Our People
The Guelph Community Foundation is an independent, volunteer-driven charitable foundation whose purpose is to provide leadership in promoting community philanthropy and to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Guelph and Wellington County. Building community is our business.

board of directors
Our volunteer Board of Directors includes many community leaders who share your interests in supporting the charitable needs of our community and they effectively direct the activities of The Foundation.
  • Jay Elinesky, Chair 
  • Susan Brown, Vice Chair
  • Gary Christie
  • Chris Davison
  • Jason Evans
  • Peter Kastner
  • Diane Kennedy Squires
  • Dominique O'Rourke
  • Ella Pauls
  • Ken Hammill, Founding Chair
Hilary Coates, Financial Resource to the Board

committees that support the board of directors
 Investment & Finance:  Communications & Marketing:  Grants:  Professional Advisors:
 Peter Kastner, Chair  Dominique O'Rourke, Chair  Susan Brown, Chair  Bob Berry, Chair
 Dan Cremasco  Chris Davison
 Jane Armstrong  Tom Bird
 Hilary Coates  Vanessa Gonzolez
 Gary Christie  Jay Elinesky
 Jay Elinesky  David Parr
 Loretta Dunn  Jason Evans
 Ken Hammill  Ella Pauls
 Moragh Lippert  Ted Farley
 Kelly Scrivens  
 Anne Mackay  Gary Stewart

 

 

 Pat McCraw

 

 

 

 Daniel Mcdonell

 


staff

Andrea Olson, Executive Director
Susanna Tan, Financial Coordinator

our partners

Legal Counsel:
Miller Thomson LLP - Guelph, ON  

Accountants & Auditors
:
Weiler & Company - Guelph, ON
RLB LLP - Guelph, ON

Investment Management:
Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. - Guelph, ON
BMO Nesbitt Burns - Guelph, ON


 
Andrea Olson, Executive Director
Welcome to our new website! My name is Andrea Olson, Executive Director at The Guelph Community Foundation. We hope you find this website helpful, informative and inspiring. Be sure to visit us often to learn more about community granting, giving opportunities, and the good work undertaken by our local charitable sector which benefits us all. As always, thank you for making it possible to make a difference in our community.

Jay Elinesky, Chair

"We would like to thank all our donors, of every capacity, for it is your generosity that is helping to build a more vital and caring community".

Jay Elinesky, Chair of The Guelph Community Foundation