most recent positions held in Peterborough were Inspector of Executive Services, Inspector of Operations and Executive Services, Acting Inspector of Operations, and Staff Sergeant Planning, Adequacy and Professional Standards.  She earned a B.A. (Honours) from Carleton University and a Certificate in Police Leadership Administration from Dalhousie University.  She took the Police Leadership Program at the University of Toronto, and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration Program through the University of Leicester, England.  Chief McMullan is a member of the Rotary Club of Belleville and the Board of Directors of the Children’s Safety Village, and volunteers her services to many charity fundraising organizations.

Governor
Tony Orrick, Quinte West

Elected as the Support Group Representative in 2008, and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 2011.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Orrick served as a member of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee.  He is a Senior Client Technology Analyst at Loyalist College.  He has also taught Computing Programming, Hardware Repair, IT Basics, etc., part-time for Continuing Education and Post Secondary.  He is currently teaching IT Fundamentals to first year students Animation students.  Mr. Orrick is chief steward of Support Staff OPSEU Local 421 and sits on the College’s Business Plan Steering Committee.    Mr. Orrick is involved with several International Social Justice Organizations that support outreach work in Mexico.  He holds a private pilot’s licence.  Mr. Orrick was elected and served on the Board of Governors from 1996 – 1999.

Governor
Barbara Lise Rouleau, Prince Edward County

Elected as Student Governor in 2011, Ms. Rouleau graduated from the Business/HR program in June 2011 and is returning to Loyalist College in 2011-12 to take the Public Relations program.  While studying, Lise volunteered as a Loyalist College SIFE Project Manager and was also an Organizational Chair (camping) for FCRV, local chapter.  She also recently opened a family inn in Picton, ON.  Prior to attending Loyalist College, Ms. Rouleau spent more than 12 years in the hospitality industry as manager/operator of an inn, restaurant owner/operator, senior baker, assistant manager/cashier.  She was also a French technical support agent for Stream International.

Governor
Brian Smith, Belleville

Appointed to the Board in 2009.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Smith served as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee.  He has more than 35 years experience in administration, long-term care, and financial management in the field of community health services.   Mr. Smith served as a Councillor for the City of Belleville from 1992 – 2006.  He currently holds the position of Director, The John M. Parrott Centre, Long-Term Care Home in Napanee for the County of Lennox and Addington.  Prior to this he was a Program Supervisor with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.  Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Business Administration Program at Loyalist College.   He is Chair of the Quinte Health Care Board of Directors and a Canvasser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.  He has extensive previous involvement in volunteerism and fundraising.

Governor
Scott Williams, Madoc

Appointed to the Board in 2009.  During 2010-2011 Mr. Williams served as Chair of the Academic, Student Affairs and Advocacy Committee, and as a member of the Audit Committee.  Mr. Williams has more than 27 years industry experience in providing custom training solutions to organizations from Government to the private sector.   He currently holds the position of President, Global Knowledge Canada where he has overall responsibility for products, thought leadership and quality.   He holds a B.Sc. from Queen’s University (mathematics) and an M.Ed. from the University of Toronto (adult education).  While at Queen’s University, he was involved with many different campus organizations including Faculty Board and Senate, Arts and Science Undergraduate Society, and the Alma Mater Society.  From 1992-1994 he was a member of the East York Public Library Board, and he has extensive involvement in church groups and charity fundraising.

Maureen Piercy, Quinte West

Appointed the fourth President of Loyalist College in 2005, Maureen has 30 years of leadership experience in Ontario community colleges, including serving as Vice-President Academic and in other senior academic roles at Loyalist and Sheridan colleges.  Her background also includes experience as a journalist and editor with Maclean’s Magazine.  Maureen is proud to be a Loyalist College Print Journalism graduate.  She also holds an Honours B.A. from Queen’s University, a Master’s of Education from Brock University, and has completed all required doctoral course work in Educational Administration through OISE at the University of Toronto. Brock University Alumni Association named Maureen one of 30 outstanding graduates of the University’s first 30 years.  She is a member of The Rotary Club of Belleville, the City of Belleville Economic Development Committee, and the Hastings and Prince Edward Health Unit Board. Maureen has served on a number of other community boards and committees.  She has also provided leadership to the Ontario College system through participation in, and chairing, of provincial committees and initiatives, and through serving on the provincial governance body of the Ontario College system.  In 2009 Maureen was appointed by Minister of Defence Peter Mackay to serve as Honorary Colonel of 8 Air Communication and Control Squadron, 8 Wing, CFB Trenton. Maureen is extremely honoured to hold this position. She and her husband Michael and their daughter Erin live in Quinte West.