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Our 2021-2022 Board of Directors

The 2021/2022 CWNA board is a group of dedicated volunteers who live and work in the Church Wellesley Village. The Board meets via Zoom on the morning of the second or third Saturday of each month. Church Wellesley community members may attend or present at these meetings.

Connie Langille

 President;  Placemaking Committee Chair
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Connie has lived in the Church Wellesley neighbourhood for ​over 30 years and is proud to have raised her family in this vibrant community.  Her interest in community advocacy was ignited when development threatened the historic buildings at Church and Gloucester. The push-back from local residents resulted in the proposal being withdrawn.  

As Chair of the Placemaking Committee Connie believes the CWNA should address issues relevant to the whole of our diverse community, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness and well being.  As president Connie is honoured to represent a dedicated volunteer board and works to foster a greater compassion for community involvement.

Donald Altman

​​Governance Committee Chair
Donald Altman is a long-time active member of Church Isabella Residents Co-operative.  He currently sits on the boards of Home Ownership Alternatives (funding arm of Options for Homes) and the Social Planning Toronto.  In the past  he has served as  a director of the Co-operators Insurance Company, Alterna Savings and Credit Union, and the former Ontario Natural Food Co-op (warehouse for food co-ops) and has been active in various food  and housing co-ops in Toronto
 
Donald is retired after a 35 year managerial career in City of Toronto Finance, where he  worked on the City’s long term fiscal plan and the City Budget as well as City Planning where he was a policy planner responsible for assessment reform.  He also taught urban & economic geography at Ryerson – 5 years full-time; 20 years part-time.
 
Don holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Toronto, Masters of Science in Geography from Northwestern University and is ABD from the Geography Department at Queens.   Don is a graduate of the Credit Union Director Achievement Program.  Don has received the Co-operative Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Cooperative Association, the Gary Gillam Award for Social Responsibility from the Credit Union system and is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto.

Ryan Carlsen

Ryan moved to the Church and Wellesley neighborhood in late 2019 and wanted to get more involved in its  challenges. And more importantly, be part of the solution! 

Ryan has experience as a director on a condo board, on the executive of the 100 Wellesley St. E. Tenant’s Association, and 35 years experience in technology project management.

Neil  Gibb
Affordable Housing Committee Chair


Trevor Hennig

 Communications & Membership Committee Chair
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Trevor grew up in rural Saskatchewan.  Having lived in progressively larger centres -- Toronto for over 30 years -- he has come to believe in the vital importance that parks and green spaces play in dense urban environments. Trevor contributes to the CWNA by applying information management skills to an enriched and regularly updated website and news e-blast and by working with the Placemaking team to bring local greening projects to fruition.   

Robert Packham

Development and Heritage Committee Co-chair
Robert has lived in the downtown area on and off for the last 30 years.  He is currently practicing landscape architecture as well as architectural and interior design. He comes to CWNA with eight years of experience in the City of Toronto Planning Department, working in the Urban Design Group. He was urban designer on the Saint Lawrence/Old Town of York, the Bloor/Yorkville BIA , as well as the planning area of Midtown which the CWN lands within. Development planning, open space design, and infrastructure design are the particular experiences he adds to the Development Committee. 

Tara Schorr

Safety Committee Chair
Tara is a mission-motivated fundraising and engagement professional with over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector.  Much of her career has been spent fostering lasting, impactful relationships with donors, volunteers, artists, hospital staff and other key stakeholders.  Mission motivation extends to her personal life as well, as Tara enjoys participating in positive community building endeavours and has volunteered her time as a board member of the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association (CWNA), a member of Toronto Bi+ Network’s planning committee, on the screening committee of Inside Out Festival, with Pride Toronto, Out of the Cold and other important non-profit organizations. She currently sits on three CWNA committees that best align with her skills and interests: Safety, Placemaking and Membership/Communications.
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  • Home
  • About CWNA
    • What We Do / Mission
    • Our Members
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Development
  • Placemaking
  • Heritage
  • Safety
  • Join Us
  • News & Resources
    • Church Wellesley Update
    • Board Meeting Minutes
    • Community Directory
    • Planning Documents
  • Map
  • Contact Us