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Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Directors 2012-13
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Janet Harrop
Lynne Bard
Joal Suraci
Paul Walker
Michael Weinstein
Aileen Hawkins
Barney Tracy
Garth Green
Peter Mohr
Allan Teal
Terry Godreau
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Janet Harrop
Business Name: Harrcroft Acres Ltd Type of Business: Agricultural Business – Dairy Operation
Community Involvement/ Previous Experience: She loves working as an RN at the Critical Care Unit in Guelph; however, her passion is agriculture and agri-business. Lynne Bard
Business Name: Beyond Rewards Inc. Type of Business: Human Resources, Recruitment and Risk Management Consulting - EMS Planning, Pandemic, Health, Wellness & Safety and Business Continuity. Lynne Bard, President of Beyond Rewards Inc has over 25 years experience working in Safety, Human Resource and Training; taking the lead role in Safety and Human Resources for her clients. Lynne provides HR Expertise for ECO HR Blog, developed and delivered many safety and hr training programs online and face-to face through Beyond Rewards and as a Professor at Conestoga College. Lynne’s expertise has won several awards of excellence in the field and continues to lend experience and credibility to organizations with best practice solutions and processes that lend to the success of her clients businesses. Joal Suraci
Business Name: RLB LLP Paul Walker
Paul has worked for Liquor Control Board of Ontario - Elora for more than thirty years and has been a manager for the past twenty years. It is a great organization to work for. Message to the Business Community: I would like to encourage anyone in our business community to become active in the chamber. If you can spare as little as one hour a week to help out it makes a big difference to the Chamber and helps you to participate in the business community. The networking alone is worth the work! Michael Weinstein
Michael Weinstein is the owner of The Weinstein Group, a company specializing in the production of special events and audiovisual design and consulting. As a licensed pyro-technician, he is certified to ignite fireworks, both indoors and out! He moved to Centre Wellington 7 years ago with his wife, Betty, and their daughters, Janet and Melanie. Michael has been active with the Chamber of Commerce for several years, being elected as a Director and held the position of First Vice-President and in 2009 elected as President. He chairs the Awards of Excellence Committee and has been active with the Events and Affairs Committee in the past. He enjoys public speaking and often acts as MC for the Chamber's Networking Breakfast, Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting ceremonies. Aileen Hawkins
Franchisee: M&M Meat Shops, Fergus. Active member of the Centre Wellington community with fund raising events through M&M Meat Shops. Married to Ken for 50 years with three married daughters and seven grandchildren. Resident of Centre Wellington for 20+ years. Attends and is involved in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fergus. Enjoys theatre, music, reading and travel. Member of Board of Directors for the CWCC since 2005. Barney Tracy
Barney Tracy has worked in insurance since 1974, focusing primarily on group benefits. He attained his Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) in 1989, and his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in 2000. After twenty years as an employee he became a broker in 1994, and has been working in Centre Wellington most of that time. In this role he expanded his repertoire to include life insurance and income replacement so as to better serve his clientele. Garth Green
CAREER EXPERIENCE
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Business Name: Shoetopia Footwear Outlet Peter and his family have made Centre Wellington their home since buying Shoetopia Footwear in Fergus in 2010. His background carries over a span of 20 years of business ownership. Peter is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at Ottawa University, works with Sunbelt Business Brokers helping people buy and sell businesses and has worked as a business consultant. He has experience starting businesses from scratch right through to selling them for a profit. Having been on various franchise advisory councils and boards as well as owning independent and franchised businesses has allowed Peter the opportunity to experience a variety of different business experiences that will aid him with his duties at the Chamber. Allan Teal
Business Name: AL-DO-IT Allan Teal is the Owner and Senior Project Manager for AL-Do-IT General Contracting, providing services to both residential and commercial clients from Handyman services to larger projects such as decks, fences, kitchens, bathrooms and other household/commercial renovations. Allan is also Vice President of Beyond Rewards in partnership with his wife, Lynne Bard. Coming from an extensive background of over 25 years in Manufacturing, Transportation and Construction, Allan brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients and to his volunteer positions within the community. Allan is married with four children, the youngest of which still lives at home and three grandchildren. Terry Godreau
President of the company PlanetCPU, Terry is the master of juggling, spinning and sending this business into orbit. Terry had two choices: teacher’s college or entrepreneurship. Obviously, Terry choose the right direction and he’s been moving forward ever since. Driven by a natural ability to make connections, to source out good people and a genuine interest in positive marketing, he’s the charming host with the most potential to make things happen. Terry knows that customer service is vital to the success of PlanetCPU, and since he plans to see this business thrive, he keeps his focus on earning loyal customers, loyal staff and a commitment to staying current with the technology. Terry knows customer service isn’t something you say, it’s something you do - every time, all the time. Terry’s motivation is as real as his outlook on life and it’s grounded in a philosophy that of surrounding yourself with good people and making a long list of goals, even if they seem out of reach, makes all things possible. |
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