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Board of Directors
Officers
The Most Rev. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the Primate, President
Fred Hiltz, of Toronto, is the President of the Board. The former Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island was elected the 13th Primate of The Anglican Church of Canada at its General Synod in Winnipeg in 2007. Archbishop Hiltz was elected assistant bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 1995 and elected diocesan bishop in 2002. He was a member of the Council of General Synod from 2001 to 2004 and has served as the Anglican co-chair of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission since 2006.
Rev. David Pritchard, Yukon, Vice-president
David Pritchard, of Whitehorse, is a retired priest from the Yukon who has been PWRDF diocesan voting representative since 2004. He spent 16 years in Swaziland and has considerable experience with southern African NGOs, including over 12 years as executive director of a Swai NGO in substance abuse. He brings a lifetime of experience in education and serving through church and community boards and organizations, both in Canada and abroad.
Rev. Laura Marie Piotrowicz, Niagara, Secretary
Laura Marie Piotrowicz, of Russell Manitoba, is the Secretary of the PWRDF Board of Directors. She is the rector of the Wider Parish of Pelly Trail and Birtle in the Diocese of Brandon. Laura Marie has worked with many levels of the Anglican Church and has been serving on the PWRDF Board of Directors since 2007. Laura Marie has considerable travel and field experience. Her passions include social justice and environmental advocacy, with a focus on liberation and ecological theologies.
Mr. Jim Cullen, Toronto, Treasurer
Jim Cullen, of Mississauga Ontario, is the Treasurer. He has worked in a variety of positions at Church House since joining General Synod in 1997. He has served as treasurer and director of financial management and development, and directed the finances of the national office through both the incorporation of the pensions department and PWRDF. He has planned his retirement a number of times but his extensive knowledge and commitment to all things related to General Synod have prevented this from taking place. Jim chairs the PWRDF Finance and Financial Development Committee.
Members
Dr. Vivian Ayoungman, Calgary
Vivian Ayoungman is from the Siksika First Nation east of Calgary, AB. She received a doctorate of education degree, majoring in elementary curriculum and instruction. She has devoted many years to committee and volunteer work, including the Canadian Aboriginal Science and technology Society and the National Indian Education Council. She has been director of education for the Treaty 7 Trial Council since 1991. She is concurrently the acting executive director of the First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium (FNAHEC).
Mr. Matt Koovisk, Kootenay
Matt is a graduate of PWRDF’s Youth Council and is currently the PWRDF parish representative for the parishes of St. Aidan, Rutland and St. Francis, Lake Country, BC. He also serves as the BC and Yukon Youth Representative to the Council of General Synod.
Ms. Maureen Lawrence, Moosonee
Maureen has extensive volunteer experience in health care, education and in cultural preservation. She has been involved with the Girl Guides of Canada in many capacities over the years.
Mr. Chris Longson, Calgary
Chris Longson of Calgary, Alberta has worked in diocesan and parish conferences for PWRDF, serving in several capacities. He was born in New Zealand and has lived in Malaysia, China, UK, Netherlands and Canada where he works as an engineer. He has visited several PWRDF projects in El Salvador and Tanzania. Chris chairs the PWRDF Development Program Committee.
Rt. Rev. Tom Morgan, Saskatoon
Tom Morgan of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has served as Archbishop of Saskatoon from 2000 through his retirement in 2003. He began his ministry as chaplain with the Blackburn Royal Infirmary, UK, and continued as curate and rector in several rural parishes in Saskatchewan beginning in 1969. In 1985, he was ordained Bishop of Saskatoon, a position he held until his installation as Archbishop of Saskatoon in 2000. In addition to parish and diocesan work, he has served on various boards including the Anglican Church of Canada Pension Committee.
Ms. Judy Oatway, Montreal
Judy Oatway of Montreal, Quebec has participated in strategic planning and implemented parish ministries in her diocese and has extensive experience in the workings of the Anglican Church of Canada. With a B.A. and an M.A. in theology, she has developed and implemented educational programs and studied historic sites. She has served on parish advisory boards and various community boards. Judy is presently the chair of the Montreal PWRDF diocesan unit and has reinvigorated and enlivened the work of PWRDF there.
Rt. Rev. Philip Poole, Toronto
Philip Poole is the Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of Toronto with responsibilities for York Credit Valley. He has extensive experience serving on boards and committees for General Synod and in the secular community. He has conducted workshops and is the author of several articles and publications. He travelled to South Africa in 2002 with the Compass Rose Society to witness the work of our church around HIV and AIDS.
Rev. Lynn Ross, Quebec
Lynn Ross of Magog, Quebec, has been actively involved at both the parish and the diocesan levels with PWRDF and the wider Anglican Church. A parish priest, he has served as editor of the Quebec Diocesan Gazette, sat on the boards of the International Anglican Consultative Council, General Synod and as a communications contact at Lambeth ’98. Lynn retired from the Diocese of Quebec in 2002. He also has extensive experience in the mental health field, acquiared while sitting as a member of Board AMI Quebec and Mental Health Estrie, Sherbrooke. He has expertise in communications, advocacy, financial development, international associations, and communicates to a wider constituency through his photography. Lynn chairs the PWRDF Public Engagement Committee.
Ms. Lynne Taylor, Nova Scotia P.E.I.
Lynne Taylor is a pensions benefits officer for the government of Prince Edward Island, serving active members of the civil servants' pension plan. An introduction to the world of investing in the early 1990s peaked her interest and challenged her to complete the Canadian Securities Course. Lynne's life-long commitment to volunteering is rooted at Christ Church, Cherry Valley, where she served as warden and currently serves as treasurer and PWRDF representative. Lynne is a graduate of the Professional Development Program at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. She received a teaching certificate in 1970.
Partners
Mr. Rafael Soares de Oliveira, Brazil, International Partner
Rafael Soares de Oliveira of Brazil is the executive director of KOINONIA and has been in a partnership relationship with The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund for ten years.
Dr. William Ogara, Kenya, International Partner
William Ogara of was born and resides in Nairobi, Kenya. He came to PWRDF with a finance and development background. He initially worked in an international audit firm for eight years as a certified public accountant before moving in to consultancy work with CORAT Africa, a Pan-African Christian non-profit organization which exists to improve management and leadership capability in churches in Africa. At CORAT, he is responsible for consultancy assignments which include accompanying churches and church-related organizations through processes of change and renewal; leadership development and facilitating partner consultations and evaluations.
Ms. Farida Akhter, Bangladesh, International Partner
Farida Akhter of Dhaka, Bangladesh is executive director of UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative) in Bangladesh, an organization that works with rural and urban women and has been a PWRDF partner for the last 10 years. She also runs Nagigrantha Prabartana, the only feminist bookstore in Bangladesh that has become an important meeting place for women. In her role as a journalist, she has extensive experience in research and networking on development and women’s rights.
Dr. Kaherakwas Donna Goodleaf, Indigenous Partner
Kaherakwas Donna Goodleaf of Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, earned a masters degree and a doctorate degree in multicultural education from the University of Massachusetts. She is the author of a book titled, Entering The War Zone: A Mohawk Perspective on Resisting Invasions, published in 1995. She also served as former associate director for the First Nations and Inuit teacher training program at McGill University, and has taught at various colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. She is the executive director of the Kanien’kehaka Onkwanen:na Raotitiohkwa Language and Cultural Centre.
Mr. Eric Traficante, Youth Council Representative
Eric Traficante of Guelph, Ontario, spent the summer of 2007 as the Youth Initiative intern with PWRDF, working with Rob Shearer on many of the new initiatives and programs. With a wide range of interests and experiences, both in the world of music and in social justice advocacy, he has spent much time on broadening his knowledge of the workings of PWRDF and its relation to youth in the church. He has a passion for science and mathematics and as such has good communication, interpersonal and computer skills. He is in his first year at the University of Guelph, in biomedical sciences.
Ex-Officio Member
Executive Director, Ms. Cheryl Curtis
Updated November 2009
