A picture of our Engage Barrie tent at Open Air Dunlop in 2022, with volunteers John Tom, Anita Johnson-Ford and Victoria Scott sitting at a table with election information.

our team | about

Building an engaged local democracy requires an engaged team keeping it all running smoothly!

Here are the people behind Engage, the movers and shakers, the writers, the organizers,
the designers, the collaborators, the fetchers and the cat-herds.

Each one has their own set of interests and talents, and
we are so grateful for their contributions large and small.

(Hint: they all believe their own efforts to be small, but they don't realize how hugely essential they are!)

board of directors | engagebarrie

Sarah Jensen in front of a strawberry mural giving a peace sign.

Sarah Jensen
Director

Rob Romanek
Director

Alyssa Wright
Treasurer

James Kerekes
Secretary

Victoria Scott
Chair

contributors | engagebarrie

By "Contributors", we don't mean donors (although many have given generously in that way, as well) – we mean the people who have contributed to the organization and its causes in various ways. Whether sharing their expertise on particular issues, heading up a committee, volunteering their time and talents, writing articles or position papers, or rallying the troops for phone and email campaigns, Engage Barrie couldn't function without the collective effort of each and every one of these amazing community leaders.

This isn't an exclusive club – there's always room for more! If you're a member who'd like to get even more Engaged with the organization, please contact the Board at admin@engagebarrie.org and let's explore the possibilities!

Emily Adams

Dr. Anita Arvast

Founding Member

Myrna Clark

Founding Director

Sara Dawson

Suzanna McCarthy

Ed Moll

Shannon Murree

Cassandra Rutherford

Founding Member

Ryan Tayler

Founding Member

Jennifer van Gennip

Founding Member

Eleanor Alexander

Founding Member

Victoria Butler

Founding Member

Morgan Cope

Founding Member

Sharon Doran

Holly McDaniel

Founding Member

Penelope J Morrow

Founding Member

Paige Power

Founding Director

Brian Shelley

Andy Thomson

Founding Member

Jocelyn Weatherbe

Brandon Rhéal Amyot

Founding Member

Kenzie Churchward

Founding Director

Jeffrey Dale

Founding Member

Anita Johnson-Ford

Founding Member

Caitlin McKenzie

Andrea Murray

Margaret Prophet

Founding Member

Michael Speers

Founding Member

John Tom

join the team

legacy contributors | engagebarrie

The following people have either moved away or moved on, but we are forever grateful for their contributions in shaping Engage Barrie Organization in its grassroots and founding years. They were an integral part of how and what EBO came to be, and there will always be a little piece of them in this organization.