Meet Your CMHA Grey Bruce Board of Directors 2021-2022
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Meet Your CMHA Grey Bruce
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Jennifer Akitt focused professional, Kate strives to support
Board Member Since 2020 the health and wellbeing of the community
which means so much to her. Her intention
Jennifer is a Chartered when joining the CMHA Board of Directors
Professional Accountant was to leverage her financial background
with LH Gray group of and professional experience to identify and
companies, owners of Gray strengthen the bridges between municipal
Ridge Eggs in Listowel. and social services. ◼
A resident of Durham, Jennifer recently
located back to Grey Bruce after living on Susan Boron
the West Coast for 20 years. Pastimes Board Member Since 2018
include hiking, kayaking and spending time
with family and friends.
Susan practiced rural
Family Medicine in
She chose to sit on the CMHA Board as a
Grey Bruce for 40
way to reconnect with her community. ◼
years. She also served
as Site Chief for South Bruce Grey Health
Services in Kincardine and as Chief of Staff
Kate Allan, Treasurer at Hanover & District General Hospital. Since
Board Member Since 2018
retiring she’s been writing a book (working
title, “Bookends: a family doctor’s reflections
Kate’s roots in Grey and on birth and death)”.
Bruce counties run deep.
Born in Wiarton and During her career, she was actively involved
raised in Big Bay, she now in providing care for individuals with mental
raises her own beautiful illness and addictions. She sees her role with
family in Georgian Bluffs. A Chartered CMHA Grey Bruce as a way to help inform
Accountant, Kate is the Director of healthcare practioners on these areas and
Corporate Services for the City of Owen the supportive resources and programs
Sound. Being a highly motivated, community available locally. ◼
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Meet Your CMHA Grey Bruce
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Holly Goodings Lynda Legge, Vice-Chair
Board Member Since 2020 Board Member Since 2018
A University of Guelph graduate with a Lynda has a B.A., B.Ed.
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Degree Degree and proudly
and Post Grad Degree worked with Community
in Supply Chain Living Owen Sound &
Management, Holly is District for 29 years.
employed in the
nuclear energy sector. She was a facilitator with an organization
She feels lucky to live at that aimed to strengthen service for individ-
her favourite place on uals living with Dual Diagnosis, IDD and
earth, Sauble Beach. A mental health and/or behavioural issues.
hockey mom with two boys, she’s taken up Through this work she was introduced to
running and as someone with lived mental CMHA Grey Bruce and has served as Board
health experience, she knows “when help is Chair and Co-Chair of the Transition Council
available, life can be better”. ◼ during the amalgamation of CMHA, Hope
Grey Bruce and G&B House.
She’s been involved with several community
May Ip committees and is currently Chair of 100
Board Member Since 2020
Women Who Care. Pastimes include hiking,
kayaking, photography and she especially
May immigrated to enjoys her role as a wedding officiant.
Canada in 1995 from
Hong Kong and her Sitting on the CMHA Board is important to
background is in social Lynda as she’s passionate about developing
work. She’s known to many as a passionate a seamless service system designed to meet
promoter and supporter of multicultural people where they are in a timely way. ◼
initiatives and has coordinated two success-
ful newcomer pilot projects, Making Grey
Bruce Home and Rural Pathways for
Newcomer Women in Grey Bruce.
May teaches international folk dance, plays
Mission:
in the Owen Sound City Band and looks
We cultivate hope, resilience and
forward to sharing her insights around community for those who live with and are
immigrant mental wellness at the CMHA impacted by, mental illness and/or addiction.
Board table. ◼
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Meet Your CMHA Grey Bruce
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Ejaye McComb Yvonne volunteers on the CMHA Board
Board Member Since because she’s witnessed the value of the
2020 organization’s many supports and believes
that communities are stronger when every-
Ejaye has worked one looks out for, and take action to care for
in technology for each other. ◼
nearly 20 years.
With a background
in software devel-
Sean McMurray, Chair
opment and systems analysis, he’s worked
Board Member Since 2018
in the telecommunications sector for the
past 16 years and presently leads
Technology and Solutions Engineering at For the past 18 years,
Digitcom Telecommunications. Sean has enjoyed a
successful sales career
With strengths in leadership, process at TELUS and is currently
analysis, motivation, and a collaborative managing the Associates
spirit, Ejaye lends his skills to several Partner Program for
Ontario.
volunteer organizations in the community. ◼
He and his family enjoy hiking the Bruce
Trail, spend summer weekends camping
Yvonne Pallister McCutcheon and enjoy skiing in the winter at Blue
Board Member Since 2020 Mountain. He’s volunteered with the Kiwanis
Club of Owen Sound (Past Director), the
Yvonne (B.A., B.Ed., M. Georgian Bay Folk Society (Crew Chief/
Sc.Ed.) is a lifelong Grey Director) and has been a longtime minor
County resident and is soccer coach (30 years).
recently retired from
the Bluewater District Sean’s interest with CMHA stems from his
School Board. Her own struggles with alcohol, having been
career as teacher and sober since March 2002.
administrator
enhanced her belief in the importance of As a legacy Board Member from G&B
working together to celebrate the strengths House, he aims to bring addiction into the
and support the needs of all individuals. conversation and help eliminate the
Yvonne and her husband Neil live in stigma. ◼
Owen Sound and enjoy Grey Bruce’s great
venues for cycling and hiking.
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Meet Your CMHA Grey Bruce
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Daryl Minifie Bruce Health Services, returning to the area
Board Member Since 2019 where she grew up. She’s worked at the
Meaford Hospital and was Manager of the
Daryl hails from Markdale Hospital until recently accepting a
Saskatchewan and position with the Owen Sound Hospital
joined the army as a overseeing the Emergency Department and
Communications Dialysis Unit.
Research Operator.
He spent the majority of his career in Since 2015 Kylie has lived a life of recovery
Kingston, Ottawa, and the Queen Charlotte from substance misuse. A critical
Islands. He specialized in languages and component of her ongoing recovery is found
learned to speak both French and Spanish. in service work using her “lived experience”
He retired to Grey County in 2010 and he to guide her efforts. Kylie is the Past Board
and his wife Robyn own an equine assisted President at G&B House and was a member
learning facility in Priceville. The horses are of the transition council which amalgamated
therapy tools for those with various special the three legacy agencies to become CMHA
needs, as well as treating PTSD in first Grey Bruce. ◼
responders. Daryl is currently on the Grey
Highlands Police Services Board and has
spent many years volunteering in his Rebecca Raynsford
community and with the Royal Canadian Board Member Since 2018
Legion. Among his other awards, he is a
recent recipient of both the Minister of
Rebecca has lived and
Veterans Affairs Commendation and the
worked in Grey or
Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. ◼
Bruce counties for
most of her life. She
completed her Masters
Kylie Nowak of Social Work in 2018 and is a
Board Member Since 2018 Registered Social Worker. Having experi-
enced an amalgamation of two service
Kylie (BScN, MN) is a organizations in 2012 as well as years of
Registered Nurse whose service experience in her work at Bruce Grey
career has spanned over Child and Family Services, Rebecca was
30 years in acute hospital excited to join the CMHA Grey Bruce Board
care. Kylie’s nursing passion is and is currently Chair of the Governance
quality patient and family care based on the Committee. ◼
philosophy of the patient’s lived experience.
Interested in applying to sit on the CMHA Board?
Contact the Administration Office, 519.371.4120
In 2007 Kylie transitioned her career to Grey or email Brenda O’Neill, boneill@cmhagb.org.
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