Staff & Board

Meet our team

Our small staff bring a wealth of experience, passion, and dedication to this work. They are the champions supporting our many partnerships, grantees, donors, and community initiatives.

Staff members

from left to right:

Leanne Hammond

Executive Director

Lisa Deargle

Communications Director

Leanne Edwards

Financial Administrator

2025 Board of Directors 

Our volunteer board has been the strategic heart of our organization, ensuring that in our work with community organizations, we deliver real results, respond to changes in our community, and always deliver the highest ethical standards to be worthy of our public support. 

We thank our Board of Directors for generously volunteering their time and energy to lead the community foundation.

Board Members, from left to right:

  • Mike Fotheringham

  • Jacqueline Gijssen

  • Dominik Dlouhy, Board Chair 

  • Riminder Gakhal 

  • Ryan Cucheron 

  • Leigha Horsfield

  • Noelle Crombie

  • Peter Moore, Treasurer

  • Gladys Fraser, Secretary

  • Steven Brandner, Vice Chair 

  • Krista Blankley