Item - 2015.TE7.107

Appointees' biographies:

Dan Atkinson

Dan attended the University of Windsor from 1974-78, obtaining a B.Comm and an MBA.  He joined Coopers and Lybrand, one of the predecessor firms to PwC. Dan subsequently worked for the Province of Ontario, holding several financial positions with the Ministry of the Environment.  In 1992, Dan moved to California and worked for WellPoint HMO located in Woodland Hills.  Upon returning to Toronto, he held progressively responsible positions with the Ontario Clean Water Agency.

Jo Gladding

Jo has worked as an Administrator, Project Coordinator, and Program Director, all requiring a high level of responsibility, including financial management and supervisory skills.  She is currently a member of the Toronto Island Canoe Club Executive, and was a member of the Algonquin Island Association on Toronto Island for 13 years, holding various positions including Treasurer and President.  She has served as convener of the Women's Hockey Club of Toronto for 19 years.

Jordan Hill

Jordan has a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, and is a CA.  He currently works in Audit and Assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and was previously VP of Finance at Prism Resources.  His volunteer experience includes Head Organizer of the Terry Fox Foundation (Toronto Island Run Site), Coach for the Moss Park Hockey League, and President of the Laurier Accounting Association.

Amr Kebbi

Amr is a father, husband, immigrant, and entrepreneur. He holds a BSc in Chemistry and an MBA, and is passionate about arts and culture.  Amr has worked for international companies on four different continents, and believes that Canada is the best place to raise a family, having fallen in love with Toronto's diversity and inclusiveness. Amr is currently the Managing Director of Hygiene International, a company that offers infection control and prevention systems. 

Kathleen Kelly

Kathleen is an Arbitrator, Mediator, and Lawyer. She has a Master's degree in Law with a specialty in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Since 1989, she has lived in the Moss Park Cabbagetown South area. Kathleen has been actively involved in community and public service in both British Columbia and Ontario since 1981.

Joanne Lindsay

An active user of the arena for more than 15 years, Joanne is an adult skater with Central Toronto Skating Club (CTSC).  Her two adult children learned to skate at Moss Park when they were growing up. A community development worker in Toronto, Joanne has been employed with a variety of city, provincial and national organizations within the employment sector, the HIV community, the women's movement.  She has a Master's degree in Environmental Studies from York University and currently works as a researcher with St. Michael's Hospital.

Vu NguyenTran

Vu is an Executive Assistant at a non-profit organization servicing Toronto's Downtown East neighbourhoods. He has an Honours BA in Socio-Cultural Anthropology and will be returning to school for his Master's degree in the near future. Growing up in Regent Park, Vu has learned to appreciate and value his experiences, and his goal is to create an environment for others to share in similar experiences.

Dan Ongaro

Dan Ongaro spent much of his youth in arenas in his hometown of Richmond Hill as a competitive hockey player, referee, and assistant coach. After graduating from Carleton University with a degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management, he obtained a post-graduate certificate in Corporate Communications from Seneca College. Dan began his career in a communications role for a national non-profit before moving into a Senior Policy Analyst position with the same organization.

Courtney Edmundson

Courtney Edmundson is a member of the Central Toronto Skating Club and currently sits on the Club's Board of Directors. She has been actively involved in the Moss Park community since 2011 and relishes the opportunity to apply her skills and expertise in policy design, program evaluation, and community economic development as a member of the Moss Park Arena Board. Courtney is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Ontario Public Service and holds a Master's of Public Administration.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council waive the two-term limit provision of the Public Appointments Policy and appoint the following candidates to the Moss Park Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 31, 2016, and until successors are appointed:

-  Joanna Lindsay

2.  City Council waive the two-term limit provision of the Public Appointments Policy and appoint the following candidates to the Moss Park Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018, and until successors are appointed:

-  Jo Gladding

-  Kathleen Kelly